Her heavy breathe and footsteps echo as she runs through the decaying and crumbling hallway, the cultists in pursuit somewhere far behind her, she and her guild had been payed to investigate the workings and actions of a cult that had taken up residence in the ancient ruins of a stone temple miles down an overgrown path near the village trade routes by the lord of a city nearby, he had grown concerned by rumors of the cult attempting to awaken a massive, almost unstoppable and blood thirsty serpent that had long been sealed there thousands of years ago frozen in time and so had faded into legend.
 She stumbled for a moment on a loose stone but catches herself and continues to run, the fabric of her short skirt brushing against her legs that she had chosen for mobility, the sleeves of lightweight blouse she had enchanted for protection she had begun to slip down exposing her shoulders , the heels of her boots clacking against a smoothened and dusty stone floor leaving footprints behind, the layer upon layers of dust is evidence that no one had been down this hall in very long time, she knows the few guild members she had travel here with had underestimated just how many cultists there were here, that's why they had been surrounded, outnumbered and outmatched in the main chamber.
 The paladin, the only front line fighter who joined them on this job, had cast a single force wave knocking the cultists to ground and yelling for everyone to scatter, they followed his order, each member choosing a different hallway in hopes of escaping and running a message to their guild for reinforcements.
 She's scared, with a sharp intake of air she turns another corner and from the state of the path she had chosen, she now has doubts of it leading out of the ruins at all, she's not sure she'll even make it out alive, the deeper she runs down the pathway the more it changes, multiple twisting turns, it's becoming a labyrinth overgrown with roots and brimming with dead ends, bones and rusty equipment, cracked halls where stones had crumble, crack or collapsed, places where the floor had fallen away leaving a gapping abyss she hopes she won't fall into, she fears she may be lost to this place forever, never to be found within the depths of these ruined temple paths.
 There's no way for her to go but forward. She has no other choice now. She sees before her a tangled knot of roots cross the broken floor, the only other doorways she could see had long ago collapsed, she dashes forward hoping the roots would hold, for a moment they had, but a loud crack sounds, the middle of the roots spanning gap snapped beneath her and letting out a startled shriek she falls, in hindsight she wishes she had taken the time to learn feather fall from the guilds wizard as she's taken by the abyss.
 Instead of feeling cold stone when she finally impacts the ground it's a darkness so deep she can't see anything but black, beneath her she feels large and warm scales that begin to shift, she freezes ,a chill running down her spine as she feels her heart stop with the realization in that moment she feels doomed, the so call legend's coils had cushioned her fall and they had already been too late to stop it from waking, 'please, no.' a high pitched whine leaving her lips before she can stop it, 'please don't eat me.' she begs inside her head.
 "It seems a little bird has fallen right into my lap." she hears a deep voice as smooth as velvet to her purrs and echo in the dark, she feels a clawed hand rest atop her bare thigh, something soft brushing against it and a spell hanging in the air dimmly casts light around her, she's just at the right angle to see him, scales shining as if they're made of sapphire, while the color of his hair to matches the long strands shimmer like silk but his eyes, his eyes are as bright and red as rubies glowing in the dark looking up at her where she lays with a half lidded gaze, skin like golden sand during sunset and a sly smile upon his lips, his long massive serpent tail filling the room farther then the dim light allows her to see. She feels too stunned to be scared now, her heart skips a beat at the sight of him.
 "I could certainly eat you." He begins, 'oh.' she thinks as her heart sinks, 'I said that out loud.' "or" he continues, "I could devour you a different way." She feels almost as if she's been struck as his gaze rakes down her body before meeting her eyes again and his forked tongue licks his lips, a different type of hunger on his handsome face then she expected, "ah" her voice soft as it leaves her, she flushes knowing exactly what he's implying, a meek "ok." the word she says without really thinking it through, which appears to be all the consent he needs before he pushes himself forward, she is well aware about what type of reputation bards like her are rumored to have and although it may be true for others she's never even tried to do what they have before.
 Now instead of seducing something, she herself had been the one seduced but she...she puts one of her hands on his shoulder to stop him "please wait." She asks barely above a whisper and he hums in response, a silent question remaining in his throat. She blushes and hugs herself as she looks away, "I-I've never-" her voice catches, she's unable to say it aloud and so stays silent looking flustered.
 "Oh?" His voice sounding amused at her admission, he has a feeling he knows exactly what she was trying to say, with a smug and cocky grin he says exactly what she needed to hear before she could let him continue "Don't worry lass,I'll sure gentle with you then." She bites her bottom lip lightly her face only reddening more but facing him once again she no long tries to stop him as he moves to level himself face to face with her, his presses his hands on his scales just a few inches shy from her shoulders and taking in her nervous form below him for a just a moment before he slips an arm beneath her torso his other hand lovingly grasping the back of her head, fingers tangling in her hair as she meet his eyes in surprise before he pulls her towards himself and captures her lips with his own.
