Kanoe struggles to close the door as she hears the zombies dragging closer. A rotting arm slides through the open crack, trying to grab her warm flesh. A soft 'tch' escapes her, this was not going to be easy. Just as she was about to abandon the door, the lizardman lashes out. She thought she was a goner until the door suddenly slams shut. With a sickening crunch, the zombies arm falls at Kanoe's feet. Yet again, she nearly gags from the stench of death as she steps away from the flailing arm. The young woman gasps as she turns to face the monster that was towering over her.

She did not like how the lizardman was showing it's teeth, grinning most likely. Kanoe frowns angerly at the harsh words, especially at being called a slut. Before she could respond, he reaches over and rests a scaled hand on the door handle. She was not fond of this trade at all. Running around this mansion without any clothes or trying to fend off a horde of zombies. Even in the best case scenario, she may be able to destroy those walking sacks of rotting flesh but, she will be exhausted or even heavily injured.

"Even if I were to disrobe," Kanoe says softly, "How am I suppose to get out of this mansion when you are holding the exit shut?"

Despite the huge monster that was before her, Kanoe was rather calm for now. Perhaps it was due to the fact that out of the zombies and werewolves, this creature was at least speaking to her though rather rudely. She was still cautious, taking a few steps away from the lizardman as she considers her options and waits for this beast's answer.

Offering the woman a simple shrug, he stepped away from the door, crossing his arms and staring down at her from his position just a yard or two away from her. "What makes you think that this place doesn't have several exits? Come now. I wouldn't be much of a...judge...of sorts, if you didn't have any chance at all. This is to test how strong your will is...and your body as well. You are quite the attractive little beast." He said, nodding his head to confirm his own words. "This exit here, the one that we have closed for now, you probably would not make it out of. Your body would be found, still full of life, but I guarantee that your mind would be in shambles if you went out this door."

He turned around, flicking his tail up and letting it slowly fall back to the ground. "But then again, there could be even worse things out there for you to encounter whore. Judging from your lack of being able to handle anything that was dead and rotting...I don't foresee you making it out of this mansion with your mind still in tact. But who knows? I have been surprised before."

With a flick of his wrist, the foyer would light up in a bright light, allowing her to see that there were several doors she could enter in, including the ones that were on the second floor. "Each area of this mansion has a clue as to how to get out of here without having to worry about you dying, or losing your mind...but with each clue you must earn it...a physical, or mental, or even both will test your spirit and will."

He turned back aground, crouching down and licking his scaley lips as he ran a finger around in a circle on the ground. "You may even find some nice costumes that will help you in each of your tests. Think of it as a game, and you'll enjoy yourself plenty more than what you would if you believe that this is all real. Don't ask me why I am helping you, just know that I'm going to be watching your every move, and everything that happens to you." He snapped his fingers three times, pulling out three cards that each had his face on them, and a number. He tossed the cards out to her, letting them land before her feet. "Disrobe woman...and these are your...'Get out on one condition' cards. If the test is proving too hard for you to over come...is so frightening or so horrifying that you can not continue...just rip up one of these cards and I will end the test...but with each card there will be a condition for me helping you. You'll just have to find out what they are when you tear the card."

Grinning, enjoying this too much for his own good, he stood up, his monsterous member swaying from side to side. "Think you are ready?"

Such a large mansion more than likely has other entrances and exits. If the doors were the only ones, there are still the windows and other forms of escape. But, how much worse will the other paths be compared to a horde of undead. Kanoe glares at the lizardman, he was taunting her. She can handle dead things, they just smell horrible and doesn't like being touched by them. She'll show this scaled jerk how strong she really is.

Kanoe gasps, covering her eyes as the room suddenly lights up. This place had to be huge, so many rooms and two floors to explore. This could take all night, assuming she lasts that long. Her teeth clench, she can't think such things right now. She needs to focus on escaping and only escaping. If this monster was anything like the others in shokushu, the deck is stacked against her. Nothing is worse than false hope. The only thing she can rely on is her own abilities and hope to find a way to escape before the game goes too far.

