Demonlord Consort (closed for LordLuck)
The Forest
As the sun set over the horizon, horse riders clad in red crested the ridge. Of the well armed party, a score or more of hard men and women, only five were of consequence. And of them, only one commanded all of their respect, if not out of love or loyalty, then for her reputation and power.
She was a young Sorceress, a naturally gifted wielder of magic, whose upbringing was focused purely on her mastery of the metaphysical world and the arcane arts that shaped and invoked its powers. Her work ethic was tireless, her talents complimented by skill and tempered by wisdom, and most dangerous of all, her ambition was limitless but fell just short of megalomania. Her wisdom allowed her to fall short of delusion, unlike so many others intoxicated with power. Her name was Andrea Elsis and though she seemed young, her actual age was a mystery beyond vague references. What is know is that the fact she had curbed her aging so soon in her life, was a further credit to her own skill.
Andrea, mounted on a black steed with eyes of smoke and fire, loosely held its magical reins as the crisp cool evening air washed over her, letting the crimson folds of her robes flutter in the breeze. If one dared look, they could see the voluptuous curves her loose clothing revealed underneath. The fair, smooth skin that complimented her long, thick dark hair that fell around her soft face, with large, dark brown eyes and full, soft lips. Her ample breasts, as they stretched against the comfortable corset she wore underneath her robes, expanding with every breath she took. And her soft hips hugged the flanks of the horse, belying the firm abs and well muscled legs that were hidden by her clothing. In another life, she could've been mistaken for a dancer, or perhaps a circus acrobat or even some manner of athlete from one of the cities on the Southern Coasts, but she was Andrea Elsis, a Sorceress who alone managed to master a vast array of the arcane arts to achieve the power she now possessed
"The Dark Elves will withdraw from the rocks on a moonless light, using their magics to transport themselves through solid rock and when they reach the surface, they will spent the rest of the night in pursuit of surfacers. Any will do, though they prefer elves," a woman spoke in a hushed tone, her voice seemingly muffled by the breeze itself. Andrea simply nodded curtly.
"You are my Shadow Kalia, I trust your counsel in this matter. Set me a perfect ambush," Andrea simply stated, feeling no loss of ego in deferring to a subordinate. In this case, her 'shadow' was a woman of unassuming stature and standing. One Andrea found at an age she was vulnerable and could be shaped properly into both a confidant and instrument and which Andrea eagerly and vigorously pursued.
The hooded woman simply nodded. "As you command," she replied, as she spurred her head forward. "The Dark Elves will sense us, regardless of if we are invisible, or silent. They can see misshapen shadows even on a moonless night, as well as notice the crushing of grass, or movement of twigs and I cannot guarantee that even the men we have brought with us are so good as to not disturb the forest itself."
"So we will draw them in to an ambush rather then seek them out," Andrea asked, already loving the challenge of engaging an enemy as formidable as the infamous Drow. "I require the Priestess and Mage alive. Their knowledge of demonology and summoning will be of service to me."
"Yes my Lady," Kalia responded, reaching out a thin hand to stroke the mane of her own Elven bred pony.
"Then set me a trap," Andrea simply stated before turning to her Shadow, a flash of fiendishness in her eyes. "My abilities are at your disposal," she said with a bit of teasing accent to her loyal servant. Kalia simply shivered a bit under her Masters gaze.
---
The Drow were all tenth year students, sent to the surface to dip their blades in the blood of innocent surface folk. Humans. Dwarves. Halflings. Elves being the most desired. By spilling their blood, they would have passed the final stage to graduation into full warriors and weapon masters. As such, they were escorted by both a mage and dark priestess in the task, as well as a senior weapon master instructor. This squad of dark elves was a match for nearly any other force of equal size on the planet, providing relatively equal footing.
For the Drow, surprise and the darkness were allies.
In this case, they lost both of those advantages in the first second of the ambush as with the silent signals of Andrea, she drew out the words of a quietly casted spell that transformed the darkness of the moonless night into day, immersing them in the bright magical light, so brilliantly powerful that the innate magics of the Drow was useless in conjuration of darkness to counter it.
