User Submitted Contest #9 Round 2 - Vote 1

Title: Gorgon's Gambit

By: Hungzho

Mila learns of a powerful artifact that can enhance her abilities. However, the artifact's location is known to be within the lair of Vinesdra, a formidable gorgon whose petrifying gaze poses a deadly threat. Vinesdra is a captivating gorgon known for her irresistible beauty. With long flowing locks of midnight black, piercing emerald eyes, and a bewitching aura, Vinesdra exudes an enchantment that is as alluring as it is perilous.

Mila delves into the depths of Vinesdra's lair, which is a labyrinth of tantalizing illusions, deadly traps, twisting corridors and hidden chambers. Additionally, the lair is protected by stone guardians, former victims of the gorgon who have been subjected to obey her will. The guardians are women who have frozen, lewd expressions on their face, showcasing their last moments before petrification.

Bad End:

If Mila loses to a stone guardian, they will take her weakened form to Vinesdra, where she will stare down the vampire, petrifying her and ultimately adding her to the collection of stone guardians. If Mila loses to Vinesdra, the result is mostly the same, with Mila ending up as frozen statue with a lewd expression.

Good Ending:

The showdown with Vinesdra tests Mila's skills and agility, requiring her to outmaneuver the gorgon's lethal stare. If Mila is victorious, she destroys Vinesdra and the stone guardians return to normal. As soon as they notice Mila, the unpetrified women all run away as fast as possible. Mila has no time to chase them all down, as she finally finds the artifact the gorgon was hiding, which grants her the ability of "Shadow Veil." This newfound power allows her to temporarily merge with the shadows, rendering herself unseen and enhancing her stealth and evasion capabilities.

Title: The Moonlit Black Cat

By: Drew walker

Mila finds a new contract asking for help in regard to a missing person, the contract giver wishes to give all the information in person and wishes to meet in the Mor town stables. Mila arrives and meets a vampire named Kenna who informs her that she was recently turned and didn't return home in a week because she feared how her sister Willa would react. When she finally got enough courage to enter the house Willa was not present and she didn't appear in two days. She also noticed Mr. Khan (the leader of the traveling carnival troupe for which Willa works as a strongwoman) getting drunk at the tavern. She was the only one able to discover that the troupe had been taken over by someone. Mila asks why she didn't simply hypnotize the old man to get more info, Kenna answers that her powers aren't developed yet and she tried to get her mistress to help but it appears their connection has been cut off somehow. This final note finally gets Mila's attention and she accepts the contract

Mila hypnotizes Khan and discovers that the troupe has been taken over by a group of masked luchadoras wearing cat-like outfits and masks, except for a single woman who wore a different garb. Khan describes her as being 8 feet tall, dark skinned, unnaturally muscular, and wearing a mask resembling the face of a black tiger. Mila uses the route of the caravan given by Khan to intercept the troupe and finally confronts "The Black Tiger".

The giantess reveals that the Black Tiger mask is an old relic given to the winner of a grand tournament held in the honor of an old Cat God and its wearer can now command and dominate all those they or their servants defeat in battle with the troupe being simply her latest conquest. She has not been defeated in over 20 years but sees potential in the ancient vampire. The Black Tiger challenges Mila to first defeat her servants to prove her might, then she will have the chance to fight the champion herself.

Bad Ending

If Mila is bested by The Black Tiger she will become corrupted by the mask's influence and be given her own luchadora outfit and mask. MIla becomes Black Tiger's strongest servant, bringing many more under her mistress's influence, thus receiving more attention, love and aso the nickname The Moonlit Black Cat.

Good Ending

After Mila is victorious she takes The Black Tiger mask off her defeated foe and tries it on herself only for the object to have no effect. The defeated giantess laughs and explains that Mila was always fighting a losing battle since the mask will not recognize an undead as its owner and then commands her servants to jump Mila. But they do no such thing instead standing unmoving as a hiss is heard followed by the words "you are not worthy". The mask bursts into flames in Mila's hands and the spell is lifted, the victims removing their masks to find amongst them both Willa and Kenna's vampire mistress. Mila annoyed with the entire ordeal ghoulifies the giantess and ultimately finishes her contract.