《A Succubus System? But I'm a Virgin!》 Prologue A loud scream echoed through the cavern. It was a woman''s voice, probably Sarah''s, maybe Lona''s. I wasn''t able to tell. How could I without ever hearing them scream before? At least it had never been screams like this. Sure, we had laughed and sometimes even yelled at each other, like all friends did, but what I had heard just now couldn''t even be compared to the pleasant chaos I was used to. Those were death cries, the last signs of life I would ever hear coming from them. It was only two hours ago that we had made the stupid decision to invade this hell-hole, thinking we were some kind of heroes only waiting to get fame, riches and honor. I couldn''t possibly feel more regret. ? ? ?I was so dumb for accepting this.? ? ? As the screams died down the demons returned to their posts, with or without the corpses of what once had been my comrades, and a ghastly silence filled the cavern. I endured it for minutes or even hours, then I could no longer suppress my anxiety anymore and slowly raised up to stare into the stifling darkness surrounding me. ? ? "Nartus, grant me your eyes, for I desire to step into your realm," I whispered my chant. ? ? Slowly, my vision became clear. What had been complete darkness before, now gradually gained fuzzy forms and silhouettes. It was dangerous to use this magic, as it gave my eyes a faint, grey glow. In the absolute darkness, this was easily spottable for human eyes, for nocturnal monsters however it worked like a beacon. Still, I had no chance but to use it. Obviously, I had been hiding without using this help, silently praying for my very life and only hidden by the dark grey robe I had decided to wear today. With its almost black color, it had made me less of a target inside this monster''s den, at least when compared to the pale green and white robes Sarah and Lona had worn today. ? ? ?Who knew my ''weak'' sense of fashion would one day save my life? I guess she will never make fun of me again ...? ? ? Hesitatingly, I began searching my way through the gloomy cavern, always ready to turn run for my life should one of the demons or a monster show up. My path led me further and further away from where I had seen them the last time. Now that they thought there was none of us remaining, they would obviously protect the entrance rather than the deeper parts of the cavern. I did not try to make myself believe in a happy future of me eating cakes and sweet fruits while being surrounded by beautiful children and a laughing husband. Looking at this mess I had let myself be dragged into, I could consider myself lucky if I were to stay alive for a single day more. I could only try to survive, hopefully long enough for a far stronger and more experienced group of adventurers to arrive and save me or what remained of my body. Obviously, they wouldn''t come. This cavern was protected by powerful demons: ugly, large-horned bulls that were at least three and a half meters tall when they walked on their two strong hind legs. They not only fought with large swords but were also able to use powerful magic. There strength and numbers combined with the fact that it was unknown whether it was even worth fighting them or not, made it unlikely for me to ever be found. There were no tales about treasures waiting here, nor was it the ruins of some old castle or stronghold that could house a library of ancient grimoires. It was just a heavily guarded cavern. Of course, this had caused many to speculate. Now that I was stepping through the depths of this hell-hole, alone and powerless, I couldn''t curse my naive self enough. ? ? ?Why did I allow myself to be dragged into this!? Fame? Who the fuck cares about fame!? ? ? Fame was for men who tried to get into the pants of girls far above their league, or for those who needed the recognition of others before they could recognize themselves! I needed neither; my life would be complete just by getting the attention of the man I loved, but I had just gone and ruin even the faintest hope of that ever happening. My steps became slower as I reached a passage that led to another, possibly deeper part of the cavern. I stopped at the corner and pressed myself against the cold, damp rock before cautiously taking a better look at the darkness awaiting me. The magic didn''t help much. In this absolute darkness, it could barely reach a few meters, and the chamber seemed to be far deeper than that. At least I knew there was no bad surprise lying in wait for me right at the entrance, as I could make out neither monsters nor demons. ? ? ?We didn''t go in here before, did we?? ? ? It didn''t matter. Anything was safer than going back or choosing to follow the very same junctions that had led us into this misery, so it wasn''t even a real question whether or not to enter this chamber. Without hesitating any longer, I stepped forward and into the void. This part of the cavern was especially wide. The pathways I had seen before had been easily big enough for the largest of the bull demons to pass through, this tunnel, however, looked like it could even fit several of them walking next to each other - fighting would be a whole different story, though. As I made my way through the gloomy ambiance, I stared into the distance. I had already made a few dozen steps but still didn''t manage to find the end of the tunnel. By now, I could easily have made fifty, maybe even a hundred steps into this nothingness. When I could finally make out blurry Silhouettes in the distance, I felt both relieved and anxious. ? ? ?This has to be another exit! It just has to be!? ? ? Instead of a door or entrance, a larger room supported by two rows of columns awaited me. It looked like a church, a much cruder one than those built in the city, though. There were no benches for believers to sit on, no fires or candles to light the prayer room up and no colorful