Her apprentices unleashed barrages of stunning spells that used magical energy to sap will or strength, or permeate the air about them with strands of sticky webbing, or filled the air with choking, blinding gas. The bowmen, with Andrea's shadow leading them, cut down the warriors in training. They were not needed to live. Only the Priestess and Mage were wanted alive. Andrea ripped the sound from their mouths, a moment after deflecting their spells with properly timed and preconcocted counterspells and wardings, and a moment later brought them both down under the paralyzing crush of invisible magical force.
The Drow, to their credit, wounded several of Andrea's men despite the ambush. They were skilled in blind fighting after all and with their crossbows, they were able to fight back, but not for long.
Andrea strode into the battlefield, approaching the two survivors. "The Drow of Mantherist and House Ga'memmon will hunt you down and crush you," the Priestess spat upon noticing the approach of the Human Sorceress.
"I was inclined to release you after I was done, until you spoke those words," Andrea replied coolly.
"If you think I will help you, you are more a fool then your kin. I can withstand whatever torture you may have conjured whether here or in the Hells you are destined to burn within," the Priestess responded.
"Torture?" Andrea said with a growing smile. "That is so beneath me that I am almost insulted. I have refined the art of extraction to... well an art actually as you will soon witness... before your end."
---
The Caravan
The final caravaner crumpled to the ground, stunned by the weighted chains of the flail that struck across his back as he tried to scramble away and flee. The Gnoll who delivered the blow however, restrained himself from delivering a skull crushing blow as he heard the wailing of a woman and child underneath the nearby wagon. Almost immediately, the savage hyenid turned his bestial gaze upon the two helpless innocents, as if desiring some more sport.
But a soft yet crisp voice stopped his advance as Kalia strode forward, clad more like an Elf of the woodlands then a Gnoll raider. "Leave them unharmed..." Kalia stated to the gnoll. "If they have the silver to pay for their lives," she then added, as the Gnoll suddenly grinned again.
"We have no silver!" the woman shrieked, clutching her child and earning an uncaring shrug from Kalia.
"Then I cannot help you," Kalia replied when she then noticed the man felled by the flail suddenly roll onto his back and immediately Kalia noticed a glimmer from the mans mouth. It was silver. She dutifully drew out her dagger and advanced upon the man, intent on cutting the silver out after slicing open his throat.
"No! Not my father!" the child suddenly screamed, causing Kalia to pause and then smirk.
"Do not worry child, I am not heartless," she said as she then struck the wounded man on the head with the handle of her dagger, knocking him out cold. She then put the tip of the blade to his mouth. "I won't cut his throat, only take what I need," she said with a macabre sense of mercy.
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The Tinkerers
"The statuette is perfect," Andrea stated to the gnome as she clutched the onyx figurine of some Demonlord in her gasp, her soft fingertips caressing the many finely crafted features of the item. Her brown eyes then turned to the gnome, who seemed to tremble. "Why do you fear me?" she then asked.
"You threatened to have my families eyeballs plucked out if I did not do as you asked," the gnome stated warily.
She just laughed a soft chuckle. "I purchased them legally from the slaver that took them, one that I assure you I never utilized before. Their lives are mine to do with as I please, for they were my property. But let me tell you this, I am no simple backstabber like you may perceive I might be. I honor my contracts and shall do the same with you, both in word and spirit," she added with emphasis. "Your wife and child shall be released to you, and liberated from their bonds. I take no enjoyment in the petty, barbaric pleasures of torturing those who do not deserve it."
The Tinker gnome simply gulped in relief and shock. "And know this," Andrea then added. "If it wasn't for my timely purchase, you would have never been reunited with your family again and I... never would of had such a perfectly crafted figurine in my possession."
---
The Keep Tower
Becka and Sana dutifully followed their teacher into the towers top floor, where the summoning circle, etched in the raw stone of the floor, was already in place and purified. Sana, the alchemist, was the first to rattle off the many physical safeguards put in place. "The rune lines have been filled with only the strongest of the citrus, surpassing that of even lime Milady. Then we suffused the fruit extract with salt as you commanded, before sprinkling the runes with the powdered silver that you... acquired," Sana continued to state in her precise, foreign accented voice.
