Chapter 24

Red eyes like blood stared into mine. Thin vertical pupils split them like a snake's. Dark scales covered her face from the eyes up, the lower section was a pale purple, almost as if she was suffering from hypothermia. Her lips, however, were scarlet, full and plump. A pair of fangs peeked through, making for a stunning picture.

Dangerous and beautiful. I thought she would look more reptilian in nature, but she looked like a woman.

A very beautiful woman. A stunningly very beautiful woman. A stunningly beautiful yet dangerous looking woman.

Stop it!

Silvery white hair like smoke fell down her shoulders to her waist, spilling the rest down her back. Two long, black horns emerged from her forehead. They looked to be around twenty centimeters long, bending backwards.

She wore similar clothes to the priestess, with plenty of differences, however. Hers had a more intricate golden motif and were sleeveless. A black leather belt directly beneath her chest acknowledged a sizable volume and a lean midriff. The body fitting clothes also displayed wide-ish hips. The front of the skirt opened halfway down her thighs, showing her legs.

A lithe tail dark as night hanging behind them, bending up and avoiding the floor. The limbs were slender and toned, covered in scales except for her inner thighs, where her skin showed the same shade of light purple as her face.

Scales continued from the knees down, thicker the lower they went. Her toes ended in claws, sandals protecting her soles. Her arms were similar. From the elbows, scales turned thicker towards her fingers, ending in claws. Her limbs didn't look that different from a person save for the scales.

I walked towards her and she met me halfway. We studied each other in silence. Her elongated eyes stopped on my cleavage for a few seconds, then averted her gaze, blinking a few times. I noticed her eyelids were covered in thin scales. Her eyebrows were scaly and the pattern clearly noticeable.

Our eyes met again and I let a wide smile form. Excluding her horns, she was a few centimeters shorter than me.

She was beautiful in a primal way. Her features were sharp, her eyes like a predator's.

She opened and closed her mouth several times, a deep purple blush coloring her cheeks, I saw a glimpse of a blue tongue.

"Natasha, nice to meet you." I offered a hand, she took it and I felt soft skin against my palm. I was lost in her eyes. She had no whites, the entire orbs a vivid scarlet.

"Alyssa. N-nice to meet you." the Luzo said in a deep, feminine voice.

[Alyssa, Krystaali Luzo Lvl 246 Cardinal]

She stuttered! I giggled and her blush reached her neck and scaled ears. Hers were longer than mine, but not as long as Lapia's.

This creature is cute as all hells.

"You're beautiful." I whispered, staring into her eyes.

She smiled and looked away, the blush now on her entire face. "Thanks." she said in a meek voice. "You too, are beautiful." she took a quick peek at me. Her voice numbed the base of my skull, the sound gentle and rich.

Her attitude was a contrast to her appearance. Is this the big titty goth girlfriend I was promised in the afterlife?

"Would you walk with me?" I asked. Her hand trembling slightly.

She nodded and turned to look at the priestess. "Clara, I'll be having a stroll with Natasha." she lowered her head slightly. "Thank you for introducing us." her voice was thick with nervousness and excitement.

The woman in question smiled from ear to ear. "Not at all, Lady Alyssa." she bowed and turned to leave. As she left the library, she looked back at us and gigged.

Alyssa looked back at me, her deep red eyes going over my face, a smile forming.

"Shall we?" I gestured to the open doors, relaxing my hand around hers.

She nodded. "I know a nice spot." she began slowly walking, releasing her grasp.

We left the library, the doors closing on their own at a gesture from her. She turned right and walked towards an opening to the side. It led to a long corridor, an open space at the end. I kept my hands on my back, my spine straight. My breasts shook slightly with each step.

"Excuse me." she said, taking out the paper with my information, pointing at the sketch I did. "Did you draw this?"

"Yeah, did you like it?" I walked at her side, leaving a comfortable distance between us.

"It's gorgeous, and your handwriting is beautiful." she looked at the drawing with a smile. "It doesn't do you justice, though." she added, shyly looking away.

"Thank you." I felt my heart skip a beat. "Would you like me to draw you?" I offered. I had confidence in my skills, I earned a living thanks to them.

She turned to me, eyes wide. "You would?" her voice had increased in pitch a little. She covered her mouth. "You would?" she asked again, calmer this time.

"Yeah, I'd love to." I smiled at her. "It would be a crime not to immortalize your beauty." I said with my most charming (?) smile. That was a good one. I patted myself mentally.

"Oh, you flatter me too much." she blushed and looked away, but a smile was there. "Thank you." she said in a whisper.

"Not at all. You really are beautiful." I complimented her. Her eyes met mine, and gave me a shy smile, her fangs showing.

She returned her focus on the paper in her hands. "Would you mind if I asked you a few questions?" she asked, peeking at me a few times.

"Go ahead." I fixed my posture and noticed her taking a glance at my chest, then quickly looking at the paper.

"Here you wrote you woke up five days ago." she looked me in the eye. "Was the place near Riverfield?"

"I woke up more than ten thousand kilometers to the south." I explained. "I covered the distance running."

Her eyes widened for a second, then leaned close. "So… you have… uhm… great stamina?" she blushed, struggling to maintain eye contact, blinking quickly.

