Thread: To Save the Princess (imran102 x AradiaDream)

Kriss got up the stairs without much trouble, and landed in another room. A sleeping ogre laid on the other side, in front of the next set of stairs. Oh great, she whispered, looking at the bones that covered much of the room. Well, it was sleeping, so she may just have a chance. She began her way across the room, making sure to try and not make a sound. She got closer and closer, inching along, shield up and sword ready. When she was close enough she ran with a loud battle cry. The ogre stirred, but it was too late. Her sword came down through the back of his throat, and with a twitch, he was dead before he could even move to get up. With a triumphant nod Kriss pulled out the sword and headed up the next flight of stairs. Though as she got to this one, the creature inside of this large corridor was awake. A four headed hydra. It spotted her instantly and she had to back down the stairs to keep from getting one of the large mouths clamped around her. She waited for the opportune moment, and when the hydra pulled back, Kriss made a dash for it. She dodged one head, smacking another with the shield which sent her sprawling across the floor. She turned onto her back, just in time to block another mouth from getting her, but it wrapped around the shield. With a quick pull, she ripped the teeth from the hydra's mouth and ran. A loud cry came from the one head, but the others were still after her. With a roll and a few more dodges she was through the door on the other side. She was now at the bottom of the large tower, the hydra still roaring in the room behind her. She looked through one of the side windows down. It wasn't bad, and if she had to come back this way, she'd be able to get her and the princess to the bottom without having to deal with the hydra, or that first trapped room again. It was now just getting there. From what it looked like, there was a large room on ever floor up to the top. Well, she might as well start the climb. Each floor, a new trap or monster awaited her. A few times she'd have to stop and rest, just to gather her strength. Yet she kept on, the promise of treasure and a cushy life after driving her up. When she finally got to the forty ninth floor, it was a throne room. Filled with tapestries, paintings, and a red carpet. The art was gruesome, showing sites of women being raped and sacrificed in horrific ways. Creatures, like those she'd fought, having their way with the females. Then her eyes went to the monster on the throne. Must have been the perverted thing that had stolen the princess for himself. He looked at her, eyes full of hatred. They were red and looked like a goats, it's body was almost man like, but ended in large hooves, which fit the creature's face, which was some mix between a bull and a goat. It's body was large and muscular, it's only clothing a long loincloth. It held a mace that was bigger around than Kriss' own body. Her armor was practically warn, the shield cracked in two places, and her sword almost dulled. Still, she stood her ground and waited as the monster stood. You are a persistent man! he growled angrily, standing and picking up the mace. Kriss stood at the ready, and when he swung the mace she dodged, rolling to one side. Good. He might have been strong, but his movements were slow. Then without warning he charged, shoulder down and Kriss had to quickly bring up her shield, but was still sent flying into the wall behind her, letting out a yell of pain as she felt her back hit stone. The shield had cracked almost completely from the hit, and she looked up just as he began to charge again. She quickly rolled away again, causing him to run himself into the wall with his own yell. Yet within moments he had turned, bringing the mace down toward the female knight. Another dodge and she ran toward the throne. She turned around in time to watch as he hurled the mace toward her. She dropped, and heard as it broke through the throne and crashed into the wall behind, putting a large dent in the stone. She jumped up, taking the time he didn't have his weapon to try and catch him off guard. Kriss slid her hand out of the shield just as he began his charge. She tossed it like a disk, and he had to try and compensate to dodge, but the large shield banged into his shoulder, causing him to lose balance as she ran toward him. When he finally caught himself, he was in perfect range. Kriss slid to her legs, going under his own, sword raised to slice through him, between his legs and into his stomach. When she was out from under him, she quickly stood and turned, sticking the sword into the creature's back. With a yell that soon died out, the monster fell to the floor, making it shake. Blood began to pool around him as she removed her sword from the now dead thing . The shield was now broken in three pieces. Well, it had done it's job. Kriss to several moments to relax before heading up to the next floor, blood covered sword still drawn. She pushed open the door to the princess' chamber, still panting softly from the fights down below, but she was ready for practically anything. Except how gorgeous the princess was when she saw the beauty before her.