glassworks. It was just cold, chiseled rock. The author''s tale has been misappropriated; report any instances of this story on Amazon.? ? ?This is what they are protecting? I shouldn''t be here! Shit!? ? ? Just as I was trying to turn around and run, I heard an ear-splitting scream coming from behind me. ? ? ?They have found me!? ? ? I immediately began running, deeper and deeper into the church-like structure. ? ? "Damn it! Damn it! I don''t want to-" ? ? A blazing heat followed by a heavy impact cut of my words. I was thrown through the room, crashed onto the ground and slid several meters before finally coming to a stop. Screaming in pain, I tried to fight the fire burning away my clothes and skin, but I wasn''t even given chance to do so. The demons heavy steps were making the ground tremor. I had only the chance to breathe twice before it was already close enough to kick me. But instead of finishing it with a single, brutal attack, it bent down, reached out for my left arm and pulled me up. I heard bones crushing as he raised me above his head. ? ? ?It hurts! It hurts! Make it stop! It hurts so much!? ? ? My prayers weren''t heard. The demon neither seemed to enjoy my agony nor did it care about it. Now, that my magic was gone, I couldn''t even make out an expression on its face. The flickering flames that still tried to consume my robe only revealed the demons dark red skin and black hair, which was covering a muscular body. Two curled, silver horns were resting on its bull-like head. The mouth of the demon looked big enough to swallow a leg on mine without even chewing, that is if the demon was able to chew in the first place. Its dagger-shaped teeth seemed to be worthless when it came to anything else than tearing apart arms and legs or biting off heads. Just the mere sight of the demon had been enough to petrify me. I was just hanging there, defenseless and at the end of hope, while it seemed to ponder over what to do with me. It didn''t even take a breath''s worth of time for the bull to come up with an idea. ? ? "Tarb ensh!" Its cold voice uttered. ? ? A ball of fire appeared in its free hand. The demon waited for the magic to grow bigger and bigger, before finally forcing it into my defenseless chest. There wasn''t even a resistance. The fireball just went through my body, leaving behind a gaping hole where once had been my hearth. ? ? ?It hurts- help me! Somebody! I don''t want- It hurts!? ? ? My eyes became blurry with tears as the chaos in my head slowly died down. The demon didn''t care about me anymore, it knew it was over. After mustering his strength for one last time, it just tossed me away. I felt my body flying and crashing into another wall, before falling into an endless darkness. ? ? ?Michel ... I- just one last time ...? ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡?¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? When I came to, I felt cold metal shackles entrapping my wrists and ankles, damp cloth that was touching far too little of my body and crude rock pressing against both my buttocks and my back. A overwhelming dizziness had taken ahold of me. At first, I had thought it was the blood loss weighing down on my body, but I felt neither pain nor a wound where my heart should be. ? ? ?They have really found me ...? ? ? ¡¸Nah,¡¹ a gleeful voice answered, ¡¸you died.¡¹ "I- I died?" ? ? Upon hearing what should have been my voice, I immediately became petrified. ? ? ?What? My voice- that isn''t my voice!? ? ? ¡¸Yes, it''s mine! A little hoarse, though, but can''t help it! Has been hundreds of years since I''ve used it~¡¹ "Hundreds- what happened to me?!" ¡¸I could spend tons of time to explain it.] Her voice became a little playful: ¡¸ooor~ you could just open your eyes.¡¹ ? ? I tried to open my eyes to comply with her suggestion, only to realize they felt as heavy as lead. It was only after I had struggled for what had felt like a minute, that they finally opened and I was rewarded with a scene that could only be described as a gory mess. ? ? "That- that''s-" ¡¸Your body, Flatty,¡¹ the voice commented explained, ¡¸or what remains of it.¡¹ "Remains- wait?! You called- I AM NOT FLAT!" ¡¸But you are! Did you eat properly? You shouldn''t have dieted so much! Men don''t like Flatties, you know?¡¹ "I didn''t diet! I even drank milk every-" I felt hot blood rushing into my face. "I- I never said that!" ¡¸Don''t worry, Flatty, I got you covered now! Look down, will ya? Aren''t they great!?¡¹ ? ? Hesitatingly, I let my gaze wander, away from the mess that had been my body for almost 18 years and towards the unfamiliar weight that rested on my chest. Two large mounds greeted me, hidden behind a poor excuse for a cloth to cover their peaks. ? ? "Wha- what?!" ¡¸You like them, Flatty? Don''t play them too much, will you? I understand you''re happy but-¡¹ "WHAT HAPPENED TO ME!?" ¡¸You died, dummy.¡¹ "After that! After that!" ¡¸Your soul stole my body. It was a hell of a surprise, you know?!¡¹ "How can my soul steal a body!? You are not making any sense!" ¡¸My body was hungry. It tried to absorb your life force. Looks like it messed up!¡¹ "How can it mess- it wanted to steal my life force!?" ¡¸I''m a succubus, you know?¡¹ She seemed to think for a second. ¡¸No, I should say wee~ are a succubus now!¡¹ "But- but my body- I''m a succubus?!" ¡¸Nice to work with you, Flatty!¡¹ "Wo- work?!" ¡¸You will love it!¡¹ ? ? I couldn''t even imagine what awaited me ... ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? ???: Sooo.. what type of guy do you like? Risa: A- a type of guy? ???: Yeah! What are you into? Small ones, fatties, young ones, or grandpas? I won''t judge you, you know? Risa: There is nothing like that! ???: Ah? Is it girls? Not like I care! They are great, too! Risa: No- no!! I- I only- Michael. ???: Wait a second? Why are you getting so nervous? Risa: I- I ... ???: Don''t tell me ...