Journey to the Center of Monstergirl City CYOA - Light Lewd

---this story is absolute shit, I blame anonkun and myself.---

 

You've long heard rumors and stories of treasure lost in the deep, forgotten places underneath Monstergirl City.

Some rumors even go so far as to say there's a Forgotten One that guards a massive, almost unending hoard.

For years you dismissed all of that as flights of fancy and other nonsense, but one day while stuck in traffic, you spot a large, snake-like monstergirl circle about a wooded area in a park distance, then just... vanish.

Curiosity getting the better of you, you detour from your usual route home towards where she was.

Poking around in the bushes, you spot a large trap door that is cleverly concealed by the shrubbery.

Opening it, you look down into it, but only inky darkness and a cool breeze greet you. Using a handy pen-light you keep in your pocket for just such occasions, you attempt to probe the depths, but there is no bottom that your meager light can detect.

While you are interesting in exploring further, you first need proper equipment. Lights, ropes, that sort of thing. You also plan on this taking some time, so you wait until the weekend.

 

You also figure maybe it'll be a good idea to have someone come along; buddy system and all that. You call some of your bros, but they're all occupied and think you're stupid for wanting to poke around in what is obviously a small cave.

 

So you think about calling upon a co-worker.

 

Some of the ones you're on friendlier terms with are Ame the Ryu, Algernon the Wurm, Niu the Kitsune, and Treisio, the Ushi-Oni.

 

 

Because the voices in your head can't reach consensus and seem torn between two girls, you think about them a little more.

 

Ame is a bit clingy and becomes flustered when other girls rape you that day. She's somewhat strong and fairly smart.

 

Algernon is impulsive and ditzy, usually taking the direct route in trying to fuck you every day: ambush you in the parking lot and such. She's fairly strong but about as smart as a sack of hammers.

 

You completely forgot about Niu for some reason, but she's very intelligent. Kinda spindly though.

 

Treisio is stronger than Ame, but not quite as intelligent. She has a feral cunning though, able to pounce on you when you least suspect it and drag you to the designated rape-areas around the office.

 

You try to call the Ghostbusters, but unfortunately they've been hit hard by the economic downturn. The only one available was that black guy who's name no one remembers.

 

 

After some consideration, you decide on Ame. She's fairly level-headed, though when it comes to you she can act erratically.

Treisio was a strong contender until you realized you'd be in a dark, enclosed space with her for an extended period of time. The rape train would have no brakes, you conclude.

Besides, you recall that Ame can control water and weather; that might come in handy somehow. All that Ushi-Oni can do is rape you and hulk-out when she loses her seal.

Because you're a safe driver, you wait until you arrive home to phone up Ame. She's a bit surprised by your sudden phone call.

 

"You want me to do... what? Why?"

 

You explain that it might be cool, even if there isn't actually any treasure.

 

"Well..." You can hear her humming as she thinks.

 

"Okay. This weekend right? What time do you want me to come over?"

 

You explain that late morning would be best.

"Okay, well we can talk about it at work some more. See you tomorrow!"

 

She sounds kind of happy. Well, it might be kind of like a date. In a dark, dank, place where few men have truly explored.

 

Jumping onto the internet, you jot down a list of spelunking supplies you'll purchase tomorrow on the way home from work.

 

The following day at work, Ame asks you about what she should bring.

 

"I wonder if I should bring anything for defense?"

She ponders aloud. Defense? You wonder what she has in mind. Sure, you reply, why not. She seems chipper.

 

"I haven't had a chance to use it since I got it! I do kind of hope we find something."

 

Just as you're about to ask her what the hell she's talking about, she's suddenly called away.

 

"Sorry! I'll talk to you tomorrow morning then!"

 

She waves as she darts, or slithers, quickly away.

 

 

Ame arrives at your place far earlier than you had anticipated. Perhaps you should have specified a time.

You invite her in and tell her that she woke you up, so you still need to get ready and such. She waves her hands in front of her face, blushing.

"Oh, it's not problem at all!"

You notice she has two large bags with her. One of which is visibly sagging much more than the other, indicating a large weight in it.

Well whatever, you amble off into the shower. A short time later you emerge, only to discover Ame wearing an apron and cooking.

She's humming merrily to herself, then is suddenly started to see you.

"Ah, uh, I thought you might be hungry..."

She looks away bashfully.

A little weird, but you appreciate the gesture. You tell her it's okay and that you're sure it'll be good.

She gives you the most earnest smile you've ever seen out of her.

"I-I'll try my best!"

You shrug and go back to your room to finish packing things. Within a few minute she's done cooking and you eat with her. She doesn't say much but keeps looking at you expectantly. It's quite good, you say, though in reality it's kind of bland. She claps her claws in delight and giggles.

 

Finished eating, you two head down to her truck (as your car is far too small to contain the long dragon-woman), and head off to the park where you spotted the cave entrance.

 

You quickly find the hatch and shine your light around. The drop is several feet, then it appears to descend gently. You enter, followed by Ame.

As Ame descends, she's carrying one of her bags, but the other is gone. In its place is a large, two-handed flanged mace. Well, it would be two-handed for you, but she appears to wield it with one-arm easily enough.

 

"A girl always carries mace"

She winks.

 

Right.

 

After walking for a few minutes, you come to a fork. You can hear running water from the left path, and feel a wind from the right.

 

 

You decide to head left. You vaguely recall Ryu have the ability to control water, so that may be a safer route to go.

Ame follows you with few words, smiling all the while. You're not quite sure what she's so pleased with, but at least you're glad to have some company.

As soon as you begin to head down the left path, "Oh, you want to check out the underground lake?"

How did she know? You figured it was a stream or something.

"Well that's because I'm a ryu, after all~" Ame puffs up with pride.

Well whatever.

Soon you reach the source of the water-sounds, and sure enough, the rather narrow passage opens up into a very large chamber with a body of water in the middle. There appear to be some paths around it. There's a narrow stream flowing out down a path you could walk along on the left side of the room, and there's one directly across from you.

 

As you stand and look at the water, Ame stiffens, readying her mace. Before you can ask what's going on, some sort of feral-looking mermaid leaps from the water at you! You can see rows of razor-sharp teeth as she goes for you neck. Before she can take a pound of flesh, however, Ame crushes the mermaid's midsection with a massive blow that sends her clear across the chamber. You can hear the dry sounds of snapping bones and the wet gushes of liquified organs.

A dark liquid covers her mace. Her face is rather serious now. What the fuck was that, you ask her.

"A defiled creature. Neither living nor dead. You must be on your guard from now." She continues looking at the husk laying in a heap against the far wall. Suddenly you're not so sure about this, but your sense of adventure compels you forward. Suddenly her pleasant countenance returns, and she again claps her claws together, trying to dispel her harsh image from before.

 

Well, you decide to follow the steam down. It also means you don't have to go near the mangled corpse of the mermaid. You think you can see some ribs sticking out. Remember to never cross Ame.

 

The path becomes extremely steep, suddenly dropping off a good twenty feet. You rapple down the side, though Ame just kind of slithers down. You envy her slightly.

 

Looking around, the stream here pools into another small lake, though this room is much more massive. The air also feels... oppressive somehow. Heavy. It makes you a little uncomfortable. There are a multitude of paths leading every which way, like spokes on a wheel. Though the water seems to stop in this room. Walking alongside the lake, you kick a pebble into the water. You think nothing of it, but...

The water churns and roils, and a large, partially rotted shark-girl appears! She's still in the water, so you might have a chance to escape. You also have a small survival knife on your person, and there's always Ame. She's glaring at the shark-girl, so if you book it Ame might not notice in time.

The shark-girl glowers at Ame, then turns to you, a look of lustful hunger fills her eyes. Her target is clear.

 

As the shark-girl has not immediately attacked you, perhaps a diplomatic approach will yield positive results.

You attempt to ask the shark-girl why she's here, and the you talk about how you're just kind of exploring around here.

Ame looks at you like you're crazy.

The responses you receive are hisses and snarls.

Due to your attempting to hold a conversation, you miss the signs of her muscles tensing. She leaps at you, and you're not entirely successful at dodging. Sharp claws rake your legs, stinging like a motherfucker. Some of the black sludge that was on her body runs down into the cuts, filling your limb with a burning sensation.

To make things worse, your clumsy dodge caused you to lose your footing on the damp, slippery rock and you fall right on your ass, sending a sharp pain up your spine.

