Moths Era - Tale of Lust
Rumors of a new race making waves in kitsuter have spread across Shar, the idea of a creature those thought only a pest to cupboards becoming something much more concerning has fascinated a fair few of those who hear of it
One such man decides to find out for himself
The rocking of waves against the ships hull seemed almost relaxing at first, but it paired with the constant smell of salty water for days has made my journey to kitsuter less than ideal, i consider myself lucky the crew are accommodating which makes the final few hours before we reach midland more than bearable, still cant get over the choking feeling in my throat that and the almost numbed fullish pain in my stomach almost makes me want to vomit, it seems for the best i rest, theres a nice hammock in my room
The man lies upon the his hammock after a while he starts closing his eyes almost as soon as he does within a blink upon opening them back up the sounds of seagulls lightly irritates his ears
That… was a oddly easy rest regardless im here now, all thats left is grabbing my things from under the hammock
Upon getting ready the man heads out to the forest beyond the docks, after less than half a hour of walking the smell of saltwater is replaced by the earthy musk of the forest, ten or so minutes of walking more the man gazes upon a white flakey looking tree pacing forward to take a look, as he was about to lightly graze it with his hand movement on what appeared to be bark turned out to be thousands of white moths resting on this tree,
the moths movements and vibrations gave way to a uneasiness almost as if i was being watched,
turned out the culprit of this feeling decided to make herself known, a woman slightly softer than i, her skin seemed almost pearl like, her hair white as platinum or even quartz, as it shined under the late coming through the canopy, her arms and legs up to her thighs seemed hairy like that of a moths mane, such mane she also had just bellow her chin, ears long like those vampires i hear about, she had fairly large wings for her size and her eyes were black like onyx but with a pair of glowing white rings in place of sclera, and almost feather like antennae
It seemed for the best so i greeted her, "h hello?"
Upon this slightly nervous greeting the moth lady ran deep into the forest
Curiosity beckoned i follow,
her movements were quite graceful, she traversed the forest floor with great ease, dodging past trees, it felt almost fruitless to try to keep chase, the sight of path took my attention and after what felt like a few moments of thought, i lost sight of her, with only this path to guide me, its tiles were quite fine
Lost the man decides to follow the path, towards the end of this jaunt was a cabin the reassuring sight of which allowed his legs to give way from exhaustion
The inside of the cabin seemed unremarkable, there was some furniture but the floorboards were decayed, such trait shared by the cabins walls and ceiling, regardless it seemed like a good place to rest
The man grabs a lantern, and chants "hibana" it setting a spark in the lantern lighting it up, a fireplace in the room found itself of interest to the man, as the sky was now black and littered with stars and a large starry clustered wave across the sky, he neared the fireplace
I just have to hold my hand over these unlit planks, "hibana"
Sparks left from the mans finger tips, creating embers against the planks within seconds a smoke smell enriched the fireplace moments before flames bursted from the planks, the heat was pleasant the feeling of nearing it for too long hurt the skin warranting the man to step back a few paces
As i stepped backwards i seemed to walk into something fluffy, as i looked behind myself that moth woman was, fixated on the fireplace, are you ok? I asked, her stare broken as she went into a old couch by the fireplace gesturing for me to sit with her
What may have been hours felt like minutes as we sat staring at the fires embers, after which she put her hand on my lap and stared at me, and with her other hand felt my skin, her keratinous fingers cold the soft joints connecting them warm, it was a weird feeling, her gaze stayed that way for a while, before quelling her advance and stared at the fire again
She started to string together the words, th.. a.. Nk.. you, her voice was relatively high for most women, regardless i was taken aback by her words and responded similarly, y your welcome
The fatigue i felt began to wayne on me as i closed my eyes i saw her going towards me, before i lost consciousness her weight was pressed against me
Cold irritated my body the same weight on my body before sleeping was still on me, as i opened my eyes there i saw the moth lady pressed against me sleeping, her stomach warm yet her limbs were cold covered in keratin, moments passed before the realisation that my clothes were on floor, it seemed she had a fun night in my sleep