Abyssal Tower

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Belfin Torchwell look up at the tower he had decided to make his home. It sat at the peak of a pass, Star Petal Pass, through the Hellwind mountains. The tower stood a magnificent seven stories with crenellations running around the top.

In talking to some of the people that lived not far from the opening of the pass, he knew that whoever stood atop the tower could see the main trade route from Safeharbor, in the south, to Air Canyon, far to the north. The view to the other side went far into the Abyssal Plains. A salty cracked earth area that sensible people avoided, the temperatures there rose high enough to bake a person to death during the day. If they survived somehow, the night temperatures fell so low that the same person would freeze to death before dawn.

The area had been plagued by bandits and monsters for more than one hundred years, ever since the last owner of the tower died. More than one merchant lord family had lost hundreds of thousands worth of gold in the last hundred years.

Belfin had secured a charter from the Merchant Council of Safeharbor to own the tower and the land surrounding it, that was visible from the tower. It included the right to charge a toll for all caravans, wagons, and people that passed through the land. After all, it was unreasonable to expect him to clear the area of monsters for nothing.

And it had taken more than six months to do so. Bandits, orcs, ogres, and beasts unnamed had dug themselves into the mountainous region and it was painstaking work to ferret them all out. It was only yesterday that he had found the giant that had been avoiding him for a month. And when the giant fell dead at Belfin’s feet, the remaining monstrous creatures spent the night fleeing.

Finishing his ascent up the pass, Belfin stood a mere fifty yards from the base of the tower. He was amazed at how well preserved it was. The black stone that glinted like onyx was still flawless. The tower was devoid of any dust and decay that he could see.

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Shifara always wondered around in the tower the way it was of stone and gave a cool yet refreshing breeze was better then the hell flame she had felt from the abyss.

She had seen some ogres running as she stopped one of them "what is going on?" the ogre looked at her "someone had bought the tower " She peered her eyes and growled as she walked into the tower and turned invisible making sure not to have anyone see her especially since she was in her true form.

Shifara looked down and her jaw dropped as she started to rub her neck as she peered over the tower window and looked at the handsome man that stood below.

His dark but subtle eyes his golden hair,that had some white his body muscular but at the same time fem. She watched as he came up the tower steps and into the room as she seen him shiver a little from her presence.

whispered in his ear as she passed through him "hello noble one" as she laughed as he turned around to see who was there but saw nothing.

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Belfin walked into the tower, amazed that the door was not locked. Looking around the first floor was incredibly clean. It wasn't much more than a super sized mud room, but a couple pair of cloaks hung off of racks, bins of dried vegetables were orderly and fresh. Does someone live here still?

Turning and heading toward the stairs that circled along the outside wall, Belfin shivered as a chill passed through him and for a moment thought her heard, "hello noble one."

Shaking it off Belfin walked up to second floor and found an incredible kitchen and dining room. The table in the dining room was made of a very white, hard wood that he didn't recognize. The kitchen well provisioned all spices and such smelled fresh edible. Knives and flatware were all shiny and sharp.

The third floor was a large living area with two fireplaces opposite each other. The furniture all in good repair, not eaten by moths or decayed by time. Bookshelves were across the way from the staircase, and Belfin knew that they were of more mundane varieties without looking at them.

The fourth floor contained a bedroom and assorted armoires and wardrobes. Checking for clothing, all were full of female clothing of styles from a variety of eras for what Belfin figured would be the last hundred or so years. Checking sizes they all appeared to be the same size with little variation. Curious. An elf perhaps?

Putting it aside for now, Belfin went to the stairs and headed up another flight. Arriving at the door, Belfin looked at it curiously. The door was etched with silver eldritch runes. Some of which he recognized, most, he didn't. Belfin stood there and stared at the door, puzzling through the trap he knew to be there.

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Shifara walked with him as he looked at the tower as he came upon the door and she saw him looking at the runes and pushed on the door she made her presence felt again as she brushed him and whispered in his ear "chant with me,and you can enter" as she saw belfin look around again.

She licked her lips as she saw him press against the door she stood by him pressed her form against the door as she looked into his eyes as she blinked and smiled then as he chanted the spell she chanted to "Good and Evil Enter as One" then together they pushed on the door.

The door opened the room was large had furniture in it but it was covered with a white sheet the mirror that stood there was made out of a gold frame with inscriptions on it she smiled as it reminded her of when she was mortal and had those little pleasures before she betrayed her faith and was sent to hell then forced to be Lucifer slave then he made her do his dirty work and seduce men so he can grab their immortal souls.

She almost felt bad as she saw the man sit on the bed to see if it was comfy for him thats when she sat on the small couch that was placed in front of the bed across the room on the wall watching him as she wanted to see what he was going to do that evening. Of course Shifara wanted him to go to sleep so she could start feeding on him.

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Belfin heard the voice again, she said, "chant with me,and you can enter." Having deciphered the text and runes on the door, he knew goo and evil had to be present to open it. Confident he wasn't the evil one, that meant the sultry voice he heard was.

Filing it away for future thought, Belfin opened the door with the voice and walked upstairs. The focus of the room was of course the mirror and Belfin walked around the outside of the room to it and looked at it carefully.

