The stink of sulfur mixed with the dank smelling sweat of dogs filled the giant cave in which the dragon had made his home. Although his sense of smell was all to keen, over the time he had let the diamond dogs reside within his home, he had become so accustomed to the smell that it no longer registered to him. That had become a welcome treat along with the giant diamond that they had given to him in return for protection for the entire clan for a specified amount of time.

The large earth dragon had not moved from his spot within the cave since he had obtained the giant diamond. Taking every moment to lick and gnaw at it with fervor. Over the few days he had been leisurely licking the gem, he had gotten so very close to the core that he could see the creature within. as he looked silently at the creature, he could see that its expression had been frozen in pain when the diamond had encased it. But what made it even more curious, was the fact that it was of a species the dragon had never seen before. Being several thousand years old had given the lazy dragon ample time to explore the world and meet many different beings, sometimes evening making them to be a suitable snack when the need arise for him to obtain sustenance.

At this moment however, the dragon was staring silently at the gem he had been slowly consuming over the past few days. He had whittled it down to just a foot all the way around the being in every direction, he was seriously considering just chomping it in half and being done with it. But his curiosity got the better of him, in turn, making him nibble around the head area more and more until he was just an inch from the beings forehead. As he continued licking closer to the beings head, he could feel that the magic surrounding the gem begin to increase with each lick, sending little bolts of electricity through his taste buds. He savored the taste more and more, not realizing that he had placed the gem into his mouth and began to roll it around. The saliva slowly melting the rest of the diamond that was surrounding the being within.

A few hours had passed by before the dragon pulled the gem from his mouth, giving a slight pout as he noticed how much the diamond had diminished. It was now barely covering the being and had several large cracks all over it that slowly began to spider web into more and more. As he placed it onto the ground, he watched in slight amazement as one of the beings hands erupted from within the diamond and began to move as the rest of the diamond began to crack and break off of its body.

"Well now." The dragon smiled toothily toward the being as most of the upper body was now free of the diamond. It took in a deep breath of air, coughing and covering its face and mouth as it began to speak out.

"That has got to be the most vile smell I have ever had the displeasure of inhaling." She growled between coughs.

"So the creature lives? This is rather unusual." The dragon stated as it lowered its head to take a closer look. The being stopping for a moment as it looked up and into the dragons eyes giving a smirk.

"A dragon? I thought I wiped out most of your kind eons ago." She sighed in annoyance as her hands kept themselves busy with breaking the rest of the diamond away from her body.

"You? Wiped out dragons? Eons ago? HAAAAAAAAAAAAAA Hahahahahaha!" The dragon shouted in laughter as he fell over. His chuckles causing the cave to rumble along with him.

The woman within the diamond smiled as she finished pulling the rest of the gem from her and tossed it to the side before standing up and dusting herself off. She smiled as she looked herself over.

"I haven't aged a day, that is absolutely marvelous! She squealed happily as she waved her hands about in front of her for a moment as she began to concentrate. "Now then, what about my magic?"

The dragon had ceased his laughing once he noticed the being had pulled herself free from within the confines of the diamond. He gave a slight pout as he picked up a couple of pieces and gingerly tossed them into his mouth before chomping happily onto them. The magic from before had vanished from the gem, giving it a slightly more bitter taste than before. He gave a sigh as he looked to the female standing before him, lowering his head to get a better look at her.

She stood roughly six feet tall and seemed to have no fur over her body. The only thing the dragon could see that would resemble fur would be the hair that was atop her head, and it was braided tightly as it moved down her back into what looked like a long tail that reached just below her waist. The clothing she had on was quite odd from what the dragon would guess. It was a silky looking black gown that reached just below her knees. It wasn't confining, but it wasn't flowing either. As it reached her waist it disappeared beneath a blood red corset that fit tightly around her mid-drift before pressing upwards, making her breasts look fuller and more plump. Her chest, however, was covered in a dark black skin tight cloth that seemed to move about on its own as it went up to her neck and onto her shoulders. her arms were bare, but her wrists held several bracelets that all contained many gemstones that glowed brightly. All of which caught the dragons eye as he licked his lips hungrily.

