Demon hunting-Istariel/Astarte [closed thread]
It was hardly the first time the warlock did this sort of thing; it would not be the last, either, Istariel sighed to herself, muttering a spell under her breath.
Some sort of powerful demon had taken up residence in the middle of these lands, her information had said. Nothing new there, really, was it?
Only she had hardly expected to come across what seemed like a solid gold temple in the middle of what she knew to be barren, inhospitable lands; and she had most definitely not expected armed guards and a veritable army of supplicants crowding the entrance to said temple, each clamouring to serve the ‘goddess.’
The redhead watched the proceedings through sharp, narrowed eyes for a long while before deciding that she, at least, needed another way in. If this was indeed a demon...it was a powerful one, she was aware of that.
Nothing a warlock, trained to deal with this sort of thing, couldn’t handle, though. She figured she could banish or bind...or kill, if things got too out of control; presumably that would negate the creature’s influence on the poor folls clustering beyond their gates.
Istariel snapped her fingers and one of her own minions appeared next to her, a dark void portal shimmering back into oblivion as the creature, a massive winged being with claws and fangs towered over her, straightening, already poised for a fight.
The dark corridor she had found herself in- having snuck into the construct, opened up into brightly lit chambers, the walls themselves gilded with gold. Handmaidens and servants-all attractive young humans, barely dressed-occupied the space; none paid any mind to her, which was curious.
The warlock paused, spotting the center of everyone’s attention easily enough. The woman, clad in gold herself, managed to glitter more than the gilded room around her and, for the briefest moment, Istariel paused, just staring at her.
Then she shook her head, recovering her senses. There was magic at work here, she reminded herself, Nothing she saw was real, in all likelihood.
“Watch my back,” she murmured to her demon guardian, the creature nodding with a somewhat concerned hum; he clearly didn’t like this at all either, she thought, as she drew closer to the gold-clad female, her guardian falling behind her to do as asked.
“You. my lady, are a very hard woman to meet,” the warlock stated smoothly, her tone diffident. “Fascinating place you’ve set up here.”