Post by Wolf on Jan 11, 2011 10:25:30 GMT -5
In front of you stands the largest Nightmare you have ever seen. She is, to put it mildly, enormous. You know that Nightmares are horse sized, anywhere from a tiny pony to a shire, but she must be larger than even the largest horse. You run your eyes over her nervously, noting how shiny and healthy and well fed she looks, but the thing that really catches your eye are her legs. They are long and thin like all other Nightmare's legs, but something about them looks... strong, and fast. Well, faster than other Nightmares, at any rate.
She stands still for your inspection, a slight smile playing around her mouth as she looks at the wolfonfly you've brought with you. She licks her lips very quickly, so fast you aren't quite sure she did it, and then steps forward and.... bows to you.
"I am Adacari." She says, still with that slight smile. Her voice is much higher than you would expect for something so strong looking, much like a normal adult women's voice, and it doesn't boom, as you would expect. The tone is calm, cool, confident, and very slightly mocking. "Adacari the All-devouring, as you humans have named me, although I was once Adacari Swifthunter."
She pauses, as though waiting for you to reply, and then continues on. "You have come to challenge me.I know this, it is the only reason why you humans seek me out." The tone has become just a hint more mocking, as though, if she had it her way, humans would be beneath her notice. "One on one, your Lucid or Recurring against me. If I win, I take your creature, if I lose, you may take two things from me, or up to 100 Skim Bucks." She pauses again, the smile and the mocking tone both growing by another tiny amount. "I may also decide I like the way your wolfonfly has fought, or take pity on the thing and declare it the winner. I'll even keep my tail out of it, although I can't promise that I won't use my acid."
She waits again, and when you say nothing, waves her tail at a place off to the side where owners and their wolfonflies are waiting, some looking terrified, and others grimly determined. "Well,now that you've seen me, do you still want to challenge me? If you do, and if there's still a spot left, go over there and fill out a form." When you don't move, she sighs very quietly, and flicks her tail the other way, at some cages lining the long hallway. Within are Lucids and Recurrings, and even a few Daydreams. There's also pets. Items and Skim Bucks are strewn around randomly, as though she could really care less about them, though none of them are close enough to the bars for someone to reach in and grab anything. The Lucids and Recurrings are huddled into the corners, peering out through the bars. Most appear to have given up hope, but there are a few that stand or sit in such a way that it looks like they're positive someone will rescue them.
"Or if you like." Adacari speaks suddenly, jolting you out of your study of the prisoners. "You can look at the prizes." A horn sounds quite suddenly from somewhere in the amphitheater, and Adacari turns away from you. "If you'll excuse me, I really must be going now." She walks away quickly, and quite gracefully for a Nightmare, leaving you to decide what to do next.
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