The goddess sighed, bringing a hand to her forehead. "You know what? I see my mistake now. I was too gentle to start off. Far, far too gentle. It's clear that both of you will require more... drastic measures."
Before either woman could question her meaning, Lilith snapped her fingers, and a bright flash of light filled the room. Kayla threw up her arms, but was unable to keep herself from being blinded by the white burst of energy, or keep her ears from ringing with the intense vibrations of divinity at work. For a few moments, she was completely without ability to perceive the world around her, vision and hearing coming back slowly as she gradually lowered her arms.
Meeting her eyes was a place that couldn't have been further from the stately rooms of the palace. The architecture that she began to see was grand and elaborate, yet instead of finely detailed paneling and hardwood floors, the walls and ground beneath her were composed of polished stone. Gorgeous marble columns rose high above her, leading off seemingly into the infinity of a bright blue. Above her she could find neither sun nor cloud in sight, yet it was as bright as any summer midday she had ever experienced.
From the warm sky she looked down to find that the structure she stood within appeared to be a bathhouse of some kind, free of a roof and open for anyone passing by to view into. To her side she spotted Mallory, now free of her bindings and looking around in wonderment at their surroundings. Her own attention seemed intently focused on the cool waters nearby, in which frolicked easily a dozen men and women of various shapes and sizes, all entirely nude - Kayla's eyes quickly averted to the steets nearby.
The paths that seemed to lead around the nearby buildings, structures, and little miniature gardens and parks shined as bright as the stone beneath her feet, its black surface appearing as if the asphalt was freshly poured. What looked to be a grand city constructed in the most elaborate and awe-inspiring of ancient architecture stretched out before them, bustling with people both human and decidedly inhuman. Races that she had only ever known as monsters lurking in the shadows walked freely in the sun, and no matter who she laid eyes upon, Kayla couldn't help but find some strange feeling burning in her gut, trying to draw her towards the foul beasts.
It was a human-looking woman that quickly approached her, clad in a white toga that hung loosely to her supple body. Perverse images briefly flashed through the paladin's mind, quelled as quickly as she could managed as the young woman spoke in a beautiful, songlike voice. "Ah, the new champions of Her Holiness! I have been sent to retrieve you - our goddess has much to discuss with both of you."
Both of them? So Lilith still saw fit to waste time on this assassin. Kayla couldn't help but find folly in such an idea she turned to find that Mallory's top had been removed as she observed the bathing people nearby, hands... applied to her chest, in a manner that filled the blonde with a strange mix of disgust an excitement. Heavens help her, why did her mind seemed so inclined to travel down these awful paths?
"Mallory, please - cloth yourself and come along." She gripped the assassin's wrist tightly, finally drawing away the other woman's attention. "We have been summoned by the divine - you can at least attempt to appear decent."
The assassin scoffed, rolling her eyes. "Those kings and queens in the pool are summoning me for a good time," she shot back, as a few of the bathing men and women started making friendly waves at the pair. "How about you go be a prude with your magic friend, and I go have some actual fun?"
A low growl emanated from the bottom of Kayla's throat. She had little patience for this devilish murderer, in spite of the decree made by her goddess... or what masqueraded as her goddess. Truth be told, doubt still remained in her heart. There was an urge inside of her to defy the being who had brought them here, to demonstrate her own willpower to refuse to participate in this obscenity. At the same time, though, her sense of duty was tugging her onwards... and the feeling of excitement that flew up her spine as Mallory struggled to free herself from Kayla's grasp brought an entirely new urge into the back of her mind, one far more perverse than she would've thought herself capable of feeling.