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Post by TheMelodiousOne on Feb 24, 2023 13:14:01 GMT -6
A year after the life-changing road trip with Grandpa Max and Ben, Gwen felt she was on top of the world. She was acing school, she and Ben had finally become friends, her sorcery training was going well and she had explored countless of other worlds through magic. Now, all she wanted was to enjoy her weekend at her dad's summer house with her parents and her brother Ken. When they arrived, she flung herself on top of her bed and let out a deep sigh.
"Yo, sis." said Ken. "The folks and I are going hiking in an hour. You wanna join?"
"Thanks, but no thanks." Gwen replied. "I've been through a lot this week, I'm thinking of taking some time off in the hot tub."
"Suit yourself." Ken said.
An hour passed. Her parents and brother left for their hiking trip and Gwen put on her green one-piece swimsuit and took a dip in the bubbling hot tub. Unfortunately, she was itching to read something in the meantime, so she magically summoned her spell book to practice more spells she had yet to discover. After a few moments, she came across a damaged page that contained a spell she had yet to decipher. All she could make out was that it had something to do with transportation and something about a lunar eclipse. Little did she know, however, that it was actually a spell that would turn water into a cosmic sinkhole, leading to whatever realm she would think of. When she performed the incantation, the hot tub water started glowing blue. Gwen was too freaked out to think properly, but for a split second she was reminded of the time when she was transported into a jungle where she became a plaything for that creep Kaa.
In a moment, Gwen found herself popping up in the same jungle she was in a year ago, and in the same river she landed in.
"Oh, no..." Gwen groaned. To make matters worse, her spell book was back in her own world. So not only did she have to wait until midnight to get home, but she would have to dig deep in her memory to remember the right spell. She made sure not to shout for help this time, for the last time it attracted Kaa to her location. But little did she know that the commotion made by the cosmic sinkhole already attracted Kaa to her location. The girl made her way into the jungle, using the trees to avoid the scorching heat from the sun. Finally, she found a large tree with a perfect stump to sit on while waiting. But she had no idea that she had actually sat on a brown snake's tail using the tree and stump as camouflage. She did not even hear the soft but excited chuckle from the branches above.
Suddenly, the snake tail revealed itself and slowly wrapped around her butt, thighs and waist, forming a coiled seat and seatbelt as it reeled the girl up to the branches above. When Gwen noticed this, she was already too high above the ground to jump and so had no choice but to see this through.
Moments later, she found herself looking at a familiar face.
"KAA!!!" Gwen exclaimed, she was so surprised she practically froze up. "It...i-it...it's...it's YOU!"
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Feb 25, 2023 15:57:22 GMT -6
The large python did not expect Gwen to appear in his domain all of a sudden, especially since it's been a while since he'd seen her last time. Nonetheless, he was quick to pounce on the chance of ensnaring her in his coils when she was close enough. Looked like the redhead fell for the exact same trick in the book - for the third time, in fact. The large brown snake now held the young female in his coil seat and watched her every move. He did not know how would she behave right now, but something told him he needed to be more careful with her.
"Ah, thisss ssscent doesss not lie to me, it seemsss. It'ss you, Gwen. It'sss been a while since you were here lassst time" - said Kaa, his coils tried to obstruct Gwen from escaping and keep her where she was. "Do not worry pleassse, I do not wisssh to harm you" - he added, keeping an extra coil wrap over Gwen's head just in case.
"Ssso, what hass brought you here thisss time?" - Kaa spoke, hoping to maintain the advantage for as long as he needed. The spirals in his eyes were not there yet, but it was only a matter of time before they would be used, like a year ago. Except, with that much time having passed, the python could certainly have a small headstart here.
"Please don't be rude with me... I want to talk to you like a friend, not an enemy..."
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Post by TheMelodiousOne on Feb 26, 2023 8:32:54 GMT -6
Gwen had never been so ashamed in her life. She fell for Kaa's trick again. But she thought to herself that she would make all the effort to avoid his gaze. She shivered with disgust as the snake's tail wrapped around her torso and formed a horseshoe loop on her scalp. She still considered herself lucky that her immense beauty was keeping Kaa from wanting to eat her.
"Riiight...you just want to keep me as your trophy." Gwen said sarcastically, using her foot to push Kaa's head away from her and pulled the tail away from her head and torso.
"Listen, I don't want to hurt you, but as soon as midnight comes, my powers will activate and I WILL use them on you if I must." She added.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Feb 27, 2023 16:06:05 GMT -6
"Trophhhy? Ah no, Gwen... That'ss not true at all" - Kaa responded, he was not going to let the girl get away like she did last time. "I don't think you really have to ussse magic on me in thiss casssse... I have learned my mistakes and won't try to do anything that might aggravate you" - but the python was lying, he certainly had a wicked plan in his mind.
"Ssay... What do you think about the foressst you have landed in...? I may offer you a ssshelter for you take in, until the night comess... There might be sso many dangers in the jungle, so I think... you sshould be prepared for anything" - he added, trying to put his small scheme into motion.
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Post by TheMelodiousOne on Feb 28, 2023 7:37:03 GMT -6
As soon as Gwen pushed the tail away from her, it wrapped around her forearm, annoying her further.