 The kisses he gives her are filled with passion and hunger leaving her breathless as he stops to give her a chance for air before he captures her lips in another, her hands somehow finding their way to his back, they part once more both of his hands moving low and her head lolls back as he lightly kisses his way down her neck before opening his mouth and latching onto the edge of her shoulder, she can feel his fangs and fears for a moment he may bite her but they never pierce her skin, he's ever so careful with them pressed against her collar barely even scraping her flesh, he pulls away with a soft pop leaving bruised skin behind.
 She finds herself laying on his coils as he grips the hem of her blouse "this is in the way." He states as he strips her of it before trailing soft kisses down her neck once more and following down the shape of her body till he feels the hem of her skirt, slipping clawed fingers between cloth and skin he pulls down, her skirt and panties are gone before she knows it.
 The gaze he gives her is filled with heat, a sly grin on his face as he grips her thighs and her palms kneed his scales seconds later she sees his head dip below, she feels his lips surround her clit and he sucks while his tongue slips into her vagina, it begins to probe around as if looking for something, she's lost her sense of time panting and moaning till he seem finds what he was searching for, her back arches and she cries out before he lets go and towers over her again, she can barely catch her breath as he looks down at her naked body glowing in the dim lighting with sweat, "now that's certainly a pretty sight." He purrs out with a grin before leaning down and gripping her legs, he helps her lock them around his hips as he lines his cock, long since revealed to her from where it sat hidden beneath the scales on his pelvis with her dripping cunt he's prepared for himself.
 She doesn't know exactly when her boots were lost in her daze but she feels his soft, smooth scales against the bare skin of her calves and heels, she hisses in discomfort as he slowly slips his dick inside her all the while murmuring soft words of comfort to her, his hand resting beside her shoulder while the other gently cups the side of her face brushing his thumb against her cheek, his hair cascading around her like a waterfall, a soft fond expression upon his face while he gazes down at her as he slips his dick all the way up his shaft till hips rest against her, he kisses her cheek softly, whisper sweet nothings at her as he allows her adjust.
 When he can no longer see any discomfort or pain on her face he pulls himself out agonizingly slow, before pushing himself back at the same pace, holding her close, her nails scrape at his back leaving soft pink trails as he slowly drags orgasms out of her shaking form, lost to the feeling as tears prick her eyes as she whimpers, panting and moaning from the overstimulating feelings across her body, she hardly notices one of his own sharp nails scarring something into her the skin of her shoulder blade, she cries out again and again til he groans in pleasure when he finally cums, she sees stars and cries out, the world turning black as she passes out.
 Their bodies stay locked together for a while before he pulls himself out of her, his penis slipping back beneath his scales from whence it came, he takes in the form of the woman he fucked till she lost consciousness, memorizing the site of her limp naked form resting on his coils before he slips his hands beneath her arms, lift her up as he allows his jaw to unhinge and pushes her face inside careful not to scratch her with his fangs, he takes time with her, he's in no hurry, it will be a while yet before his 'worshippers' come to check on him.
 He swallows and her head slips into the embrace of the soft muscles of his throat as he works his jaw down her shoulders, the faint taste of blood cross his lips as he swallows past the spell he carved into her skin, he laps at her breasts for moment before they're swallowed too, he continues to swallow slowly her in this position, the grip of his esophagus loose before he reaches her thighs he pauses, grasping them firmly he lifts her while he tilts his head back, once he's gotten himself comfortable in a position again he use one hand to keep her legs up, the other rest on his abdomen feeling at her through his skin as she's gently pulled down into his tail assisted by gravity. It's not long before the last of her slips past his lips, his jaw popping back into place, he sighs softy pleased with himself as he rubs it to get rid of how stiff it felt before slithering around his chamber.
 He gathers the clothes he stripped from her as she continues to slip deeper and further down into the depths of his stomach, leaving him only with a pleasant feeling and taste in his mouth, he hums softy removing a few stone bricks from the wall of the chamber and sets her clothes in the hole behind them before sliding the bricks back in place as if there was nothing there. She finally comes to a halt deep inside him, he shifts himself around till the bulge is comfortably settled on the inside of his coils before laying down above it, he rests his head on his crossed arms, closing his eyes, his hair slipping down his back hiding the marks her nails left and resting against his scales, in this position he final bit of evidence of her presence, all that's left is to wait for it.
 About ten minutes later one of his worshippers rushes into his chamber and he opened one eye lazily "Hmm?" The cultist looks around nervously before addressing him "My lord, have you seen any of the intruders who breached your great temple?" And he lies through his teeth, "no, haven't seen even one" the cultist bows "I apologize for disturbing you, I will take my leave." "Mhmm you do that." The cultist turns and walks of down the hallway.
 Once he's sure enough his so called worshiper is too far away to hear him, he murmurs softy and gives the bard a few pats where she rest beneath his scales and flesh "This was for your own good lass." He tells the unconscious woman,"I've learned their patrols, planned to escape tonight even, so you've nothing to worry about" before tilting his head for a moment in thought before a wide grin slips onto his face, eyes gleaming with amusement. "Should be easy to smuggle you out...cept your clothes, can't hide those on me."