Red Woman

The Horned woman's body Trembled as the Scarlet energy sunk into her body, jolting suddenly and violently as she shook, Nero's eyes widened as He felt the Horned woman hand, tighten around his wrist, One of the circular tattoos on her ruined arm glowing furiously as He felt his strength begin to sap from his body.

Feeling weaker and weaker, tired and shaking, the woman began to change, with whatever she was doing to him intensified.

The Horned woman's body began to snap and crack, her bones clicking back into place, her body inflating, bruises fading, wounds sealing in seconds, Nero let out a gasp as the pain suddenly subsided and just as suddenly, Her body completely healed, a grand breath of life leaving her lips, the Dirty faced, horned woman's eyes shot open as she lay there for a moment, seemingly dazed as she stared up to the round ceiling.

Nero, felt like all of his energy had been snatched out of his body, slumping badly in exhaustion as He ripped his wrist away from her hand, his eyelids heavy, his muscles weak and his breath shallow. The Horned woman's eyes slid slowly towards him, the eery Crimson eyes watching him only for a moment before Nero had decided that helping Her was probably a mistake.

He tried not to look towards the exit, she would notice, it was the icy look in her eyes that told him to run, to get away before she killed him, the muscles of her lean body flexed slightly as in to prepare them for use.

There was another fur cover next to him, that was his Key, He'd throw it at Her as a distraction and bolt as fast as He could. Nero tossed the cover with what little strength he had, the Furs draping over her as He scrambled, nearly falling over to get away from her, only... as He got up shambling to get out of the door, He felt what He could only describe as an invisible wall slam into his side, lifting him off his feet and slamming his body against the wall of the dome.

He was off of his feet, stuck to the wall like something massive was holding him there, He couldn't move, He could call out, He could only watch as the Horned woman pulled away the Fur blanket and stood up.

She was tall, really tall, Your height by the looks of it, Another of the four circular tattoos was glowing this time, searing against Her skin as Her hand was held to the side, Her palm flat like she had just swatted at something... "She's doing this, how the fuck is she doing this?" Nero thought in panic as The Horned woman quickly turned away from him.

Nero watched Her kneel down, grasping one of the furs and tearing them with ease, fiddling around with the several torn pieces until she had a couple of well-tied lengths, She reached up to Her tattered clothing, carefully removing the ruined fabric to reveal Her naked back to him. Nero's eyes widened, Her back was littered with thin scars, so much so that the lashes on her shoulders cut into the Jagged tattoos that extended from her left arm towards her right shoulder blade, she took the largest sling of furs, slipping it over her head where it sat over her body like a long poncho, covering Her upper body, She wiped her face and slipped the second piece of fabric over her face and tied behind her head, Nero raised an eyebrow... He hadn't really seen what she looked like, at least not clearly, Her face was so covered in dirt that He couldn't really catch any details, none the less, the took the long strip that she had torn up and tied back Her long, dirty Black hair into a ponytail, finally turning to look at him.

Her Red eyes stared at him, it was weird how blank they were now, not a lick of emotion in them even as she approached, the lower half of her face covered, You could see Her crimson skin glisten, Her horn, one severed halfway, standing strong on her head, Her bright Scarlet eyes shining like Rubies as she got in very close

"Woah... Woah... wait a minute, hey... I helped You remember, Helped!?" He said nervously, the side of his face still pressed against the wall, She tilted her head, staring inquisitively at Him as Her hands reached up.

Nero flinched "Wait, Wait, Hold on!" He said in a slight panic, The Horned woman's eyes narrowed for a moment, pulling Her hand back down and lowering herself to kneel, He managed to shift his gaze down a little, watching Her fiddle with Her boot... where she pulled out something that glowed a bright Violet, she stood up to face him again, holding a small Purple stone the side of a peanut.

"Manere Tamen" She said, her voice smoother, deeper, moving the Glowing gem closer and closer toward his head, Nero tensed up, but He couldn't move, what the hell was that thing, what was she gonna do with it... She touched his face, Her hand was very soft, Her eyes were still cold as she slowly pushed the Gem towards him, her eyes unnerved him but Her soft hand took some of the edge off, it wasn't like He could do anything about it anyway and so He relaxed.

As soon as the Stone touched his forehead the Gem flashed, Nero felt something like a cool breeze brush through his mind, a strange ringing sound buzzing in his ears and... his headache was gone, but there was something else there in its place, this strange, feeling like something had cramped bricks into his brain, it was making him nauseous.

The Horned Woman pulled it away quickly, pressing the Gem against Her own head as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

Flashing once More, she wobbled slightly before straightening up, When she opened her eyes again, they had an altogether different look in them, she quickly knelt tucking the gem away before standing and moving closer than before, sniffing at him like an animal and not hesitating to touch him up this time, feeling his face, touching his arms where she looked at His arm and the Tattoo doubtlessly emblazoned on it... or the Tattoos, if his guess was right then that second searing pain was doubtlessly another.

"H-Hey... um... operor Vos habere nomen-" Nero paused, what... that wasn't English he just spoke, She didn't look at him, still surveying his arm, she didn't speak at first either and so, still slightly confused He asked again "Do You have a Name?" He asked again, again, that wasn't English, but He knew what it meant, He knew was He was saying, but He didn't know what language it was... wait, yes He did, it's Latin, How did He know Latin!? How did she know Latin, He was on Mars!? How did she speak a Human language?

"I'm speaking Latin? How am I speaking Latin, How are You-"

"Calliope." She said in Her soft, cold voice, still not meeting his eyes. Nero looked at Her, she hadn't inquired about his name, but He found himself saying it anyway "I'm Nero..." He said She didn't seem to care, moving from his arm to His torso,

"Listen... I don't know how I got here, I don't know what these things are that we're doing, with the Tattoos I mean?" Her eyes flickered up to him for a moment, She definitely understood him now, she was just ignoring him, pulling up his tattered shirt to reveal his shit

"J-Jeez, buy me a drink first..." Nero thought, still slightly scared of Calliope, even as she stared at His chest... she seemed frozen like she couldn't tear Her eyes away, but she eventually stepped back, looking at him even more Inquisitively than before, like she was in disbelief, that is when she rushed forward elegantly, slipping downward where He felt fast and very skilled hands undoing all of the bits on His buckle "What are You... Hey, Hello Calliope, You can't just-" too late, He felt Her slid down his Jeans and his boxers in one, exposing his doubtlessly flaccid cock, Nero Gulped.