£¨¡ð¡õ¡ð£© ¡ºDisclaimer: Extras aren''t part of the story. Whatever is happening in the extras does not necessarily happen for real, at least in most cases. Find out which ones are true!¡» Chapter 01 - She Wants me to- What?! Once again my gaze strayed towards the lifeless body in front of me. A cold shiver went over my body when I realized this was how people would find and remember me: as a bloody, heartless mess with a face distorted in terror. ? ? ?Will they really see me like that?? ? ? ¡¸We can do something about that, you know?¡¹ The succubus voice echoed through my mind. "You- you are reading my thoughts?!" ¡¸Of course I am. This still is my body!¡¹ "But- but they are my thoughts! I don''t want you to-" Her playful voice cut of my words: ¡¸Michel~ please touch me, Michel~!¡¹ "I NEVER THOUGHT OF THAT!" ¡¸You didn''t.¡¹ "Why are you saying it?! I''m not like that!" I heard a sigh. ¡¸Yes. You know my pain ...¡¹ "Your pain?" ¡¸Imagine drifting in the darkness for an eternity.¡¹ She began to explain. "What about it?" ¡¸And suddenly, someone breaks the banishment spell put onto you.¡¹ "I broke the banishment spell?" ¡¸You think ''I can finally get some men'' only to realize your body has been stolen away by a virgin girl!¡¹ "I- I''m not a virgin!" I heard myself stammer. ¡¸Yes, you are.¡¹ "But- I didn''t think about it!" Once again her voice changed to one of a naive, young girl: ¡¸''Michel- I just want Michel to look at me at least once! I want him to hold me!''¡¹ ? ? Goosebumbs were forming all over my body. I couldn''t even say if I ever thought something like that, but it knew there was such a side of me deep hidden inside my soul. It was a painful truth. ? ? "Why!? Why do you know that!?" ¡¸... you don''t realize you have been thinking about him the whole time? Hell, you even dreamed about him while I was waiting for you to wake up!¡¹ "Dreamed- even the dreams!?" ¡¸Of course you are a virgin! Who else would dream about just KISSING her crush?!¡¹ "But- I haven''t-" ¡¸You haven''t even kissed him yet!? Have you ever kissed anybody?!¡¹ "Ye- yes. Yes, I did!" ? ? A scene appeared in front of my inner eye. It showed a much younger version of me playing with my older brother. I saw myself say ''I love you, Aren!'' before placing my lips onto his cheeks. ? ? ?How old was I back then?? ? ? The succubus couldn''t believe what she had just seen. For a moment, there was an awkward silence in my mind, then she suddenly exploded. ? ? ¡¸Are you fucking kidding me?! You clearly were a child! A child playing husband and wife with her brother! How does that count as a kiss!?¡¹ "I- I kissed others, too!" I heard myself protest. ¡¸Family?¡¹ "..." ¡¸Girl ...¡¹ "... I did it with a friend, too!" ¡¸Oh?¡¹ She seemed honestly surprised. ¡¸Tell me about it!¡¹ "No- NO!!" ? ? Yet again a picture appeared before my inner eyes. I remembered the situation well. Back then, my party was camping in the forest after hunting down a small group of ogres. Jaro, Sarah and Ken had already emptied several bottles of some strong smelling alcoholic beverage, when they suddenly began proposing a couple of weird games. Naturally, Lona and I had been the target of most of their silly ideas. They made us sing, dance and even kiss - which was especially cheered on by the guys. I still blame myself for being unable to speak up and defend against them. Gleeful laughter filled my head. ? ? I couldn''t help but panic. "DON''T LOOK AT IT!" I shouted at her. ¡¸It''s not like I can change it, you know?¡¹ "OF COURSE YOU CAN!" ¡¸Do you really think I would want to watch your ''Michel Delusions''?¡¹ "Michel Delu- DON''T CALL THEM LIKE THAT!" ¡¸That hot feeling- It seems like you turned into a tomato, Flatty?¡¹ "THAT''S YOUR FAULT!" ¡¸How is it my fault you are such a sad excuse for a virgin?¡¹ "Sad- sad excuse!? I just want Michel! I don''t care about anything else!" This tale has been unlawfully lifted without the author''s consent. Report any appearances on Amazon.¡¸Bad news, Flatty: You won''t get him.¡¹ "I- but-" My eyes started burning. "Will I never see him again?" ¡¸You think he will accept you the way you are now?¡¹ "He will! He has a kind heart!" ¡¸And his family?¡¹ She asked. ¡¸What about his friends? Or the guards protecting your town? You live in a town, don''t you? Or is it a city?¡¹ The harsh truth was hitting me like a brick. "They- they will think I were a demon! They will kill me!" ¡¸So you finally realized?¡¹ "But- what will I do now?!" The succubus didn''t seem to see a problem: ¡¸Being a succubus is totally fine, you know?¡¹ "A succubus ..." ¡¸You get to meet all kinds of men!¡¹ Her cheerful voice explained. "Meet all kinds of men ..." ¡¸Yeah!¡¹ She got slightly dreamy. ¡¸Some of them are shy and gentle, some are rather rough, and there are all kinds of sizes!¡¹ "All kinds of- WHO WOULD WANT THAT!" ¡¸But Flatty!¡¹ She protested. "I will never do that!" ¡¸But my- no, our body needs it, you know? We will get hungry sooner or later!¡¹ "I can eat normally! I can just hunt deer or pigs!" ¡¸My body needs both!¡¹ Her voice had become like that of a sulky child. ¡¸Men and food!¡¹ "Who cares?!" ¡¸It doesn''t matter to me what you did to your body, but I won''t let you kill mine!¡¹ "I rather die than sleep with countless men!" ¡¸You...¡¹ The succubus seemed to think for a few seconds. ¡¸You don''t have to really sleep with them.¡¹ "There is another way?!" ¡¸Just listen to me.¡¹ "What will you do to me?" ¡¸I can''t do anything to you. You are the only one who can move "our" body.¡¹ "Only I can move it ..." ¡¸So... what do you say? Want me to teach you?¡¹ "I- I guess I have no chance ..." ¡¸Nice!¡¹ Her voice was filled with joy. ¡¸First, you should get used to my body!¡¹ My protest came immedietaly: "I won''t masturbate!" A snicker filled my head. ¡¸Such a dirty mind~¡¹ ? ? Before I could reprimand her or at least defend myself, countless lines of text appeared in front of my eyes. I reached out for them, but my hand just cut through the text, as if it wasn''t really there. ? ? ¡¸It''s just in your mind, Flatty!