Bending down Balfin looked at the floor of the room and saw the thaumaturgic circle carefully carved into the floor. The silver of the circle ran nearly perfectly all the way around the room. On the far side next to the piece of furniture covered by the white sheet was a fissure in the silver, it wasn't much of a fault, but it was enough for a demon of considerable power to break through if summoned. The rest of the tower lacked any evidence of a demon being summoned and forcing its way out. It was standing after all, and all demons being evil would destroy it.

Working his way carefully over to the other side of the tower, Belfin gently lifted the white sheet and looked underneath and saw the work bench that he expected. Mortal, pestle, beakers and assorted other research items necessary for alchemy were there.

Lowering the sheet, Belfin worked his way to the stairs and went up another flight. The door was a thick black wood bound with iron and felt old and solid. Trying the door Belfin found it locked and uttered a spell, after which a magical hand appeared and knocked on the door three times, pushing on the door, it now opened easily.

Walking into the room, Belfin whistled despite himself. The last two floors were converted into one large room, floor to ceiling covered with books. A rolling ladder was attached to the shelves and a Trap doo could be seen in the ceiling allowing access to the roof. In the middle of the room stood a massive desk with a book open in the middle. A small stack of parchment was nearby and an ink pot and quill next to it.

Walking over to the desk Belfin sat down and began thumbing through the book, which appeared to be a spell journal, or a series of notes kept when a mage was researching a new spell.

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Shifara watched the mage as she peered at him thinking what the hell is he doing now? So naturally she followed and sat as she sighed it has been a long time since she has been in this room. The memories all came flooding back of the mage before this one summoned her making her immortal,she took a deep breath as her breathing started ramping. thinking maybe some day I can tell you how I came to be.

Looking under the desk she saw the razor that caused her,the life she once lived once mortal and loving now full of hate and rage and praying on sexual tensions of man she grab the razor and held it in her cold hand as she screamed as she threw the razor at the wall almost hitting him as she started to cry remembering all the horrible thoughts and times she had spent.

As she seen him look at the razor she got up and looked over at the book he had it was the notes of the one who done this to her,when he got up she looked at the other book and slipped it off the desk by his feet.

laughing as he looked at it and him looking around in confusion,he then sat down again as she hugged him sending shivers up his body as he just blew it off.

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Collecting his thoughts for a moment, Belfin looked down at the bulge sticking up from his crotch and wondered curiously why it happened. One moment he felt another cold chill and the next his cock was standing on end, as if there was someone there to help him with it.

Walking over to the razor, Belfin examined it and saw that there was a trace of blood along the edge of it. Becoming more and more convinced that he was not alone, Belfin looked around the room and could not discern any one in the room with him. Thinking to himself that they must be invisible, Belfin pulled a small packet of dust out of his pouch and tossed it up in the room. Watching the dust as it settled he glimpsed a leg of someone hurrying away from the dust.

Keeping the dust between him and the other person, Belfin said, "I know you are in here, my lady. Please show yourself. It would be a shame for us to be disagreeable with one another on my first day here."

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shafira closed her eyes as she listened to him talk "I am forbidden to show you me,I mean myself" lying to him to buy time she could not just show her self in all her wickedness she did not want to scare him away or foil her plan.

"okay,I will show you a glimpse" she concentrated on what she used to look like,before she became immortal. taking a deep breath she opened her eyes and blinked them making her form change tucking in her wings,and clothing herself in a white flowing dress her hair a little ratted and red. She flickered for a minute and then faded out "that is all I can show you,I am very sorry"

She closed her eyes again "it's just I am kind of bound,and forbidden to show you anymore,unless you say a spell,but I don't know it however the mage who lived here before does"

she shrugged her shoulders wondering if he would believe it for it was only have true.

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A pleased look crossed Belfin's face as he looked upon her and listened to her story.

"So, then a mystery. Quite alright, in due time I am sure that we can unravel the enchantments and return you to as good as new."

Belfin now started looking at the books more closely on the shelves and suspected that the mage dallied a little too much into things he shouldn't have. Working his way back to the desk, Belfin asked, "So, what is your name? I am Belfin."

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"I'm safara,the form you see is not my true form now,this is me before that mage turned me into something" she kinda of sighed as she plopped on the floor "so,may I ask what brought you here?" she smiled her the light pink color of her lips parted and her tongue scraped between the upper and bottom lips.

She wanted to feed on his sexual tensions but she had to play innocent for now,she would reveal to him her true form later that night while he slept,but for now she was plotting in her evil scheming mind. "well you probably know I am not as innocent seeing how you able to get in to the room,want to know who I am or how about I became?" she smiled at him as he looked through the books. "are you judging the mage who dabbled?"

[southernscion]

"Judging? No. But I will discern what he did to you and then fix it. The razor was part of it obviously, and what else? Do you remember anything else about the spell?"

Belfin walked over to the razor and looked at it critically. There wasn't anything special about it that he could see. Gingerly picking it up, he took it over to the desk and laid it down.

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"The razor was part of it,pouring my blood into a gold goblet taking my life essence" she sniffled "That bastard took my life,and made me his for all eternity once so pure now look at me a fucking demon of a mess."

Giving a scream of anger as she got up;walked to were he was standing face to face with him letting him get little glimpse "Please fix this and I will be forever great full to you,I can bare this no longer,please fix it" she was angered now and did not know how to control it as a gust of wind started stirring up making papers blow as she was pissed off.