Rites

Desire or ambition

Once inside your residence, Zazie dismisses her attendants and reclines languidly upon cushions, sizing you up. "Your Carnality Card has been broken, and I suppose one night of pleasure isn't strictly necessary, is it? I could certainly tell the Sultan how weak, impotent, and insignificant you are. I could say many things to put his mind at ease about both you and me..." She crawls toward you like a lioness, then raises her head, gazing directly into your eyes. "Or perhaps you'd prefer to discuss matters unrelated to bedroom activities, something beneficial to us both...?"

ID: 5000571

Type: None

Tips: None

Duration: 1 days

Waits For: 3 days

Marked as New Only on First Occurrence: 0

Starts Automatically: No

Triggers Result Automatically: No

Tag Tips: None

Tag Tips Up: None

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Slots

Slot #1
Zazie

Locks: Yes

Is Key: No

Is Empty: No

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

  • Type = Character
  • Card = Zazie

Pops: None

Slot #2
Possess her

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops:

  • Condition: None
    Action:
    • Slot #1 Pops:
      Men are all the same...
Slot #3
Chat with her

Locks: No

Is Key: No

Is Empty: Yes

Is Enemy: No

Conditions:

Pops:

  • Condition: None
    Action:
    • Slot #3 Pops:
      Let's not rush, let's talk first

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Outcome

Prior

This rite has no prior outcome.

Regular

Let's Talk
Zazie studies you while relating her story:

One day, while inspecting a small courtyard the Sultan had given her, Zazie pricked her finger on a rose thorn. It was once the rose garden of a previous dynasty's queen, still harboring ancient vines. Since then, she began seeing a god in her dreams who called himself "the Highlord of the Highlands." The Highlord promised to fulfill a woman's every dream, so Zazie made a wish - "I will never reveal what wish I made, and I hope you have no curiosity about it."

The Highlord told her that to fulfill this wish, many offerings and sacrifices were needed. Zazie initially thought this reasonable and fair, so she offered slave lives, gold and silver treasures, and relief carvings bearing the Highlord's likeness as instructed... but the Highlord demanded more.

"Now he wants, um... he wants the Sultan's seed. He wants me to collect a handful of semen to his altar... but I can't do it. After each night with the Sultan, the eunuchs immediately wash me thoroughly, leaving nothing behind... You have no idea how hateful those eunuchs are! The Sultan dislikes offspring because royal law allows princes to kill their fathers to ascend the throne - that's how he became Sultan himself."

Thus, the Highlord became displeased and began tormenting Zazie; every night, every dream filled with her worst fears. Whenever she closes her eyes, she sees herself locked in a cage with hungry dogs prowling outside... yet even so, she cannot obtain the Sultan's seed. "I need someone to help me solve this problem. If you succeed, you'll have the wholehearted support of a royal favorite."

She looks at you with neither flattery nor seduction, but with an appraising gaze...

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Royal Gaze
Zazie shakes her head, her pure gold hair ornaments chiming pleasantly against each other. "Ah, I know, I'm deadly poison to men... So you're not the right person either, but that's fine," she shrugs, "there are plenty of men; someone else will serve my purpose." She embraces you, then writhes, seeking downward... "Has any other woman done this to you? Here... oh... you're trembling, how sweet... Other women surely haven't explored this deeply, have they? If I do this... yes... how delightful..." You revel in each other's company tirelessly through the night. The Sultan must have experienced this as well... Zazie is truly as precious as gold. The next morning, while you still sleep, Zazie has already departed with her entourage of eunuchs and slave girls. The matter seems concluded... You try not to dwell on what opportunity you might have missed, and work harder to dispel that unsettling feeling of being watched throughout the night.

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Unveiled Truth
The moment your eyes meet hers, you see through this outwardly strong but inwardly fragile woman. Her soul is cursed, marked by some powerful entity - she suffers madness similar to yours, but more helplessly... like a slave caged, waiting for her god to open the bars just slightly, allowing the malevolence outside - her sins and memories - to tear her mind to shreds like ravenous hounds.

Softly, you whisper these key words in her ear, and the haughty concubine cowers like a slave truly trapped in a small cage.

You possess her this way - not nearly as pleasurable as the Sultan often boasts! But during your coupling, she can no longer conceal the truth from you:

One day, while inspecting a small courtyard the Sultan had given her, Zazie pricked her finger on a rose thorn. It was once the rose garden of a previous dynasty's queen, still harboring ancient vines. Since then, she began seeing a god in her dreams who called himself "the Highlord of the Highlands." The Highlord promised to fulfill a woman's every dream, so Zazie made a wish - driven by her insatiable greed and ambition.

The Highlord began demanding many offerings and sacrifices. Zazie initially thought this reasonable and fair, so she offered slave lives, gold and silver treasures, and relief carvings bearing the Highlord's likeness as instructed... but the Highlord demanded more.

"Now he wants, um... he wants the Sultan's seed. He wants me to collect a handful of semen to his altar... but I can't do it. After each night with the Sultan, the eunuchs immediately wash me thoroughly, leaving nothing behind... You have no idea how hateful those eunuchs are! The Sultan dislikes offspring because royal law allows princes to kill their fathers to ascend the throne - that's how he became Sultan himself."

Thus, the Highlord became displeased and began tormenting Zazie; every night, every dream filled with her worst fears. Whenever she closes her eyes, she sees herself locked in a cage with hungry dogs prowling outside... yet even so, she cannot obtain the Sultan's seed.

Having heard her story, you guide Zazie's breathing - just as you do daily, clearing your mind, fighting madness... The iron cage and vicious dogs gradually recede, and in this momentary peace, you both find joy - when she turns to cleanse you afterward, her upward gaze reflects expectation...

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A More Terrible God
Grabbing Zazie's wrist like iron clamps, you cause her pain. Unable to break free, she's held not only by you, but also by the god in your heart—flesh, desire, ambition, and fear are mere conduits between them. On Zazie's end, you find prey. Within was a dim star—it had thirsted for dreams long denied by mankind? No wonder it pressured Zazie so tightly and tricked her with such ridiculous contracts... Embracing Zazie, as you enter, along too goes the god within you, through Zazie's soul, tracing the waning starlight it swallows whole. That evening, under twinkling stars, thunder roared across the clear sky, wilting all of the capital's roses, and many citizens secretly loyal to the previous dynasty perished in fright by nightmares, while Polaris dimmed by threefold. Afterwards, Zazie, puzzledly caressing your chest—partly disbelieving her curse was resolved so easily—realized how much harsher your pain must be... After promising countless rewards and assistance, she fled you in fear.

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References

Referenced in Event Triggers

This rite is used as an event trigger for the following events.

The court - demanding a concubine - should we grant Saki's request?