Mythran's Master Of All

Ren let Elerlyth go, and rolled off of the bed as he equipped his clothing. He stared at her as she stopped convulsing, and a small portal opened from her abdomen.

“By the gods.” Ren said, as the tip of a spindly spider leg came out. It was nearly a foot long, and it was only the first segment of the leg. Another came out, and they pushed the portal open further. It expanded to a much larger size, and 2 more legs joined the first two. Once the legs had opened the portal far enough, the spider stuck it's head out.

Eight large eyes stared at Ren, and he could only watch in amazement as the 10 foot long spider crawled the rest of the way out of the horizontal portal. It stepped off of the bed and stood in front of the portal.

“I never thought that she would be the one to complete it.” A woman's voice said.

Ren looked at the spider. “Excuse me?”

“Can you give me a hand?”

Ren shrugged, held a hand out to the spider, and the woman's voice laughed.

“That's so cute!” She said. “But, I'm still in the portal.”

“Oh.” Ren said and looked behind the spider. A woman's head and an arm were stuck partially out of the portal. She had long flowing white hair and dark gray skin, and a huge smile on her face. He walked around the spider and over to her. The spider followed his movements, but didn't try to stop him.

“Are you stuck?” Ren asked as he climbed up onto the bed, then took her hand. He discovered that it was nearly twice the size of his own.

“Not really.” She said, and gripped his hand. “For some reason the portal is facing up instead of forward, and I can't walk through it like I normally do.”

“I think it's because Elerlyth is laying down.” Ren said. “Hold on.” He said, and lifted her out of the portal easily.

“Oh, my.” The woman said.

Ren wasn't sure if she was referring to him lifting her out, or to Elerlyth laying down.

“Thank you.” She said as he set her down on the floor next to the portal. She was just over 9 feet tall, and was actually a little taller than the High Elves he'd seen. She wore a mix of clothing and armor pieces, and Ren couldn't see how any of it protected her, with how little flesh it actually covered. He couldn't be sure that they were even attached to each other.

“What happened to her?” The woman asked, and pointed to Elerlyth. Ren saw the portal close, then looked at the tall woman.

“She told me to run just before the portal opened, and now she's unconscious.” He said.

The woman smiled. “You didn't run, though.”

“I wasn't going to leave her alone with whatever was going to come out.”

“You're so brave.” She said, and reached a hand for his neck. Ren leaned away, and she smiled. “Yes, you would know about that already.”

“May I ask why you're here?”

“So polite.” She said, and crossed her arms under her chest. Ren completely ignored the gesture, and how it pushed her moderate-sized breasts together, and kept looking at her face. He saw her frown for an instant, then she smiled.

“She mastered her ability.” The tall woman said. “Once a member of the Dark Elves reaches that point, a portal opens, and they earn the privilege of meeting me.”

“My apologies for being ignorant, but I don't know who you are.”

“That's because I haven't introduced myself yet.” The woman smiled and held out her hand. “Hello. My name is Lylyth.”

Ren looked at her hand, then back at her face. She grinned at him, and waggled her hand.

“I promise I won't inject you.” She said.

“And I should take a stranger's word because...”

“I didn't do it when you helped me out of the portal.” Lylyth said. “If you can't take the word of the Queen of the Dark Elves, who's word can you take?”

Ren nodded and took her hand. Rather than shaking it like she expected Adventurers to do, Ren's Etiquette ability kicked in. Lylyth's eyes widened in surprise as he turned her hand, bent over it, and placed a kiss on the back of her fingers.

“It's a pleasure to meet you, Your Highness.” Ren said, and let her hand go. “Although, I think a less spectacular way might have been preferable.”

Lylyth laughed, and he felt spider legs crawl up his spine. She had intended to cause some fear for her to feed on, but Ren had felt that feeling a lot when he was younger, so he was quite used to the feeling. When she saw that he didn't react to the sensations that the power of her laugh caused, she stopped laughing. “I expected to meet a Dark Elf that would be humbled, and probably grovel, as they finally met their queen.” She smiled. “Then I arrived, and I met you instead.”

“I'm sure Elerlyth should wake up soo-”

“Ugh!” Elerlyth said and opened her eyes. “Good god, that hurt.” She said, then the next words she wanted to say got caught in her throat as she saw the very tall Dark Elf standing beside her, and the 10 foot long spider standing behind her.

“Congratulations!” Lylyth said. “You are the first Adventurer to ever receive this ability, and now you've mastered it.” She smiled. “You are really going to enjoy the benefits it will bring you.”

Elerlyth didn't say anything, and just stared at the woman. Lylyth turned to look at Ren.

“You see? She's humbled and speechless.” Lylyth said, then licked her lips. “Mmm. Yes, and she's afraid.”

“What?” Ren looked at her, then at Elerlyth. He couldn't feel that she was afraid.

“She's blocking it from you.” Lylyth said. “She thought she could block it from me, too.” She smiled slyly at Elerlyth. “You're one of my chosen. You can't block me from feeling your emotions.”

Elerlyth frowned and tried harder, and Lylyth laughed.

“You're only wasting energy, young one.” Lylyth said. “Even if your ability wasn't mastered, I could still feel everything you feel.”

Elerlyth sighed, and stopped her efforts.

“That's better.” Lylyth said. “Now, before anything else, I'll tell you that this was a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence.”

“That's a relief.” Elerlyth said. “I never want to go through that again.”

A strong ominous feeling filled the room.

“You are not paying your queen the proper respect.” Lylyth growled.

“Please accept my apology.” Ren said to distract her, much to both Lylyth's and Elerlyth's surprise. “She hasn't had much experience with someone of your prominence, and she doesn't know how to act properly.”

“Why are you apologizing for that?” Lylyth asked.

“I'm her friend. It never occurred to me that I should have tried to teach her.”

“You didn't know that I would be arriving.”

“That doesn't matter.” Ren said, and succeeded in his attempt to keep her attention away from Elerlyth. “I was lacking in my duties, and I throw myself upon your mercy.”

“REN!” Elerlyth exclaimed. “You-”

The 10 foot long spider reached out and dabbed Elerlyth's mouth with the tip of it's leg. When it moved the leg away, Elerlyth's mouth was covered in webbing. It then quickly covered her arms and legs, which pinned her to the bed.

“You would give yourself up for her?” Lylyth asked Ren. “You will let me feed upon you for her mistake?”