Contest Entry: Sweet Retribution!

Sweet Retribution!
By: Jake T. Wolfe

Many months had gone by since Morgas and Terrissa made last an appearance. To all, who have had a painful encounter in the past with those two, those months were a blessing. However, Nevera knew that it was too good to be true that her parents would remain docile for much longer. One Spring day after breakfast, Nevera went out for a ‘walk’ in the woods to think and to try and relax since she had been under a great deal of stress lately.
“I’ll be back by lunchtime,” Nevera said to Tai, her son, and Sanguine, her mate.
“Okay momma,” Tai replied.
“Be safe, dear,” Sanguine commented.
“I will be,” Nevera promised as she kissed Tai’s head and the cheek of Sanguine.
Tai and Sanguine smiled and waved as Nevera, who smiled and waved back, headed out. Little did Nevera know, but Morgas and Terrissa were also in the same woods. Neither did Morgas, Terrissa, or Nevera know, but there was another one in the woods as well. None had any inkling that their paths would cross.
“She has always been a pathetic little worm,” Morgas spat as he and Terrissa ventured deeper into the woods, “She better hope that I don’t catch her alone.”
“I agree,” Terrissa hissed in agreement, “We’ll make her very sorry when our paths cross again.”
“You are so devious, my love,” Morgas chuckled evilly, “I love it.”
“But of course, darling,” Terrissa smirked.
As Morgas and Terrissa continued deeper into the woods, Nevera made her way to a secluded clearing in the woods. Once there, Nevera sat down on a rock to think and to try and put her restless mind at ease. Roughly 10 minutes after Nevera entered the clearing, she heard the snapping of a twig. Nevera turned to face the area where the noise came from and gulped with wide eyes as her parents entered the clearing.
“Well, well, well,” Terrissa commented darkly, “What do we have here?”
“I do believe it is our pitiful worm of a daughter,” Morgas stated coldly.
“What do you two want?” Nevera hissed as she narrowed her eyes at her parents.
“To have a chat with you,” Morgas snapped as he and Terrissa advanced upon Nevera, “Up close and personal.”
“Leave me alone, you old hags,” Nevera stated as she scanned the area for an escape, but her parents effectively blocked any escape route.
“Is that any way to talk to your parents?” Terrissa questioned as she and Morgas kept approaching Nevera.
“Parents don’t abuse their children like you two did to me,” Nevera hissed loudly as she backed up the best she could as her parents came into an arm’s reach of her, “I don’t view you two as parents.”
“You ungrateful little worm,” Morgas shouted as he raised his hand and clawed Nevera face, causing Nevera to scream out in pain, “I’ll teach you some manners.”
“I’m not a snakling anymore,” Nevera spat as she place a hand over the wounds to her face.
Morgas hissed and raised his hand again only to have a pure cyan hand with pure cyan blue claws snap around his wrist. Morgas, Terrissa, and Nevera looked to see a strange and big boa constrictor, which was standing behind – yet in between Morgas and Terrissa.
“The young lady stated that you two leave her alone,” the constrictor stated in a gentle, yet firm tone of voice.
“This is between us and our daughter,” Morgas hissed as he yanked his hand free from the constrictor’s grasp, “This doesn’t concern you.”
“Yeah,” Terrissa chimed in, “Bugger off!”
“Unfortunately for you two,” the constrictor said, “It does, since the stench of the evil in your hearts is polluting these peaceful woods.”
“How dare you!” Terrissa hissed loudly as she raised her hand to strike.
“I wouldn’t do that if I were you,” the constrictor warned as he made no motion to dodge or block the inevitable attack.
Terrissa narrowed her eyes as she took a swipe at the constrictor’s chest, only to have her claws seemingly pass through the constrictor’s body.
“Aargh,” Morgas yelped out in pain as his chest bared claw marks in the position of Terrissa’s strike on the constrictor, causing Terrissa and Nevera to gape wide-eyed as the constrictor chuckled.
“I warned you,” the constrictor pointed out, “And if you two evil beings don’t leave, then you will suffer more anguish than you have ever felt before.”
“You insufferable worm!” Morgas yelled as he took a swipe of his own at the constrictor’s stomach, only to have Terrissa scream out in pain this time.
“Are you two done yet?” the constrictor questioned as his body still bared no mark of the attack.
Terrissa and Morgas hissed in rage as they both raised a hand, causing the constrictor to sigh and roll his copper-colored eyes. Nevera was frozen with disbelief as each swipe attack of her parents had no effect on the constrictor’s body, but they were evident on the bodies of her parents.
