Sarafan Priestess

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Rasha was well trained within a few days' notice, Raziel noticed. Her combat lessons were held with him, since he was the greatest warrior. She mostly used the bow, sword and whip. Never the spear, flail or mace. She was good at it as well. He was amazed at how fluidly she moved. Like quicksilver she was, whipping around behind him and attacking. It was her arrows that got him. Her shots were always precise and right at the mark. He did manage to deflect them somehow, but she'd always be right there with her whip, lassoing his leg and tripping him. She'd always come close and plant her foot on his chest, causing him to give up. Unfortunately, there were some times when he caught her and she would be the loser that time. He was crafty alright.

Raziel was walking around in the woods one day when he heard the sound of splashing water at the lake. He peeked out from behind a hedge and saw a wonderous sight. Rasha, fully naked, bathing in the water. Her waistlength brown hair was soaked and her shoulders were shimmering. Her eyes were closed and she didn't seem to see him, so he sat down and continued to watch. She took up a bucket and filled it with water, emptying it on top of her head. Her hair became plastered to her and she looked like a fallen angel. She threw the bucket aside and went underwater, the top of her head disappearing underneath the surface. That's when Raziel came out from behind the hedge and approached the lake cautiously. Just then, she rose up from the depths facing him, wringing water from her hair. She opened her eyes, and saw him. A loud shrill scream pierced through the silence and a shout of pain followed after. Raziel lay on the ground holding his head. She had thrown the bucket at him and hit him on the head hard. She heard him groan in pain and became a little worried, getting out, drying off and dressing before going to assist him.

"Raziel, I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to...you just scared me. You shouldn't do that when I'm bathing. Do I do it to you when YOU bathe?" she said firmly.

"No, I..." his voice faltered when he realized how she was holding him down. She had her legs straddling his waist and her hands tenderly massaging the spot where the wood had hit him. A mischievous smile crept across his face and Rasha noticed it. She immediately got off of him, blushing all over. He got up and brushed himself off, apologizing for spying on her like that. However, his apology went unnoticed since she was too flushed to answer. Finally she got up, collected her bucket and soap and went with him back to the stronghold, both of them too flustered to speak. When they approached, all the Sarafan priests were pouring out of it, brandishing weapons.

"What's going on?" Raziel inquired to Zephon.

"We're going to kill some Vampires who had been sighted near the Pillars. I advise you grab your weapons and come," Zephon replied, putting on his helm.

Rasha didn't need to be told twice. She had all that she needed. Her armor was light and black and she always carried her bow around just in case she got attacked.

The Pillars of Nosgoth came into view, and so did the Vampires. Beastly things they were, but they had striking features. They noticed the Sarafan and growled menacingly. Before Rasha even had time to think, her companions were rushing forward into battle, engaging with the Vampires. Rasha confronted a female Vampire who lunged at her and disarmed her of both her sword and bow. As the Vampire fell on top of her, Rasha noticed a flail lying just a few feet away. She kicked the female off with everything she had and ran toward it, picking it up and brandishing it. The Vampire came at her and Rasha panicked. She didn't know how to use a flail. She never used one before. So she decided to swing it around. The Vampire bore down on her. She caught the Vampire on the temple and lopped her head off. But in the process, Rasha fell over and couldn't get up, momentarily shocked. Moments later, the battle was over. The Vampires were fleeing for their lives and the Sarafan Priests were rejoicing. Raziel noticed Rasha lying supine on the ground covered in blood and he panicked. He ran over to her and dropped his sword, picking her up and holding her in his arms. She wasn't dead; she was merely shocked due to the fact a dead body was lying on top of her. He calmed her down with a few soothing strokes of her hair and murmuring sweet nothings in her ear. When she had regained her composure, the Sarafan came over and hoisted her up onto her feet. Before she knew it, they had picked her up over their heads and started retreating back to the stronghold with her in the air.

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