By this time, the female had noticed the dragon staring at her bracelets and gave a smirk as she playfully waved one hand back and forth into front of him. His eyes followed it before she finally stopped and placed both hands behind her back, causing the dragon to blink a couple of times before it glared at her.

"I would like to request that you give those wonderful looking gems to me, they look rather............... tasty." The dragon growled hungrily as he licked his snout, sending a few droplets of drool onto the ground with a loud his as they made contact.

The woman smiled as she leaned forward a little as she spoke. "I'll give them to you on one condition." She chirped playfully. "All you have to say is the following phrase and I'll give them to you." She paused seeing the dragons brow furrow a little before chuckling. "I sacrifice myself to the Twilight Princess." She grinned seeing him rolled his eyes.

"You must be joking..........." He trailed off as one of his talons tapped the ground impatiently. "Very well then........ It it means that I will obtain that delightful looking gemstone bracelet." He exclaimed as he cleared his throat. "I sacrifice myself to the Twilight Princess." He smirked, but paused as he looked at the evil grin that was plastered across her face as her bracelets glowed brightly.

"Thank you, for aiding me in taking over this pitiful world." She cackled as a beam of light shot out of the bracelet on her left hand, hitting the dragon squarely in the chest and causing him to roar out in pain as he was slowly encased within it. After a few seconds of thrashing about, his movements ceased as his form was quickly sucked into the bracelet on her right hand. As the glowing came to a halt she gave a slight shudder of delight as she could feel the power that one dragon alone had given her. However, it was soon interrupted as she heard several loud growls coming from all around her. Turning around, she smirked seeing a large pack of diamond dogs surrounding her.

"Well well well.............. Looks as if the welcoming party has already started." She smirked. "So then, would all of you like to die? Or would you like to aid me in taking over this world and getting everything you have ever desired?" She giggled menacingly.

"Stupid thing! There is only one of you, and a pack of us. What you think you can do to win fight against a whole pack of diamond dogs?" Fido growled as he stepped forward.

"Well, I can give you all the gems you would ever want in turn for your loyalty to me." She smiled sweetly as her right wrist began to glow and she began to pull gemstones from all around her and place them in front of the dogs, making them gawk in amazement as the pile continued to get bigger.

"If you can do this for us dogs, then we will be loyal." Fido smiled giving a rather creepy, toothy grin.

"Very good." She smiled as she patted the dogs head making him pant and wag his tail happily. "Now then, I want all of you to say one tiny little phrase for me, and you will get all the gemstones your little hearts desire." She beamed sweetly.

"Even more than this?" Fido asked in surprise as he jumped onto the pile of gemstones.

"I promise to give you a pile a hundred times that size to each of you just for saying one little phrase." She giggled sweetly.

The dogs all sat their with a hug smile across their faces as they awaited what she would say.

"I sacrifice myself to the Twilight Princess." She repeated herself from earlier.

"I sacrifice myself to the Twilight Princess." They all shouted in unison only to pause after it was said as a beam of magic erupted from her left bracelet and consumed them in magic. They all vanished into thin air as the magic swept quickly into her right bracelet. All except for a few dogs that had appeared from one of the tunnels.

The few dogs charge her without even thinking, covering the ground between them quickly. The woman gave a smile as she raise her right hand, the bracelet glowing brightly as she spoke.

"INCINERATION!" She shouted as a plume of fire erupted from her hand, engulfing everything in front of her. The dogs didn't even have time to yelp as they were consumed. After only a few seconds the fire ceased, leaving nothing but molten rock in the back of the cave, some even dripping from the ceiling and plopping loudly into the molten floor.

"Hmmmmm, seems I'm still rather weak." She sighed. "Guess I will have to regain my strength through more sacrifices." She giggled as she gingerly skipped from the cave and into the bright daylight. "That and it's still daytime, ugh! I hate the day." She groaned before continuing along.