Negotiations and Renewal
A translucent amber door opened in the abyss and Rachel, Cramnal Rebecca, and Struns stepped out.
Cramnal looked at the massive creature. "This was the cause of the knots?"
Rachel nodded, her eyes never leaving the Demon Thrall. She began to levitate up towards it. She examined it as she did. Looking through the thick ice knowing it would be of use.
She stopped when she was level with its eyes, the ice melting from its head almost instantly.
She took a deep breath and exhaled just as dramatically. "Let's talk Smral. I have an offer for you. I will admit that it will be more to my favor but it should be much better than death. Be my Antrunie and I will allow you to live." She shrugged. "I will keep this crystal core for now so your will actually belongs to me no matter how you choose. If this arrangement does not satisfy you I am sure that my friend Rebecca would love a new spirit being."
There was silence and both Rebecca and Struns had deep frowns on their faces, Cramnal merely looked on emtionlessly.
A deep voice rumbled through the abyss. "My dear Milana, having you as a friend is very intriguing to me. I would love to be your Antrunie." The thrall paused briefly.
"Could we negotiate on how long you keep that crystal?"
Rachel smiled. "Of course not. This is mine. I have already decided to cut it and make it into an interesting piece of jewelry. But I may be pursued in the end, who knows?"
She paused, and squeezed her chin in thought, how about I give you a portion of your will now. I can tell the crystal does not contain your complete will. You retain more than enough to maintain your individuality."
The thrall smiled broadly. Its fangs dripping viscous venom. Rachel watched curiously as the venom pooled below her.
"I suppose if I had behaved a bit more robotic or devoid of mentality you would not have noticed." His smile faded and he withdrew his fangs from view.
Rachel laughed raucously. "Convert to a more human form… or a form less mountainous."
"Will you still give me a portion of my will?"
Rachel leaned her head to the side. "Of course. We need to build a bit of trust between us and I do not want a mindless beast."
Smral looked at her for a long moment. Rachel smiled and the rest of his body began to melt. As he melted his body began to rapidly shrink.
Rachel lowered to the ground, the others stood behind her, and a form appeared before them.
It stood eight feet tall, had the head of a serpent, broad muscular shoulders and arms, and ample breasts. It had the lower half of a snake that ended in a spiked tail that curved up. Two feet from the tail's start two legs grew down from the snake like portion.
Rebecca frowned looking up at Smral.
"Before you ask. This is Smral, my new Antrunie. The four of you need to get along." She emphasized "get along". "And Rebecca Smral's gender is not important."
Smral smiled at Rebecca while looking at her body appraisingly. "My race is hermaphroditic." He paused in thought. "Demon thralls are hermaphrodites." Smral leaned her head and seductively smiled at Rebecca. "I look forward to getting to know you all."
Rachel chuckled, cast spell runes, and spoke obscure words of power. Smral was covered in green smoke for five seconds. When she reappeared her eyes twinkled sinisterly. Runic patterns swirled on her scaled skin and then faded.
Smral took one knee before Rachel. "Thank you. I realize now that with you I can reach heights that I never dreamed of." The new Antrunie looked up. "I knew I needed the Milana."
Rachel's eyes narrowed. She rotated her shoulders and neck but did not reply.
"Yes and I can not wait for the other Azalstin to meet Smral."
Smral smiled at Rebecca in excitement. "You mean I get to meet the Milana's family!"
"Calm down sister-brother. Rachel did you give will or overzealousness in that spell?"
Rachel shrugged as she called forth the amber door. "Maybe for Smral they are the same thing. But I gave neither. That spell was a preliminary soul binding spell." She looked to Smral.
"Come. Your going to help clean up the mess you caused."
Smral's smile simply widened.
The five joined the Azmin, in postion below Sibba Continent, and the diamond formation pulsed before them. Rachel reached out with her soul magic, sorcery swirled around it and it all moved into the formation. It pulsed more intently and drove into the Abyss.
They all felt the power well, Rachel took a deep breath.
"Add your magics into your designated spot."
Everyone acted in unison. Streams of different colored magics flowed forward and the realm heaved as knots and corruption instantly dissolved. The realm settled around the formation and clung to it for balance.
The formation twirled twice and settled deeper, pulling the realm into a new position. It twirled three more times and the realm shifted.
"Once more and we should be finished." Rachel's voice rode on the wind and every individual heard and put forth their magic.
The formation twirled a final two times and the realm illuminated as rainbow light shot up from the Abyss and flowed through thr blue skies in a myriad of arcs.
The realm settled once more and then all was quiet.
'You did well, my Milana, much better than I expected.'
A chill ran through Rachel. Tranissia felt different and the difference made her soul quake.