>>6016276>>6016279>>6016352>>6016370https://files.catbox.moe/g6z5w9.mp3You swallowed, the cold roughing your voice, making the lie sound convincing.
“Yes,” you said, giving a single nod. “So bring us down.”
She beamed with delight, her lips stretching wide. “Didn’t take long to show your true prophesied self, hero!”
You didn’t give a response. You had none. The least you said to get her on side—bad side or good—the better.
She spread her wings, their tips curling to seize the wind. With a powerful swoop, she plunged towards the earth.
“I’m the -greatest- General the Demon King had” —she yelled, not even the whistling wind being able to deafen her voice— “but the others are not to be underestimated! The Demon King will likely send either the ‘Mountain Eater’ or the ‘Twister of Wishes’ after you.”
Those aliases sounded eccentric, and it did little to comfort you. You clenched your jaw to stifle the fear. What was happening? You waited until she broke through the clouds and landed at your doorsteps to take a breath of air.
Her eyes glinted red as they swept over the village landscape.
“Strange, they aren’t here yet. Seems you’ll face them another day,” she ‘reassured’ you.
You nodded again; it boiled down to just nodding, really. Her talons relaxed, leaving aching scratches on your skin.
“Well, fetch your important cat.” She stretched her arms. “Is he a sealed weapon? Perhaps a fledgling behemoth?”
“He’s a cat,” you said, dismissing her delusions as you cleared the splintered door to enter. She-demon stayed outside, perhaps disappointed by your mundane answer. “Count Whiskers?” you softly beckoned, the cat slinking from the shadows. You clicked your fingers to beckon him nearer. “There you are … the scary demon isn’t here, fret not.” He prowled closer, nuzzling against your palm. You smiled, then tossed a glance behind you: the she-demon’s seeming distracted by something else.
> You’ll escape, and then what? She has wings, and you do not, and if the other Demon King’s Generals are after you, do you really want to be alone? Give up the idea of escape, and return to Miranna to ask about the prophecy.> Climb out of the window on the other side of the house and sneak out with your cat into the forest not so far from the village. The night and the tree crows should be enough to hide you from the flying harpy. That’s step one.> Pick up a jar of oil and spill it on the entrance to the cellar on the floor. Invite the she-demon into your house and then push her into the trap door. As soon as she slips on the steps, close the door with iron bolt and other things.> [Write In] 