Chapter 27
by 
Grif*end
What's next?
Contingency vs Trump card
When the recovery spell finished and Citrinas consciousness returned she found herself on the ground surrounded by the obliterated remains of a forest.
On her chest was resting the monster that had defeated her, it appeared to be in hibernation.
Now that her life wasn't in danger the heroine had to admit that even with her lacking aesthetic sense this flower was truly beautiful perhaps more beautiful than anything she had ever laid eyes upon, despite this, she knew firsthand just how dangerous this monster was, and her companions had taught her to value her life more than her curiosity, she needed to eliminate the threat... Still, she felt she should be respectful and give it a peaceful ****, she touched the **** monster gently and then tried to utter the words of power that would turn it to stone yet found herself gasping for air instead while her thoughts began to fog.
Was the plant poisonous? If her thoughts were clearer she would have realized this was unlikely as she never experienced such effects during their fight, and her contingency recovery would have purged any poison from her system but unfortunately for her with barely any oxygen in her system she hadn't had the luxury to consider her situation thoughtfully.
With a thought she caused a flask in her belt to release an antitoxic cloud around her but naturally, there was no improvement to her condition and soon she lost consciousness triggering her second contingency spell and teleporting herself along with Syd who she was still holding onto back to her lab.