¡¹ The succubus laughed. ¡¸Don''t worry, others won''t see.¡¹ ? ? Reluctantly, I began reading through the wall of text. ? ? ¡ºName: Risa Age: 281 Race: Succubus Level: 12 ? ? Health Points: 195 Mana Points: 1391 Life Force: 119 Strength: 65 Vitality: 13 Spirit: 51 Intelligence: 134 Dexterity: 160 ? ? Magic: None Magic Affinities: Darkness (S), Light (S), Fire (B), Air (B), Earth (D), Water (D)¡» ? ? ¡¸Your soul is quite weakened, Flatty,¡¹ the succubus explained. ¡¸This is all you can handle right now.¡¹ "My soul is weakend?" ¡¸Yes. You have to get accustomed to taking in the life force of others before, so you can strengthen it again!¡¹ "Taken in the life force ..." ¡¸I can teach you techniques to pleasure them without using any magic, so don''t worry!¡¹ "Pleasure them?" ¡¸Giving them happy time!¡¹ She started to explain: ¡¸You just need your hands, or your tongue, your mouth. Some like it when you use the feet instead, so you got to-¡¹ "NOO!! I AM NOT GOING TO DO THAT!" She sighed. ¡¸This virgin girl ...¡¹ ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Risa: She totally wants me to touch them down there! ???: Down there? Risa: Ye- yes. ???: Tell me, Flatty. What is that down there you talk about? Risa: It- it''s ... ???: Are we talking about their shoes? There is nothing wrong about touching shoes, isn''t there? Risa: We are not talking about shoes! ???: So. Tell me. What do I want you to touch? Risa: Their pe- pen???: Pencil? Do you want to draw? Risa: PENIS! ???: There you go! Good girl! (??? ) Chapter 02 - Learning Magic sucks! The new body of mine was stronger than I had thought at first. Aside from the dark purple, almost black tail with its arrowhead-shaped tip and the brown, wyvern-like wings it had looked like that of a typical human girl, one with an especially healthy developed chest. But the truth couldn''t possibly be further away from that. The muscles I could see seemed to be as developed as those in my original body: enough to survive in the wild, but too weak to fight with swords and shields. Still, the succubus had much more strength. ? ? ?Just one more!? ? ? After stemming my feet against the wall, I used both of my hands to pull at the last chain binding my new body. The once grey metal itself was rusted and looked weak, but it was the wall instead that gave away. This time, too, I tore a large piece of metal out of the rock instead of just breaking it. Dozens, possibly hundreds of years of this dampness had significantly weakened the stone that should have imprisoned the succubus for the rest of her pityful existence. I could only guess how long it must have been since she had seen the light of day. ? ? ¡¸Not what I expected, but- good job!¡¹ "I can''t change it. The metal is too strong." ¡¸We can''t just run around like that, though. Men don''t like-¡¹ "Who cares?!" ¡¸Well- I do!¡¹ "I won''t seduce them!" ¡¸Won''t those demons that killed you hear those chains?¡¹ ? ? ?Damn! She is right! I totally forgot about them!? ? ? ¡¸But you still remember they killed you, do you, Flatty?¡¹ "How could I forget?!" ¡¸So do something about it!¡¹ I had other plans: "First I will do something about my body!" ¡¸Your body?¡¹ "I can''t just leave it here!" ¡¸What are you going to do about it? Burn it? We have no fire, you know?¡¹ "My parents," I decided, "I want them to bury me!" ¡¸How would that change anything?¡¹ "I don''t want them to spend the rest of their days thinking I could still return some day." ¡¸You have some pretty dark thoughts there, you know? My parents probably think I''m too busy screwing guys to care about them.¡¹ "They would never think of me like that!" ¡¸That much is obvious ...¡¹ She answered with a sigh. ¡¸They probably know best how much of a lost cause you are.¡¹ "I''m not a lost cause!" Once again, she imitated the voice she had heard in my memories: ¡¸Michel~! Please-¡¹ "STOP IT!" I cut her off. ? ? My cheeks felt like they were burning. This succubus knew too much about me already, and it was unlikely that it would take her longer than a few hours or day to reveal even my most intimate secrets. I had to draw a line for this to work. ? ? "Let''s take this slow ..." ¡¸Slow?¡¹ She asked surprised. ¡¸That can be nice, too!¡¹ I felt something inside of me burst. "Stop it for a second, will you!?" ¡¸Flatty is mad! Scary!¡¹ "You will stop calling me Flatty!" ¡¸Why? It describes you best!¡¹ "I am not flat anymore! You said it yourself!" ¡¸I ...¡¹ She hesitated. ¡¸Guess you are right about that¡¹ "You will call me by my name." She seemed to think for a moment. ¡¸So... Risa?¡¹ "Exactly! I''m Risa, not Flatty!" ¡¸No fun ...¡¹ "And you will tell me your name!" ¡¸My name? It''s Meja. Meja Forienna Seporan¡¹ "Meja Fori- Forjenna Separa-" ¡¸Let''s leave it at Meja.¡¹ She immediately decided, as if we were talking about a stranger. "Meja." ¡¸Happy now?¡¹ "Now about my body ..." ¡¸What about it?¡¹ "Can you heal it?" ¡¸I cannot use magic anymore, you know? Thanks to you, Flatty.¡¹ "Risa!" I protested. "My name is Risa!" ¡¸Ok, ok! Risa it is. No need to get angry!¡¹ "What can we do about it? We can''t just leave it here!" Help support creative writers by finding and reading their stories on the original site.Meja went silent for a moment. ¡¸I guess I could teach you a magic ...¡¹ She then revealed. "You can? Then do it!" ¡¸But your soul would be weakened even more.¡¹ "It weakens my soul?!" ¡¸Magic is bound to your soul, after all.¡¹ "I didn''t know ..." ¡¸Of course you didn''t. Humans have no idea about souls. Tell them it was given to them by a god and that''s all they want to know.¡¹ "I can''t refute that ..." ¡¸Soo~¡¹ Her voice had become playful again. ¡¸Do you want me to teach you the magic spell?¡¹ "Would my soul be destroyed?" ¡¸Nah, don''t worry.