Chapter 50: Succubi Queen
POV David
I walked for another hour through the pillared palace. With the heightened senses of being a daemon I could feel the lust in the air. Many times I passed close to succubi copulating with various partners, but I quickly learned to block them out. The path continued on its winding course until I found myself in a large, open space.
A succubus smiled at me from her lounging position as several imps fanned and rubbed her with scented oils. She wore absolutely nothing. Her purple eyes stared back at me challengingly as she combed her purple locks. We stared at each other for a moment before she waved her hand and the imps raced behind a veil behind her. She slowly stood. Her hair cascading down her stunning figure, nearly reaching her calves.
"Oh, new scion of mine…" she gestured for me to move closer. I stood my ground and she smiled. A nasty premonition raced through my mind as she held out her hand and arched her finger. I moved to the edge of the bed, never letting go of her gaze.
"So she recognized you instead of pursuing it herself… stupid girl." She said quietly as she peered down at me. I held her gaze. She must be talking about Shyora, she was the first to recognize me as an heir.
"Nothing to say, oh scion of mine?" she sashayed closer and traced my bicep with her finger.
"Why am I here? I asked, struggling to keep my voice even.
"I was curious as to who my new scion was… it has been almost five hundred years since someone claimed the title." She replied in an offhand manner, like she was getting groceries at the supermarket. She stared into my eyes and I decided to inspect her… she smiled and shook her head.
"Don't be wicked now…" my eye twitched. The hell? She walked around me, inspecting me from all angles. I stood stock still. What could I do? There had to be something! Think David!
"I've never had a male as a scion… and afflicted so…" she purred.
"What do you want?" I asked slowly, still trying to race through possibilities on how to escape this with my life.
"I adore my scions, their bouts and petty fights. You are different, an enigma…" she leaned against my back. She ran her hand over my chest and leaned to whisper in my ear.
"You are a newborn succubus, so your lack of thralls is understandable, but to stay my scion and enjoy the powers of the succubus… You are lacking…" she walked in front of me and tilted her head to the side.
I shivered. "I'm not some toy for your sick game."
She chuckled. "Maybe not Hero, but maybe you are…"
How did she figure out I was a hero? I hadn't done anything to give it away… I tensed up but she put a hand on my shoulder and smiled like a mother would to a child that had done particularly well. "I know all about my succubi. You are one of them now."
"Speak straightforwardly then." I replied.
She chuckled. "Very well scion of mine. I want to see how far a male can progress as a succubus how it will affect my other scions and what you will do with the powers of a succubus"
"You want me to get stronger?" I asked after everything clicked.
"Indeed scion…" she grinned, winking at me.
"How do I do that?" I asked.
"As all Succubi do, we are creatures of lust." she replied with a toss of her hair.
"But you are far behind… and impeded greatly… I shall grant you a small boon scion of mine." she gestured to a veil and Rade stumbled out, she dropped to her knees as soon as she saw the Queen.
"Your majesty!" she cried and slammed her face into the floor.
"You failed to recognize my scion Rade…" the queen slowly walked over to her. With each step Rade trembled, she quivered as tears and snot stained the floor. Her tone of imperious disappointment had even me shrinking away.
"I'm sorry my queen! I did not know!" Rade pressed herself against the floor.
"You do not have the privilege of going against my scions…" she bent down and lifted Rade's face up to look her in the eyes.
"I'm sorry my queen! It won't happen again! I swear it!" Rade blubbered. It was pitiful to watch. I could feel the pressure the Queen was asserting on Rade. It was as if a main battle tank was on her back.
The Queen rose and gestured for me to walk over. I meekly complied, what other choice did I have? I looked between the two of them, unsure of what this being of incredible power wanted.
"The choice is your scion of mine, absorb her soul, or become her master." She winked and kissed me on the jaw before retreating to her bed and laying down.
"Pick quickly scion of mine!"
I looked at Rade, she was a sniveling mess as she crawled towards me and latched on to my leg. "Spare me please!"
I felt a tendril of something foreign stirring… something I… hadn't felt in a long time. I felt my hands shake and I quelled it quickly, but not before I spoke. "What are you willing to pay?"
"Anything! I don't want to die!" She looked up at me with large pleading eyes. I shoved my old demon back down. I opened my eyes again and pulled Rade to her feet.
"Submit." It was a simple demand. So callously said by a part of me I'd long since repressed, resurfaced in this brief moment. Rade's face went through almost every emotion possible before she lowered her head.
"Yes master." a gray slate appeared.
'You have gained a new daemon slave! Rade (Succubus) lvl 2'
I nodded and turned back to face the queen but instead I found myself in my room in the manor. Tears fell from Rade's face, dropping to the floor. Suddenly Shyora burst into the room in full armor, spear pointed at Rade.
"Master!" she cried out as she saw me and the rest of the succubi flooded into the room.
"How long was I gone?" I asked quietly.
"Two days Master." Vylnara replied.