With Gluttony bound by some unknown force, Lust and his Demon stood nearest to the gate, with each of Lust's slaves all bound up tightly for the Lust Demon pet that he kept. Lust enjoyed keeping her happy and satisfied, and was worried more about the satisfaction of his pet's insatiable desires than really anything else, including himself. He payed no mind nor heed to the wailing slaves. That's just what they did. "Well, precious pussy cat? You like? You like?" The Demon of Lust continued to hover overhead, also barely paying any mind to anything except her slaves, including Lust, itself, since he did not Lust for her. "Mmm... They aren't doing anything. Make them DO something. Make them... Want more..." She licked her lips, as if ready to eat a meal. The ones that continued to speak out, attempting to plead their case to Lust, would finally grab his attention only after the demonic woman insisted that he force them to want more. With a very smooth and fluid about-face, Lust would start strolling leisurely back down the mountain path where the slaves were chained up and now being used as a display. "Sorry, buddy," Lust would start to speak, sounding as if his hands were tied, "That's how the paradox works. Lusting to get ahead. Jumping in front too soon without finishing what you were doing." He paused, the ever-present smirk still not having moved an inch, "Isn't that exactly how you and your friends got into this predicament, eh? Ehhh?" They walked into it, desiring the wrong things and losing focus from the very beginning.

"Wanting To Be An Adult Too Soon Without Completely Maturing In Childhood." - Lust (Adolescence)

Lust shook his head, eventually having explained to everyone just why he couldn't help them and why they were both enslaved and stuck that way.

"Do Not Lust To Know Anyone Nor Anything Else Before You Know Thyself." -Eve's Curse (Break)

What each of them failed to realize was that Lust did not imprison them, but simply assisted them in gaining their desires more swiftly by making the decision through influence. If they were unprepared, then they shouldn't have even shown interest, or entertained the idea for so long, especially as a group. "Now, my lovely pet wants you to satisfy her, so this is what you will be doing now." Lust snapped his claws and shook them, and the sound of rattling maracas could be heard.

Relatively promptly afterward, a completely different unknown voice spoke to the all of them from atop a high place, further up the mountain and beyond Gluttony. "Slow down," he said to all of them, "Moderation. Pace yourself before you eat." Whomever it was, he was certainly not like the Lustful or the Gluttonous, since it seemed that he had a rational mind to not only speak out against the two of them and their afflictions, but also that he wasn't part of them, himself. "Watch the ones you open up an opportunity to." He was speaking to them about the slaves below that they captured, as if to inspect what their choices were in taking advantage of certain options available to them. "See how much they eat far too soon, then watch as 'Lust' turns into 'Sloth.'" He snapped his fingers. "Gluttony, open up the Gate. Lust, send the slaves through, up to me, if you please." Lust, the Demon, pouted, wanting to have more fun with them. "Foine. Come along, kitties~!" She flapped her wings and lifted up the Leopards the moment she moved, as if they were all one large body of synchronized mind. The slaved, however, would be dragged along involuntarily, whether they were on tempo or not.

When they were all standing at attention, the man atop his high place would continue to speak to the enslaved, whispering priceless secrets into their ears as his voice echoed throughout the cavernous mount's difference in height. "You were picked too early, young ones, by your superior, no less, who touched you before your time, and your growth is stunted." Lust, the Superior of the Lustful, would shrug his shoulders, still not having altered his smirk in the slightest. He didn't seem to mind. The man atop his high place continued. "That is why you are the Ugly One." The mystery man seemed displeased with Lust, yet at the same time, saw this as quite the opportunity for an investment and advancement. "Be mad at the ones who chose you too early and cut off your Potential, not the one who still has some of his own." In spite of this man clearly being associated with both Lust and Gluttony, clear by the way he spoke to them, it also seemed like he was trying to help the slaves understand something for future reference. "I will be cutting off the ones that blindly oppose me for hidden reasons." He beckoned Lust and the slaves with his hand, as though he were the owner of them all, then pointed over to the obnoxiously large slab of lard that had halted in its place.

"You'd better start viewing for pleasure only," he warned, as the Demon of Lust started to fly forward, yanking the chains attached to her nipples and pelvis aggressively. The painful pleasure of her nipples being yanked and twisted by the resistance of dragging along her captives brought her knees together and made her moan sensually. "Or else." Suddenly, the man's other hand would be taken from behind his back, and a wad of fresh green paper was stacked up nice and high. Money. "Shark Bait," he chuckled, dropping down the large wad of cash with no hesitation at all down to the others. "Easy." Lust, himself, snatched up his pay for the funding of his 'business,' and all of the money was sucked into his claws, which clamped tightly shut soon after.

Gluttony was silent for a while after issued orders. It seemed like the being was lost, or perhaps hadn't heard. The silence was broken only by the sound of the opening of a gaping maw, which was as wide as any cave on the mountainside and invited into it the ones that were bid. No words were spoken by Gluttony after this, however the inside of its body would serve as the pathway to the next part of the mountain, of which the prisoners would have to navigate the stomach of like a maze.

The inside of the mouth-like chasm was completely vile and filled with all sorts of wasted things that hadn't been digested, but were stored within the layers upon layers of internal fat. These things were so large, they actually served as obstructions. The skeletons of many living beings of variable shape and size could be seen in the teeth of the wide mouth gate just at the beginning, but nothing deeper down the gullet was able to be discerned. Gluttony waited the escort and entry of the captives.