¡¹ Meja appeased me. ¡¸You would just need to strengthen it a little more afterwards.¡¹ "Then let''s do that!" ? ? As if they had only waited for my answer, a few lines of text appeared suddenly in front of me. ? ? ¡ºUnlockable Magic: Banishment (Grade E) Activation Cost: 12 Life Force, 60 Mana Unlock for: 33 Life Force (Remaining: 119)¡» ? ? "What is all of that?" ¡¸I don''t want you to say I had tricked you or something.¡¹ "..." ¡¸Soo? What do you say?¡¹ "Just give me the magic ..." ? ? Suddenly, a cold wave went through my body. It felt as if the blood in my veins slowly began to freeze. My arms and legs, no, every part of my body began quivering as if the succubus had tossed me into a barrel of ice water. Even the tail and the wings were shaking miserably. ? ? A far to weak voice slipped my lips: "My body- wha- what did you do to me?!" ¡¸Your soul became weaker.¡¹ "You never told me it would feel like that!" ¡¸I am just trying to help you here, ok? Will you use that magic now or not?¡¹ "What is the chant?" ¡¸There is no such thing.¡¹ "There is no chant?!" I shouted in surprise. ¡¸... we can''t let our men run away, you know?¡¹ Meja replied as if it was the most natural thing ever. ¡¸They will be afraid when they hear long chants.¡¹ "I did rather have them run away!" ¡¸Will you use it now? Just say the name of the Spell. Even thinking it would be enough, if you try hard enough.¡¹ "... ok." ? ? I took several deep breaths before I let myself sink to the ground next to my former body. Seeing the terrified expression on its face did only increase the coldness I felt crawling all over my skin. ? ? ?I should get over with it fast.? ? ? ¡ºBanishment!¡» ? ? Once again, my body grew colder. I could only try to hug my own legs and warm myself while I watched my original body slowly being surrounded by a black mist. Within the time I breathed twice, it had already been swallowed by the nothingness. ? ? "What will happen to it?" I heard my shaking voice ask. ¡¸You can bring it back any time. Don''t worry, it won''t rot away or anything.¡¹ "Rot away ..." Just thinking about my own body slowly changing into a gory, maggot-infested mess was more than I could handle. Within a heartbeat, I had already begun emptying my stomach all over the place ''I'' had laid before. The succubus didn''t seem to care a bit. ¡¸If you are done puking, we should start searching for some men!¡¹ "Men-" I vomited once again. "You said-" ¡¸Your soul is weakened! We have to hurry up and suck somebody dry!¡¹ "Suck-" It was only now that I realized. "YOU TRICKED ME!" ¡¸I just want your best, Flatty!¡¹ "MY NAME ISN''T FLATTY!" ¡¸Who cares?! Let''s find us some good, ol'' d*ck!¡¹ "NOO!!" ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: D*ck~ D*ck~ ? and Men~! ? Risa: NOO! Meja: But Flatty! Risa: I WON''T DO THAT! Meja: Do you have any idea how long it has been since I had- Risa: YOU CAN EASILY WAIT FOR ANOTHER FEW HUNDRED YEARS! Meja: But my body~ Risa: WHO CARES! Meja: I want men! I want! I want! I want! ( ????©n???? ?) Risa: You... are you crying?! Chapter 03 - I will get Strong staying a Virgin! The succubus body was far more adept for a life in caverns like the one Meja had been sealed in. Not only was it far stronger than my own, despite not looking any more muscular, it could see in the dark just fine, too! I still didn''t know how this would improve my survival chances when facing one of the demons, but I couldn''t help feeling a little bit of hope. "Hey, Meja!" ¡¸What is it?¡¹ The succubus asked. "What kind of magic can I learn without losing more of my life force?" ¡¸You can already use the most important magic, don''t worry!¡¹ "What is it?" I wondered. "This body is quite good with darkness and light, isn''t it?" ¡¸Naturally it is for absorbing the life force.¡¹ "I will never use that!" ¡¸That... will kinda be hard, you know? You can''t turn it off!¡¹ "Why would you do that?! Can''t I just hunt monsters for their energy?!" ¡¸Who would want to let himself screwed by a filthy-¡¹ "Screw- screwed?!" A fiery heat was conquering my face. "I never said anything about doing that!" ¡¸It would be something different if it was a good-looking demon,¡¹ Meja wondered, ¡¸but there aren''t many of those. It is hard to use magic on them, too!¡¹ "I won''t sleep with demons, either!" ¡¸So we are back at humans. They are the best anyway!¡¹ "Best ..." ¡¸They have just the right size.¡¹ She explained. ¡¸Not too big, not too small, and it is easy to play-¡¹ "Stop!" ? ? My face felt like it was burning. This succubus was shameless! It was obvious it had lived for nothing else but "fun" and men. Her body had to have some miraculous healing powers to be able to cope with that lifestyle or hers. ? ? ? ? ?I wanted him to be my first ... and yet ... with this body ...? ? ? ¡¸Hehe~ don''t worry, Flatty!¡¹ Her gleeful voice replied. ¡¸He won''t feel a difference! If you train your magic a little, you can even bleed if you feel like it!¡¹ "I- I can? Wa- wait! Don''t read my thoughts!" ¡¸I already told you I cannot change it, Flat-¡¹ "Risa!" I protested. "My name is Risa!" ¡¸Ok, ok! Risa, it is.¡¹ "..." ¡¸Soo. What are we going to do now?¡¹ "We have to get out of this hell-hole." ¡¸Finally we think alike! Let''s get out there and find us some men!¡¹ "I will not search for men," I answered, one word at a time. ¡¸But Flat- Risa! We need to strengthen your soul!¡¹ "Who cares! I will not do this!" ? ? Finally, the succubus went silent. She seemed to think for a few moments before she once again invaded my mind. ? ? ¡¸Don''t you want to be with your Michel?¡¹ ? ? My eyes started burning. ? ? "I want!" I felt tears gatering in my eyes. "But- how can I- with this body ..." ¡¸Hey! Don''t you start crying now! You can be with him, you know? It is totally possible!¡¹ "How can it be possible!? I am a monster! He will never accept me!" ¡¸But he doesn''t have to know!