"Excellent. I am glad we were able to find a suitable substitute for holy water. I do not want my future consort to feel unwelcome in his new doman," she said as she placed the figurine in the center of the circle. "So am I to be standing here?"
Becka nodded. "Yes Milady," as she started to explain the arcane aspects of the ceremony. "Sana and I will form the circle and start the incantation. Our voices will echo through the Lower Planes for one hour, until they pierce the veil and reach the Demon.... your Consorts ears and then the portal will be opened. Upon that point, you will view your Consort and be able to summon him to this realm by placing a drop of your blood upon the figurine and then casting the binding ritual upon him when he is pulled forward."
"Excellent," Andrea stated simply before noting the look of worry on Becka's face. "Please... voice your concerns now."
"Milady. I worry for your safety. From my research, Demons, especially those more powerful, tend to be rather... dangerous. If you do not dominate him, he may simply strike you down... or worse upon being bound to this plane and I... do not wish to see you endure that gate," Becka stated.
Andrea nodded. "I know the dangers. The only difference is that I desire no servant, but a consort my dear apprentice," the Sorceress then stated with a sigh, realizing no matter how much she tried to explain it to even those as talented and wise as her own handpicked apprentices, that they still did not understand the purpose behind summoning a demon beyond either madness or usefulness. "You may not understand, but I do demand your trust and loyalty in this matter."
"I admit, we do not understand, but we will follow you to the end Milady," Becka stated, as then Sana nodded in agreement.
But how could they understand the fact that Andrea didn't want to summon a demon to be yet another servant in her employ, or some powerful minion to be used up and disposed of. What she was looking for was entirely different then that. She was looking for an equal... a consort for lack of better terms, perhaps even a paramour amongst the powerful Demon Lords of the Lower Planes. For her entire artificially extended life, she had experienced no companionship beyond the most professional or most brief partnerships. There was no one that she found suitable as a consort. And thus her exhaustive research and efforts had led her to this point. If one could not be found among this world of mortals, perhaps she could find a suitable equal from the depths of Hell.
Andrea then turned to Kalia who was almost unseen as she leaned against the walls of the chamber, her cloak shrouded her entire body and face in near darkness. "My shadow. Besides my two apprentices, only you shall be in this chamber with me. If something goes wrong, drive this blade into the demons heart," the Sorceress said, withdrawing a brilliant looking sword still sheathed in an ornate leather scabbard.
For once, Kalia's seemingly dead eyes lit up. "It would be suicide to strike at a Demon Lord Milady," Kalia replied in a whisper. "Is this sword my blood price?"
Andrea blinked, as if considering the answer. "Consider this blade reward for your services rendered prior. Consider what happens after this moment, a renewal of our bond my shadow and keep in mind, I am facing death in certainty and you... only if you choose."
A thin smile crossed her lips. "I accept... Milady," Kalia responded, the smile still holding on her face.
---
It took an hour, and by that time the circle had become an impenetrable vortex of swirling energies suffused by a brilliant menagerie of swirling prismatic colors and a cacophony of bursting sounds and whistling tunes. It was a credit to her apprentices skills that the pre summoning rituals had approached this point as Andrea, trapped by the vortex of raw magical energy, suddenly saw a tear in the fabric of the planes open up before her, like an opening eye.
And thus was revealed to her, the fiery lands of the Demonlord she hoped to call her Consort. She couldn't make out more then the barest of silhoutte but even that seemed to exude a raw, powerful, even masculine energy and power as she felt the blast of heat and demonic power surge through the opening lid of the portal and wash over her. A lesser, mor easily swayed mind might've been intoxicated by the rush of power and thus fail at the apex of the summoning, but power for its own sake was not Andrea's goal and she simply basked in the flow of unnatural energies as they washed over her.
Instead, in full control of her mind and body, she let a single drop of blood, her blood, drop from her full lower lip and fall upon the head of the perfectly crafted figurine. The Demonlord. The chantings of her apprentices had gained the attention of the Demonlord, but it was her offering, of her own essence, that would hopefully draw him into the portal... and to her.