As the shark-girl shifts to attack you again, you see Ame raised up high in the air above and behind her. With all her weight, she slams down with her mace.

The shark-girl's head caves in like an overripe pumpkin, and the mace keeps going. Her shoulders slump down to where her ribs would be, then her twitching body falls into a saggy, mangled heap on the spot.

Ame is panting, her face red. Some of the black ichor has splashed on her face. She looks at you with wild eyes, then quickly calms herself again.

"Oh! You're hurt, let me help you." She rushes over to your side, producing some bandages from her large bag. Wiping the wound clean, she seems to become deeply concerned, but doesn't say much until she's done.

"Why did you try to talk to.. to that beast! They're completely mindless."

You apologize, then suddenly Ame looks like she's about to cry and hugs you.

"I'm so sorry I let you get hurt! I'll try better in the future!"

You respond that it's okay and you thank her for coming along.

 

The air around here feels even heavier now, and you feel slightly warmer.

 

You think about resting or continuing on through one of the five paths.

 

 

Ame lends you a claw to help you up. Dusting yourself off, you realize your leg doesn't hurt much at all anymore. The burning has been replaced by a dull, smoldering throb that you can live with.

 

You thank Ame again, causing her to blush and tap the ends of two fingers together.

 

You think you should head on, but you also want to rest a little from your most recent ordeal. Walking towards the multiple forks, you decide to use this opportunity to catch a breather while you decide where to go. Ame coils up, then pats herself. "Feel free to sit here if you would like..."

A blanket or something was one thing you did not pack, so you take up Ame on her offer. Lowering yourself onto her snake/dragon-like body, you're surprised by the soft, cool touch of the scales. You figured they'd be harder. You run your fingers up and down her scales, enjoying their sensation.

"Do you like my body?," Ame asks. Her cheeks are a light red; she's focusing intently on your face.

You reply that yes, you think it's very pleasing to the touch. Ame cups her face in her claws and giggles, shaking her head; no, her whole upper body side-to-side in excitement. While she's doing this, you notice her yukata lifts slightly and you spot a scale on her backside that looks different than the others, like it's layered in the opposite direction of those around it. It's slightly larger as well.

 

Something whispers in your head that you should touch it, but you avoid the impulse. It'd be rude to touch a lady there, you think.

 

Well, rest time over. You decide to head straight down the middle path. Standing up off Ame, you ask her if she's fine.

"Yes~ I am~"

 

Trekking down the middle pathway, you hear the murmur of voices. Ame drops down low, and the two of you have the presence of mind to turn off your lights. You slowly make your way forward by touch.

You spy a group of three lamia surrounding a small fire; they do appear to be talking to each other.

 

You and Ame creep closer towards the three lamia around the fire in an attempt to better discern what they're saying. Well, you elect to stay behind like a coward while Ame slithers forward. Since she doesn't have feet to make footfalls, she's extremely silent.

As she moves out towards the tunnel snakes, her long, soft, powerful body brushes against you, filing you with an odd urge. You weren't thinking these things ten minutes ago; why now all of a sudden?

 

After a few minutes she returns, but due to the lack of light she stumbles into you breasts-first, bowling you over. At least she has the mind to not say anything. Righting yourself, the feeling of that soft flesh lingering on your face, you nervously look towards the fire. The lamia don't seem to have noticed you.

 

"I couldn't understand what they were saying. It didn't even sound like language, just kind of... mumbling," Ame says, her voice a quiet whisper.

 

How odd. The two of you continue watching them for some time. What you first took for movements associated with gestures during conversation now appear to be more like random motions.

While deciding what to do, one of them suddenly moves away from the fire, heading in your direction. Her movements look... strange, not at all like the sort of slithering Ame or another lamia do. It's kind of... crooked?

"We need to move or prepare for... something," Ame whispers.

You agree, but also note that the cavern continues past the fire for quite some distance, though you don't know if it continues somewhere or dead-ends.

 

"Well, I'll do whatever you want to do~"

 

At least you have Ame at your side.

 

he lamia is lurching towards your direction slowly enough that you think you can press on using the darkness. To avoid making any noise, you ask Ame if you can ride atop her while she slithers silently.

"Ah, oh, I guess..." She seems hesitant, probably because it's a little degrading. But at least she agrees.

 

Slipping on top of her, she quickly takes off. You can feel her muscles contracting underneath her smooth, silken scales. It's an interesting sensation,

 

She moves quickly and silently through the darkness, and in no time at all you're a safe distance away. The lamia continues her awkward movements through the tunnel, then disappears into the shadows.

The remaining two are still fixed in place, almost as if the third one never left. Now that you're on the other side of them and a little bit closer, you can see that they look pale and sickly, not unlike the previous two creature that Ame killed.

Dismounting from Ame, you sadly assumed that there would only be solid rock beyond the lamia. You get off her and take a step, then stumble and fall into a small body of water that's about knee deep.

"Are you okay?!" Ame shouts

 

Then she suddenly covers her mouth with her claws, realizing what she just did.

 

The commotion has drawn the attention of the two ghastly lamia; they are now coming in your direction.

 

You could continue through the chamber and hope the lamia don't follow you, fight them, or maybe something else.

 

You decide that it would probably be best to take care of the lamia now to prevent any issues with them in the future.

 

You pull out your survival knife, and Ame readies her mace. Flicking your lights back on, you see that these lamia haven't really begun to rot, but they're clearly not very healthy-looking. They also appear quite slow compared to the others; you think it'll be easy to dispatch them.

 

They continue to shamble towards you, but then stop a short distance away and look at you wordlessly. They both crack a grin, sending a shiver down your spine.

 

"Watch out!!" Ame shouts, pushing you out of the way as a large serpentine woman slices down where you were standing.

 

She manages to cut you both with her claws, the rot dripping from her talons enters your wounds.

 

Just like last time, it burns fiercely, your shoulder and arm feeling like they're being stabbed by hot irons.

Ame appears to be affected by it as well, though her wounds appear to be more minor and on her forearm. She holds her arm and glares at the rotting creature.

 

Unfortunately, with your focus on the large snake-woman that sprung from the water, the other two have closed the distance and lash out at you.

They're slow and clumsy compared to this other one though, and you manage to avoid them easily, but the large one doesn't wait and strikes out again, aiming at Ame.

 

She manages to parry with the mace, but the other two are targeting you, making slow, clumsy swipes.

You're pretty sure Ame could take the large, rotting lamia. You're not entirely sure you can handle the two before you with your small knife though.

 

"This is bad...," Ame says.

"W-would you mind if I.. u-used some magic?" she asks in a bashful tone. You wonder why she's embarrassed.

 

You mention that yes, she should probably do something. Magic is fine.

"O-okay! Grab onto me then!"

You do as she commands, dodging past the semi-rotted lamia as she lashes out at you.

You grab tightly onto Ame's mid-section, and despite the situation you see a slight hue rise to her cheeks.

She chants something quickly in a tongue you don't recognize, thrusting her claws into the air. You can feel something in the air changing, followed by the howling of raging wind.

In a cave?

Ame is continuing to speak in an odd tongue, her eyes closed now. The raging winds grow in their ferocity, with you and Ame in the center of the cyclone, with the unfortunate side effect of the rapidly dropping air pressure causing your ears to pop.

The fire on the other side of the room has been completely extinguished, leaving only your light to cast a cone into the tempest. You can see debris and water whirling past at incredibly speeds - even the cave floor is beginning to shake slightly. You catch sight of what you think was a lamia rush past.

Suddenly Ame stops her chant, and readies her mace. She waits for a moment, holding it in a baseball swing-like stance, then whips out into the darkness. As quickly as it began, the tumult subsides, and Ame collapses, using the mace to hold herself up. Looking around, you see the large, rotting lamia doubled up backwards, laying in a heap on the floor. The other two smaller ones aren't anywhere to be found. You wonder if they were smashed against the stalagmites/tites around here.

 

Ame completely collapses, breathing heavily.

She looks up at you.

"Ah.. if.. if you want me... to do that... again...," she says, as she looks away,

"You'll need... to give me some s-s-spirit energy..."

"Otherwise I'll be... fine in a few minutes."

 

You've been around Monstergirl City enough to know what she's talking about by spirit energy. You'd rather not do it here, amongst the corpses and dampness though.

 

 

As you consider Ame's offer to give her some spiritual healing, you feel another round of warmth bubbling up from within you. You feel heavy and hot, and now you hear... things. Whispers telling you to ravage Ame.

