Will You Flee Or Will You Fight?

The succubus woke up with a jolt. The last thing she remembered was seeing her life flash before her eyes before she lost consciousness. She looked around and saw a familiar young man starting a campfire. Her breath hitched.

"Don't hurt me!" She squealed.

"I won't. I already healed your wounds…and I apologize," Raza said.

When the woman looked at her arms, she noticed that all of her bruises were gone. She touched her face and didn't feel any bumps and wounds. She felt like she was never injured, to begin with.

"How did you…"

"My brother used to get injured a lot during training. I learned how to use basic healing magic in order to tend to him. I was able to heal most of it, but the rest of your wounds healed on its own," Raza explained.

"That's because succubuses are a type of elf. We have a natural healing factor," The woman said proudly.

She was still scared of the man before her, but she also knew that he wasn't a complete monster. She could only imagine what would have happened if she hadn't left that place with all of those men. 

"I'm Fumi," She offered her hand.

Raza instantly raised his gun and aimed at her. She cowered back while holding her hands up.

"It's just a coincidence, I swear!" She pleaded.

Raza took a deep breath and put his gun away. He was surprised by his reaction as well.

"Raza," He introduced himself. "And don't get it twisted. I will hunt the rest of your group once I'm done here," Raza told her.

Fumi swallowed the saliva that was in her mouth. She could only imagine the worst to come.

"At first I was angry, but now I feel like… Like someone impaled me and left a hole. There's no physical wound, but I still feel the pain," Raza looked up at Fumi. "What magic is this?"

Fumi couldn't believe her ears. She placed her hand over her mouth as she processed this.

'This man doesn't know that he's grieving! I only took a small peak, but what kind of life has he been living up to 'till now?' Her worry surpassed her fear.

"Promise you won't get mad?" Fumi sheepishly asked.

"I promise," Raza sighed. "Now speak."

'He already sounds mad,' Fumi inwardly sighed.

"My magic ended the moment you broke the illusion that I cast onto you. The magic I used required me to take a peak of your most loved one… romantic loved one, that is," Fumi explained.

"I only slept with… my Fumi once. I had slept with plenty of women before," Raza reasoned.

Fumi only shook her head. Based on what she saw, she deducted that this was his second chance at life. Normally, his past memories would be distant, but it looked like they still held a strong grip on him.

"With your Fumi, you had a connection that ran deeper than sex. Though sex is a form of connection, you were connected to her with mind as well. When you did sleep with her, it only amplified the connection," Fumi explained.

Raza thought about what she said, but it only made partial sense. He stared at Fumi.

"Wouldn't that mean that sex only means something if it's with someone you know?" Raza asked.

"Oh no!" Fumi giggle. "Regardless of who's it with, you form an unbreakable bond with the person you sleep with. That's why succumbuses use sex as a way to steal one's life essence… We can try if you want to?" She began to seductively crawl to Raza.

Unfortunately, he was not entertained at all. Raza pointed his gun at Fumi, causing her to jump back.

"I was only kidding!" She screamed.

"Mother and Father told me that I should wait until I marry someone who I love before partaking in sex," Raza coldly said.

'What is this guy? A mama's boy?' Fumi inwardly thought, but she didn't dare say this out loud.

Raza still didn't particularly care, but he decided to obey his parents. He stood up and put his gun away. Raza was still thinking about everything that had happened, but the pain in his chest subsided a little. There was still a nagging pain though.

"You have done me a service. I cannot pay you back, but I can let you go free," Raza said.

"Eh! Really!?" Fumi screamed

She couldn't believe her luck! She could use this chance to warn everyone at camp to avoid this crazy man. Actually no, she should just run away! A part of her told her that no matter what she did, it wouldn't be enough to stop Raza from pursuing the other succubuses. Fumi shouldn't push her luck.

"However, if I see you at the camp, I will consider you an enemy. And if you try to warn the others, I will track you down. In other words, don't go against me," Raza warned her.

Fumi gulped. She wanted to ask something, but she didn't want Raza to change his mind. Raza pulled a blanket from his inventory and propped himself up against the wall. Covering himself with the blanket, he yawned.

"I'm going to take a nap. You better be gone by the time I wake up," Raza dozed off.

'How could he fall asleep so quickly!? Could it be that I'm not even considered a threat? He better be glad that I am still weakened, otherwise I would have attacked him by now. For now, I will make a run for it,' She mentally planned.

Fumi sprouted her wings and flew away She soared through the night sky as fast as she possibly could. Fumi did not want to be caught in the battle that would soon take place.

"Heeyyy! Is that Fumi?" A feminine voice called after her.

Fumi turned around and saw a group of Succubi. They were her former squad before she was captured. The leader, Momo, flew up and tackled her.

"I was so worried about you! You're not hurt are you?" Momo checked Fumi for any injuries.

"Surprisingly, no. A human saved me and healed me. After a conversation, he let me go," She summarized what happened to her in the last few hours.

"I find that hard to believe. Does he have a crush on you?" Momo playfully nudged her.

After thinking about it for a moment, Fumi soon forgot her fears. Her pride as a Succubus slowly grew back, and her face twisted into a smile.

'Yes! That must have been it! Raza has a crush on me since I bear a resemblance to the woman he once loved… And that was his mistake. Since he was sleeping alone, he would be an easy target for my group of girls,' Fumi reasoned.

Fumi was what most would call a dumbass. In her case, she was a bit further down the spectrum.

"Sisters! The man who saved me is camping by himself in an abandoned building. He left his comrades behind to free me. I will admit, that he is a strong man, and he plans to attack our base by himself. If we attack now…" Fumi licked her lips. "He would make a delicious feast!"

All of the women squealed with excitement. If this mysterious man was worthy of praise by Fumi, then he must have had some irresistible qualities. Momo was the most excited.

"Tell us where he resides, Fumi," Momo couldn't hide her excitement.

"Follow me, Sisters!"

Fumi led the group to where Raza was. When they arrived, one of the succubus scanned the building using magic.

"Momo, Fumi was right. There is only one man," The woman said.

"Good, good," Momo patted Fumi on the shoulder. "My dear sister, Fumi… I appreciate you for telling us about this man but…" She kissed Fumi's cheek. "I hope you didn't expect to have first dibs!"

Momo laughed as she dived down into the building. The other sisters followed, laughing and cracking jokes. Fumi expected this to happen. Her group was really playful and lighthearted compared to the other groups. This was the reason behind their close bonds.

BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!

Fumi's heart sank as she heard the gunshot. She immediately dived down to see what had happened. When she entered the room, the stench of blood assaulted her nose. Her eyes widened as she saw her closest friends, dead on the floor, and above them, stood a single man.

'H-how was this possible? Our wings didn't produce noise, and even if he didn't notice us, there were 5 of us! If he woke up, I was sure that at least one of them would have noticed!' Fumi fell to her knees.

Raza turned to her, and fear gripped her. She learned why they lost. Raza's eyes were rolled up, and his breathing was still slow. He was still asleep! It was like this was a pure reaction to intruders. Despair fell on Fumi as she looked at Raza. He wasn't human… 

"H-how?" Was Fumi's last words. 

She didn't have enough time to process anything else.

BANG!