Well she had to admit, this monster was fond of halloween. Costumes, horror house, and danger; maybe she should have just attended the school party instead. Kanoe's eyes widen slightly as she observes the lizardman's actions. He summoned cards from no where and was able to light the room, does he know magic as well? She will find out later no doubt of what all this beast can do. The young woman reaches behind her and begins to zip down the back of her robe.

"My name is Kanoe, not woman," She says to the creature, "At least remember that, beast."

The black robe slides off her shoulders and lightly falls down her body to her feet. Her skin was quite a contrast, pale skin that seems to glow in the light as opposed to dark robes which seemed to devour it. A tight fitting black bra was barely holding her luscious orbs in check as black panties concealed her womanly treasures. Her necklace rests over her chest, the cross laying between her breasts. There was a small tattoo between her collar bones, a small black flame with a brushstroked circle around it. The rest of her body was untouched, a pale beauty with wide curving hips and smooth silky skin.

The woman bends down, giving a full view of her cleavage as she gently folds her robe and picks it up. She sighs, kneeling down infront of the cards. Kanoe picks up the three cards, replacing them with her folded robe. She gave the garment a final look, it was one of her favorites. The young witch rises to her feet as she gazes at the lizardman, trying to remain composed despite being nearly nude.

"Seems I do not have much of a choice," She says with a frown, "I'll play your silly game and get out of here so do take care of that robe."

"Kanoe? That is quite the interesting name. Since we are exchanging pleasentries, my name is Grail...at the end of this night you will probably be calling me a bastard from then on out, or you will be calling me master. Either way, I doubt you'll hear my name come from your lips in the long run." My he was a cocky monster indeed. He smiled to the woman, walking over to pick up her robes and looked them over, seeing in her eyes that she did enjoy this fabric of clothing more than anything else. As he knelt there, inspecting her clothing, he nodded his head, snapping his fingers once more as a chest would appear right by his side, already opened.

"Do you know what this is? Witch? This is my own special little box. No one in the world, or any other place imaginable can get to it, but me. Anything that I take from my victims, goes back to where this chest goes...and I keep it. Though for you, just so no one else, I will make sure no one ever takes it from my posession. I'm not all bad news you know." He placed the garment in the box, and then with a flash, it was gone once again. He stood up, facing her now as he reached out to grasp her breast if he could, through her bra. "You have a nice rack woman...I look foward to using both of these soon."

With that he had turned and began to walk away from the woman, his eyes looking across each and every doorway. "Some doors will lead to hallways with other rooms...some doors will lead just straight to rooms. Either way this is a mansion, and so, it will be just like every other one. You will find shower rooms, basements, storage rooms...the works. You may even find safe haven places that will keep you safe for a limited time...just enough to perhaps escape from something...But you better memorize those rooms if you find them. Good luck...Are you sure you don't want to get in the mood by giving me a good suck job Kanoe? May ease your stress." He laughed it off as he started to walk up the stairs....Cocky bastard he was.

Kanoe found it a bit unnerving that a scaly brute knew such spells and he did not even seem to be breathing hard. It only she has a long way to go in learning her own craft. She glares at the scaly lizard as it hands, at least it was being gentle with it. She saw no reason for the lizard to lie to her so she can consider her clothes safe for the time being. Unfortunately she can not guarenteed her own safety. Grail was his name...she did not recall any demons named Grail in her spellbook so whatever he is, he may not be from the underworld.

She watches Grail put the robes in the chest and watches the box disappear without a trace. With the description the creature gave of the box, it may be in another world for all she knows. Kanoe squeaks as she quickly backs away from the lizard's reaching hands. Her pale cheeks flush slightly in anger at the lizardman's comment about her breasts. She crosses her arms and turns her chest away from the beast's gaze.

