Cruel Fate

[Heuschrecke]

Clarity.

Tessa had not understood the gravity of the bargain until she felt the endured suffering lifted. Everything she felt had melted away, as though it had all just been a hallucination. her suffering had been very real, but only within the confines of her thoughts. That induced fear. For a moment, she found herself staring into the void, waiting, watching for any disturbance. It never came, her surroundings remaining pristine. Then, the echo:

You choose wisely 'Shadowbearer'

The scape around her dissolved, becoming the moderately-lit room around her. She had awoken in time to see someone stood over her, too close to make out any features, planting a kiss on her lips. An attempted recoil from the contact, but there was nowhere to recoil to. She was trapped, and there was nothing she could do. Then she felt it. Something slithered into her mouth, something slick and long. at first she thought it was their tongue, but it was far too thick for that. She gagged, as whatever it was slid down her throat, worming its way inside her.

Struggling to breathe, she convulsed a little as it made its way inside. They pulled away from the kiss, and she caught a glimpse of something blueish disappearing into her mouth while she fought for air. It settled inside her, allowing her to catch her breath before it sought out her spine. It almost surgically cut through her stomach lining, seeking the point it could integrate itself to her. The intense pain of it burrowing inside her caused a primal scream to echo across Kaarst. As her eyed focused on the shadow in front of her, she noticed it was Heimirich, whispering something that she didn't quite hear over her own wailing. Alls that existed was the pain from this creature.

She blacked out from the intensity of the pain, entering a semi-coma state.