¡¹ "Are you trying to make me believe I could just hide those Wings and Horns under a cloak!? He will never fall for that!" Stolen story; please report.¡¸There is magic for that, silly!¡¹ I became petrified. "Magic ..." ¡¸You could turn yourself into one of those bull demons that played with your flat body, or you could-¡¹ "Don''t make it sound so dirty!" ¡¸You are soo not fun, you know?!¡¹ Meja complained. ¡¸Anyway, you can turn yourself into a normal human woman, too!¡¹ "I can?" ¡¸If you train hard enough, you could even make yourself look flat again!¡¹ "I- I don''t need that!" ¡¸So you like being busty?¡¹ Her mischievious voice asked. "That isn''t it!" ¡¸Anyway. You could be with your Michel. You could see him, hug him, kiss him, fu-¡¹ I cut off her words: "I get it! Ok?! Just tell me about that magic!" ¡¸You can''t learn it.¡¹ "But- you said I could-" ? ? New tears started gathering in my eyes. ? ? ?I should have known it! I will never be with him! She- why did she-? ? ? ¡¸My eyes are burning!¡¹ Meja paniced. ¡¸No tears, ok?! No tears! You only have to get stronger first! Then you can learn it just fine! Just get stronger!¡¹ "Stronger ..." ¡¸Just play with a few men! That''s all you need to do!¡¹ "I already told you-" ¡¸Kissing works, too!¡¹ "Kissing works? Why didn''t you tell me?" ¡¸Because it is much more effective and fun to just sleep with them!¡¹ "It isn''t fun!" ? ? I heard a loud sigh echoing through my mind. ? ? ¡¸You will realize it someday ...¡¹ "That day will never come!" ¡¸Will you do it, if it is kissing?¡¹ She asked. "Will hugging work, too?" ¡¸Probably ...¡¹ "I will hug them!" ¡¸You would need to hug thousands of them to steal as much life force as you would get from sleeping with just one, you know?¡¹ Meja complained. ¡¸You need to make them happy for it to work! Happy, you hear?!¡¹ "I don''t care! Hugging it is!" ¡¸Which guy would get happy from just that?¡¹ "I would be happy!" I answered instantly. ¡¸So you really believe there is somebody who is even more of a virgin than you ...¡¹ "Hey! It will work!" ? ? Just another sigh traveled through my head. I didn''t care. Anything was better than sleeping with a bunch of strangers. I would just go and hug the first guys I found! That would be all I need to survive! Thanks to this new confidence, there was no longer hesitation in my steps. I searched my way through the cavern and towards my hometown, where he was waiting for me. ? ? ?I can be with him! I can be with Michel~!? ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: *sigh* Risa: Stop sighing now! Meja: But I want- Risa: Hugging should be enough! Meja: At least undress them before! Risa: Un- undress?! I will never do such a thing! Meja: You can undress youself, too! They will enjoy it! Risa: I don''t want them to enjoy it! Meja: ... but you do understand the concept of ''''more fun equals more life force''''? Risa: I- NOT THAT KIND OF FUN! Meja: We will starve to death ( ????©n???? ) Chapter 04 - Play with a Bull and you will Feel its Horn(s)! Pearls of sweat were rolling down my quivering skin. I heard my heart throbbing in my ears as I watched the giant, furry bodies standing in the first patch of sunlight I had seen in days. ? ? ?The demons! There are so many of them!? ? ? ¡¸And all of them are guys.¡¹ Meja added unquestioned. ¡¸Those poor souls.¡¹ ¡°Who cares about that!¡± ? ? ?Wait- noo!? ? ? My voice had easily been loud enough to grasp the attention of the bull demons guarding the entrance of the cavern. One by one, their heads turned around. They seemed surprised, but this quickly changed into another, far more disturbing expression. ? ? ?They- they are happy?? ? ? Meja was laughing in joy. ¡¸And look how happy they are! The one on the left- that gotta be an arm¡¯s length of happiness!¡¹ ¡°What are you talking abou-¡± I hadn¡¯t even finished asking when my eyes wound the bull demon she had been talking about. ¡°WHAT?! NO!! Not a single chance! I¡¯m not doing this!¡± ¡¸But they look soo lonely~¡¹ Meja¡¯s voice was filled by fake pity. ¡°Who cares!? They don¡¯t even know me! I don¡¯t want to look at them!¡± ¡¸But Risa~¡¹ ¡°NO! Just no! Do I look like a cow to them?! I am totally not a cow!¡± ? ? I was already turning around to flee back into the darkness when one of the bulls mooed some kind of command. Dozens of bull demons let themselves sink on their knees all at once. I was astonished. ? ? ¡°They- they won¡¯t attack me?¡± ¡¸Nah, they won¡¯t!¡¹ ¡°Why would they?! Are they weaker than me, now?¡± ¡¸They could easily force you to the ground and have their way-¡¹ ¡°I GET IT!¡± ¡¸Don¡¯t worry. It wouldn¡¯t be as painful as you think now.¡¹ A shiver went over my body. ¡°You- did ... with a bull demon?¡± ¡¸Just kidding.¡¹ ¡°MEJA!¡± ? ? Once again the horde of bull demons moved. It was only when I had stepped closer, taken by curiosity and a weird feeling of security, that I realized they were shivering in fear. ? ? ¡°What did you do to them?¡± ¡¸I was stronger once, you know?¡¹ Meja avoided answering my question. ¡¸Before your weak soul stole my body!¡¹ ¡°That was your fault!¡± ¡¸Who told you to die there?¡¹ ¡°Your slave did!¡± ¡¸They aren¡¯t my slaves!¡¹ She protested. ¡¸Whatever. Let¡¯s do the best out of this chance!¡¹ ¡°Chance, you say ...¡± ¡¸You can do with them whatever you want!¡¹ ¡°I won¡¯t f*ck them!¡± ¡¸I would never ask you to do that, Flatty! Did you take a look at how big they are down there?! Just play with their ¡®cowbells¡¯ a bit. And stroke their-¡¹ ¡°I will never do that!¡± ¡¸Flatty ...¡¹ She hesitated. ¡¸Don¡¯t tell me you want to hug each of them ...¡¹ ¡°Yes! I will do exactly that!¡± ¡¸It could take hours to even finish one, you know?¡¹ ¡°Hours?!¡± ¡¸Do you really want to spend hours cuddling against their smelly, sweaty bodies?¡¹ ¡°Sweaty ...¡± ¡¸Do you really think they would shower? They live in this cave!