Temptation's Curse
It has been long ever since the betrayal of the Serpent's Embrace to the Battle Mistress. When it had happened, the news of the Butcher of Sands and the Magus Ascendant's newly-acquired freedom from the Tomb of the Emperors became the most conversed topic almost in all of Runeterra. Along with that subject's limelight is the resurrection of the Emperor of the Sands.
It took a while, but eventually, Cassiopeia's anomalous transformation and Sivir's crucial role in the expedition became the talk of the nations.
While most of the people believed what the Curator of the Sands had said about Cassiopeia being the perpetrator of it all, the influence of Noxus and the nation's connections managed to convince more than just a few people to see a much different view.
Some began to believe that it is actually Sivir who's responsible for everything. Rumor even has it that Sivir wanted the supposed fortune they hoped to have found in the tomb for herself, which is the made-up cause why Cassiopeia now slithers. Apparently, the part where she warned Cassiopeia not to open the tomb was not told to anyone else.
Regardless of all these tattles though, Sivir shows not a single care about the views of the people. What matters for her is that whenever she's outside of the Institute of War, jobs still come her way and that it gives more coin than ever before.
But right now, she's at the Institute, and that only means one thing.
Either on the Rift or the Abyss, battles may be sanctioned, but blood is still somewhat being spilled in an endless cycle until a team of five champions push back their opponents and destroy the opposing team's Nexus.
Sivir's base in the ongoing round is the one found at the bottom part of the Rift. The mercenary had just bought another item to add to her set and is already on her way to the bottom lane to finally destroy the enemy team's weakened turret. Once she caught sight of the red turret she's targeting, she increased her pace of running.
Since her minions seem to be more than enough to push back the red ones, she decided to dash into the nearest brush and conceal herself. She perched in her little hiding spot, watching closely as her minions ventured forward.
As soon as her minions began to charge and meet the new wave of the enemy's, she ran to the next brush and once again, hid herself from anyone's eyes but her summoner's.
Speaking of her summoner, she heard him remind her that the jungler of the enemy team hasn't paid a visit at the bottom lane ever since the match had started, warning her of the possibility of Elise's sudden visit when she attempts to finally destroy the outer turret.
Not only that, but her summoner also advised her to place a ward at the brush beside the river. Using her link with her summoner, she reassured him that she won't need it and that she'll wait for Tahm Kench to do such task. She's planning on placing her ward in the brush past the turret she's planning on destroying.
Her support, Tahm Kench, had just returned to base, finished with the task of assisting Yasuo at the top lane. She didn't bother waiting for him though. Confident that she can take down the turret, she inched through the brush and neared her objective.
She was two steps away from the very end of the brush, but before she could proceed any further, the sound of water swishing and swooshing from the river abruptly rang clear in her ears, which ended up freezing her movements in a heartbeat.
Sivir snapped her gaze towards the river. From the shadows, the Serpent's Embrace emerged, slithering towards her blue minions to annihilate all of them. A purple mist of poison spread across the minions dressed in the color of blue. Within exactly two seconds, one by one, minions began falling down the dirt, dead.
Her summoner told her to decide on a choice. Either she goes through with her plan in taking down the turret and just hope that Tahm Kench arrives in time to maybe assist her or save her from the assault Cassiopeia will surely unleash upon her, or she makes a break back to her turret and wait for her support there.
She looked back to Cassiopeia. Looking at the half serpent now, her appearance is still relatively peculiar for her taste. It was so peculiar that it made her mind drift off to her past memories.
In her head, she can still clearly recall the appearance the green haired Du Couteau once had. The beauty she showed, the shape her body presented to every pair of eyes that fell upon it, the image of it is still deeply engrained in her mind.
Even now though, Cassiopeia exhibits a rather phenomenal beauty like no other mortal has shown. Oddly enough, Sivir found herself unknowingly bound by the serpent's sightliness.
"Battle Mistress! Battle Mistress!" Came the distant call of her summoner.
Blinking, her focus came back to her and her senses suddenly went haywire. The voice of her summoner suddenly deafened her sense of hearing to the very extent.
"Sivir!" Her summoner dropped her title and called her by her own name. "At your left! Watch out!"
Whipping to her left, five fingers, equipped with small yet dangerous, gold and talon-shaped weaponry, swooped down and threatened to leave five claw marks on her face.