 

No, you think, it'd not be wise to do anything here. For one there's mangled bodies everywhere, not to mention it's extremely dark and dank.

 

You decide to rest with Ame, but that's about it. You notice she's looking disappointed, pouting slightly.

 

"Oh... okay...." is all she says in a quiet tone. You wonder if she's feeling the same thing you did when you were cut the first time.

 

After a few minutes Ame gets up.

 

"I think I'm good to go now... but I won't be able to use more magic."

 

Well, maybe you can do something later. As she slithers towards the unexplored end of the cavern in front of you, you notice her yukata is hiked up a bit on her backside, exposing the scale you saw before. The temptation to touch it is even greater now, but you manage to restrain yourself.

 

You reach the end of the cavern and discover... it's a dead-end. You need to go back to the main room and pick another path!

Since you picked the center path, there are two to your left, and two to your right.

Ame says she can faintly hear the sounds of water coming from the right two paths. The left two are quiet, though you both think you can see some kind of faint light at the end of the farthest tunnel to the left.

 

While you're pondering which way to go, you notice Ame is breathing a bit more heavily than usual. She keeps looking at you then quickly turning away. A few awkward moments later, you hear her ask in a hushed tone if you won't reconsider doing it with her.

 

Those lights look a bit suspicious, possibly indicating that there are other critters that way. Perhaps it's best to head to the right towards the water. Though, the last two times you've gone near water you've been attacked.

 

As you begin to head towards the right tunnels, Ame remains motionless, watching you. Suddenly you feel something grab your waist, then coil around you. You look down to see that it's Ame's body around you. She drags you close to her; her breath heavy.

 

She lifts her yukata, revealing herself - she's rather damp. The sight, combined with the warmth you've been experiencing causes you to pitch a tent fairly quickly. Noticing your buldge, Ame moves her claws towards your pants. With dexterity you'd not have thought possible from her large, clawed hands, she manages to open your fly, releasing you to the world.

 

She brings her human half closer to yours, to the point where you're just barely touching her slit. She rests her forehead on yours, and gazes into your eyes.

 

"May...I?"

 

Though you're quite accustomed to being raped thanks to living in Monstergirl City, this is the first time you've been asked if it's okay. Something about the whole situation strikes you as odd. At this distance, you also see that her skin has taken on kind of a waxy sheen. Her scales seem to have lost some of their luster as well. Is it something to do with the black fluid that splashed on her cuts from when she pushed you out of the way?

 

You wonder how far that black liquid could have spread through her already. Perhaps you could suck out what hasn't spread through her?

 

Unfortunately the cuts are on her shoulder, so you're going to have to get very close, and that means doing what she wants. With resignation, you tell her that yes, she may.

 

Still holding her forehead against yours, she draws you into herself. A smile spreads across her face, though it's not friendly in the slightest. It's rather menacing, actually.

 

Still, you carry out your plan. As she begins to work you and out of her with her lower half. Grabbing onto her shoulders, you lower your mouth to her cuts and suck along them. Perhaps it's not all in vain as you do feel some sort of thick, viscous liquid fill your mouth. You spit it out, but you can't quite see what it was. Didn't taste like blood though. As you continue to attempt to suck out the fluids, she giggles.

 

"What are you doing~?"

 

Her tone is sultry. You respond that you just... like licking and sucking on her arm. It's a weak, lame excuse, but she seems to accept it.

 

Surprisingly, sex with her is... unremarkable. Sure it feels good, but you figured it would've been better with a ryu. She continues to pump you in and out of her using her powerful tail, and after a few more sucks and spits on her arm she decides that's enough of that and uses her claws to pull your face into her bountiful bosom.

 

Perhaps it would have been better if she more tightly coiled around you, or maybe if you weren't in a dank, dark cave in the same room as a corpse. Though you can't see it from your position, you know it's there.

 

Still, the wet, sopping noises and her warmth and tightness are sufficient and soon your spirit energy gushes forth into her accepting folds. Ame throws her head back and licks her lips, then rubs her abs just above her entrance and looks rather content. She releases you, though it wasn't very gentle - you fall into a heap on the floor. Well whatever. You button yourself back up and stagger up, then continue towards the right path. Ame seems to be cheerful again.

 

"Thanks~," she says. "I'm all better now and I'll be able to protect us again in the future."

 

As you continue down the path, you find a small stream that is running through a narrow tunnel that heads to the left. Peering through the tunnel you can see the flickering of lights at the very far end of it. Perhaps it links up with the left path? There's no other way out of here. You'd have to crawl on your knees through the water, though Ame could probably slither through it.

 

Either that or you go back up and around and walk down through the left path.

 

Well, there really aren't many options - through the narrow tunnel you go.

 

Ame insists on going through first, and then you follow behind her. She's able to move quite quickly, reaching the other end before you're even halfway through. She appears to be keeping quiet, peering out of the end. When you reach her, she motions for you to crawl over her.

 

"Look over there," she whispers.

You peek out of the tunnel and spot torches lining a path that leads to a large gate. In front of the gate is a dragon-like girl, curled up. Like the other creatures you've encountered here, she appears to be in a state of decay.

 

You think that you'll have to go back and try another route further near the top, but suddenly Ame darts out. Before you can even ask what the fuck she's doing, the dragon awakens and stands. However, she seems more... composed than the others. The dragon looks at you, then to Ame.

 

"Go back," the dragon-girl commands.

 

This is the first time one of these creatures has spoken. You yell for Ame to come back, that you'll go somewhere else, but she isn't having any of it.

 

"No, we can't go back, not now! If we turn our backs it'll just attack us!"

 

Ame seems unusually stricken. She readies her mace.

 

"Don't just lay there, come help me," Ame says.

 

The dragon-girl narrows her eyes at Ame, but seems to look at you... pityingly?

 

"I will not say it again. Go back," says the dragon.

 

You feel a breeze beginning to pick up in the room. The dragon picks up a large sword in one hand, her other becomes covered in fire. Things are going to escalate in a hurry if something isn't done.

 

You realize that this dragon is only responding to Ame's intentions. It doesn't seem to be harboring any ill-will towards you, at least from what you can tell.

Running from the tunnel, you grab onto Ame's arm and forcefully lower it. She looks at you surprised.

 

"W-what are you doing?!" Ame shouts

 

You demand to know why she's acting so aggressive all of a sudden; why she's so eager to use her magic again. The winds die down, and she looks away.

 

"I.. I just wanted..." she trails off

 

The dragon has extinguished the flame on her hand, looking at the two of you with mild curiosity.

 

Ame looked up at the dragon's relaxed stance, then at you. Her face is twisted with emotions you can't quite describe. Not quite anger, not quite hate, but more like... extreme annoyance. She turns around so the dragon can't see her countenance.

 

You ask her what's going on - why she's acting like this. Just as quickly as her harsh expression formed, it vanishes. It's replaced with something like desire or longing as she gazes at you. She's silent though, and won't answer your questions.

 

Again you ask, what's going on.

 

Still, she refuses to speak.

 

Turning from Ame to the dragon, suddenly Ame binds you with her tail again and holds you close to her. She starts laughing, putting the dragon on guard. She thrusts one claw in the air, then whips around and points her other at the dragon.

 

"Fools. Just... go back," the dragon says. It seems like she really would rather not fight.

 

You yell for Ame to stop it, but she won't listen.

 

"Don't you want the treasure? I can give it to you, everything you ever wanted~," Ame says. She's beginning to worry you.

 

"It'd be silly to turn back now, don't you agree?"

 

You continue to plead with her to stop, but it seems to only be agitating her. She squeezes you harder.

 

"Oh just be quiet, you don't know what's good for you. Don't worry, don't worry~"

 

A low rumble fills the cave, and it sounds like a large amount of water is rushing in from somewhere. The dragon hears it too, and suddenly becomes quite worried, rushing at Ame. She leaps up in the air, covering a great distance with a mighty flag of  her wings, though Ame dodges to the side with you still in her grasp. The dragon lands with a heavy crash, but you and Ame are more than a safe distance away.

 

The dragon lunges with her sword, but Ame deftly parries with her mace. The rumbling is growing very loud, and the cave is starting to shake now.

 

The dragon looks from Ame to you, worry filling her eyes. Suddenly you feel the weight of the oppressive atmosphere vanish, and the whispers recede from your mind.

 

"No! You can't do that! Not yet!" Ame yells.