The Forest
As the sun set over the horizon, horse riders clad in red crested the ridge. Of the well armed party, a score or more of hard men and women, only five were of consequence. And of them, only one commanded all of their respect, if not out of love or loyalty, then for her reputation and power.
She was a young Sorceress, a naturally gifted wielder of magic, whose upbringing was focused purely on her mastery of the metaphysical world and the arcane arts that shaped and invoked its powers. Her work ethic was tireless, her talents complimented by skill and tempered by wisdom, and most dangerous of all, her ambition was limitless but fell just short of megalomania. Her wisdom allowed her to fall short of delusion, unlike so many others intoxicated with power. Her name was Andrea Elsis and though she seemed young, her actual age was a mystery beyond vague references. What is know is that the fact she had curbed her aging so soon in her life, was a further credit to her own skill.
Andrea, mounted on a black steed with eyes of smoke and fire, loosely held its magical reins as the crisp cool evening air washed over her, letting the crimson folds of her robes flutter in the breeze. If one dared look, they could see the voluptuous curves her loose clothing revealed underneath. The fair, smooth skin that complimented her long, thick dark hair that fell around her soft face, with large, dark brown eyes and full, soft lips. Her ample breasts, as they stretched against the comfortable corset she wore underneath her robes, expanding with every breath she took. And her soft hips hugged the flanks of the horse, belying the firm abs and well muscled legs that were hidden by her clothing. In another life, she could've been mistaken for a dancer, or perhaps a circus acrobat or even some manner of athlete from one of the cities on the Southern Coasts, but she was Andrea Elsis, a Sorceress who alone managed to master a vast array of the arcane arts to achieve the power she now possessed
"The Dark Elves will withdraw from the rocks on a moonless light, using their magics to transport themselves through solid rock and when they reach the surface, they will spent the rest of the night in pursuit of surfacers. Any will do, though they prefer elves," a woman spoke in a hushed tone, her voice seemingly muffled by the breeze itself. Andrea simply nodded curtly.
"You are my Shadow Kalia, I trust your counsel in this matter. Set me a perfect ambush," Andrea simply stated, feeling no loss of ego in deferring to a subordinate. In this case, her 'shadow' was a woman of unassuming stature and standing. One Andrea found at an age she was vulnerable and could be shaped properly into both a confidant and instrument and which Andrea eagerly and vigorously pursued.
The hooded woman simply nodded. "As you command," she replied, as she spurred her head forward. "The Dark Elves will sense us, regardless of if we are invisible, or silent. They can see misshapen shadows even on a moonless night, as well as notice the crushing of grass, or movement of twigs and I cannot guarantee that even the men we have brought with us are so good as to not disturb the forest itself."
"So we will draw them in to an ambush rather then seek them out," Andrea asked, already loving the challenge of engaging an enemy as formidable as the infamous Drow. "I require the Priestess and Mage alive. Their knowledge of demonology and summoning will be of service to me."
"Yes my Lady," Kalia responded, reaching out a thin hand to stroke the mane of her own Elven bred pony.
"Then set me a trap," Andrea simply stated before turning to her Shadow, a flash of fiendishness in her eyes. "My abilities are at your disposal," she said with a bit of teasing accent to her loyal servant. Kalia simply shivered a bit under her Masters gaze.
---
The Drow were all tenth year students, sent to the surface to dip their blades in the blood of innocent surface folk. Humans. Dwarves. Halflings. Elves being the most desired. By spilling their blood, they would have passed the final stage to graduation into full warriors and weapon masters. As such, they were escorted by both a mage and dark priestess in the task, as well as a senior weapon master instructor. This squad of dark elves was a match for nearly any other force of equal size on the planet, providing relatively equal footing.
For the Drow, surprise and the darkness were allies.
In this case, they lost both of those advantages in the first second of the ambush as with the silent signals of Andrea, she drew out the words of a quietly casted spell that transformed the darkness of the moonless night into day, immersing them in the bright magical light, so brilliantly powerful that the innate magics of the Drow was useless in conjuration of darkness to counter it.
