Cairn {Part 1}
The sun was setting just as Taylor had found a clearing in the woods, placing the book down in front of her as she plopped into the grass with a large sigh.
The girl had been walking for nearly a half an hour, after driving for two.
She was exhausted.
Taylor’s long dark brown hair had to be tied back a while back. Her emerald eyes were examining the spot she found.
It was perfect.
She adored the supernatural. She was given the book she had from a creature researcher. It was filled to the brim with monster information.
But one page was empty.
It was so mysterious, due to not even having a name or picture. But, it still had a description and instructions in two different inks.
“A child of a forgotten god and a human. A being of pure evil, but will grant one wish from someone who shall summon him.
Do NOT summon at all cost. It will ruin your life.”
Curiosity had gotten the best of her. This couldn’t be real. Even if it was, what was the worst it could do?
Besides, she wanted to draw it.
She was an art student and drawing the unknown fascinated her. If something didn’t exist, she wanted to create it on paper. Monsters especially. If it had a chance to be real, she sought it out.
She opened the book to the mysterious page and read the instructions to summon the creature.
She had to create a ring of wine, with three droplets of ink, a golden flower and a gem of some sort inside, while chanting the text in the book.
It was time.
It was arriving soon.
She chanted the words one last time before the area around her suddenly turned dark. The temperature dropped.
A black mist formed within the circle, rising up to a large height.
Then, as soon as the changes formed, they vanished. But one thing was different.
It had arrived.
The creature loomed over Taylor, his golden eyes glaring down on the small human girl. His thick coils sparkled in the setting sun. His dark tan skin seemed to be glowing as well.
He was a naga. A creature with a human torso, but had a snake tail instead of legs.
The naga looked down at her. He grunted. “Why have you summoned me?”
Taylor was frozen in fear and in shock. She, honest to god, didn’t think that the so-called evil creature was so… beautiful.
The human part of him reminded her of African American skin tone. But he was covered in gold sparkles and black tattoos. His hair were dark brown dreadlocks. His face, golden piercings.
Thick lips, wide nose, small eyes, sharp cheek bones…
Just his appearance was mesmerizing as the gold sparkling in the sunset’s light.
“Answer me.” He grunted again.
She blinked. “A-Ah… um… i.. uh… I wanted to see if… you were… real…?” She didn’t plan to speak to him.
Surprisingly, he chuckled. But it wasn’t cheerful. It was intimidating. “I am what I am, little human. Now. Is there anything you want from me?”
“Uh.. I um… I wish to draw you, please!” She blurted out.
The naga blinked in surprise. “I… was not expecting that.”
“Well… I’d like to draw you… please… if I could get your permission.”
He sighed. “Well… I WAS bored. I guess I could let you draw me. But, I’d like to make it a deal.”
“Wh… What is it…?”
“Well… Let’s just say you do something for me. Call it a.. payment. You draw me, and then you do what I ask. Simple, yes?”
Taylor gulped. Her instincts were screaming at her to run and never look back. That he was dangerous. That he was going to hurt her.
No, she came this far, she couldn’t just abandon her mission.
“… Alright.”
“Good~ Start drawing.”
Taylor opened her notebook and immediately started sketching him.
As she drew, she asked him a few questions.
“What’s your name?”
“I am called Cairn.”
“How old are you?”
“Lost count.”
“Do you have any powers of some sort?”
“Oh, many. ”
“What can you–”
He grunted. “Alright, enough. Just finish it as soon as you can.”
“You’re hard to draw, okay!”
As she examined every last of him, she noticed that his ears wear long and pointed with many gold piercings on him.
One on his lip, five on each ear, two on his right eyebrow, one on his nose.
He was just so handsome, even with the tattoos and Golden piercings. They made him stand out more. The piercings actually complimented his natural handsomeness.
Damn.
Taylor continued her drawing, looking at him, then the paper.
Cairn got in a comfortable position. While she was observing him, he was observing her.
He’ll admit, he wasn’t that attracted to many humans. He wouldn’t admit that any human, only a small handful, were pretty.
His summoner wasn’t either, but he’ll admit that she was attractive. She wasn’t too awful to look at and she had an interesting personality.
Normally, when someone summoned him, they were either a worshiper or kids messing around with things they never should. Especially when it came to him. No one has ever drawn him.
Well, it wasn’t like he was going to let her keep that drawing. She seemed perfect to add to his following.
“You doing okay? Do you need to take a break?” She asked suddenly.
“Just finish it already.”
“You try drawing as detailed as I am!”
He wasn’t her to snap back at him. Such an attitude she had, he thought.
After some time, Taylor stood. “I’m done. Would you like to see?”
“Sure.”
The drawing very much accurately looked like him.
He grinned. “Heh. Looks pretty good. But now, you gotta hold up your end of the deal.”
He grabbed her wrist with his tail, with a devious grin on his face. “Let’s have some fun, shall we~?”