The Ritual of Synn

Author: Taarhal

"My servant?"

"Yes girl your servant" Synn`s voice whispered in Rowannes mind

"But I don`t understand...whats wrong with my servant?" Rowanne questioned the demon, looking around the room to try and see where it may be stood, veiled as it often was under its phased enchantment. The woman thought for a moment she caught the glimpse of a shadow move near the window of her study, but as she focused her eyes to the spot, it had vanished again.

"I don`t like her...I heard her praying to the Light last night, I want her gone" The succubus answered.

Rowanne sighed softly "Shes been very loyal to me, but if you insist i`ll tell her I no longer require her services"

"No...I said I want her gone...as in gone..no more...dead....foolish girl, do not twist my words around or you will feel my wrath as I punish you"

Rowanne sat frozen in her chair , in shock and disbelief at what the demon wanted from her



"But my love...I can`t just kill her.....people will ask questions....and please...i`m begging you ,don`t make me do this"

The demon laughed in amusement as it watched the dark haired womans face. A pretty face, a pretty girl, she was enjoying her new conquest, it was proving much more enjoyable than being enslaved to her last master and having to do all his bidding.

"you belong to me now fleshling...you serve me, you do as I tell you, do not believe you have power over me...if I tell you to jump girl, then you jump"

"But please...what your asking me to do....its mur...murder" Rowannes words almost stuck in her throat as she said it.

"Foolish Girl, you will need to learn....I will punish you later for your lack of intelligence.... I never said you must do it yourself....pay someone to do it for you if you must....but I want it done and what I want I get."

******

Rowanne stood in the alleyway, she felt out of place in this part of Stormwind....the guards did not patrol here and the place was overrun with beggars, drunks , whores and other undesirable types that Rowanne did not even want to think about.

But Synn had insisted Rowanne came here and waited, and Rowanne had quickly learned that not doing what Synn wanted was not a good idea. So here she stood, jumping at every shadow and noise. her feeling of unease made worse by what Synn had insisted she wore, A flimsy short red dress, to make you not draw attention to yourself Synn had said in her sarcastic tone.

Rowanne jumped suddenly as she felt a hand on her shoulder....she turned peering into the dark shadows of the narrow alley, fearful of who she would see. A figure stood there, dressed in black leather armour, piercing blue eyes seemed to gleem from under the hood they wore, they towered over Rowanne, who in human terms was not the tallest but by no means short either.

"w..what...what do you want? " Rowanne managed to stammer nervously.

The dark figure spoke, her voice strange, although Rowanne breathed a little easier on discovering they were female

"You wanted me, you sent a letter to my associates"

"Umm yes..of course...thats right...your late" Rowanne tried as best she could to sound stern, she did not want to seem scared in front of this stranger, even more so in view of what was required "I have work for you, it needs to be done discreetly and with no trails, I was told by your associates that you would be able to supply that service"

"You are correct.. I will require a detailed description of the mark, its regular movements and it will be carried out at the agreed fee, half up front, half on completion"

Rowanne pulled a rolled parchment from between her cleavage and handed it to the dark figure, then unceremoniously hauled up her skirt and unhooked the large pouch of coins fastened to her underclothing. Offering both to the figure.

"The details are all there, and half the coin, do I get an umm receipt or umm your name?" Rowanne enquired still trying to sound as confident as possible

The stranger took the money pouch and parchment "To you my name is Kyasha, I will be in touch when the deed is complete" and with those words the figure vanished back into the shadows of the alley as quietly as she had come, leaving Rowanne alone and somewhat poorer.

*****

Synn was waiting for Rowanne when she returned, no longer phased but instead sprawled across her bed, looking for all the world like she owned it, although Rowanne thought to herself that was not so far from truth now, the demon had bound her to it after all.

"ah, there you are...about time, did you meet your contact , and arrange things, I was rather thinking you had taken it upon yourself to act your role fully and spend the night on the streets"

"I met her , she has the money and the parchment...I just hope shes worth it, that gold was a big chunk of my families fortune, when its gone its gone"

"Oh not to worry my love, a pretty thing like you, always ways to make more money, and you have the dress already" Synn chuckled to herself, looking Rowanne up and down as she did

Rowanne looked back, her face betraying her shock at the suggestion of her doing such a thing, but that just made it more rewarding for Synn, for she did like to get reactions , it was what made her days enjoyable after all.