 

You wonder what she's going on about.

 

You sense... something has changed, but you can't figure out what. Looking at the dragon, her apperance looks... different. She still appears to be undead, but her image isn't as ghastly as it was before. Less of a ghoul or zombie, she appears more like a dusty corpse. The rush of water will be here in moments, likely spelling defeat for the dragon. Unless you do something about Ame's agility.  You have the knife in your pocket, you could fish it out with your hand.

 

 

There has to be more going on here than what you've seen and know. Ame seems to know what's going on, but for some reason won't tell you. In fact she seems kind of... odd.

 

Though you don't want to hurt her, you get the feeling that you need to stop these events from unfolding. With the dragon still looking at you, you reach into your pocket and produce the knife. She looks down at your hand, then back up at you. Her face doesn't seem to change, but she looks to Ame after you.

 

With great hesitation, you plunge the small knife into Ame's body. She gives a scream of surprise and drops you from her clutches. The dragon takes a powerful step forward, then she's using her flame-covered hand instead of her sword. She jumps, landing on Ame and slamming her into the ground. The dragon raises her sword, but seems to hesitate.

 

Not wanting Ame to die, you throw your shoulder into the dragon, knocking her off just as the wall of water reaches the room.

 

Ame stands, glaring at you with an unmatched fury.

 

"WHY?! WHY DO YOU REJECT ME? ISN'T THIS WHY YOU ASKED ME TO COME HERE?!"

"And... NOW! NOW I... I can't protect you..."

 

Her voice vacillates between rage and despair. Can't protect you? Did she lose control over the incoming crash of water?

 

Before you can answer, the dragon grabs you and dashes towards the other end of the room where the gate is. She opens its heavy doors, throwing you inside, then slamming them shut. The inside of the room is light by torches as well, though you don't look around much as you pound on the doors. They refuse to budge. A few seconds later the water slams hard into the doors, though somehow nothing leaks through. The reverberation is nearly deafening.

 

You back away from the doors, wondering what to do. You think Ame might be okay, and the dragon seemed to be undead, so perhaps you were really the only one at risk. You can't hear anything other than the water, nor can you open the door. You look around the room for another way to possibly escape. Though the light is dim, you can make out various... treasures, spread out inside the chamber. They're certainly valuable, but only to a handful of people.

 

There's tables and chairs and assorted furniture strewn everywhere. Books and clocks and photographs adorn desktops and shelves. This was the legend of the limitless treasure?

 

You walk over to a table and pick up a photo. In it you see a family of dragons. One of them, standing tall over several children, appears to look like the dragon-girl you just saw. Looking across other photos, they all seem to depict family scenes. The clothing they wear and the backgrounds make them look rather dated, not to mention the fact that most of them are sepia or black and white.

 

A loud bang emanates from the door, drawing your attention away from the chamber. Then another and a third bang. Walking up to the door and pressing your ear to it, another loud thump hits the door, but you can hear a voice. It's very faint, but it seems to be asking you to open the door. You tried before, but it wouldn't budge. Maybe it would now...?

 

Who knows how much water is in the other room. It could completely flood this room, or maybe it's subsided enough that you could open the door and not drown.

 

You could also ignore the pounding and search for another way out in the large cavern you're in, or maybe look through the stuff some more for some kind of answers?

 

For the time being, you think it'd be best to ignore the door. Walking back to the nearby furniture, you realize it's surprisingly tidy for being in a large underground cavern for who knows how many years. The dust is fairly thin on everything nearby - perhaps the dragon has been keeping things clean? You study the photos a little more closely, noticing that the photos never really show the youngsters older than maybe early adolescence.

 

Walking further down the cluttered, ad-hoc aisles, the items diversify from furniture into other things. In one section that's surprisingly thick with dust, you find small beds, toys, and other things you'd expect to be in a child's room. Curiosity getting the better of you, you explore a little more deeply into this children's alcove and open a dresser. Surprisingly, it's still packed full of clothing.

 

Another loud bang at the heavy doors snaps you from your exploratory mood. Walking back towards the door, you wonder how everything got down here. It's almost as if a house, or large mansion based on the amount of things here, was just suddenly emptied one day and stored here.

 

Unfortunately your brief foray around the room didn't yield much information regarding the dragon. You only knew that she once, or still does, have a husband and children. Sadly there weren't any conveniently left newspapers detailing a terrible crime or something else that would have a picture of the dragon on it.

 

As your reach the door it slams again, this time with enough force to bow inward slightly. A slight trickle of water rushes in, but only about halfway up the door. You honestly have no idea what's holding the gate shut at this point.

 

You hear a muffled voice telling you to open the door, but you still can't tell if it's Ame or the dragon. Relucantly, you grab the handles on the door and give it a tug, expecting nothing to happen. But it did. The doors spring open, and a tide of waist-deep water rushes into the room, soaking and washing away everything in its path.

 

The water-logged dragon drifts in on the tide, face-down and apparently unmoving. You then spot Ame; she's certainly been in better shape. Her yukata is nearly sliced into ribbons, and she bears quite a few cuts. Most appear to be shallow, but some still trickle blood. She's panting heavily, her eyes wild with....  you can't tell if it's rage or insanity. Her eyes lock with yours, and for a long, uncomfortable while she simply stares at you. Breathing and huffing. Staring.

 

"Why... didn't...you...open...the...door...sooner?"

 

Her voice is oddly calm; stark contrast to her visage. Her mouth bends into a twisted smile.

 

"Do... you... know... how... long... I've... been... waaaaiiiitiiiing...?"

 

Her body sags to one side as she draws out her last word, her head tilting to look at you sideways.

 

You break eye contact with Ame for a moment to search for the dragon. She's washed up against the large desk that had all the photos on it. Something seems different about her now, though. She looks more like... a normal dragon than something undead. Where before there were bare bones and hanging flesh, she's apparently knit together and looks whole.

 

Ame begins to slither (or maybe she's swimming) towards you, dragging her mace on the ground through the water. Her expression hasn't changed at all.

 

You notice that the water level has dropped slightly; it's only about hip-height now.

 

You have the feeling attempting to run from Ame would be a rather poor decision. Walking forward towards her seems to cause her expression to soften slightly. You tell her that you didn't know it was her pounding, and that you were afraid this room would flood and drown you. All very logical conclusions when you think about it.

 

She hangs her head at your words.

 

"Yeah, you're right. That makes sense."

 

Her head comes back up, all hints of her previous anger are gone, replaced by her gentle eyes and soft smile. For some reason that unsettles you even further.

 

You ask her what exactly happened.

 

Ames face again goes through a radical change and now she's sneering, looking at the dragon.

 

"Just after that bitch threw you in here, the water crashed into us. I thought it'd be easy to defeat her..."

 

She sighs, continuing to slowly head towards the dragon. You try to keep yourself in front of her, backing up slowly.

 

"But, she's a resilient one. Even completely submerged she managed to swim quite well, and still managed to swing her sword about using both hands."

 

She starts laughing.

 

"Though she got a few good scrapes on me, she can't beat me in the water! Though I couldn't really swing this," She lifts the mace up onto her shoulder and looks at it, "I just waited for her to tire herself out and drown. Eventually she just sort of stopped moving."

 

Now she's close enough to poke at the dragon with her mace. You glance back at her, confirmed that she appears to be a rather normal dragon rather than an undead monstrosity.

 

Ame has to notice as well, but she doesn't seem to care.

 

You hesitantly ask her about the dragon's currently not-undead state.

 

She gives you a look like you're the crazy one here.

 

"Undead? What do you mean?"

 

Suddenly she looks surprised.

 

"Oh, I mean, right. Haha, sorry, I'm just kind of exhausted, you know~?" she giggles at the end of the sentence.

 

You ask her about the treasure in this room, or rather the lack of treasure. Ame frowns.

 

"Well, I guess I'm kind of disappointed too. But you haven't explored everywhere in here have you? Maybe there's something around? We don't we look?"

 

Right. May as well, you tell yourself. Turning to walk with Ame further into the chamber, you look down at the dragon. You think you can make out the rising and falling of her chest, but you can't check for sure.

 

Walking around the various paths, you come to an area with a large, stately four-post bed that was high enough to avoid being completely soaked in the torrent of water, which is now knee-high. Where is it all draining?