Going on pure instinct, Sivir dodged the attack by jumping forward and out of the brush. She released an audible grunt as soon as she felt three of the gold talons scratch through the material of her outfit at the side of her torso. She rolled for a few times before halting and positioning her legs in a much stable position. She kept her weapon behind her and eyed the half serpent that emerged from the place she claimed her hiding spot just a couple of seconds ago.
Cassiopeia chuckled as lifted her right hand a small distance away from her face, snake eyes viewing the dripping crimson from its metal talons.
Seeing the fresh remnants of red, one of her hands moved to the left side of her midriff. The tip of her forefinger and middle finger passed the torn fabric and made contact with her new scratch wound. She suppressed the grunt of pain she felt once the sting of the wound jolted through her system.
Her hand hovered in front of her, eyes glancing at the blood staining her fingertips before fully refocusing back to her enemy.
"You looked so out of yourself." Cassiopeia said, running her tongue over one side of the gold talon covering her own forefinger. The blood tasted awfully sweet in her tongue. "I nearly held myself back from clawing at you."
Sivir scoffed as she readied herself in throwing her weapon at the Noxian. "Arrogance will get you nowhere, serpent."
"Thanks to you I am like this, mercenary." Cassiopeia said, her tone coming out harsh and accusing. Although, that soon changed once she uttered her next say. "But, I cannot really say I do not enjoy it."
Sivir's eyes widened as a reaction of her reflex, while she dove to the side and threw her weapon at the snake. Cassiopeia mostly dodged it with a quick swerve to the right, one of the edges of the blade cutting through the skin around the part of her left arm.
Literally hissing, Cassiopeia lunged forward and gave a swing of her talons. Sivir jumped two steps back before running towards the new wave of her minions, which clashed against the red minions as soon as she reached them.
Using that as an opportunity to escape, she caught her blade as it returned to her and sprinted towards her turret. She abandoned her original plan and decided to retreat for now. Her summoner had already informed her about Tahm Kench is on the way, so she should just wait for him under the safety of their tower.
She was just a meter away from the tower's circular range when a web of silk shout out from the direction of the river and pinned her on the spot. Looking over her shoulder, she spotted the Spider Queen, who's in her spider form, turn away and go back down the river and into the jungle.
Momentarily confused, Sivir forgot about her other adversary. Something thick and somewhat cool wound around her from behind. Like some sort of ribbon, it swiftly wound around her until Cassiopeia stopped and stayed in front of her, most of her snake self enveloped around her silk-covered legs.
She was shocked for a second, noticing that her weapon had disappeared. But then, she saw it lying on the dirt just a few steps away from her. Unfortunately, its distance made it obvious that it's out of her reach.
"Oh, you are so easily subdued, aren't you?" She felt the warmth of two hands and the cold tips of the ten gold talons worn by the Serpent's Embrace touch her cheeks. "Something on your mind, mercenary?"
The question isn't really expected to be answered, but when she saw Tahm Kench over Cassiopeia's shoulder and just a fair distance away from them, she knew she needs to stall for her teammate to make it.
"A lot of things." She said, while she felt Cassiopeia gradually squeeze her legs, threatening to break them in a painfully slow fashion. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
Cassiopeia flashed a small sinister grin at her as she dug the talons of her right hand into her skin, leisurely dragging it down. Sivir knew that if Tahm Kench ever reaches her and snatch her out of Cassiopeia's clutches, then she would have to recall immediately, or else the poison Cassiopeia had injected in her system will completely kill her. Her complexion is already beginning to pale, a sign that the poison is consuming her body.
"Please, do tell me." Cassiopeia cooed, tongue darting out from between the thin gap of her lips like a snake hissing at its prey. "Enlighten me, mercenary."
Sivir felt her chest constrict as the poison slowly took over her from the inside. The blood that rose and passed through her throat seeped out of her lips and stained all of her teeth with burgundy. Despite of that happening, she showed off her teeth by flashing a bloodied grin.
"Be enlightened, then."
Eyes widening in realization, Cassiopeia spun around to face the new arrival. Instead, a tongue, thicker and longer than hers, lashed towards her and practically slapped her to the side.
In all honesty, Sivir, or any other champion, would have found the scene comical if the circumstances aren't a 'life and death' situtation. Cassiopeia made a sound of pain and disgust as she unwrapped herself from Sivir and casted a poisonous mist at Tahm Kench's direction.