"Hmph!"

The beast did not pursue further than that though. It would spoil the game after all. Kanoe watches as the creature goes up the stairs. Once he was a distance away, the young witch gazes at the doors on the floor she was on. So for the most part, this place was like any other house. It was comprised of bedrooms, living areas, bathroom, etc. It would be easiest to escape on the ground level so she shall start there. The young woman cringes as she hears the lizardman speak of sucking him off. She simply shakes her head as she heads for the closest door to her.

"Bastard.." She murmurs softly to herself.

Before the hulking lizard dissapeared entirely for now up those stairs, he took a quick look back to see where she was going. He grinned to himself, the door that she selected. Musing softly to himself he turned the corner into a hallway and off he was.

In reality, all he was doing was sitting on bleacher that was on the second floor of the gymnasium. Thinking to himself, he cleared his throat, watching as the woman would begin to head towards the other exit of the gymnasium, the one that would take her out to the football field. He had plans already for what he was going to do if she went out there, and he was quick to follow her as well, flying out the front door of the gym and around till he was at the football field, waiting for her to come through.

As soon as she would open the door, a cold gust of air would greet her nearly nude body. Outside it would seem that door led to a garden area, one that would have a gazebo right in the middle of the flowers and everything. But, there also seemed to be a hedge maze as well, a small one for now but still big enough to hold any secrets that this garden could be keeping. If she had stepped outside of that door into the garden, the door would instantly shut behind her, but it woudln't lock. After the door shut there was a loud, booming voice, the lizardman's.

"So, you chose the garden...could there be a clue in here on how to get out? Who knows...but do know that you may, or may not be alone in this area...gardens are known to be swarming with bugs...snakes...even the occassional groundhog or mole...Maybe this garden is as well?" He was mocking her, even if his body wasn't around what-so-ever. "Could the clue be in the gazebo? Maybe somewhere in that small maze over yonder? Or could it be in a fountain or buried? It's up to you to find out...Maybe you'll just be out of luck."

The spellbound woman walks over to the exit leading to the football field. She had no idea that she was walking around nearly nude in her own school. The gymnasium was kept warm just like the other rooms at the school, leaving the illusion of being indoors very strong in Kanoe's mind.

The woman lets out a sharp gasp as she opens the door. The chilling night air gusts over her body, leaving her shivering. That beast had to take her robes first didn't he? Her arms wrap tightly across her chest in a poor attempt to protect herself from the cold air. She could already feel her nipples hardening against the cups of her bra as she peers out into the darkness. Perhaps it was luck that she found the door that led outside. The moon casts a soft glow against her skin and over what looks to be a large garden. No dead rotting things so far, that's an improvement compared to the front door. But, without her robe she was going to be rather miserable outside. Can't let an opportunity like this pass, she steps through the door.

She jumps to the sound of the door slamming shut behind her followed by the booming voice of Grail. So the creature knew where she was, how annoying? Kanoe slowly walks further out into the garden as she listens to the lizardman's words. Something tells her that there will be something worse than simple critters out here. There were several places to search. The fountain, adding water to her already cold body was a bad idea. Getting dirty digging for clues was not very pleasant either. The gazebo may have a clue but the maze looked small enough, perhaps she can escape through there.

Keeping her arms tightly around her, Kanoe enters the entrance to the hedgemaze. She was grateful that the beast did not make her take off her slippers as she walks on the soft cool grass. Her pale form slips into the entrance while she was really walking on the football field, the bright lights making her pale body shine as she follows along in the demon's illusion.

Part of the demon wanted the woman to investigate the large fountain first, get that body of hers all nice and wet. He continued to follow her silently in the air, making sure that he was able to view the illusion, but not be in it perse. He watched as she began to enter the entrance to the hedgemaze. He grinned, knowing that she thought that the maze would be her salvation of sorts...the only problem was that this hedgemaze had more than just twisting corners around. Met with a T intersection right away, she would have to take a path that would ultimately decide her fate.