Holy shit this woman went there instantly. I chuckled, fighting the urge to laugh out loud.

"Yes. I do have great stamina." I admitted, my cheeks burning a little.

"And you already have a partner. Lady Lapia." she read the paper again.

"That's correct. Have you heard of her?" though I added a little of her information, a clarification is never bad.

"Yes." she nodded. "We've met a few times due to clergy business." she smiled and looked at me. "She's quite the charmer, isn't she?" she giggled and I felt my already short age gaining vitality.

"She is." I smiled. "How long have you been in Riverfield? The priestess mentioned something like that."

"I've been staying in Riverfield for three years." she paused. "Before that, I spent some years in Juufk in the Koluum Kingdom, helping various teams that delved into dungeons in the nearby swamps." she shrugged. "The income was good, but level gains were slow. Nobody really caught my attention so I left."

"Makes sense." I nodded. "Have I caught your attention, then?" I grinned.

She blushed, looking down. "Very much so." she said in a quiet voice. "When Clara brought me your form, I admit I was skeptical." she said, looking back at me. "Once I saw you, however, I was…" she gulped, the blush going up to her ears. "Smitten." she whispered, looking away.

Wow. Can I have this one? I felt my heart squeeze, her expressions were too cute. I covered a stupid smile with my hand.

"You're so cute." I couldn't help but admit it, giggling.

We reached the end of the corridor and walked into a large garden surrounded by walls. Trees dotted the view, a pond in the center of the spacious grounds.

"O-over here." she stuttered, a wide grin on her face, the blush not leaving her.

She guided me to a particularly tall tree with a bench next to it. She sat and excitedly patted the spot right next to her. I noticed her tail was curled up, resting opposite of where she gestured. I did as offered.

"Beautiful spot." I said looking around. A few birds sang, the late morning bathing us in the suns glorious light.

"I like to come here and read." she took deep breaths, calming the blush on her face. Her elongated eyes found mine. Her hands still held the sheet.

"What do you read?" I rested my hands on my lap, maintaining a straight posture.

"I like epics and romantic tragedy." she tucked some hair behind her ear, her slender fingers seemed delicate despite being covered in scales, giving me a sidelong glance. She smirked when she noticed me staring at her. I felt my face heat up.

She knows what she's doing, alright.

"Any particular piece you'd recommend?" I leaned forward slightly, looking to the front.

I noticed her take a quick glance at my breasts, a soft sigh escaping her lips.

"Kindgom Fall, by Yinka Plavas. It's pretty exciting." she slightly moved closer to me.

"Oh? What's it about?" I asked, turning my body in her direction.

"I'm not one to spoil a good read, so you'd have to find out." she laughed, the bountiful breasts I had been trying to ignore shook. My eyes instantly fell on them. The sheer volume threatened to consume me. I looked away the moment I saw her head turning.

I felt a heat rising from my chest to my face, spreading through my torso. This woman was physically attracive and really cute. Knowing the forwardness of romance was honestly liberating.

"Do you have a copy I could borrow? In exchange, I have a few books of my own that I woke up with." I said, grabbing my collar and airing my chest. Though the excitement and arousal were welcome, I didn't know if she was that open minded.

"Oh?" her eyes sparked with interest. "That sounds like a plan."

A white book appeared on her hand, offering me the item.

I took out a Saint Valentine event book titled 'Yours, Truly'. It was a quest item that was supposed to fix the relationship between two NPC's in the game. Romance was never my thing in literature, I preferred cyberpunk or sci-fi.

She took the book and I hers. The shape of a castle stood below the title. The book looked more like an ancient encyclopedia, and was as thick as one. Silver decorations everywhere on the thing, the author's name on the tome's spine. After going through some pages and discovering it was in English, or Common as it was called in this world, I stored it.

Alyssa looked at the cover of the admittedly thinner book I gave her, and nodded to herself.

"A romance novel?" she asked, a scaly eyebrow rising.

"I though it fitting." I looked into her eyes.

Her face blushed, eyes widening slightly. "It is." A wide smile formed on her face. The book and the sheet of paper disappeared from her grasp.

"I'm glad you think so." I sighed, leaning back and looking up to the sky. I was never a gesture type of woman, so this book and Lapia's ring were blind shots. A warm, fuzzy feeling made me giddy.

I felt her hand on my shoulder and turned to her. Her face was really close, her eyes darting from mine to my lips. Her long, blue, forked tongue licked hers. It reminded me more of a split tongue than a reptile one.

Her hand followed my arm locked fingers with mine. As she leaned on me, I felt her generous chest on my side.

Crimson lips connected with my golden. Her eyes closed and body leaning on me. The two tips of her tongue invaded my mouth at the first opportunity, the long muscle wrapping around mine. Her fangs dug into my lips and a moan left her accompanied by a long sigh.

She gave me a deep kiss right away. I was surprised but followed her actions, hugging her back and pressing our chests together. She tasted like strawberries.

Her tail wrapped around my waist and pushed me hard against her, both her arms around my neck. The scales were harder than I thought, scratching against my skin and sending pleasant shivers through my body. I was momentarily reminded that my skin had, in fact, reflected a blade with the intent to kill, so the hard reptilian surface would never hurt me or cause any discomfort.

She broke the kiss and giggled, then sighed and gave me a peck on the lips.