Unfazed with the deadly poison, Tahm Kench continued through the purple smoke and lashed his tongue out at Cassiopeia again, which caused the half serpent to back off enough for him to save Sivir. His tongue shot out, grabbed Sivir by her waist and finally took her whole form into his large mouth. Master Yi came out from the river, his sword stained with blood as he charged towards Cassiopeia.
One moment she's actually inside someone's mouth, the next, she was gracelessly spat out just beside their tower. Shaking off some of the saliva of her teammate, she muttered her thanks. Tahm Kench nodded and turned away to assist Master Yi, intending to make sure the Noxian doesn't escape.
Sivir moved herself enough to lean on the foot of the tower, telling her summoner send her back to base. At the last few seconds before the recall could commence, Sivir closed her eyes and thought of only one thing.
'I hope this match ends soon.'
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The magic's glow was bright and it illuminated the whole summoning chamber. It soon died down, unveiling ten champions, completely unscathed from the bloody battle they had just taken part of.
While more than half of them exchanged compliments to each other's skills, Sivir decided to be one of the ones who leave without saying anything else. Exiting the summoning chamber, she walked down the hall and left the champions battled with and against. She intends to go back to her quarters to take a nap before she's called for her next match, which is scheduled one hour from now.
She was just about to pass the archway leading to the Noxian champions' quarters, when someone caught her attention. Staying hidden at one of the corners, she watched as the Sinister Blade conversed with her younger sister, who is idly leaning on the open doorway of her quarters.
It took maybe half a minute before Katarina sighed and dismissed her sibling with a wave of hand. The redhead shook her head and turned away, entering her own quarters, which is found right next to her green haired sister.
Sivir waited for a couple of minutes when she heard two of the sisters' doors slammed. She looked around and found the area around her surprisingly deserted. She walked down the hall and officially entered the Noxian Wing, eyes trained on the door of a certain half serpent.
As she neared her designated destination, she could feel a shiver wanting to trace up her spine. She feels quite confused, actually. Her curiosity compelled her too much and is currently managing to persuade her in paying a visit to the serpent. Intentions unknown, she stopped directly in front of the door and knocked on the wood.
While waiting for a response, Sivir's mind drifted to her memories again, memories that involved the Noxian that resides in the quarters right in front of her.
During her travel towards the Tomb of Emperors with the Serpent's Embrace, she and Cassiopeia had traded more than just a handful of flirtatious banters. Almost every conversation she had with her was suggestive, and she can't help but think that it never changed.
Earlier, when Cassiopeia had caught her, the way she interacted with her is suggestive enough to be considered flirting. Although, she also can't ignore the fact that Cassiopeia has a habit of teasing the people around her. Even her sister, Katarina, whenever she isn't in the mood to be a snarky bitch, she sometimes displays a teasing attitude.
Sivir sighed to herself as she pinched the bridge of her nose. She's assuming too much, isn't she? Maybe she's just over-thinking all of this.
Click!
Snapping her gaze straight, her eyes met a pair of gold slits that bore back with a risqué gleam.
"To whom do I owe the pleasure of this visit of yours?" Cassiopeia asked, crossing her arms.
When her arms moved, Sivir realized and noticed that Cassiopeia's wearing nothing but an emerald robe that's loosely tied close. The more than generous sight of the Noxian's cleavage is enough proof of that.
"No one."
Cassiopeia raised her eyebrows at her and thought of her answer for a few moments. "Then, is there a relevant reason why you're here?"
Why is she there? It's a question she asked herself in her thoughts. She had not thought this over, and unfortunately, it's now coming to bite her in the ass. Her eyes wandered down to the black and green scales of Cassiopeia's snake body.
"I want to ask you something."
"Hmm..." Cassiopeia, taking notice of where Sivir's gaze had trailed to, rubbed her chin with a finger as she eyed the mercenary in front of her. "Is it about the match earlier?"
"No, it's not about that."
"Then, what is it?"
Sivir searched her brain for a question, pushing away the panic that wanted to take over her. To avoid in losing her composure, she chose to go with the first question her mind conjured up.
"Do you miss them?"
Cassiopeia tilted her head slightly, without her head piece, her green hair went along with its movement. "Miss what?"
"Your legs."
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After what seemed like hours of silence, said silence was shattered when Cassiopeia lightly laughed at her words.