Unfortunately for her, backing out wasn't going to be an option either. After she hit that intersection, the entrance to that hedgemaze would close up with a hedge, blocking her off quickly so that she was traped, forced to be in that maze until she either found the clue, or found something else.

The hedgemaze would give her some cover from the chilling night breeze, another fine point to take account when you are in nothing but undergarments. Thoughts of werewolves and other monstrous things fill Kanoe's mind as she steps into the maze. What was she doing to herself? If anything, she can just run the other way and backtrack to the...

The sounds bushes and leaves rustling cut of her thought as she turns around quickly. The walls of the maze have grown together and sealed her entrance that could have been her exit. So even the garden was enchanted, or something of the sort. Kanoe looks at the plants the made up the walls of the hedgemaze. They were much too tall and thick to make out anything on the other side. She waves a hand over the brush gently before quickly pulling away. The leaves had sharp points at the end as to be expected. She also notices thorns sticking out of the stems making them very hazardous to climb.

She had no other choice but to find the other end to this maze. It should not be too hard. Kanoe knew if you just pick a wall and follow it, it will eventually lead you out of the maze in most cases. The young witch came to her first intersection. Left or right? She will follow the right wall. Taking a glance to the left to make sure nothing was waiting for her, the shivering woman began walking down the right path.

As she walked, nothing but silence would greet her, along with the small gust of wind that would blow through her hair. The mage twisted several times, even curving around as she walked through it, but so far it was nothing more than just a normal, thorned hedgemaze.

Her steps would eventually lead her to another intersection, this time they were divided into three seperate branches, and each of them had a sign hanging above them labled, "Heaven", "Disaster", and finally "Pleasure". It would seem that the heaven path would immediately turn to the left, whereas Disaster would trail down for a while before forcing the person to go right. Pleasure was the oddest one of all. A few steps in would show that there were another two paths, those not labled. It was a new choice, and Grail grinned at what he saw at the end of each path.

Kanoe did her best to remain calm as she continues down the path. It was difficult not to think of the dangers that could be in here with her. It was already confirmed that there is a horde of undead at the front door and a werewolf in the stables. This place could hold many more dangers. If the walls of the maze can be changed, can she really get out of here? Her hand held onto the three cards tightly. She will be in trouble if she has to start using them and she could guess that the game will be over if she uses up all three. Even if they can save her from a test, there was still a price of Grail's choosing.

The witch stops at another fork in the maze. This time there were three paths and three signs labeling them. Heaven, disaster and pleasure. If the beast can really see what she is doing, then he is probably wishing she vote for pleasure. That's how most of the beasts in Shokushu were afterall. Heaven sounded like the safest route but it lies to the left. Disaster was the path to the right, her plan from the beginning. It would be too predictable to try to avoid disaster and bliss to go straight to heaven. The young woman could always go back the way she came. But, with the entrance closing like it did, there was no way to know if she will return to where she started. She was not fond of changing her plan just because there were signs up either. Kanoe's breast shake against her arms as she shivers, it was not getting any warmer standing here.

She'll show this beast she is not afraid. The young witch remains on her initial plan and takes the right path, the path of disaster. Kanoe kept her eyes focused on the path ahead of her. She will just have to face this disaster and move foward. The woman had little choice in the matter, she had to find the exit.

For a moment, the lizardman wondered why she had chosen to go down the road of dispair. It made no sense to him at all. Then he remembered that the other monsters that roamed this island were nothing by honorless dogs...vile beasts that had no class at all. He sighed, shaking his head for a moment as he watched her pass the heaven path, where three angelic looking women would stand, completely bereft of clothing, though, they sported more than just the womanly parts. Kanoe wouldn't be able to see them, however, as she had been walking down the path of despair.