 

Before it even really sinks in on you that you're near a bed, you feel yourself being hoisted and thrown. You bounce onto the dusty bed, looking rather stricken. You turn and see Ame stripping off the remnants of her yukata, completely exposing herself. She's looking at you with a wild, hungry gaze. As she approaches the bed, she slides a claw into herself and lets out a gasp, never taking her eyes off you.

 

"Can't you see how much I want you? Don't you want me?"

 

Her voice is practically begging you - a marked change from her angry, dominating tone from not even minutes ago.

 

Ame pauses at your question, furrowing her brows.

 

"Illusion magic? I can't use that."

 

Her confusion seems real.

 

She continues to advance towards the bed, and now is slithering on top of it, coiling around you.

 

"Now, dearest, how do you want it?"

 

You're going to be fucked unless you do something quick. Unless you want to be fucked, anyways.

 

You tell her that fine, you'll do as she wants, but you have a question first. Has she been here before? You comment that she's been remarkably calm about everything. Well, relatively calm. More like she hasn't been surprised by the various creatures in here.

 

She studies you for a while, appraising you, then sighs.

 

"Yes, I've been here before..." she says as she constricts her coils around you, throwing her claws over your shoulders.

 

"That's how I knew about the aura of this place. It doesn't affect me, but I figured it would affect you."

 

Aura? What?

 

Ame giggles girlishly.

 

"Yes yes, it's from that stupid dragon. She started to drop it during our little spat. I think she's cursed or something."

 

Ame leans back, taking you with her so that you're resting atop her. Holding you in her coils, she uses her claws to pull down your pants. She's quite delighted in what she sees, but continues with her tale.

 

"Fortunately it doesn't dissipate instantly."

 

What? A cursed dragon? So all the whispers and the creatures...?

 

"How dumb are you?" Suddenly she switches from happy to scornful.

 

"Those lesser creatures were just being controlled."

 

So it was kind of defensive ward, you ask. Ame sighs, refusing to answer any more of your questions.

 

Instead she rubs you up and down gently across her wet slit, and against your mental desires, at least that part of you is honest. It doesn't take long until you're rather erect, spreading her fluids across her groin with your hard dick.

Seeing that you're ready to go, Ame squeals in delight and plunges you inside of her, wrapping her claws around you, holding you tight to her. She feels much different than previously - tighter, warmer, and wetter. Before you can really consider why this might be, she wastes no time in pumping you in and out of her. Despite technically being on top of her, you have no say in what's going on due to her powerful coils and arms. She begins gasping and moaning in your ear, your upper body pinned against hers.

 

Perhaps, while she's like this, she may be a little more pliable...? So you ask her what she means by controlled.

 

Without missing a beat, she whispers into your ear between gasps.

 

"Why...they..."

 

She arches her back as she continues to use you like a sex toy, trying to manuever so she can bury you deeper inside of her

 

"Were...guardians..."

 

She giggles and moves her head to nibble on your earlobe. With her breath out of your ear, you can ear the wet slapping of flesh; she's being rather violent. She's slamming you so hard into her it's beginning to cause pain on your groin and pelvis, and even your balls as they slap firmly against her. Suddenly she shifts, rolling over so that she's on top now, and begins working her own midsection against you. Letting go of your back and shoulders, she lifts her body up, changing the angle of her pelvis to provide for deeper penetration.

 

"Mmhmhmhm," Ame giggles while biting her lower lip. She starts shaking herself side-to-side in addition to her rhythmic up-and-down motions.

 

Fluids are beginning to drool out of her wet snatch, every impact sends tiny splatters and threads of her cuntjuices flying, then as she lifts herself sticky tendrils form between your crotch and hers. Ame lets loose a long, deep moan and you feel her tighten around you, both around your cock and your body. Even more fluids gush forth from her hot folds, sending streams of fluids down your crotch and thighs and onto the bed. Her moan turns into running giggle, contentment filling her face.

 

She hasn't stopped though, and you're very near to your limit. She gazes down at you.

 

"Oh, you haven't cum yet?"

 

A sinister grin flashes across her face

 

"What's the matter? Cum! Fill me up! I want it sooo bad!"

 

She begins to thrash even more wildly

 

"Breed me! Impregnate me!" She demands

 

"Just give me your cum!" She howls

 

Her tongue rolls out of her mouth; she's panting wildly and chanting

 

"Cum! cum! cum for me!"

 

Her language seems to be having the desired effect, and you begin to lose control of yourself.

 

The heat and pressure from her tight snatch and her lewd words finally begin to wring from the semen from your body. You can feel a thick tendril working its way up through your crotch and into your dick, distending the urethra. Then with a power contraction, it explodes out and into the hungry ryu's womb. She cuts her chanting short, a look of pure bliss on her face.

 

"Ah~~ that's it..." she coos.

 

Then another forceful eruption jets inside of her, and a third, fourth - five sticky ropes lance out into Ame, filling her womb with your pearly mirth. She settles down on top you in a happy daze, her body releasing its strangle hold on you.

 

You manage to roll her over, pulling yourself out of her sticky love-tunnel. A bit of your semen mixed with her copious fluids trails out, leaving a small stream on the sheets. She giggles and smiles at you, patting her belly.

She then asks you to sleep with her, as in actually sleep. You agree, thinking there isn't much chance to escape right now anyways.

She holds you in her arms, pressing your face into her tits. You can hear her heartbeat and gentle breathing as she relaxes, and in no time at all her pulse and breathing decrease. You pull yourself away from her slightly and see that's she appears to be dozing.

 

She seems fairly defenseless now, though she'll certainly be recharged with magic.

 

As you consider what to do, you hear noises coming from outside the alcove the bed is in. They sound close.

 

You decide to silently slip way from Ame and investigate the noise. Perhaps it was the dragon?

 

You attempt to make yourself proper, but your pants and lower part of your shirt are completely soaked in Ame's secretions. Looking down from the bed, you see the water level is only ankle-deep now.

 

As you round the corner out of the alcove, you catch movement out of the corner of your eye - it seems to have dashed towards the entrance. You carefully make your way towards where the dragon was, peeking back to ensure Ame is still sleeping.

 

Coming towards the entrance and desk, you notice the dragon is no longer there.

 

You feel a rush of wind behind you, and as you turn, the dragon whips her sword in line with your throat, stopping mere inches from decapitating you. Fortunately you have the prescence of mine to halt your movement.

 

Rage contorts the dragon-woman's face, but she seems to be in control of herself.

 

"Why have you defiled this place?!," she snarls. "It was not enough to wash everything away, but then... to... to... engage in intercourse on that bed?! Have you no shame?!"

 

She takes a step forward, drawing her sword against the side of your neck, drawing blood.

 

Though you're rather terrified, you notice that she looks like a completely normal, healthy dragon now. Her face and age seem to be no different than in the photos, however.

 

"Well? Have you nothing to say for yourself?"

 

You hesitantly explain that you will be glad to tell her your story if she would maybe move the sword a little. The steel stings and it's making you more than a little nervous.

 

She narrows her eyes, then withdraws her blade.

 

"Go on."

 

Taking in a deep breath, you begin explaining how you saw a lamia vanish, your journey through the caves, how you came to encounter her, and how you wound up fucking on her bed.

 

Throughout your entire speil she listens intently, her face an impassive mask. As you reach the end, you pause, then say that you are sorry for the entire chain of events that led to her things being soaked in water. And your spilling of fluids on her bed.

 

The dragon remains reticent.

 

She hasn't moved to decapitate you, something you take as a sign that maybe you'll be able to leave this place intact. The uneasy, silent truce continues for some time. Your thoughts begin to wander as you think about the various items here, the dragon, and what may have transpired.

 

A glint of light off the dragon's sword snaps you from your reverie. She relaxes her stance, though she continues to look at you with merciless eyes.

 

"I believe that the death and destruction that has occurred here was not your doing nor intention. I will allow you to leave, provided you do not speak of what you have seen here."

 

You ask about Ame. The dragon's face hardens as if attempting to quell a surge of rising anger.

 

"That one may not. Not only has she attempted to kill me, but she has dishonored my family."

 

While you're relieved at being given the opportunity, you'd rather not leave Ame behind. You suspect the dragon would most likely kill her.

Though Ame has been acting a bit... crazy and kind of raped you twice, you still think she's a nice enough girl. For some reason. Maybe you just can't willingly leave someone behind in these situations.

 

You explain that you'd rather not leave the ryu behind, and if there is something - anything that could be done to ameliorate the situation.

 

The suggestion seems to anger her, and she starts approaching you.