"Why do you ask me this now?" Cassiopeia asked her, the remnants of her laugh from earlier taking in the form of a curve on her lips. "Are you feeling guilty?"
'Do I feel guilt within me?'
A question that she couldn't respond back to. Instead of looking for an answer for it, or at least saying a lie, Sivir's head mildly lowered and her eyes fixated on the place where legs should be present, not half of a human-sized snake's body.
"I... do not know."
Slithering backwards, Cassiopeia beckoned her to follow with a finger of hers, gold talons absent from her sights. When she made no move in following, the Noxian serpent chuckled.
"Don't worry, I won't bite." She said, before adding. "For now."
Despite of being indirectly threatened, Sivir walked into Cassiopeia's quarters, closing the door behind her. Cassiopeia ushered her to follow with a finger of hers yet again before slithering towards the ajar door of the bathroom. Sivir followed wordlessly, internally questioning herself why she's even following in the first place.
She stopped at the doorway of the bathroom, just in time to see Cassiopeia discarding her robe and revealing her smooth back to her.
"I admit, sometimes, I miss my legs." Cassiopeia said, approaching the bathtub that looks to be bigger than any of the other tubs in the quarters for the other champions. "When I do miss them, I merely sink myself in cool waters."
"That doesn't make any sense." She said, confused with what the serpent means.
"Watch, and you shall see."
Intently, she directed her undivided attention to the scene before her. Cassiopeia slithered into the marble tub, some of the water swishing out, but not much was spilled and wasted.
...!
Sivir's eyes widened when the once clear waters Cassiopeia had submerged suddenly began to color. The color of black and green started to spread and consume the once crystal waters like ink. Within a single minute, the whole tub's contents was painted black and green.
"What...-"
Cassiopeia raised a finger at her, silently shushing her.
She returned her eyes to the stained waters. As if a spell was casted, the black and green color slowly lost its dark tint. Once again, it took less than a minute before water became as clear as it was before Cassiopeia had slipped herself in.
Shockingly, bare and perfectly human legs were presented to her line of vision. Cassiopeia wanted to baffle her more, due to it giving her the feeling of amusement. She raised her 'new' right leg enough just for it to leave the water and showed it to the mercenary standing at the entrance of her bathroom.
"To be completely honest with you, I do not miss my legs as much as some people would think I do." Cassiopeia lowered her leg back under the water. "Because every morning and evening, I always catch sight of them."
Cassiopeia lightly chuckled to herself, turning to face Sivir and placing her arms on the edge of the tub.
"Why don't you come closer for a better view?"
An internal alarm of her went off as soon as she heard the invitation, and Cassiopeia seemed to have seen it trigger through her eyes.
"I do not really blame you for what happened to me."
"Yet you Noxians were responsible for the rumors that had spread, correct?"
Cassiopeia shrugged slightly. "It was the people from High Command that ordered that rumor to be said and spread, not I."
"Why should I believe you?"
"You shouldn't." Cassiopeia then non-threateningly hissed, her snake-like tongue slipping out from her mouth. "After all, I am a snake."
Nothing scared her. She had made it out of various tombs that demolished themselves while she was still inside. Nearly every tomb she robbed, she always encountered snakes, and with ease, she always won over them.
But it looks like there's a snake that cannot be defeated so easily.
Sivir pushed all of the warnings her mind sent her way and decided to approach the bathing viper in front of her.
"I warned you." She heard herself say.
"Indeed you did." Cassiopeia said, leaning back on the tub. "My greed and my way of life triumphed over me in that moment, making me the snake I am now. In Noxus, you are loyal to no one but the nation itself."
She stopped right beside the marble tub. "What happens when you leave the water?"
Cassiopeia hummed for a second. "When I leave the water for at least ten seconds, the scales shall return and it will revert me back to my rightful form."
"You sound like you've embraced your peculiar self."
"Fully, yes. Now..." Cassiopeia made eye contact with a smile filled with meanings not appropriate for children. "Perhaps I can interest you with a bath?"
Sivir quirked an eyebrow. "Are you... suggesting something, serpent?"
"If I do recall correctly, you used to refer to me by my name before I betrayed you."
"Precisely. Before you betrayed me."
"The past is past... Sivir."
Ba-bump!
It felt like her heart had just rammed itself against her ribs as it pounded once it heard Cassiopeia say her name.
"Well?"