Pleasure was just that...the demon at the end of that path was concentrating, his energy flowing into the small room that the hedge broke into and every demon around him, male and female, were in the throws of orgasm, their pleasure infinite. Maybe it was best for her in the long run not to be in that room.

As she rounded the corner on the path that she was on, she would come to a rather small shed in the middle of the hedgemaze, seemingly blocked off the rest of the hedgmaze...perhaps there was a door inside that led to the exit. There was something inside of the shed though, sounded as if there was someone crying...and it was growing into sobs by the second.

Kanoe continues to walk the path of disaster. Any thoughts of changing her mind were quickly snuffed out as she shakes her head. She knows she will get nowhere if she doubts herself. Reminding herself that the path is constantly changing behind her helped ease her doubts, whether or not it was actually happening did not concern her. The witch wonders what the lizardman was thinking. No doubt the beast knows she is walking this path, a path in it's very name sounded the most dangerous of the three.

The young witch came to stop before a small structure, a small shed. The small wooden building took up the entire path of the hedgemaze. There was no going around this challenge it seems. She reaches to open the door but stops as she hears someone sobbing. Kanoe casts away her doubt, she has no choice but to go forward. If disaster is just someone crying, she will be fine. The woman opens the door, letting the moonlight pour into the small shed.

As the shed door was pushed open, and light poured into the room, off to the left there was a rather quaint fire burning in a furnace, warming the entire shed up. The cold contrasted with the heat until the shed door would be ultimately shut, but for now, it was a sure bet she would enjoy the warmth, even if it was just an illusion. In front of the furnace, however, would be the main prize. There was a person with long, black hair sobbing, curled up in a ball and almost seemingly rocking back and forth.

She stopped sobbing as soon as she heard the door open, swallowing hard before crying once again. "No! Leave me alone! I don't want to be in this place anymore!" She cried over and over again, her words almost incoherant as her voice shreiked. Another distinguishing feature was that she was completely nude, her body not having one shed of clothing on it. She cried, screaming now as she started to climb to her feet, her back still to Kanoe.

Suddenly, she turned, long, raven hair flowing down as it flipped over her shoulder. "THE CARDS! THE CARDS NEVER WORKED!!!" She screamed right at Kanoe, and that was when her face was exposed. The woman sobbing, crying in the shed was a mirror image of the woman that Grail had placed inside of that hellish illusion. The girl sobbing was Kanoe. The doppleganger, the twin held up cards, all ripped and torn to shreds as she sobbed, her face cut, bruised but still distinguishable...her breasts sagged slightly, her legs spread...but not as if she was going to attack, no, they were spread because her her vagina was stretched almost wide enough that an entire head could fit up there...her pussy lips dangling.

"NO HOPE!" She screamed again, lunging at the normal Kanoe.

Kanoe gazes at the crying woman near the furnace. She closes the door behind her. The freezing woman was very thankful for the furnace, letting the warmth wash over her body. Her skin tingles as she felt her blood warming and flowing through her body. She did not focus on the feeling for long, her attention being pulled to the sobbing woman.

The woman's back was still to her but her heart was beating faster. She had black hair and pale skin just like hers. The shrieking made her shiver as she barely understood the woman's words. Kanoe thought she was the only person in this place. From the sounds of it, this woman had already given up, her mind shattered. The young woman begins to walk towards the woman as she turns to face her.

Kanoe's eyes grew wide as she sees the poor woman was herself. She was slowly stepping backwards as the woman screams at her. She looked hideous, like she had been beaten. But, it was much worse than that as her eyes fell to the sagging breasts and the gaping pussy. The young woman lets out a shuddering breath as she backs up against the door. She nearly froze as she watches her shattered self come lunging at her. Kanoe wills herself to move, stumbling off to the side away from the doppleganger. She quickly regains her footing, standing at one of the corners of the small shed now, gazing at the destroyed version of herself. Her eyes dart across the room, trying to find the exit.

"Get away from me!" She yells back.