Her apprentices unleashed barrages of stunning spells that used magical energy to sap will or strength, or permeate the air about them with strands of sticky webbing, or filled the air with choking, blinding gas. The bowmen, with Andrea's shadow leading them, cut down the warriors in training. They were not needed to live. Only the Priestess and Mage were wanted alive. Andrea ripped the sound from their mouths, a moment after deflecting their spells with properly timed and preconcocted counterspells and wardings, and a moment later brought them both down under the paralyzing crush of invisible magical force.
The Drow, to their credit, wounded several of Andrea's men despite the ambush. They were skilled in blind fighting after all and with their crossbows, they were able to fight back, but not for long.
Andrea strode into the battlefield, approaching the two survivors. "The Drow of Mantherist and House Ga'memmon will hunt you down and crush you," the Priestess spat upon noticing the approach of the Human Sorceress.
"I was inclined to release you after I was done, until you spoke those words," Andrea replied coolly.
"If you think I will help you, you are more a fool then your kin. I can withstand whatever torture you may have conjured whether here or in the Hells you are destined to burn within," the Priestess responded.
"Torture?" Andrea said with a growing smile. "That is so beneath me that I am almost insulted. I have refined the art of extraction to... well an art actually as you will soon witness... before your end."
---
The Caravan
The final caravaner crumpled to the ground, stunned by the weighted chains of the flail that struck across his back as he tried to scramble away and flee. The Gnoll who delivered the blow however, restrained himself from delivering a skull crushing blow as he heard the wailing of a woman and child underneath the nearby wagon. Almost immediately, the savage hyenid turned his bestial gaze upon the two helpless innocents, as if desiring some more sport.
But a soft yet crisp voice stopped his advance as Kalia strode forward, clad more like an Elf of the woodlands then a Gnoll raider. "Leave them unharmed..." Kalia stated to the gnoll. "If they have the silver to pay for their lives," she then added, as the Gnoll suddenly grinned again.
"We have no silver!" the woman shrieked, clutching her child and earning an uncaring shrug from Kalia.
"Then I cannot help you," Kalia replied when she then noticed the man felled by the flail suddenly roll onto his back and immediately Kalia noticed a glimmer from the mans mouth. It was silver. She dutifully drew out her dagger and advanced upon the man, intent on cutting the silver out after slicing open his throat.
"No! Not my father!" the child suddenly screamed, causing Kalia to pause and then smirk.
"Do not worry child, I am not heartless," she said as she then struck the wounded man on the head with the handle of her dagger, knocking him out cold. She then put the tip of the blade to his mouth. "I won't cut his throat, only take what I need," she said with a macabre sense of mercy.
---
The Tinkerers
"The statuette is perfect," Andrea stated to the gnome as she clutched the onyx figurine of some Demonlord in her gasp, her soft fingertips caressing the many finely crafted features of the item. Her brown eyes then turned to the gnome, who seemed to tremble. "Why do you fear me?" she then asked.
"You threatened to have my families eyeballs plucked out if I did not do as you asked," the gnome stated warily.
She just laughed a soft chuckle. "I purchased them legally from the slaver that took them, one that I assure you I never utilized before. Their lives are mine to do with as I please, for they were my property. But let me tell you this, I am no simple backstabber like you may perceive I might be. I honor my contracts and shall do the same with you, both in word and spirit," she added with emphasis. "Your wife and child shall be released to you, and liberated from their bonds. I take no enjoyment in the petty, barbaric pleasures of torturing those who do not deserve it."
The Tinker gnome simply gulped in relief and shock. "And know this," Andrea then added. "If it wasn't for my timely purchase, you would have never been reunited with your family again and I... never would of had such a perfectly crafted figurine in my possession."
---
The Keep Tower
Becka and Sana dutifully followed their teacher into the towers top floor, where the summoning circle, etched in the raw stone of the floor, was already in place and purified. Sana, the alchemist, was the first to rattle off the many physical safeguards put in place. "The rune lines have been filled with only the strongest of the citrus, surpassing that of even lime Milady. Then we suffused the fruit extract with salt as you commanded, before sprinkling the runes with the powdered silver that you... acquired," Sana continued to state in her precise, foreign accented voice.