"Oh, so DO you want to eat me, is that it?" Gwen said, untangling the coils from her forearm. "Last time you kidnapped me, you hypnotized me and I can only imagine what you did while I was in a trance!"
"Shelter?" Gwen exclaimed. "Don't take me for a fool. I wouldn't be surprised if you're just going to make me miss the midnight moon so you can keep me here for another day." she said, finally freeing her forearm and proceeded with untangling her waist while restraining the tail.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Mar 18, 2023 3:58:33 GMT -6
"What? No, that'sss not what I mean" - Kaa responded with a confused look on his face. Whatever he had been trying to come up with did him little good. But there was a chance to reroute things back into his favor, but it relied sizable effort and a little bit of luck.
"I did not do anything while you were ssleeping, Gwen. I sssimply kept you ssecure in the treetopssss. Why do you think I want to eat you?" - the python asked afterwards with a look at the girl's face, he knew he had to act quick to keep Gwen from escaping - and perhaps try and reignite her trust in him.
"Sshelter, yesss, I know a nice place you could wait out for a moon to come" - Kaa continued, his coils tried to keep Gwen where she was, coiling around her other forearm and keeping her up there.
The snake's eyes emitted a couple of colors quickly, but then they went back to normal just as instantly. If the snake wanted to win in the situation, he would have to plan things carefully.
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Post by TheMelodiousOne on Jul 1, 2023 11:23:52 GMT -6
The girl hesitated, looked at the snake with confusion, and scoffed at his statement as she kept untangling those annoying coils wrapping around her limbs. She wondered what Kaa's plan was and why he is denying that he held her prisoner the last time she was with him. Although Gwen had to admit that she has more memories of the beautiful dreams Kaa induced her with when he hypnotized her. Could it be that there was some truth to what Kaa was saying?
"A nice pla-..." Gwen said as she was interrupted by a second loop of coils wrapping around her waist right above where the first loop coiled around her hips. "A nice place? A "nice place" would be away from you, if you ask me. What exactly is your definition of a "nice place," if I may ask?" she continued as she finally freed both her arms from the coils.
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jul 1, 2023 11:48:52 GMT -6
It seemed the python's strategy was going to be alittle bit... different, if he wanted to get Gwen back under hypnosis. He let the girl free her arms on purpose as he made no further attempt to ensnare her physically with coils... for now, at least. Instead, he leaned a little closer, and a couple of colorful rings escaped from his eyes, which lasted only a second of real time.
"A niccce placcce isss ssomewhere you could fully take a ressst, with the jungle below very dangerousss even for sssskilled people like you. I do apologize for not telling you in advance about my plansss lasst year, I jusst wanted to keep you up ssafe and without anything to worry about. I don't really think you can lassst long on your own, against the horrorss that the foresst sseems to hide" - the python asked Gwen while he adjusted himself just a little further up the tree. Then, a question came, which seemed like a punchline if anything.
"The only catchh here is that only my eyess can sshow the path to it. It'ss not very far, but getting to that exact ssafe place is quite a tassk if you assk me..."
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Post by TheMelodiousOne on Jul 1, 2023 12:43:54 GMT -6
Gwen looked at the snake with disgust as his head leaned towards her. She brought her arms slowly up to her face and prepared to close her eyes.
"Only your eyes can show the path, huh?" Gwen sassed, smirking for a moment before forming a frown. "Do you take me for a fool? You honestly expect me to look into your eyes? If you wanna earn my trust, and if this "nice place" of yours is real, you'll just have to take me there yourself."
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Post by dukenukem4ever2 on Jul 1, 2023 15:47:14 GMT -6
"Yess, but even I have my limits. The set-up iss impossible to pass through the wordsss, only my eyessss will show the exact order of what to do. Just trust me, and I promise you won't be disappointed" - Kaa tried his best to sound as truthful as he could, keeping his coils in place for the time being.
"But you ssshould resist the gaze for as much as you can... Only through the focus, will you be able to get the answer you are looking for" - the most tricky was slowly being laid out, piece by piece, yet the python tried to throw off all the suspicion behind it. It seemed like an advice, a warning of what was to come - even though Kaa was going to take advantage of Gwen having been hypnotized earlier and make a trap for her.
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Post by TheMelodiousOne on Jul 1, 2023 16:15:44 GMT -6
Gwen looked at the snake puzzled. Her anger began to soothe. "W-wh-what do you mean by that?" Gwen asked. Suddenly the girl began to feel a soft cool breeze. She noticed the sun was setting and knew it would soon get cooler. Naturally, wearing only her swimsuit would mean she needed a source of warmth until midnight, but Kaa's coils were the only things providing her comfort and warmth. The gentle touch of the coils coupled with another cool breeze brushing her skin gave her goosebumps all over and somehow the girl felt that Kaa knew what she was thinking. She knew he was trying to win her trust but how could she possibly trust him enough to risk becoming entranced? The snake gently scooched her closer to him as he signaled her to listen to him. Gwen lowered one brow, suspicious, but decided to humor him and placed her ear next to his mouth as she awaited the answer to her question.
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