 

You back up away from her, trying to think up something else. You ask her about herself, who she is and why she's down here.

 

"Why do you care?"

 

Anger... and a tinge of something else, color her words.

 

You're surprised she even bothered to answer you.

 

You stammer out that you care because she's obviously here for some reason, but that means you also care about the ryu, despite what she's done.

 

The dragon narrows an eye at you, ceasing her advance.

 

"Why would you care about someone who has killed?"

 

Weren't those creatures that you encountered earlier undead, you ask.

 

"No... like you saw me earlier, they were entirely alive. I was... controlling them, but they were otherwise alive."

 

Wait, so did Ame know that? Or was she fooled like you were?

 

Thinking about it, you remember she said something when you two were facing the dragon and she dropped her aura of whatever that made her appear undead.

 

You ask the dragon if she thinks Ame saw through her deception.

 

"Most certainly."

 

The dragon doesn't seem quite as angry as before, and is willing to discuss things with you. Perhaps this is a step in the right direction.

 

So, you ask, what's her name?

 

The dragon stares at you, thinking.

 

"You can call me Sigrun."

 

So. Sigrun. Is there any chance of Ame leaving this place alive?

 

Again, Sigrun seems to become fired up, but not nearly as much before. Suddenly, she laughs.

 

"Sure, if you can remove my curse."

 

Curse? You ask her what the curse is.

 

"How long do you think I have been here? I know you saw the photos. Of me and my family. Haven't you noticed I have not aged?"

 

You don't really want to admit that you were snooping around, but yes, you wondered about that. She's suddenly becoming more chatty, though she's still holding onto her sword. You suspect an errant word may still prove to be fatal.

 

"Tell me, are there any buildings above here?"

 

You answer no; it's a park now.

 

"Yes - we are below what used to be my family's house, long ago. I think it was long ago anyways. What year is it?"

 

You answer, though she doesn't seem to show any reaction.

 

"Ah, so it's been almost 200 years..."

 

She thinks for a while.

 

"Is there a statue in the park above us?"

 

You have no idea, so rather than answer you try to dodge the question, responding with one of your own.

 

Why, is there a statue up there that's important to you?

 

You try to make it sound like there may be multiple statues.

 

"Ah, no... nevermind. There probably wouldn't be anyways."

 

Sigrun looks forlorn and pensive; she looks down at the floor for a while, then turns her back to you.

 

"You may take that water dragon and leave. There will be nothing that will get in your way as you leave," says Sigrun, her voice quivering.

 

This is quite the turn of events.

 

She skulks off to a secluded area of the chamber, out of sight.

 

You carefully walk over to where Ame is sleeping, and attempt to wake her up. She rolls over and mumbles something about not wanting to go to school.

 

Ame doesn't seem like she'll be waking any time soon, so you go back to Sigrun

 

You realize she walked into the alcove that was filled with toys and tiny beds.

 

Sigrun is clutching to a stuffed animal; her back is turned to you. As you don't wish to surprise her, you clear your throat before coming closer. She jumps, noticeably startled. Guess it's a good thing you did it from a distance.

She reaches her hands up to her face.

 

"W-what do you want? I said you may leave."

 

"Yes... but I was wondering why you suddenly looked so sullen after you mentioned the statue," you say.

 

"It... it would mean nothing to you. Please leave."

 

"You're obviously talking to me now. Before you just pointed your sword at me. You even saved me from the water before."

 

Sigrun stays still for a long, uncomfortable while.

 

In a low, barely audible whisper you hear her speak.

 

"It... it was a promise."

 

A promise of what? What exactly happened here?

 

"What do you mean," you ask.

 

Minutes pass, and she doesn't say a word.

 

You decide to head back to Ame, and this time you're more forceful in trying to awaken her. Yelling doesn't work, neither did slapping her. Gently or forcefully.

 

Finally you decide to take advantage of her nakedness and you run your finger down her exposed slit. With a jolt and a squeal she wakes up, trying to figure out what's going on. After a few confused moments, she looks at you, then smiles.

 

"Oh you're such a beast~ Even when I'm sleeping~"

 

You sigh. You wonder how much crazy is left in her. Against saner judgement, you tell her everything that's happened and been said since she fell asleep. Her face grows increasingly hooded as you continue.

Finally, you mention the statue and how Sigrun skulked off.

 

Ame looks annoyed, but doesn't appear to be angry. You expect her to be upset that you're paying attention to someone other than her, but she remains silent.

 

"Do you know anything about her or this place?"

 

Ame sighs deeply, then lays down, supporting her head with a clawed arm.

 

"I suppose I do. I knew she was down here, but I didn't expect her 'treasure' would be her junk. As for the dragon herself, I don't know that much. Supposedly, long ago, a lich attacked this place when it was still a small town and that it was repulsed by a dragon."

 

"So... what now?," you ask.

 

Leaning forward, Ame shrugs.

 

"We're free to go right? Why not just do that?"

 

"Ame, don't you want to help her out?," you ask.

 

Ame crosses her arms.

 

"Not really."

 

"Don't you feel bad for trying to kill her?"

 

She just sighs.

 

"No."

 

You decide to pull out the big guns.

 

"I won't have sex with you if you don't."

 

Ame looks stricken.

 

"Whyyy you would say that? You can't mean it?"

 

You cross your arms over your chest defiantly.

 

Ame pouts, then finally agrees to your demands.

 

"But you better... touch... it next time."

 

While you have won the battle, you may have just lost the war.

 

"So," says Ame, "What do you plan to do?"

 

"Well," you say, "Maybe we can start by asking Sigrun about the lich."

 

Ame shrugs at you, but follows along. Maybe you can ask Sigrun for some clothes as well; Ame's nudity is kind of distracting.

 

You find Sigrun in much the same position as you left her. You sigh loudly, though she doesn't display any reaction. Well, no point in beating around the bush.

 

"So you defeated a lich or something?," you say.

 

She trembles, turning to look at you, then at Ame. She glares fiercly at the two of you.

 

"What, did she tell you that?"

 

Sigrun points at Ame, then turns completely around to face you. She stands, bringing herself to full height.

 

"Yes, I may have.  It cost me everything. My children. My husband. My life."

 

She begins to reach for her sword. So much for the calm girl from before.

 

"And for what? To save wretches like you and that slut of a water dragon?"

 

Ame is way ahead of you and appears to be readying another spell of some sort. You glance back and shake your head.

 

In a hushed tone you say "Please, not yet."

 

Ame rolls her eyes, but doesn't completely drop what she's up to.

 

"So, the lich is... dead?"

 

"Yes, it is dead, its phylactery shattered."

 

"Why are you still here then?," you inquire.

 

"What, you think a lich's curse would be so weak?

 

"Then why do you stay here?," you ask.

 

"Because in addition to being unable to age, she cannot leave here. It's kind of like she's forced to think about her losses," Ame chimes in.

 

"Yes," Sigrun hisses out

 

"Now, why are you still here? Do you just wish to make me remember the dead, forgotten past?"

 

"So... there is nothing I can do to help?"

 

She narrows her eyes to slits.

 

"Not unless you can grant me peace."

 

Wouldn't that just be killing her or something? You look at Ame; she seems to know what you're thinking. She shakes her head back and forth.

 

Sigrun sighs, her fury abating. She sits back down, holding her face in her hands.

 

"I'd like to uh, grant you peace, but I don't really know what it is if you won't tell me," you say.

 

Sigrun's head snaps up. "This is not something that can be 'solved' by trying."

 

You're getting kind of tired of her shit. Why won't she just tell you what she wants? Your frustration starts to bleed into your voice.

 

"It can't be solved at all if you won't tell me what you want."

 

Sigrun rises to meet your challenge.

 

"Is that how you hope to 'help' someone? By acting haughty when they don't spill their guts to you? Yes yes, how dare I refuse your 'help."

 

You feel a claw on your shoulder, then you hear Ame whisper in your ear.

 

"You should drop it. This is why I wanted to leave. You can't help her the way you are now... not that I'd let you anyways~"

 

You wonder about her last words; that was kind of ominous.

 

Sigrun continues to glare at you.

 

"You have wore my patience to the last thread. Leave now."

 

You decide to heed her words, and turn to leave the small room. As you leave, you glance quick and see that she quickly deflates, laying down on the bed.

 

Walking through the soggy mess, you head back to the area you and Ame fucked in. Perhaps you can find her something to wear.

