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Characters: Catarina and anyone willing to put up with a moody demon
Setting: Floor 38
Format: Action start
Summary: Catarina's consolation prize from being crushed by her ridiculous costume isn't something she really wants...
Warnings: Catarina being her usual threatening/sexual self

[The second lounge, surrounded by clouds. It was a little dizzying to Catarina, but she honestly hadn't been looking out of the window for a while. Instead, she was sitting on beanbag chair with a necklace dangling over one hand. It was gorgeous, gold with a beautiful intricate charm carved onto the end. But her dark eyes were almost angry as she looked at it, her jaw tight. She knew what this was. She saw it when she was a child, and was supposed to be handed down to her. Catarina dropped her hand next to her, disgusted, letting the chain slither to the floor]

I've beaten you. I lived.

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[Catarina remained quiet, thinking]

Her soul was so divine she saved my life. I never understood.

I am not sure I understand what you mean by that.

...there are some that feel every creature - good, evil, celestial, demonic - can be saved.

It's nothing, dear king. Merely thoughts. [She leaned in, giving the mark on Saber's neck a little kiss]

[Saber's hand came up to touch the woman's hair, but her breath hitched a little. Perhaps her princess' arrival was affecting the knight more than she realized...]

Thoughts can be quite dangerous.

I suppose. But at this moment, they matter little. [Catarina leaned up to kiss Saber's lips, lightly]

[Saber met the kiss in kind.] Do you plan on testing my resolve once more?

Of course. The little tastes I've been allowed are quite tantalizing.

[She moves to tug Catarina into her lap.]

And what if you would not be able to survive the full embrace of my prana?

[She stroked Saber's hair back away from her face slightly, her fingers light against her skin] Then I should be careful not to eat so much as to be a glutton.

It is not you that causes the concern, my dear. [Her hands come to rest on Catarina's hips.] The taint has made it extremely hard to contain my prana in certain circumstances. I do worry about harming you...

What do you fear may happen if it does loosen from your control?

That it will burn you from the inside out - fire in your veins. Like fighting a dragon without any armor.

Your prana is that holy, dear king? [She kissed Saber briefly, sipping on her lightly]

Mm. It is not holy. [Not any more.] It is simply that powerful. Think of it as the heart and might of a full grown dragon compressed into the core of a human.

I should be able to handle it. [She hoped. That was the first time she ever thought that perhaps the one she was feeding on may have too much to handle]

And if not? [Saber's arms tightened a bit about Catarina, pulling her just a bit closer.] I am not to die for.

[Catarina opened her mouth for a moment, then looked Saber up and down]

I am looking at a beautiful and strong woman, one that is a warrior and king first. I am looking at one fallen from grace to a darker side, one that I was born and live comfortably in. You may not be to die for, but you are worth all the risks.

[Saber was silent as she took in those words, eyes searching the ones across her as she tried to come to a decision. Then she took her hands to Catarina's face and pulled her down for a fairly intimate kiss, though still restrained given their location. After a few seconds, she pulled back.]

Then I ask that you forgive me and wait, yet again, for me to accept placing you at that risk.

[She tasted Saber as deeply as she could through the kiss, drinking her as much as possible before she pulled back]

Mm. Then I shall do with the little taste again, and sleep on the imagination of what lies under.

[Saber kissed her again, softer, in gratitude.]

Thank you. Now, tell me about the society you are from. I am familiar with the ways of the fae, but not of demons. [a chuckle] Though there are some fae that may as well be demons with their manner.

Society... it's... quieter. Not many demons do work together, as there aren't nearly as many as there are human or others. One could hunt a pack of humans in a town without having to share another aspect to hunt with another demon. Though a'times we do work together, especially when it comes to the sudden presence of the divine. We cannot fight it back to its own realm without taking heavy casualty ourselves, but we can certainly beat back its presence so we may hunt again in peace.

Devils and Angels warring over humanity... [An age-old tale.] I am not sure what you mean by 'aspect' though. Will you explain that, my dear?

If I were full blooded, I would only need to eat one aspect of a human. A full blooded succubus would only dine upon life energy through sex, for instance, and a full blooded wolf demon would dine upon their flesh.

[That caused Saber to raise an eyebrow and look Catarina over as respectfully as she could.]

I see not a tuft of fur or a tail upon you. Wolf, you say?

Half, as it is for me. I take after my mother in looks, but I have both the magical aptitude and hunger of a wolf demon.