Not bothering in answering, Sivir's hands began to move around her body to unclasp and untie everything that needs to be undone. Cassiopeia watched with a single-minded gaze as she began to unclad herself, her garments falling down the cold tiled floor quietly.
Totally disrobed of any articles of clothing, Sivir stepped into the tub and sunk into the water, leaning her whole nude form over Cassiopeia. The other adjusted herself until Sivir was settled between her legs, a soft hand coming up and taking hold of one side of Sivir's face.
"I think I'm not the only one who was cursed." Cassiopeia whispered to her, breath caressing her face. "You yourself is cursed, little mercenary."
"Me? Cursed?" She scoffed lightly. "Highly unlikely."
"The name of the curse you have," She felt one hand trail up from her abdomen to the point beneath her bust. "It's the curse of temptation."
The hand on her face moved to her nape and pulled her in. At first she thought she would finally get a taste of those deadly yet tempting lips, instead, she ended up biting her lower lip as she felt Cassiopeia gently nip on her neck.
She kept her teeth's hold on her lip as Cassiopeia began to suck on the neck of her skin. A gasp almost left her when she felt Cassiopeia's thin and slick tongue run all over the front face of her neck. Honestly, from the feel of it, Cassiopeia's tongue may actually be longer and rather flexible than she had expected.
"I don't think we'll be able to bathe ourselves properly like this." Cassiopeia said, smirking against her neck.
"You... You think?" She uttered out, swallowing quietly.
"Bathing can wait though."
Cassiopeia lightly pushed her back until she was sitting on the tub. The half serpent lifted herself up and abandoned the waters, perching on the edge and letting her legs touch the cool floor.
Sivir followed suit and exited the tub, sitting beside Cassiopeia and waiting for a few seconds. Soon, the droplets of waters turned into scales with the color of black and green, engulfing her legs until they are legs no more. She gazed at its glossy and smooth-looking cover, feeling more than just a tad bit tempted to stroke them and feel it touch her fingertips.
Cassiopeia let out a breath as she left her perch without the use of her hands, the snake part of herself doing all the work. She grabbed Sivir's left wrist and pulled her up and on her feet.
"Before we go any further, I want to know..." All it took was a simple tug for Sivir to end up flushed against the Noxian, who hissed at her in the most bewitching way possible. "...if you're willing to be cursed with my temptation?"
She succeeded in replying without her breath hitching or her words trembling.
"I'm already cursed, am I not?"
Cassiopeia chuckled, and it took all of her strength not to gasp, especially when the serpent leaned in and caressed her throat with her heart-quickening tongue.
"Yes, you are."
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Author's Note: Hey, readers! Honestly, a part of me looks forward in making a love scene that involves Cassiopeia (mostly due to her anatomy), but I'm not really in the mood to do that now. In short, there is a possibility that I'll make another Cassiopeia x Sivir, or just continue this one. It highly depends on my mood, so no promises. :3
Second, based from the messages and reviews, it looks like the Riven x Irelia pairing is greatly wanted by you readers, so I'll try my best to make a one-shot that hopefully doesn't disappoint those who love that pairing. :)
Third, to the reader who requested Caitlyn x Jinx, I'm sorry, but I just... can't do it. I can't think of a plotline, I can't think of a way to connect them romantically, I just can't. For me, Caitlyn rightfully belongs to Vi (that's just my opinion though). Sorry. :(
Fourth, to the reader who requested Poppy x Tristana, to be absolutely honest with you, I can't seem to force myself to write about Yordles right now. I have no problem with them though, if that's what you or any of the readers are thinking. I'll find my inspiration for that pairing soon enough, I'm sure. I'm very sorry for this delay. :(
Finally, to the person who asked me privately, well, I'll just put my answer here, so you readers know it too. I was asked if I accept requests that involve hermaphrodites. Well, I haven't written anything involving that, except for a certain draft one-shot I have in my drafted stories right now. So, what I mean to say is that, yes, I guess I can accept requests with that kind of theme. :)
Anyway, just like what I mentioned in a few of my author's notes, I will consider all of your requests, but I will not do them all. If a pairing is requested by more than a handful of readers, then I will try my best to write one up. But, if I don't like the pairing, I'm really sorry, but I just can't. :(
Hopefully, all of you understand. :3
Oh, and if you want the story of the pairing you requested to be AU or not, please tell me, so I can adjust to your liking. ^_^