The witch twitched as the chains plunged into both her sex and throat. With how deep they went, choking was a worry in the woman's mind. "Ack!" she coughed as the unfeeling metal withdrew slowly. Kanoe took the brief moment to get some air back into her lungs. The taste of metal could not leave her mouth. The metallic woman's mood seemed to change, becoming more like how she was before rather than some wild beast ready to devour her.

"N-No!" she whimpered, "Please don't make me do this! I'll do anything else. I will fuck you, suck you off! Please! I am a weak pathetic woman who had the gall to call herself a witch. I was wrong... But I still can't hurt her. She is all I have. I beg of you. Please..." Kanoe sobbed softly as her body swayed unsteadily on her feet. If she were not held up by the chains, she would have fallen to her knees and began pleasuring the monster any way she could. Clarice was all she had in this insane ridiculous world. She could not bear betraying her.

"Anything else?" the gray woman said flatly, her curiosity piqued and her hunger suddenly maintained. "How many other souls would you sacrifice for her? Will you bring me another in her place? Three? A dozen?" A horrid, shark's smile split gray lips, revealing a set of teeth to match. "Would you give your life for hers? Would you take another?"

Startlingly soft fingers brushed over Kanoe's cheek fondly, nudging away a strand of dark hair. A cool palm settled the student's smooth skin and turned her softly upwards to face her captor as if to guide her into a gentle, lover's embrace.

"You're worse than pathetic. You're weaker than the pathetic little creatures that don't even fight back. You took all this time to gain power, then you put a handle on it for anyone to reach out and take hold of. You don't want any harm to come to little Clarice?" Miss Steel's face contorted and turned aside before she spat on the ground. "You embarrass your whole species with this nonsense."

She continued to be mocked by the cruel creature before her. Nothing seemed to satisfy the horrible monster. Kanoe was tired. She used all her strength and mana trying to kill this thing and failed. Now she was too tired to think of ways to talk her way out of this. The witch was afraid but that alone would not make her do something as vile as stab Clarice in the back.

She leaned into the thing's gentle touch though it was more out of weariness than trust. Kanoe could care less what the rest of humankind thought of her. The witch did not study magic to fit in. She did it for her own personal desire just as falling in love with Clarice was her own desire. Claiming she had to harm the things she loved made no sense to her and she truly doubts it would give her any more power than she already had. "You said this already, monster," she said bitterly, "I gave you my answer. I won't do it. I don't care what you think of me even less than the rest of humankind."

Maybe she should just be quiet. But, she was getting angry again. It did not matter what was said or not said, the thing was going to beat and rape her unless she agreed to do something completely against what she was. It was frustrating like a teacher constantly asking the same question over and over again until you finally just lie and give the answer she wants to hear. Kanoe was not going to do that here.

The gray woman rolled her eyes and began shuffling around in an inside pocket of her vest. The chains began slithering back into her body with a strange slurping sound. The one wrapped around Kanoe's wrists slid cruelly over the battered burns as it uncoiled. Even the one thrashing on the ground reluctantly wound its way back into nothingness.

"I'm bored with you now. Get out of here," Miss Steel said, fishing a packet of clothes out of a space too small for it. She threw the fresh, proper uniform at Kanoe's feet and sat down in a chair that hadn't been there a moment ago. "Just know that, when the time comes, you won't be able to save her." She dug around in her vest again and pulled out a tattered, unnamed book, flipping through it idly.

The door swung open on creeky hinges, offering freedom and an end to lessons.

It was doubtful her words had any effect so Kanoe was left shocked when she was freed from her bonds suddenly. The unfeeling chains ground against her wounds, causing the witch to groan in pain before finally falling to her knees. She pulled any remaining chains off or out of her before backing away. She could only glare at the grey woman as a uniform was thrown at her feet. At least the thing had the decency to provide replacement clothes.

Just like that, she was ignored and forgotten. A final threat given and now the monster was looking through a book. The witch slipped on the uniform, every motion sending aches and pains through her many welts, bruises, and burns. Kanoe could have said something but it was pointless. She was not powerful enough but that did not mean she cannot improve. The odds were against her, she already knew this. But, that will not stop her from fighting back.

On the table were the supposed gifts given in 'goodwill'. The monster did say these were hers now though with the insanity she had just been through, the deal may have been withdrawn. Miss Steel was not even paying attention anymore. Once dressed, the dark witch walked over and put the gifts back into the package and carried it with her through the now open door. There was no point in over thinking the matter. Ignoring the gifts could very well piss the creature off and continue this night of torment. Maybe she will use those shoes to kick this monster in the stomach if she ever sees her again.

Kanoe left the way she came in and exited the building. The cool night air sent a shiver through her body but it at least helped soothed her damaged body. Holding the package close, she hurried back to the dorms. The last thing she needed was to entice another monster to take a bite out of her. She wanted nothing more than to forget this incident and sleep in her lover's arms tonight.