Everything was going perfectly well. Damian would be a delightful snack. It would be enough to satiate her urges, at least for now. Until Something rather interesting happened. Instead of trying to flee, she felt the boy's hand reach her waist, pulling her closer to him.
"What?" She thought to herself, confused. His voice was strange as well, almost like it wasn't coming from his mouth, but reverberating around him.
"Normally, you'd be right Ms. Corinna. But right now. . . I'm tired of being prey." He said, suddenly losing form and definition, turning into a violet mist, swirling and coiling around her like a mist.
She could immediately feel the darkness around her, dulling her vision and movements, together with a multitude of violet eyes staring at her. She could feel the uncomfortable cold sensation and the unnatural fear trying to influence her. Anyone else would be panicking with fear, but Corinna wasn't a simple creature... She was also a licentia, she was familiar with those type of powers. They were indeed troublesome to deal with, but she had some tricks on her sleeve to deal with pesky nightwalkers... If Damian had simply done that and kept silent, Corinna would simply retreat and get away, but the words he said cut her deeper than his actions could ever do.
Corinna was almost hissing with rage after hearing his words. How dared he! Who he thought he was? He would soon find out that she was a lot more trouble to deal with than just that. He thought that simple gimmick was enough to stop her? The tendrils slowing her down were indeed quite annoying... almost as much as the darkness draining her vis away from her. She hated to have things taken from her, not only that but she hated even more those who didn't knew their places...
Corinna's expression immediately changed, but instead of showing fear, which would be normal to most people, her eyes showed only an increasing killing intent and hostility, as a terrifying smile marked her face. She spoke nothing, but only her stare was enough to make someone understand that she wouldn't joke around. It was almost impossible to say that she was the same person as the gentle and flirty woman from before. Those were the eyes of someone who wasn't afraid of killing, the eyes of a truly dangerous creature. As soon as he looked at her, he would know that those words he just said were a mistake. Perhaps even more than his own actions. Although she couldn't move as fast as she wanted, she still could move. Getting out her gloves and using her silk would be enough to teach that boy who was the real prey here. She would make him swallow those belligerent and conceited words down...
But before she could even move herself, the darkness suddenly disappeared. She was not in the store anymore. Damian wasn't there. The only thing that was still left was her irritation with what happened and her bloodlust.
In front of her, sitting in a table with the same charismatic smile from before, stood none other than Nabriales himself. Corinna was still a little confused on why she was there, but that didn't matter right now. She had a small suspicion that all that was carefully planned by the same man who was now sitting on a chair with a glass of wine on his hand, waving at her.
Corinna was already in a bad mood, and his smile and the confusing situation weren't helping.
"I see that my potion worked! Not exactly as intended, but you must agree that it was certainly the best tour anyone has ever given you?" the man said, with the same musical tone on his voice from before.
After taking a few minutes to orientate herself, looking around and blinking her eyes a few times, Corinna looked directly to Nabriales with piercing eyes. She was still exuding an dangerous aura, and didn't even bother to hide her spider legs, instead taking off her gloves, showing her arms, covered in a black, lustrous and sharp exoskeleton.
"Predators can never resist easy prey, can they? It must be so odd for you, then, that you have stumbled into the web of a beast far greater than yourself. I would very much like to make a deal with you, Corinna... Would you be amenable to discussing business?" He continued, his words confirming her thoughts from earlier. He was indeed behind everything that just happened.
"Mister Nabriales... That was an incredibly dangerous thing to do..." Corinna said, disregarding the chair in front of her, instead using her spider legs to sit down.
"You underestimate me, Nabriales... Although your display of power was quite... impressive, I would suggest you to be careful, as I hate being played with..." She continued, playing with very thin, almost invisible silk strands on her hands, twirling and stretching them on her fingers.
"Although I must admit, your timing was nothing short of perfect. If you had waited a bit more, your little assistant would be in deep trouble. You see... I don't like to play with toys that don't know their own place." She said, stretching the silk on her hands, making a sharp sound as they reflected the light from the room she was in. As soon as Nabriales looked at it, he would know that those strings were infused with vis.
"You shouldn't underestimate me just because I am not a nightwalker... My silk isn't just for show, you see... Just a simple movement, and your little helper would find his darkness powers incredibly useless... I like to think that they are even more dangerous than a Nightwalker's shapeshifting ability. The things I can do with my silk are only limited by my own creativity." Corinna said, forming a small roll with the thin silk thread, cutting it with one of her sharp fingers and putting on the table in front of Nabriales, making a discreet signal with her hand for him to inspect it.
"Don't be mistaken... Being a beast is one thing, being a predator is another entirely different thing. Being a predator is not about brute strength or mindless ferocity. A beast is nothing near an experienced predator, and remember, I am always the predator. I would suggest you to not underestimate that if you want to make deals with me. After all... Underestimating me is the last mistake that my preys ever make." Corinna said, taking the wine glass on her hands and taking a small sip on it. Her pleased expression was quite obvious after she drank it, but even the discreet smile she made after drinking it, wasn't enough to dissipate the threatening aura around her. She was still obviously in a dangerously bad mood.
"I am indeed interested in some products at your store. I must say that your selection is quite... impressive. Some itens could prove to be incredibly useful for me. As for what I'm offering in return, I'm sure that this small sample I just gave you is more than enough for you to see the quality of my thread. You should quickly perceive how many uses it has... Now... What would you have for me?" Corinna asked, taking another sip of wine, still sitting on her spider legs. Corinna's voice, tone and expression were a bit more calmer as she said that, but there was still a slight tone of irritation on her voice. That sudden change would be enough for Nabriales to know that he wasn't talking with a naïve girl. Her tongue would quickly prove to be as sharp and poisonous as her own fangs.
"I will admit... It was rather rude and careless of me of attacking him on this store... After all, I am just a guest here. But in my defense... Would you hold back yourself in such situation? You offered him to me so easily... You gave me the perfect opportunity, you even made it easier for me to get closer to him... It would be rude of me to not take that opportunity, right? After all... refusing the food someone offered you is incredibly rude, am I right?" Corinna said, with a mischievous smile.
"I do apologize for my actions, but you should know better than show a piece of meat to a predator and expect it not to bite it... Especially in front of someone who haven't had a... meal for quite a long time, thanks for a little carelessness regarding a certain man a few months ago... Oh, but don't worry, I never had the intention of killing him. I would only give him a little bite... But that was before what happened... I do think he deserves a little bit more than just a bite, after toying with me..." Corinna said, cutting a piece of meat and eating it, not even trying to hide her sharp fangs from the man in front of her. Upon paying a little bit more of attention, it would be obvious that Corinna wasn't actually trying to be threatening, but she was simply not bothering to hide her real body from the man in front of her.
"Oh, and I must compliment you for this wine... Its simply marvelous. It certainly is being effective in appeasing my mood. Although I won't promise I won't attack that arrogant boy if I see him again... So I would suggest you to hide him from me, at least for now." she said, taking another sip at the glass of wine.
"Now, I've already said much about myself. Would you mind telling me a little bit about yourself? After all... This is already a deal, am I right? Information for information. And I'm particularly interested in your... peculiar powers." Corinna said, leaning back on her spider legs, studying Nabriales' reactions, with a gentle and genuinely interested expression.
If one paid enough attention at Corinna, they would easily realize all the changes on her expression, body language, words and even tone. It was almost too many things to notice, some abrupt and easily noticeable and others discreet and subtle. If one paid enough attention to realize all that, they would probably ask themselves who really was Corinna? Who really was that woman? What did she hide beneath all those masks she wore?
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