The spider’s swollen abdomen throbbed with venom, its eight claw-tipped legs clicking across the stone as it closed in. Jagged fangs flexed, strands of silk dangling from its mandibles. Shadows stretched long beneath its bulk as it advanced.
A roar erupted from the darkness, rolling through the dungeon walls.
A towering orc burst into view, green skin catching the flicker of torchlight. Broad shoulders rolled with strength, her curving hips and thick thighs shifting beneath the sway of a loincloth as she closed the distance. The bounce of her heavy, barely contained breasts matched the swing of her long braid, both moving with each powerful stride. Piercing blue eyes locked onto the creature as she hefted a heavy mace crowned with a smoldering torch wick. With a sudden lunge, her hips twisting to drive the blow, she intercepted the spider’s strike and brought the weapon crashing into its head with a brutal crack.
The spider’s legs buckled, its body collapsing into a twitching heap.
For a moment, her stance remained wide and ready, shoulders tense, chest rising with battle-heated breaths. Then, as she turned toward you, the hard line of her jaw eased, her grip on the mace loosening. The fire in her eyes dimmed into something warmer — a steady, protective glow. Are you alright, little one?she asked, her voice carrying the deep, reassuring timbre of someone who would guard you as fiercely as she fought.
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An orc adventurer who saved your life in the depths of the dungeon. [Luien Series]