"Excellent. I am glad we were able to find a suitable substitute for holy water. I do not want my future consort to feel unwelcome in his new doman," she said as she placed the figurine in the center of the circle. "So am I to be standing here?"
Becka nodded. "Yes Milady," as she started to explain the arcane aspects of the ceremony. "Sana and I will form the circle and start the incantation. Our voices will echo through the Lower Planes for one hour, until they pierce the veil and reach the Demon.... your Consorts ears and then the portal will be opened. Upon that point, you will view your Consort and be able to summon him to this realm by placing a drop of your blood upon the figurine and then casting the binding ritual upon him when he is pulled forward."
"Excellent," Andrea stated simply before noting the look of worry on Becka's face. "Please... voice your concerns now."
"Milady. I worry for your safety. From my research, Demons, especially those more powerful, tend to be rather... dangerous. If you do not dominate him, he may simply strike you down... or worse upon being bound to this plane and I... do not wish to see you endure that gate," Becka stated.
Andrea nodded. "I know the dangers. The only difference is that I desire no servant, but a consort my dear apprentice," the Sorceress then stated with a sigh, realizing no matter how much she tried to explain it to even those as talented and wise as her own handpicked apprentices, that they still did not understand the purpose behind summoning a demon beyond either madness or usefulness. "You may not understand, but I do demand your trust and loyalty in this matter."
"I admit, we do not understand, but we will follow you to the end Milady," Becka stated, as then Sana nodded in agreement.
But how could they understand the fact that Andrea didn't want to summon a demon to be yet another servant in her employ, or some powerful minion to be used up and disposed of. What she was looking for was entirely different then that. She was looking for an equal... a consort for lack of better terms, perhaps even a paramour amongst the powerful Demon Lords of the Lower Planes. For her entire artificially extended life, she had experienced no companionship beyond the most professional or most brief partnerships. There was no one that she found suitable as a consort. And thus her exhaustive research and efforts had led her to this point. If one could not be found among this world of mortals, perhaps she could find a suitable equal from the depths of Hell.
Andrea then turned to Kalia who was almost unseen as she leaned against the walls of the chamber, her cloak shrouded her entire body and face in near darkness. "My shadow. Besides my two apprentices, only you shall be in this chamber with me. If something goes wrong, drive this blade into the demons heart," the Sorceress said, withdrawing a brilliant looking sword still sheathed in an ornate leather scabbard.
For once, Kalia's seemingly dead eyes lit up. "It would be suicide to strike at a Demon Lord Milady," Kalia replied in a whisper. "Is this sword my blood price?"
Andrea blinked, as if considering the answer. "Consider this blade reward for your services rendered prior. Consider what happens after this moment, a renewal of our bond my shadow and keep in mind, I am facing death in certainty and you... only if you choose."
A thin smile crossed her lips. "I accept... Milady," Kalia responded, the smile still holding on her face.
---
It took an hour, and by that time the circle had become an impenetrable vortex of swirling energies suffused by a brilliant menagerie of swirling prismatic colors and a cacophony of bursting sounds and whistling tunes. It was a credit to her apprentices skills that the pre summoning rituals had approached this point as Andrea, trapped by the vortex of raw magical energy, suddenly saw a tear in the fabric of the planes open up before her, like an opening eye.
And thus was revealed to her, the fiery lands of the Demonlord she hoped to call her Consort. She couldn't make out more then the barest of silhoutte but even that seemed to exude a raw, powerful, even masculine energy and power as she felt the blast of heat and demonic power surge through the opening lid of the portal and wash over her. A lesser, mor easily swayed mind might've been intoxicated by the rush of power and thus fail at the apex of the summoning, but power for its own sake was not Andrea's goal and she simply basked in the flow of unnatural energies as they washed over her.
Instead, in full control of her mind and body, she let a single drop of blood, her blood, drop from her full lower lip and fall upon the head of the perfectly crafted figurine. The Demonlord. The chantings of her apprentices had gained the attention of the Demonlord, but it was her offering, of her own essence, that would hopefully draw him into the portal... and to her.
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