~Masochia~Slaynvigil~
A violent hiss came from a rent in the rock face, followed by the emergence of a long Blackberry Slithey. In her mouth was a misfortunate, unidentifiable being that had fallen prey to her terrorist enjoyment. The Slithey was following a Void Sahound whose pelt was dashed with ash and various spots of blood. Quickly the lizard gulped down the poor thing in her mouth and barked at the Sahound, who turned around with a blank look in his eyes.
"You will not approach the mouth of the volcano without me, Slaynvigil. And under no circumstances will you throw yourself into the lava."
Slaynvigil appeared as if he were going to interrupt, so the Slithey pushed on, embellishing her words by surging forward and placing her foreclaw upon his chest.
"And I do not care if you are feeling particularly suicidal today! You live to be my slave. You live to do what I say, when I say. I let you live that day for a reason, and until I find out what that reason is, you will continue to be under my command!"
Slaynvigil whimpered and coughed up a moist ball of ash, but made no further response.
"Good. Now continue on. I would like to harvest some obsidian before the sun rises, pup."
Slowly the Slithey took her weight off of Slaynvigil, and he slithered out from beneath her.
"I believe you are forgetting something." the evil one prompted, slashing at the Sahound's tail. When he hesitated, she roared, rage apparent in that one, formless utterance.
"YES MASOCHIA!" Slaynvigil erupted, whirling around and snapping at her neck. Masochia jerked back, then used her tail to spring forward and force Slaynvigil onto his back, crushing a few of his ribs.
"I believe that I have warned you too many times before, Slaynvigil," she said slowly, drawing a sharpened claw up the male's neck and stopping it short at the beginning of his bottom lip. "I will do it one. last. time." she annunciated.
"Do not anger me again."