A chill ran across Delleren's spine as he surveyed the grey wasteland of Desolace. Dead earth as far as the eye could see stretched out before him. Cracked from vegetation that had tried - and failed - to grow, the bleak landscape held little in the way of noteworthy features, save for the bones of the massive Kodo beasts who had come here to die and some ancient elven ruins.
His attention lay on the southern edge of the region, however, in the mountains that separated it from the far more fertile Feralas.
Rumors of demonic activity had brought the assassin here, along with the promise of a hefty reward from the Argent Dawn. Burning Blade cultists had recently built a small village for themselves in the mountains nearby, tucked away and hidden from prying eyes.
The cultists had not, it seemed, bothered to cover their tracks, and the white-haired assassin followed the wagon trail into the mountains with relative ease. No sentries had been posted on the road, making the job that much easier for him. Every step taken worsened the stench of fel magics, the night elf's senses well-trained in their detection.
Harsh mountain winds blew against him, cold and unforgiving. He pulled his cloak tightly against himself, not for any desire to shield his body from the frigid air, but to make at once cease the loud flapping of the fur-lined garment.
When he spotted the first wooden construction, nestled in the narrow pass, the elf swiftly rolled behind a rock. His eyes scanned the area for any sentries. None were present. Silently, he climbed atop the wooden palisade.
There, standing at the center of the cult's nest stood an elven structure. Standing out like a sore thumb among the orcish huts, it seemed to Delleren as though the white walls of that building had been lifted directly from ancient Zin-Azshari herself. Four towers of white stone surrounded a domed central structure. From the windows of that central structure, green light could be seen, bathing the surrounding wood-and-straw structures in a deathly glow.
"Well, that confirms it," thought the elf. "Now to find the leader and nip this in the bud..."
The man slipped down from his perch, landing gracefully on the rocky soil. Moving like a shadow between the primitive huts, he arrived at the main one. Peering inside through the window, he spotted two dozen cultists chanting around a blaze of emerald-green flames. All wore black robes, as was expected of any proper cultist. Comprised mainly of orcs, Delleren nonetheless spotted one or two humans along with a dwarf.
On the other side of the fel flames, a figure approached, emerging from the darkness. Nearly nine feet tall, the unmistakably feminine form walked slowly, cloak trailing behind her, head covered with a hood. Her height was the only reason Delleren could even see her above the blazing inferno. Though all eyes were now upon her, none dared slow in their chanting. Fear, love, and admiration filled the looks they gave her, and her arrival had given them new vigor, it seemed. All voices had joined together, the pace of that excited prayer quickening with every repetition until, after a long while, she produced a golden chalice from her robes, which she lifted above her head.
The voices grew louder and louder until they fell to a sudden silence.
Only a few cultists continued the chanting, their voices soft and their words ominous. The pounding of the cultists' voices had turned into a whispering, a gentle repetition of demonic chants of which Delleren understood nothing, barely audible even to his own sensitive ears.
The assassin could now get a better look at the woman at the center of the gathering as she lowered her hood. Wavy, shoulder-length hair of an almost black, rich purple parted on either side of her head to reveal the long, elegant ears of a Kaldorei. A necklace of pearls wound around her neck held a golden star that dangled tantalizingly towards the abundant cleavage she sported.
Her face was mesmerizing, her curves motherly.
Delleren thought he recognized the witch, her voice slowly rising as she resumed the chant. He searched his memories, reaching as far back as he could.
"From the Nether, our masters come," came her rich contralto.
"
From the Nether, our masters come,"
the hooded figures repeated.
"Emerald flames purge our imperfections," the witch continued.
"Emerald flames purge our imperfections."
"Cleanse this world of the unbelievers."
"Cleanse this world of the unbelievers."
Another hooded figure emerged from the shadows holding a silver pitcher filled with an unknown liquid, but the green glow that came from it was the same wicked green glow as the flames illuminating the circular room.
Uneased wormed into Delleren's mind. He had to stop what was happening, but he found himself frozen in place. His eyes were locked on the priestess-witch who had lowered her chalice so that the shorter assistant could fill it with the contents of the ceramic jug.
She wore a shirt of black silk, the puffy sleeves of which ended with star-decorated cuffs. The garment did little to hide her feminine charms, the vastness of which overflowed, struggling for space. Her breasts were, simply put, gigantic. Even supported as they were, Delleren guessed that they covered her torso down to her navel.
The breadth of her chest surpassed that of her hips, which was no mean feat, considering the abundance of those curves.
When her chalice had been filled, she once more raised it above her head to the delight of those zealots around her, fanatical eyes following every movement she made.
Tilting her head back, the witch brought the chalice to her lips, slowly ingesting her contents, gulping down the unknown substance. As she did so, her eyes slowly took on a hint of that same fel coloration, glowing with power. A drop fell from the corner of her lips, rolling down the curve of her breast and disappearing within the valley below.
"She is one with the masters!" the cultists shouted in unison as the nine-foot-tall woman finally finished gulping down the contents of her chalice.
Delleren felt sickened.
"What are they doing?"
he asked himself.
"Now," began the woman. "Before we begin the ritual, we would be remiss not to handle any unexpected guests... properly," she said, and the flames' intensity fell once more.
Her piercing, glowing-green eyes landed directly on Delleren. He felt his strength leave him.
"I have seen you before," came her voice. Her words gripped him; her presence locked his muscles in place. The assassin was unsure if some shadowy spell was at work here or if he had simply been bewitched by her beauty.
Slowly, she walked towards the window where Delleren had been observing the ritual. Every deliberate step brought with it a quaking of her tremendous bust, those massive breasts of hers only adding to the frightening beauty of the woman. Every step solidified the hold she had on the man.
When she'd reached him, she leaned over, giving him an eyeful of that sea of titflesh, the contents of which should have spilled from their prison.
More magic?
he thought.
The woman cupped Delleren's chin in her hands, lifting and observing his features for a moment. It then struck him. This woman was Eshana Oaksong. He had been tasked with capturing her daughter, Shalendris, well over ten thousand years ago, during the War of the Ancients. He thought she'd died during the cataclysmic Sundering that followed.
A chuckle slipped past her full lips when she saw the realization in his eyes. "I was not told that I would be sent reinforcements and reinforcements would not be sneaking around as you were. You are not one of us," she concluded.
She straightened, looking down at him. From this distance, she seemed even taller. Even for a night elf, she was positively enormous, easily two and a half feet taller than the average woman of her kind.
Delleren remained silent.
"Now, I wonder what we should do with a worm such as yourself," she pondered. Her eyes looked down at him. She cocked her hips, placing a fist upon them. "No matter. Take him away."
She snapped her fingers, and the darkness of sleep overtook Delleren. He heard the brushing of bare feet on stone as he hit the ground.