🇬🇧 A Pact in the Shadow of the Eternal Fire 🏮😈

🎨✨ Check out all today's works here 🥺👉: https://pixai.art/@wolfforever25/collection/1976588800802885597 For long years, Salma was prey. Human fear is the sharpest weapon, and it pursued her through forests and villages, branding her a "monster"—one whose only sin was a thirst for life. But Salma was wise. She knew: if you want to hide a star, place it within the sun itself ☀️🌑 She chose Novigrad. The stronghold of the Eternal Fire, a place where hatred for non-humans was a religion. For Salma saw through humanity: it was the greatest hypocrisy in history. It was precisely there, where they shouted loudest about purity, that the darkest sins were hidden 🎭🔥🏙️ Night wrapped the city in black velvet. Salma, like a shadow, slipped through a gap in the fence, but the sharp eye of a Sentry noticed the movement 🚨⚔️ — Halt! Who goes there?! — a coarse shout rang out. The Sentries were already approaching, their swords gleaming in the moonlight 🔪🔥 But suddenly, from the door of one of the shacks, a woman looked out — Katarina, the Madame of the "Crippled Kate's" 👵🏻🚪✨ — Hey, boys! What’s all the noise about? This is just my new girl! Got a bit lost, — her voice was raspy and persuasive. Katarina winked at them, and the guard, smiling, moved on 🍻😏 When the door closed, Katarina didn't waste time on pleasantries. She slowly raised the lantern, and its yellow light caught from the darkness what Salma had so carefully hidden under her hood — elegant, dark horns. 💎👀 — Did you come here to burn at the stake of the Eternal Fire, or are you just looking for exquisite torture in the dungeons of the Hyena? — the Madame's voice was cold as steel. — Do you even realize, girl, where you’ve ended up? Here, they’ll give more Novigrad crowns for your head than for a barrel of the finest wine 🚬🍷 Salma slowly pushed back her hood, letting the light emphasize her otherworldly beauty. In her eyes, there was no defiance, only a deep, weary emptiness. — I have nowhere else to go... — she replied softly, and her voice was like the rustle of silk. — I am hunted everywhere, in every forest, in every village. I am tired of being prey. I just want peace 🥀🌑 She took a step closer to the Madame, and the light in her pupils pulsed almost imperceptibly. — I thought... that in this city, where there is so much passion and so little truth, I would stop being prey. To seduce someone who would give me protection. I just want to live quietly. In the very heart of the Eternal Fire, no one will notice a small shadow 🫦✨ Katarina was silent for a long time, exhaling a thick cloud of smoke. She evaluated not just the body, but the very desperate essence of Salma. — A succubus won't manage to live quietly in Novigrad, — she finally spoke, and a business-like spark appeared in her eyes. — But living in luxury under my supervision — entirely 🥂 The Madame stepped close, touching the tip of Salma's chin with her fingers. — I have an offer. You will get your own apartment. Your own cozy corner with a reliable lock, where no one will dare disturb you without my permission. You will have the finest silk and my protection. But in return... you will become my Pearl. You will be that secret temptation whispered about by the city's richest men. You will give them the oblivion they so crave, and I will make you unreachable for the pyres 🌹👑💎 Salma looked at the Madame, and for the first time in a long while, a spark of hope appeared in her gaze. It was a deal with a devil in a skirt, but it was a chance to stop being a victim. — I agree, — she replied without hesitation 😈💋💍 Katarina smiled approvingly, baring her teeth in a predatory but almost motherly smile. — Smart girl. Welcome to the "Crippled Kate's," Pearlie. Here, your essence will become your shield 🥂🎭✨ And this plan... Salma liked this plan a lot 🔥😏