The giant flower

The next step seemed obvious to Kasha: focus on the giant flower.

She took a couple steps towards it, knives at the ready, when the petals suddenly opened up and descended to the ground.

A figure standing inside the flower was now revealed. She had dark green skin, and wavy hair of a lighter shade of green, clothed in absolutely nothing. Her chest was ample and her stomach tight, but the lower half of her body was obscured by a pitcher she sat in that was filled with honey. Kasha recognized it as a sentient plant monster known as an alraune.

She turned a seductive smile to Kasha. “My, aren’t you a lovely little flower. I presume you wish to exit through the gate, yes?” She reached into the honey she lay in, and pulled out a large golden key that dripped with honey. After just a moment, though, she dropped it back in again. “If you ask nicely, I might be willing to give this to you.”

And, of course, Kasha had the option of taking the key by force.