Re: Monster Girl Research (Zoltan)
Naznia took a step towards Zoltan as she witnessed his pain, but held herself back when he told her that he was fine. Then, she nodded when he announced the necessity for haste, "Alright..." Naznia said hesitantly, watching him as he opened his large window, and leaped out, before leaping out herself, overestimating the healthiness of her wings as she lost her flight for a moment, causing Zoltan to think for a moment that she'd plummet to the ground below, before a rapid series of flaps from her wings managed to soften her landing on the ground below.
Before Zoltan might have descended to check on his angelic acquaintance, he'd notice her wings open wide, about the same time he'd feel her channeling magic. A fierce gust of wind came forth, sending Zoltan, on his own wings, back a little as Naznia soon came soaring upwards, and beyond, riding the magically created current she created to aid her rotting wings.
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Zoltan, following Naznia for a small duration of time, soon came upon the mountain she mentioned in her explanation. She coursed around it, following the current, staring down at the forest below, ending just on the edge of the mountain. "
Here!" she shouted, before suddenly diving down, and landing in a clearing below. Once Zoltan would land with her, Naznia pointed at a large rock that seemed to have a majority of itself stuck in the mountain.
"This..." she heaved a sigh, seeming as if she was worn from the flight, "This is where I was stung... It's also where I do my experiments. I don't research in the realm of Heaven, since... Well, since I'm not allowed to, after one or two 'mess ups'..." she explained. However, there didn't seem to be anything out of place with the rock. Zoltan couldn't sense anything, not a magical barrier, or anything of mystical nature. It would seem quite odd that Naznia would take him to a simple rock, and claim it to be her 'secret' experimental stage...
Naznia, after explaining her reason for her distance from her home, walked towards the rock, placing her fingers in what seemed to be a simple chip in the rock, before giving a heave, and a mighty tug, as a 'fake door' of sorts fell off from the side of the rock, revealing a cave entrance that was hidden behind it.
Very clever, Zoltan might think of her, to use a simple trick to hide yourself from any searching eyes, knowing that the use of complex magics would only make yourself that much easier to find, no matter how many illusion spells you would cast.
After revealing the 'secret entrance,' Naznia seemed about to turn to Zoltan to invite him inside, before suddenly seeming to lose the blood in her face, going pale for a moment, and nearly falling over as she leaned against the rock to keep her balance. Her breaths were short, and quick, and it seemed like her infection was getting worse, especially after using all the magic she did to influence the wind. As she leaned on the rock, Zoltan would notice her molting continue, as several white feathers fell from her wings to the ground, turning to charcoal before degenerating into ash on the ground...