¡¹ ? ? Just imagining the stinking, wet fur rubbing against my skin was enough to send a shiver over my body. But there would be another part of them always close to me, something I wouldn¡¯t be able to ignore, no matter how much I tried. ? ? ¡°What- what if it touches me?!¡± ¡¸Just kiss them,¡¹ Meja suggested. ¡¸It would be over in minutes, then.¡¹ ¡°I- I will just hug them from behind!¡± ¡¸... did you really say that just now?¡¹ ¡°Yes! I will hug their backs!¡± ¡¸NO! Where is the fun in that?!¡¹ ¡°I don¡¯t care!¡± ? ? After hesitating for another few moments, I slowly stepped closer. Now that my eyes had adapted to the light, I could count how many of the demons had gathered here. It was far more of them than I had guessed at first: a total of thirty-five bulls were kneeling on the ground, waiting for my commands. ? ? I randomly decided on the one that looked the most harmless - if it even was possible for a bull far bigger than myself to look harmless in the first place. ? ? ¡°You!¡± I pointed my finger at him. ¡°You stay here. The others get back to work!¡± Meja couldn¡¯t leave this uncommented: ¡¸Woah, Flatty! If I wouldn¡¯t feel sweat rolling down my back, I would almost have thought of you as an impressive leader or something!¡¹ ¡°That- that has nothing to do with it!¡± ? ? The bulls scattered away. Only one of them remained, the tiniest among them, which probably was the youngest, too. It wasn¡¯t only his size that made me decide to choose him, his body was less buffed, too. The main reason, however, was simply that there was a lack of happiness below his belly-button. ? ? Meja was everything but happy. ¡¸Not exactly the most impressive sight ...¡¹ ¡°Who cares? This one is perfect!¡± ¡¸I guess you are right. The size should fit for now.¡¹ ¡°...¡± ? ? I could only decide to ignore the succubus for now. Meja might be trying to help me in her own perverted ways, but I couldn¡¯t even think of following any of her advice. Not as long as all of it involved giving my virginity away to some random strangers or even monsters. ? ? ?If only it was him ...? ? ? ¡¸Can¡¯t you just think of him?¡¹ Meja asked. ¡°He would never smell or sweat!¡± ¡¸... what is he? A saint?¡¹ My answer came immediately: ¡°Yes!¡± A loud sigh could be heard. ¡¸You are such a virgin ...¡¹ ¡°Who cares!?¡± ? ? The bull demon could only look at me questioningly. It probably thought of me as a lunatic or something, as it did only hear my own voice and not Meja who never stopped babbling smutty stuff. I avoided the bull¡¯s gaze and just walked behind its back. Luckily enough it didn¡¯t seem as wet and sweaty as I had thought at first. It smelled, that much was a given, but I wouldn¡¯t feel disgusted as long as I breathed through my mouth. The bull shook in surprise when I hugged it from behind. It looked like it wanted to shake me off and flee, but this only lasted for little more than a heartbeat. Soon enough, the demon had calmed down and stopped moving, as if it had decided to let me do whatever I felt like doing. Stolen from its rightful place, this narrative is not meant to be on Amazon; report any sightings. I let my whole body rest against the furry back of the bull. Not only did I place my arms around him, but also the wings. They gently shadowed us from the bright sunlight that still burned in my eyes. I had never moved them before, but it didn¡¯t feel weird the least - it rather felt as if I had never lived a single day of my life without them. Suddenly, the warm back of the bull¡¯s body turned even hotter. It wasn¡¯t painful, on the contrary, it felt refreshing like a hot bath in a healing spring or like a priest healing your wounds after a long and arduous journey. I somehow got a little dizzy, as if I had drunk a few cups of strong alcohol, but I didn¡¯t waste a thought on it. ? ? ¡°Soo good~¡± ? ? After all the days of struggle, the pain and even death, just resting at this bulls back felt like everything good I could think of combined. ? ? ¡°I could do this forever~¡± ¡¸It would feel even better if you just kissed him, you know?¡¹ ¡°Kiss~¡± ? ? I looked at the bulls head. From behind, I couldn¡¯t make out much of it aside from its large nostrils and a few of the sharp teeth, but I somehow didn¡¯t feel the least scared of it anymore. It didn¡¯t do anything to scare me, on the contrary, it made me feel unbelievably comfortable. ? ? ¡¸Just a single kiss.¡¹ ¡°Just a single kiss~ that would be nice~¡± ? ? When I parted from the bulls broad back, my legs felt weak and restless. It was as if they didn¡¯t wish to listen to my commands anymore. I fought for what felt like a small eternity until I could finally meet the bulls gaze. His black eyes were staring at me, full of anticipation and lust, but I couldn¡¯t pay any attention to it. My gaze had already wandered to its black, thick lips. ? ? ¡°It will feel good?¡± I wanted to make sure. ¡°Really good~?¡± ¡¸It will feel even better!¡¹ ¡°Even better~¡± ? ? There was no more hesitation in me. Something in me forced me to press my lips on those of the demon, another part almost cried for it and just another part was already imagining how good it would feel compared to just touching it¡¯s back. I placed my hands on its shacking, muscular breast before leaning in just a little further. ? ? ¡¸Good girl~!¡¹ Meja cheered. ? ? A hot wave of energy went through my body as our lips meet. I felt my wings spread behind my back as if they suddenly yearned to carry me through the sky. My heart, too, was beating louder and faster than it ever had before. My whole body grew hotter and ever hotter. Once again my legs became restless, this time, however, they somehow managed to remain rooted on the ground. The succubus was whispering to me some kind of commands and tips, but I couldn¡¯t even understand half of them. I felt drunk, a good kind of drunk. It didn¡¯t take long for the demon to get as restless as me. It suddenly reached out for me and pulled me closer, but there wasn¡¯t a single part left in me that was even thinking of fighting back against his attack. When the bull¡¯s tongue parted my lips, I didn¡¯t struggle to get free but remained there as if petrified. ? ? ?I feel so~? ? ? ¡¸Touch him!