 

Rifling through a few armoires and dressers, Ame finds a dress that she's able to slip into.

 

"Well, this isn't bad, but the chest is awfully tight..."

 

Indeed it is; her breast is practically bursting out of it. Now with that out of the way, you and Ame head towards the entrance. You stop by the furniture that's still nearby, some of the photos haven't been completely washed away. You glance over a few hoping to glean some kind of information from them, but you don't find anything.  

 

Ame seems to be getting restless; she's tapping her claws impatiently. You notice she's a bit more stable now, though you can't figure out why. Maybe with the threat of danger gone she's able to relax?

 

As you exit and begin the ascent back to the surface, you ask Ame how she knew about the lich and such.

 

"Family stories and what not. My family has been here for quite some time, going back to when she was here at least."

 

"Do you think you'd be able to research anything regarding this?"

 

Ame scowls at you.

 

"Why do you care so much anyways? Just leave that moldy old dragon alone. Don't you have me?"

 

"I suppose..."

 

"What kind of answer is that? Don't you love me?"

 

That's kind of a forward question at this point, considering you've been together for maybe a few hours at the most, and haven't really known each other for more than a year through the office.

 

"Oh fine, I guess you don't have to answer," she says, following it up with a "Hmph."

 

The rest of the journey to the surface is just as Sigrun said it would be - uneventful. Finally reaching the surface, you shield your eyes against the sunlight, even though it's now dusk. After your eyes adjust, you suddenly remember Sigun going on about a statue.

 

Looking around, you see one in the center of the park. Guess there really was one here. Walking over to it, you see it's depicting an injured, maimed dragon standing in front of children while a rope descends from the sky, signalling eminent rescue. On closer inspection, you see a plaque. On it you see an inscription:

 

"Know that your sacrifice was not in vain."

 

Does this mean that her family actually survived? Did they think she died in whatever happened?

 

You look at Ame. She's glaring at you.

 

"No," she says, "I'm tired of being just a useful thing to you."

 

Switching from angry to downcast, she begins to turn and slither away.

 

"I thought I meant more to you..."

 

Ame is acting a bit unusual, though you realize that you have kind of been ignoring her for a while now.

 

"Wait," you say, "Honestly I am not sure what you mean to me at the moment, but I do care about you."

 

Ame stops and looks back at you, the end of her tail flicking back and forth.

 

"And, ah, I am sorry for not worrying about you more," you finish.

 

She turns completely around and begins moving back towards you, approaching close without saying a word. She runs a claw down the side of your face, then bends over and gives you a light kiss. Backing up, she sighs and smiles slightly.

 

"That wasn't the most convincing argument, but I'll take it."

 

Grabbing your hand, she tugs on it lightly.

 

"Come on, let's go back to my place for now."

 

You still worry about Sigrun, but maybe this is the best course of action right now. You can always come back, and besides, perhaps it'd be best to give her time to cool off. Trying to visit her again right now would likely just increase her antipathy towards you.

 

With a little resignation, you follow Ame and let her drive you to her place.

 

Once inside, she makes her way straight to the kitchen.

 

"Ah, I'm starving - do you want anything to eat?"

 

"Yeah, sure, whatever you feel like making," you say

 

"Okay~"

 

A short time later you smell a strong, spicy scent wafting from her kitchen as you wait in the living room. A few minutes later Ame comes out with two plates of food. You recognize tofu cubes, but it appears to also have some kind of dark sauce and meat.

 

"I made mapo tofu~ hope you like it!"

 

Ame looks quite happy. You've never had it before, but it smells pretty good.

 

You soon realize it's intensely spicy, but delicious nonetheless.

 

"This is pretty good," you say, "you're a good cook, Ame."

 

Ame blushes as she continues to eat, looking up at you. Is it blush, or a reaction to the heat? You can't quite tell.

 

After dinner, you tell her that you'll wash the dishes for her. She argues with you a little, but then agrees. As you finish and walk back out into the living room, you see the Ame has vanished. You look around for her, peering down hallways and looking up the stairs. You see a diffuse light coming from an open door on the second floor.

 

You know what's happening here. You're not entirely enthusiastic since this will be the third time you've fucked today, but you did agree to come to her place. This could've only ended one way.

 

Trudging up the stairs, you then approach the open door.

 

Laying out on a large mattress that covers nearly the entire room, Ame is sprawled out nude. As soon as she spots you, her face lights up with happiness. You're kind of surprised at the somewhat innocent expression she's wearing. Rather than saying anything, she simply holds her arms out to you. With a sigh of resignation, you strip off your clothes as well. Then make a dynamic entry.

 

Heaping your clothes up next to the door, you sprint and leap towards Ame, landing on the mattress next to her. She immediately grabs onto you, pulling your face into her ample chest. With your head buried in her cleavage, you can hear her heartbeat; it's quite rapid.

 

"I'm glad you came to me," she says, releasing you from her chest.

 

You mumble a reply into her breasts.

 

She then rolls you over, and glides on top of you. She pins your arms down against the bed, and slides her long tongue into your mouth, wrapping her tongue around yours and even pushing her tongue down your throat. Every so often she breaks off to give you a chance to breath, but only waits a few seconds before she resumes her tongue-lashing. The entire time her body is rubbing against yours, her crotch massaging your dick, covering it with her sticky fluids. Once she feels your hardness pressing against her, she pulls back and gazes into your eyes, smiling. Lifting herself up with her arms, while still pinning yours down, she positions her sopping cunt over your cock and then presses down, taking you entirely insider of her with one stroke.

 

Her tail begins coiling around your legs, further restricting your movements. She continues to hold you inside of her, unmoving, staring at you all the while. Though, rather than unmoving you can feel her vaginal muscles contracting in a rhythmic motion, gripping the base of your shaft tightly, then working up towards the glans. Then she starts moving what would be hips side to side, adding to the sensations without actually pulling you in or out of her.

 

You wonder how long she plans on doing this. After a few minutes she starts grinning at you. It feels great, but it's like you'll never orgasm from it. It's just not quite enough to bring you there; it leaves you wanting more. This must be part of her plan.

 

She lays her head next to yours and whispers.

 

"If you want more you'll have to ask for it..."

 

That succubus.

 

"Y-yes," you say.

 

"Yes what?," Ame says, slowing her movements.

 

"Just fuck me!" you shout

 

She giggles.

 

"Well, I suppose I can do that..."

 

Still not releasing her grip from you, she finally starts raising and lowering her pelvis. With the first movement, you look down and see that she's been dripping for quite some time. Your crotch is soaked to the point where her juices have run down your legs and onto the bed. Though she's begun moving, she's still proceeding at a sensual pace. You just want to let everything out in her so bad now. You're not sure how much time has passed, but it has to have been at least ten or fifteen minutes now of pure, blissful torture. And for almost the entire time, she's been staring at you.

 

Her pace begins to quicken; she lowers her head again and begins to kiss you all over your face and neck, running her tongue along all the areas she kisses. Despite your earlier protests, you can't think of anything else but fucking her now. She won't let you, however, and despite your struggles she maintains a firm grip on you. The more you fight, the happier she seems to become. Maybe her slightly crazy streak hasn't totally faded.

 

Ame is starting to get into things as well now. She's picked her torso off yours, looking straight down at you. Well, her eyes are closed now as she gasps, pants, and moans softly. Her large breasts are rocking back and forth inches from your face as she begins to really work herself up. The sudden increase in pace is, at long last, the catalyst you needed to finish. As if sensing your impeding release, Ame's eyes open.

 

"Yes, do it inside of me! Impregnate me! Make me yours!," she yells

 

You don't really want to listen to her... but you do want to impregnate her. That desire is so strong. So very strong. You want to be deeper, to unload your seed directly into her womb. Her claws increase their grip on your hands, and she starts throwing her pelvis down onto you now, rather than her gentle motions from before. Her grip on you increases to levels you didn't think possible, and she starts moaning loudly, her lower half shivering and shaking as her own orgasm rolls through her. The violent, wet slapping noises, her commanding words, and the heat and wetness of her snatch pumping up and down on you finally tease out your orgasm.

 

You throw your hips upwards as far as you can manage with Ame on top of you just as your first rivulet of semen sprays out into her hungry womb, then a second grows from the base of your cock, working its way down your urethra. The sensations of the thick fluid distending your cock as the muscle contracts force it out into the awaiting ryu are almost better than those you get from Ame's pussy. A third and fourth wad of thick semen erupt into her, causing her to sigh with contentment and she feels you filling her up.

