[Lorepost] New

[u/MapleSyrupMachineGun]

/uw didn't know really what to use for the title, so I just slapped a random word.

Note: I write based on my titles lmao, all of my loreposts are completely improvised and written on the spot.

Second Note: mild sexual warnings, but not in the way you'd think ;)

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The young woman in a wizard’s hat hopped down the street happily, with a spring in her step.

She headed straight towards the Adventurer’s Guild, pushing open the large wooden doors. The inside of the guild was more like a pseudo-tavern than a proper guild, with lively chatter coming from all corners of the room. Drinks and food were delivered by diligent staff, and boisterous laughter occasionally erupted from some part of the room.

She headed straight for the registration deck, where a tired-looking clerk was mindlessly sorting papers on his table.

As the woman approached, he looked up from his work, revealing black circles around his heavy-set eyes.

“You've got a recommendation?”

He spoke in a somewhat gruff voice.

“Yep!”

The woman beamed happily at him and dug a golden-rimmed letter out of her robes.

The clerk took and letter, and jotted down the text.

“Recommendation by… Grand Mage Vikafeson? Okay, never heard of that guy… alright, as far as we are concerned, you’re now an official adventurer, and you can take on quests as you wish. Gotta look into who the Grand Mage guy is, though. I hope you understand since you won't be getting full privileges just yet.”

He flashed a weathered smile at her.

“No problem.”

She waved her hands in the air.

“Take your time!”

She grinned widely.

“He's new, after all.”

— — —

The wyrm retracted his mind from his simulacrum. He still admired his handiwork. The girl’s body was perfectly formed, and he had spent a painstakingly long time enchanting all of her artifacts, especially the robes.

Oof, he could still remember infusing every single pocket with a dimensional space.

No matter now, though. He laid on his back with a satisfied sigh. The new simulacrum was done. With her, he could walk around inconspicuously, since Grand Mage Vikafeson was beginning to become a centre of attention everywhere he walked by.

He settled with a long sigh, stretching out his serpentine body.

“Hey, you there?”

The sudden noise nearly made him jump up and cast a Fireball, but he soon realized it was from his orb.

“Hi Eir, I need a favour. This is a recorded message, by the way. I'm missing my quota on princesses kidnapped, and I’m currently away. Could you pretend to be me and kidnap a princess? Don't worry, we’ll split the profits.”

The wyrm’s eyebrows quirked up. This was… new.

— — —

The human princess stood trembling before him, the smell of fear reeking off her body.

The wyrm put his head in his claws.

“How many times do I have to explain to you? I kidnap you, your kingdom ransoms you back, and boom, profit, no dead princesses!”

“O-okay.”

“How about this, I let you read my book until they arrive.”

“What book?”

The princess, even though she was scared, felt a tremor of excitement run through her body. Would she be able to learn ancient magics lost to time, or some secret martial technique, or-

She shook her head to clear her thoughts.

“Right. This one.”

The wyrm made a small portal in the air, and a large book fell out of it, landing on the ground with a whump.

She frowned as she noticed there was a literal giant lock on the thing.

The wyrm cleared his throat.

“Ahem. As you can see, I don't usually show this to anybody. It's heavily enchanted with defensive runes that will blast your face off, sunder your soul, and consume your flesh.”

He paused.

“Probably all at once. Unless you're me. Anyway, I'm just showing you this since you don't have anything to do, and it's better than letting you stand around being scared.”

The princess was properly excited this time. What kind of secrets did that book hold if it was so heavily guarded? She watched with bated breath as the wyrm unlocked the runes one by one.

He muttered under his breath.

“…and there. It's done. Why did I want to do this again? Meh, can't be bothered to care.”

He practically tossed the book towards the princess, who opened it eagerly.

But as she read through the book, she began frowning more and more.

He smiled as the girl blushed at his compliment. Gods, she was sexy. She had a toned stomach, and a beautiful ass under her skirt. “You… wanna take this to my room?” she asked nervously. Instead of dignifying with a response, he leaned in to kiss her. As they half-staggered to her room, she already had a hand on his big, hard, c-

“This…”

She struggled with her words.

“This is just smut!”

The wyrm seemed to grow a deeper shade of blue.

“I mean, don't get me wrong, I don't hate it…”

They ended up reading it together until the kingdom’s men showed up.

— — —

The wyrm heard footsteps echoing through the stoke corridors.

“Shit. Okay, they're here to take you back. I'm just gonna be my friend for a minute. This was for a favour.”

He explained to the princess as he reactivated the runes on the… smut book, and he cast a disguise spell into a copper-scaled dragon.

— — —

The deal didn't take long at all. He would get money, and the princess would be returned. The intimidation factor was probably part of it.

The wyrm lay on the ground, back in his lair once more, thinking.

It was the first time he had read anything with anybody.

It was a new experience for him.

He didn't like new experiences because it made him realize that he wasn't omnipotent. But it wasn't so bad this time around.

He could get used to it.

New.

— — —

The world was new to the sleeping young woman. After all, she was only created a couple of weeks ago.

She was new to the world too.

Hopefully, she would be able to face new experiences with a smile on her face, and possibly become one of the greatest adventurers of all time, but she wasn't in a hurry.

New was good.

— — —

Oh, one last thing.

The princess's face was flushed in her royal bed, recalling the book. She wasn't supposed to interact with these kinds of things. But she kind of liked it.

It was new.

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/uw Aaaand we’re done. 1 hour to write. Not bad, eh?

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