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“Guhh… what the fuck…?” The blood elf’s gaze gradually sharpened as she regained consciousness, only to look around herself in horror. She found herself in a circular, cobblestone room, dimly lit by flickering, purple torches. Portions of the room appeared to be shattered and floating in the twisting purple and black void beyond. At the center of the shattered room was a perfectly oval-shaped mass of dark violet energy that was constantly trembling, as if ready to erupt at a moment’s notice. Her initial attempt to move her hands and legs made her realize two things: One, she was bound with her back flat against a floating stone covered in glowing violet runes. Two, she was still as naked as she was when she’d been transported there.
“You’re awake,” came a familiar voice that made her stomach turn. From behind the stone she was bound to walked a plain-looking, human male with a shit-eating grin on his face. “I never wanted it to come to this, Summer. I was hoping you’d show me yourself on your own.”
Summer rolled her eyes and groaned. “Fuck, you know, I could accept being imperiled by Medivh himself, Gul’dan, hell maybe even a horny Khadgar… but YOU!? Get me the fuck outta here, Landon!”
The man’s grin vanished. “No, I think you’re better suited where you are. I made a deal, after all, and I intend to uphold it. I plant the parcel, I get you on a silver platter, and these kindly void elves get to use what’s left for their rituals.”
“What’s left?” came an ominous, masculine voice. Landon spun just in time to see a male void elf step out of a dark portal and start walking toward him. His features were sharp, and his head was clean shaven, though he retained a black goatee. “You are permitted to do anything you wish with her except kill her. So there will be no ‘what’s left’. She will remain intact.” His last word dripped with venom, particularly as he grew close enough to touch Landon’s shoulder. A dark energy caused the human to seize up for a fleeting moment, then tremble as the elf drew his hand away. “Understood?”
“Y-yes, Master Drethko,” Landon replied meekly.
The void elf grinned and gave Landon’s head a pat as if he were a child. “Good boy. I-” His words were cut off by a sudden cackle, and he glanced past Landon to see Summer laughing like mad. He shot her an unamused look. “You find amusement in your circumstances?”
Summer laughed harder. “HE’S JUST… SUCH, A, PUSSY! It’s… it’s ridiculous that he even got me here! Like, what the fuck!?”
Drethko shoved Landon out of the way and marched up to Summer, latched onto her jaw, and forced her to look him in the eye, silencing her. “The next laughter I intend to hear from you is that of my mistress,” he hissed.
Summer didn’t respond, blinking dumbly until he let go of her chin. “Look, that’s sweet to wanna submit, but… I’m not exactly the ‘dommy mommy’ type. I’m hella not old enough for that yet.”
His long eyebrows formed an intense v-shape. He jerked one hand toward the trembling mass at the room’s center, which instantly appeared more volatile. A second mass of darkness appeared next to it, which then reshaped itself into a set of elegant, deep purple clothes. “You won’t have any choice. My mistress will not be denied!”
Summer looked the clothes up and down. The top and skirt were surprisingly modest, as were the fingerless gloves… but her face fell when she took note of the bottom-less ankle wraps. “Ugh, really? I fucking despise leaving the house without boots as is, but there’s something wrong with you guys when none of your ‘mistresses’ even wear shoes. Hell, socks would suffice!”
“Shut up!” Drethko snapped, reeled back, and slapped Summer across the face.
Summer jerked her head with the slap, but didn’t make a sound as she turned back slowly to look at him, fire in her eyes and a grin on her face. “Was that supposed to hurt?
Drethko knew immediately he’d lost his cool, and with a grunt he spun on his heel. “You have twenty minutes with her before we start our ritual,” was all he said to Landon before striding through another void portal and disappearing.
Landon set his sights on the naked Summer and scowled. “You fucking bitch!” he snapped, his hand shooting out to latch onto her throat and force her to look at him. “You fucking humiliated me in front of everyone at that party! You’ve always discounted me and ignored me at every turn! What the fuck is wrong with you!?”
Summer gasped, feeling his hand tighten around her throat, but she didn’t back down. “You… you wanna know what’s wrong?”
Landon hesitated, his grip easing up a bit. “I’m listening.”
The blood elf steadied herself as best as she could. “You… treat girls… like fucktoys. I’ve heard the stories… I’ve seen how you act… I’m nothing but a prize to you that you can’t have,” she hissed. “Then you ask what’s wrong with me, as if I’m the problem… when you’re not really the hot shit you think you are….” Landon’s eyes widened. “If you were… actually nice… I might’ve dated you… but fuck you for how you’ve treated me… and everyone else… you deserved what you got, dickhead.”
For a fleeting moment, it looked like Summer might’ve gotten through to him. He eased his grip and drew back his hand. His gaze turned to the stone below… but then he looked up, balled his hand into a fist, and struck Summer right in the gut as hard as he could. “FUCK YOU!”
Had Summer been in any lesser physical shape, the punch might’ve done some damage, but she was able to suck wind right as he did so, and her well-toned muscles absorbed much of the blow. “Not on your life!” she gasped, and with a guttural cry she tensed every muscle in her body, and with a sharp twist she was able to snap the rope binding her right hand, the force of the gesture turning into a punch so hard that it sent Landon staggering and clutching his nose. The human howled in agony, caught completely off guard by the strike, and finding it difficult to regain his balance.
“Landon! Stop!” Summer cried.
But the words fell on deaf ears. He stumbled and fell, his back making contact with the trembling mass at the room’s center, which instantly ballooned three times its previous size and sucked Landon right in, as if he’d never been there at all.
A pained look appeared on Summer’s face, which quickly turned into panic as the mass started thrumming louder… and growing gradually larger. “Shit, shit, shit!” Summer swore, suddenly very desperate to try and unbind herself.
