Nikki painfully discovered the terrible truth eons ago, that eternal servitude as one of Ereshkigal's willing pleasure slaves meant one's life hung from a single thread. That once you've willingly accepted Ereshkigal's deadly bargain you are forever doomed to an eternity filled with endless nights of agonizing torturous death at the merciless hands of Ereshkigal and her fiendish husband Nergal.

And yet, on most nights spent in the endless dungeon torture chambers of the Mesopotamian Underworld, the thread usually tends to be a bit less obvious then tonight.