 

"Mmm hmm hmm," she sighs

 

"I love you so much!~"

 

Still coiled around you, she lays back down on top of you, though she's released your arms. She closes her eyes, now breathing softly. You wrap your arms around her, and she lets out another sigh. You hold her for a while, until she drifts off to sleep.

 

After you're confident she's sound asleep, you manage to wiggle free from her coils and dress yourself. Finding her computer, you begin your ulterior mission of finding out more about Sigrun. After searching for a few hours, you discover that there was a terrible incident some 200 years ago in which a lich did indeed attack the town. A dragon squared off against the demon, but she was pushed back to her home. The lich and his minions surrounded the house, and engaged in a long standoff. They then set fire to the house in an attempt to flush out the dragon. Initial reports indicated that the entire family died along with the lich in the ensuing fight amongst the flames, but it was later discovered that a man and three children had managed to survive.

 

You aren't able to figure out what their names were though; you think you'd need to ask the dragon directly for that. However, will she talk to you? Will you be able to get back down there? What if Ame found out? Maybe all the dragon wanted to know was that her family survived. She seemed pretty guilt stricken.

 

You print the articles that you can find, along with a few images. You stash them in your equipment bag. You can't really sneak out at the moment since Ame drove, and you think she would probably object to you just leaving with her vehicle without letting her know. For the time being, the best thing is probably just to go back to Ame's room and cuddle up with her and wait until tomorrow.

 

Walking back into her room, you notice she looks kind of cold; she's curled up against herself. The blankets are bunched up on the other side of the bed. You grab several of them, then lay down next to Ame and throw the blankets over yourself and her. Still sleeping, she still manages to curl around you, holding you snugly against her like a body pillow. Maybe this isn't so bad you think as you drift to sleep in her arms.

 

The following morning she cooks you breakfast, and asks what you plan on doing.

 

"Oh, just going back to my place. I have some things I need to do."

 

Ame gives you a curious glance.

 

"Is that so? Well, I guess I should give you a ride back to your place then."

 

After you finish eating you gather up your things and Ame drives you home.

 

Once at home, you change your clothes, shower, and then head back to the park. You keep checking your mirrors for Ame's truck, but never see anything. One you arrive at the park you take some photos of the statue, particularily the inscription, then head for the bush and the trap door.

 

Dropping down, you head towards Sigrun's lair. Unfortunately you again feel the heavy, uncomfortable atmosphere as before. She must have re-activated her magic. The creatures should still be dead, you think.

 

Well, you don't think she'll have managed to ensnare any other creatures in a day. If you stick the path you went on the last time, you should hopefully be safe.

 

Creeping along as silently as possible, you make your way along the last path. You see the corpse of the mermaid against the wall in the first room. So far so good.

 

Descending down into the next room, you then spot the sharkgirl corpse. It's comforting in a way. At least you know the rest of the way is safe; you see that the torches along the left side have been re-ignited. You begin to head that way, attempting to be sneaky as possible.

 

As you approach the entrance, you feel a presence behind you. Then a breath hits the back of your neck.  

 

The feeling of the breath on your neck instantly makes you bolt forward in a sprint. You turn around to see what it is while running, then you run head-long into the wall and sprawl out on your ass, knocking the light out of your hand. It scatters off, pointing at a wall.

 

Unable to see what's coming, you glance at the dim light of the torches in the tunnel, then back to the darkness in front of you. You can just barely hear the sound of rustling scales.

 

Whatever is there apparently doesn't wish to attack you, as it has had ample opportunity to do so.

 

You're still terrified though, and make an attempt to flee without waiting to see what it was. Keeping your eyes in front of you this time, you sprint into the torch-lit tunnel. You see the same gate as last time, though it's closed now. Sigrun isn't resting in front of it like she did last time. You reach the gate without looking behind you. Giving it a strong push, you find that you're able to open it.

 

With what you hope to be a safe distance between you and the person or thing behind you, you wait by the door.

 

It's a terrifying, powerful creature.

 

It's Ame.

 

How the hell did she get here?

 

You're ready to begin stammering explanations in an attempt to mollify her, but all you see from her is disappointment.

 

After she comes into the light, she stops and looks as you, saying nothing.

 

While thinking of what to do, you hear something from behind the door as well. At least you're (mostly) confident it's Sigrun coming to check out the noise of her door being opened.

 

You ask Ame what she's doing here.

 

"Following you. I knew you'd come here."

 

"So why didn't you try to stop me?," you respond.

 

"Because I thought I could trust you..."

 

Something inside you snaps.

 

"What, you mean how I wanted to do help Sigrun of my own accord, against your wishes? Do you just want to control me or something?"

 

Ame looks upset and begins to mouth a response, but then aborts whatever she was about to say. The anger drains from her face.

 

"What is so wrong about me wanting to help someone? Come on, tell me," you say, your voice rising in volume.

 

Ame continues to look at you, silent as ever. She keeps looking down at the ground, then back up at you. You see her attempting to say something, but then she stops and repeats the cycle over again.

 

"Look, I found some documents that show Sigrun's family survived. I took a few images of that statue up in the park as well to show her. That's all I wanted to do, then I would leave. Do you think I wanted to romance her or something?," you continue.

 

You hear a noise from behind the door.

 

"I.. I just... was afraid," Ame says, finally speaking.

 

"Of what?"

 

She again falls into silence. For a girl who had no problems murdering people yesterday, fighting a dragon, and then fucking you on her bed, she seems awfully shy all of a sudden. She suddenly turns and attempts to leave.

 

As Ame turns to leave, you run to catch her. You managed to grab her wrist, but rather than spinning her around she just kind of drags you along. Well, you sort of acted on impulse and didn't quite think this through. At least after dragging you a few feet she realizes you're hanging on and she stops. When she turns around to look at you, you plant a kiss on her lips, causing her to freeze in place.

 

"Look, I don't know what you're afraid of, but unless you have some more trust in me it'll never work out," you say.

 

She fidgets a bit, then turns back to you.

 

"I...I guess..." is all she manages to say.

 

"Well, that's fine I guess. Let me drop this stuff off then we'll go."

 

Ame nods and follows after you, but stops once you reach the door. She elects to stay outside while you go in.

 

You walk towards the door and push it open, but nothing is there. You would just leave the documents, but the photos are on your phone so you'll need to meet Sigrun to show her. Walking inside, you look through all the alcoves. You find her in the room with all the childrens' things again. She's sitting on the tiny bed, looking down. As you enter she looks up, but you can't quite gauge the emotions on her face.

 

Still riding the surge of confidence from handling Ame, you simply state that you've found documents regarding her family and ask if she wants to see the photos you took. She nods her head, and you show them to her - showing her how to switch between pictures. Her countenance remains fairly neutral a though she appears to be rather tense as she looks through everything.

 

Finally she hands you your phone back.

 

"So, they survived,' she muses to herself.

 

She doesn't appear to be expecting anything else from you. You wonder if you should leave or maybe say something.

 

After standing around not saying anything for a while, you decide to ask the dragon a question.

 

"So have you attempted to break the curse? Do you have any idea what might help? Like anything that might have belonged to the lich?"

 

Sigrun looks at you and smiles weakly, shaking her head.

 

"I... I have all I need," she says.

 

Thinking about it, you never asked what her last name was.

 

"What was your family name, by the way? I wasn't able to find out in my research."

 

Sigrun tells you her full name. You stand speechless, looking at her.

 

She tilts her head, wondering why you appear to be in shock. Then the realization dawns on her.

 

She stands up and gives you a hug.

 

"You should leave now," she says.

 

"W-why?"

 

She places her arms on your shoulders.

 

"Trust me on this one. You have made me happier than you could have ever known just now. But you must leave."

 

Her answer is punctuated by a sudden rumbling. The curse is gone.

 

You hesitantly leave, looking at her all the while. She just stands and smiles at you.

 

As you run out, Ame slithers quickly to meet you. Stones and other debris are beginning to rain down.

 

"We need to get out of here," she yells. You nod in agreement.

 

As you run out, you grab one of the photos off the desk near the entrance.

 

Reaching the surface amidst the crumbling caverns, you continue running as the entire park begins collapsing in on itself, leaving a massive sinkhole.

 

Ame looks at you, breathing heavily.

 

"What did you do," she asks?

 

You simply stagger over to her and give her a hug.