The Ruby Empire

Odd the Tiefling

Male Monster x Female Reader

You feel sick. The last thing you remember was that you were in a strange shop. You had gone because your friend had told you they sold some really interesting things. While you were there, you kept getting this feeling you were being watched. When you looked into a mirror, you saw something standing behind you. It was massive and sheet white, staring at you with many eyes. The owner of the shop was this girl with bubblegum pink hair and she tried to calm you down when you told her what you saw. The next thing you knew, the white creature grabbed you and threw you into the mirror.

Maybe it was a dream, you tell yourself. You sit up, feeling something crunch under you. You lift up a handful of leaves and dirt. You look around, realizing you're in a cave.

"Oh fuck," you whisper as you scramble to your feet. "Oh shit!" You run to the entrance of the cave and look out. There's a bonfire lit and there's a small camp built around it. There are things resting on the ground that look strange. There are weapons, swords and daggers.

"What the hell?" You whisper as you walk outside. You stand there for a moment, gazing into the woods that surrounds you. The trees look oddly shaped and twisted. They bare massive red leaves. There are vines winding and moving along the ground.

"Oh shit," you whisper again and you hold your head between your hands.

"Awake are we?"

You scream and whip around. Behind you is a man, at least it's shaped like a man. His skin is a strange color, a deep, dark red. His eyes are bright yellow and they have a glow to them. Also, he had massive horns jutting out from his forehead like freakish eyebrows. He walks towards you, dropping a sack on the ground.

"Do you have any senses about you?" He asks, squatting down by the fire. He pulls skinned animals from the sack, skewering them on arrows and placing them over the fire to roast.

You stare at him, realizing he has a long, winding tail that swishes about in the dirt. You shake your head slowly. "I'm not sure," you whisper.

"I wouldn't blame you," he says. He stands up and removes his coat. "Not very often girls fall from the sky."

"What?" You gasp.

He points upwards. "Sky opened up the other day," he starts. "This big, gaping black maw sort of thing. Very scary, people panicking. End of days and all that nonsense," he smirks, showing off the sharp fangs behind his lips. "Well, that happens, kind of lasts a while. Then all of a sudden, out pops a body."

"Me?" You point at yourself.

"You bet," he grins. "You fall to the earth like a little feather, landing just on the outskirts of the forest." He tilts his head, watching you with his strange eyes. "Town elders thought it'd be best to kill you before you woke up."

Your eyes bug and you step away from him.

He laughs loudly. "Oh, don't worry! I didn't think it was right to kill someone possibly sent from heaven." He plops down on a log by the fire and stretches his legs out.

"So-" you're still no understanding much. "Why am I here? Now?" You fidget where you stand, wondering if you should run or not.

"You're here," he points to the ground, "because it's safer than there," he thrusts his thumb over his shoulder. "Back there they wanted to cut you open and use your blood for, I dunno, some batshit crazy reason." He plucks a flask from his coat pocket and opens it, taking a swig before stretching it out towards you.

You shake your head, "No thanks. I'm pretty sure it's the last thing I need."

"Probably right," he takes a drink again.