The explanation that was given by this stranger, who was even more mysterious and peculiar than the person that was paid, gives You chills up your spine. Not because of any of the threats, but because of how much sense it makes, and the fact that because it makes so much sense, it seems as though there is no hope for You to escape, no matter what You say or think or feel or do. You feel hopeless, helpless and weak, but most of all utterly ashamed that You would so quickly and easily be captured and help captive against Your will. You hang your head low in shame and are yanked along through the dark cavern against Your will. You wonder if there is any way out of this suffering and what worse things there can be beyond the next gate, deep inside the belly of a monster that nearly blindly destroyed You and all Your people on a whim and wonder if You will ever come out alive after entering. You do not have a choice, but figure that if these entities are going through so much trouble to keep You alive, then they must have a mind to do something outside of the cave.

All You can do is wait it out and hope that you do not end up like the ones whose bones were left in the teeth of this monster, of which looked similar to jagged rocks. Gazing at teeth of this monstrous size horrifies You, especially at the thought that at any given moment, they might actually come down atop your head. You tread carefully and orderly, doing Your best not to irritate your captors or the creature that could decide to eat You at any moment. That's all You can do.

As the slaves were finally in motion into Gluttony, the man that was overseeing them all would chuckle to himself and turn his head to the large lard slab. "Pretty quiet aren't we, Gluttony?" It seemed like he knew this creature to be more talkative. "Normally, you can't keep your mouth shut unless you're asleep. Especially when there's food before you. I was already willing to pay you in roasts to keep you from gobbling up the produce." Gluttony was acting strange in the eyes of the strange man, and thus would be monitored carefully. "Lust," the man called, "Make sure that Gluttony is alright. Keep the prisoners safe during passage and tell me if anything goes wrong." The man turned around without waiting for a response, as if he knew his orders would be carried out. "I have other business proposals to deal with." The man laughed lightly under his breath, then continued to walk off about his high place, until he could no longer be seen from below, and he was gone from the area.

Lust and his pet Demon would fully enter the cavern of Gluttony's mouth, with the Demon dragging the slaves from the front and Lust, himself, pinching at them from behind if they were moving too slowly. "You don't want to stay in one place for too long," Lust warned. "Gluttony can feel and taste every movement, so if you stay in one spot, he will eat you." There were ways to navigate that Lust knew about, but ensuring that all of the people got out without being digested was always a difficult task with Gluttony. "But, if you get frisky, you can stop for a quickie~!" The Lust Demon said, rubbing her hands between her legs whilst also rubbing her legs together profusely. "Mmnnn..." As she got hot and bothered, she would become rowdy, and hurl people that she was dragging around carelessly about. If they were to hit any of the walls, they were cushioned, but the jarring force of the enormous demon woman yanking their chains was enough to rattle anyone's brain into a concussion. "Yeah... And I'll watch you do it, too... Mmm... Maybe I'll join you..." She had a mind to drop down right on their faces right now.

"Darlingsweetiebooboocakes!!!" Lust cried out, snapping at his victims, which were his earnings, "Don't damage the merchandise my lovely flower! We don't want to lose any heads!" He pinched at whatever chains he could grab and would get a hold of the Lust Demon, tugging at her hard. This only brought her sensual satisfaction, but the harder the chains were pulled in resistance, the more pleasurable it was for the Lust Demon. "Ooohhhh~!" she moaned, suddenly no longer becoming frisky to move about, and suddenly finding herself subdued. "That's it... That's it right there..." She began to pant heavily, looking down to Lust with lascivious eyes. "... Harder..." she cooed at him, pulling at the collar around her neck, "Make it hurt..." She bit her tongue.

When the group stepped into the darkness of Gluttony's stomach, the mouth entrance that welcomed them inside would suddenly shut tight, leaving nothing but pitch black darkness. "I've got you now..." a woman's voice echoed all throughout the belly of the monster, yet no one could be seen through the emptiness of the light. The sound of heavy, constrained breathing could be heard and a harsh wind blew throughout the dark cavern. Above the Lust Demon, a large gaping hole would suddenly open up and a ray of light beamed down on her head. The powerful harsh wind that blew through the cavern lifted her up by her outstretched wings and out of the cavern through a wide open mouth. Before the chains that she was connected to could draw up her prisoners, the mouth would shut tightly and break the chains, freeing both the Leopards and the Zero Worlders that were once attached. They, as well as the Lust that was not the demon, should have remained inside of the belly of Gluttony. The Demon of Lust, however, should have been both isolated from the group and cut off pretty much immediately from her power source.

Soon after, the whispering voice of a woman could be heard in the ears of the captives, bearing a message of a warning. "Don't Move. I Will Help You..." she said, but no more words could be heard after that. Those that could hear would now know that there was a force working with them instead of only working against them, and whatever it was, it had power that was at least as strong as the ones that had first taken them.

You all clearly see, at least to some degree, what is going on around the cavern, where there is a disturbance that You are suddenly in because of the leader following her reckless desires and the man apparently continuously seeking to fulfill those reckless desires without ceasing, leaving both of them not paying much mind to anything going on that they are actually supposed to be doing. The two of them seem extremely powerful with whatever it is that they do, yet because they are not actually accomplishing any kind of goal, it all seems to be a waste.

You stand there patiently, mostly in fear of what could possibly be next, yet also with great anticipation that it will free you of your servitude, if there truly is some sort of being that is here trying to help you.

You see that, with whatever happened, after the voice of the woman spoke to you from wherever it came, the cavern opened up to spit out the one that was once recklessly tossing you and your life around whenever she got wrapped up in her own sensuality and self-absorbed excitement. Though You are free of your bindings, you also know that the Leopards are also free as well, and could still definitely hunt for you if you move. When you realize this, that is when you decide to stand perfectly still and not let any of the Leopards know exactly where you are in the darkness.