“Who are you?” Nevera asked the constrictor as her parent writhed in pain on the ground.
“Forgive me,” the constrictor replied as he slithered to Nevera, “My name is Contro, and to whom am I speaking?”
“I’m Nevera,” Nevera responded, “And apology accepted.”
Contro smiled as he bowed to Nevera, who smiled at the gesture.
“Nice to meet you, Nevera,” Contro commented as he looked at the wounds on her face, “I can help speed up the healing process of those wounds, if you will permit me to do so.”
Nevera giggled and blushed a bit as she nodded. Contro smiled as he held up a hand to Nevera’s facial wounds.
“Now then,” Contro stated, “This might sting a bit, but it will help heal the wounds and prevent any scarring.”
“Okay,” Nevera replied as she braced herself as Contro started chanting in a strange language.
Nevera hissed as she felt a stinging sensation in her wounds yet she remained as still as possible. Meanwhile, Morgas and Terrissa kept on writhing in pain on the ground. A few moments later, Contro stopped chanting and lowered his hand. Nevera felt no pain anymore where she was clawed and cautiously touched her cheek.
“That is amazing,” Nevera commented as she felt no scarring, “How it that even possible?”
“Magic,” Contro responded with a smile before turning his attention back to Morgas and Terrissa, who were standing up and snarling at Contro, “As for you two, you have two choices; 1.) Leave in peace right now, or 2.) Suffer more anguish and pain before I teleport you out of here.”
“You will pay for your interference,” Morgas hissed as he lunged at Contro only to fall to the ground shrieking in pain as the faint sound of claws slicing into his flesh and the faint sound of his body being hit repeatedly with a stick was heard, “AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH.”
“I’ll rip you apart,” Terrissa growled as she sprung at Contro only to suffer the same fate as her mate, “RAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH.”
“Why am I not surprised that you two chose pain and suffering,” Contro said as Terrissa and Morgas kept on screaming and thrashing out in pain.
Nevera watched as her parents’ bodies were soon covered in deep gashes and scarring set in. Deep down, Nevera felt a deep swarm of satisfaction along with a sense of vengeance. A few minutes later, the clawing and hitting sounds went silent.
“Blow for blow that you two have dealt out in evil has been repaid to you,” Contro said as he leaned over the bodies of Morgas and Terrissa, who panted and winced in pain, “The scars will remain with you until death and no other magic can erase them.”
“You will pay dearly for this,” Terrissa snapped while baring her fangs.
“Unlikely,” Contro commented as he reached out a single claw and touched the point to the very center of Morgas’ and Terrissa’s foreheads while chanting again.
“AAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHH,” Morgas yelled out in pain as it felt like a drop of acid seared the skin/scales of his forehead.
“GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHH,” Terrissa shouted out in agony.
Contro withdrew his claws and smiled as Morgas and Terrissa flopped around on the ground, trying to ease the pain on their foreheads. The sensation lasted only a few moments. Morgas and Terrissa laid on the ground, breathing heavily and grimacing in painful agony. Nevera then saw the mark on their foreheads and hissed violently, but was held back by an extended arm of Contro’s. Morgas and Terrissa looked at each other and went wide-eyed at the sight of a strange mark, which was shaped like a serpent’s head with devil horns and crossed snake fangs in the center, on their foreheads.
“What have you done to us?” Morgas and Terrissa shrieked in horror.
“You have been marked to show all others to stay away from you two,” Contro responded, “This mark will also remain with you two, but the mark will remain on your foreheads for eternity. No magic can remove it and all who see you will know that you two are evil. They will run from you before you can get near them or they will attack you, driving you off with all kinds of weapons. You will find no refuge and any harm that you do onto others will only affect you two. Just think back to when you two tried attacking me with your claws and how I was unharmed, but your attacks appeared on the other.”
Terrissa and Morgas hissed viciously at Contro, who merely chanted and waved his hands, causing Morgas and Terrissa to vanish.
“What happened to them?” Nevera asked as a sense of relief washed over her.
“I teleported them to a location very far away,” Contro replied, “They won’t be back anytime soon. If they do show their faces again, then you will be free to do whatever you want upon seeing them and/or their marked foreheads.”
“Thank you for all of your help, Contro,” Nevera stated.
“You are welcome,” Contro responded with a bow, “I wish you well for the rest of your days, Nevera.”
Nevera smiled and nodded as Contro smiled back. Nevera then headed back home with a feeling of peace in her soul. Contro went on his own way, satisfied that he helped out another one in need.