Crossroads

You awaken to the pleasant feel of your Mana regenerating in the noonday sun. You bask in the warmth, enjoying your afterglow from the nights activities and the euphoria of having your plans had unfold so perfectly. You were a plant after all. Under normal circumstances you couldn't even orgasm. That Herbal Flow had been waaay more useful than you expected. Who'd have thought?

You unfurl your leaves to catch the dappled sunlight filtering through the trees and survey your surroundings. In the light it was quite obvious what you had done, funneling the girl into the spider web with strategically placed brambles. Speaking of which, you notice several spiders waiting in the shadow of a fallen tree. Their many eyes are squinting, obviously uncomfortable in the daylight. One sees your gaze shift to them it bows low, spreading its forelegs out in an exaggerated flourish and addressing you in a raspy voice, "Great Flower, we were awed by your conversssion of the light priestessss. We would be honored to ssserve you...if you teach usss your ways of sssubverssion."

You pause in surprise. You had no idea the spiders were at all interested in your carnal pursuits, when you talked them into helping they seemed terribly uninterested in the whole affair. Now they were offering service in exchange for your teachings? What, did you suddenly become the monster messiah? This was incredible...wait...did he just call you the 'Great Flower'?

A larger spider muscles the first speaker aside, "Sshut up Blix, you'd have uss all be plant cultissts. Look, Flower Child," You bristle, leaves rustling indignantly, "you made the Priestesss of Anari beg for your ssseed. We want you to show uss how so we can capture and convert othersss. We'll call your debt paid in full with the first human we catch and we will forever be your ALLIES." It enunciates this last word, glaring back at the first spider. Ah. This spider sounded more like the one you talked to last night. You surreptitiously smooth your leaves before responding calmly, And what, pray tell, do you intend to do with your captured humans? You can't be sure but you think the spider gives you a shrug, "What elssse? Usse them for breeding like you did."

Oh, that's what they thought you were doing. Are your numbers inadequate? "Ssspawn birthed from a hero would not be bound here asss you or I, they would be free to travel to other zonesss." ...You mean birthed from a Heroine right? "Them too."

Hm. Interesting. They found a different solution to the same restrictions you were facing. You had planned to exceed the spawn level cap for monsters in the zone, thus freeing you and allowing you to leave. They took the generational approach: even if they were forever trapped here, their children could go wherever they pleased.

You weren't sure how you felt about helping the spiders overwhelm the continent. This was supposed to be your time to shine, not theirs. As you mull this point over you notice many dozens of eyes flickering at you from the shadows surrounding you. ...and if I refuse? The spider thinks for a moment, "We will accept the priestesss in exchange for your debt. But do not expect to call on usss for aid again. Ever."

You feel Dana stir, still cocooned in your coils. You have to admit, you'd gotten rather attached to the girl and the idea of handing her over to the spiders for breeding (yuck) doesn't sit well with you. On the other hand, drowning in spiders doesn't seem like much fun either but maybe you were putting too much faith in them. There was no way they could ever overrun the whole of Alluvia...right? Right...just like there was no way a lowly weed-fiend could talk a priestess of purity into a hard fuck. Assuming you refused to solve this diplomatically, spiders were pretty low level enemies....you might be able to fight your way out. Though there are a LOT of eyes pointed at you right now and you had precious cargo to protect in order to make the fight worthwhile.

Agh...the morning had started off so well. The head spider eyes you (x8) and taps its leg, waiting for your response.