¡¹ Meja¡¯s voice commanded. ¡¸Down there!¡¹ ? ? ?Touch him~ that sounds weird~? ? ? ¡¸It will feel good, you know! It will feel really good!¡¹ ? ? ?Really good~? ? ? My left hand wandered down the muscular body, towards the pulsating rod the succubus had told me to touch. It felt hot, even hotter than the bulls chest and lips. ? ? ¡¸Yes! Yes! Yes! Good job, Risa! I knew you could do it!¡¹ ? ? My grasp slowly became stronger. The bull demon became restless, it didn¡¯t even know where to touch me anymore. Within a few breaths worth of time, he had already torn off the little piece of cloth covering my no longer flat chest. He was already half-way finished pulling down my pants when his lips parted mine and released a loud moo. A hot fountain sprung from his nether regions. The demon covered me with a thick fluid, before falling on its back with eyes void of any light. ? ? ¡¸... ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?!¡¹ Meja screamed. ? ? The succubus¡¯s angry scream instantly tore me out of my trance. I looked at the bull, at my body and the sticky stuff shimmering in the sunlight like hundreds of pearls. ? ? ¡°Wha- what-¡± Meja god even more mad. ¡¸WHY IS THERE VIRGINS EVERYWHERE?! CAN¡¯T I GET A HALF-DECENT D*CK FOR SOME CHANGE?!¡¹ I was completely startled. ¡°What- what did I do-¡± ¡¸FUCK! AND I WAS SO CLOSE!¡¹ ¡°Close to- what?¡± ? ? My eyes once again wandered to the bull demons body. Just a glance would have been enough to know exactly what happened to it, but there were dozens of pictures describing each tiny detail in front of my inner eye. I saw myself hug the demon and slowly lose my control, as I embraced it closer and closer. Like in a dream, I saw myself kiss the nasty, smelly lips of the creature; I once again felt my hand reaching downwards, towards the part I would have sworn to never touch in my life. ? ? ¡°Why did I- NOOOOOO!!¡± ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: Soo close! Risa: YOU DID THAT?! Meja: I can¡¯t move this body, remember? Risa: But I nearly lost my- Meja: It is not my doing! Your body just entered a trance. Risa: A trance ... Meja: It hasn¡¯t been fed for a while, you know? And you stole the little energy it had remained. Risa: But- Meja: I still remember when it happened to me. It was a group of adventurers. Such fun times~ (? ? ??) Risa: A WHOLE GROUP?! Chapter 05 - Wet and Embarrassed Cold water embraced my body like the gentle blessing spell of a priest. Hours had passed since I had escaped the cavern and half an eternity since I dived into this lake, but I still felt reluctant to leave its calming embrace. If it wasn¡¯t for my wings, that didn¡¯t stop threatening to drag me down into the deep, I would have stayed in the crystal-clear water for a little longer, but thanks to this new body of mine I couldn¡¯t help but turn towards the shore. ? ? ?If only I had soap ...? ? ? Meja¡¯s sigh echoed through my head. ¡¸If only I had a man for each time I heard that today ...¡¹ ¡°Who cares about your men!¡± ¡¸I do.¡¹ ¡°It¡¯s all your fault!¡± Meja didn¡¯t give me the chance to even complain to me: ¡¸You stole my body and made it starve. How is any of that my fault?¡¹ ¡°You could have warned me!¡± ¡¸So you would decide to run away to search for a nice place to die, instead?¡¹ ? ? She was right. There was no way I would have just accepted any of this. Hugging those demons was one thing, but kissing them was far too much. I had just done something that was even worse than that. ? ? ¡°If only it had been him ...¡± ¡¸So you are fine with d*cks as long as it is his?¡¹ I felt my face getting hot. ¡°That- that¡¯s not what I said!¡± Meja sighed. ¡¸Don¡¯t you think you should just accept that you are a succubus and learn how to deal with it?¡¹ ¡°You want me to ¡®deal with it¡¯?! You are talking about f*cking random men!¡± ¡¸So what? It¡¯s fun! You enjoyed it, too!¡¹ ¡°I didn¡¯t enjoy it!¡± ¡¸Yes, you did.¡¹ ¡°That wasn¡¯t me! It was your weird body that did that to me!¡± ¡¸You just aren¡¯t honest with yourself,¡¹ Meja decided, ¡¸but don¡¯t worry, you will realize soon enough!¡¹ ¡°I will never realize anything!¡± She sighed. ¡¸At least you know ...¡¹ ¡°What?!¡± ? ? ?I should even try to argue with her. She is insane!? ? ? ¡¸Michel is a saint!¡¹ Meja imitated my voice. ¡¸He is so awesome~!¡¹ ¡°Stop it!¡± ¡¸If only it were Michel~ I would totally love riding his pole! Hehe~ I¡¯m such a virgin girl!¡¹ ¡°You- I NEVER SAID THAT!¡± ¡¸But you thought about it.¡¹ ¡°I did not!¡± I protested. ¡°I did never think of that!¡± ¡¸You are so boring ...¡¹ ¡°Who cares!?¡± ¡¸Don¡¯t you feel a little bad for me?¡¹ The succubus asked with fake tears in her voice. ¡°Why would I!?¡± ¡¸You stole my body!¡¹ She shouted. ¡¸And now you complain that it needs nourishment! You are evil! An evil person!¡¹ ¡°...¡± ¡¸Just one?¡¹ ¡°No. Never. I will not save myself up for him!¡± Meja seemed to think for a second. ¡¸We can just invade their dreams instead!¡¹ ¡°Their dreams?¡± ¡¸It won¡¯t feel as good,¡¹ Meja complained, ¡¸but we can still steal their life force!¡¹ ¡°I don¡¯t care about it not feeling as good! I never want to feel that ashamed again!¡± ¡¸You would still need to please them, you know?¡¹ I had to think about it for a moment. ¡°I- if it is only in their dreams,¡± I heard myself say, ¡°I think I could manage!¡± Meja¡¯s mood instantly became brighter. ¡¸That¡¯s my Flatty!¡¹ She cheered. Unauthorized reproduction: this story has been taken without approval. Report sightings.? ? The succubus didn¡¯t even give me a chance to rethink my decision. I already saw lines of text appear in front of my eyes, each of them revealing more details about the magic and its costs. I swallowed my salvia and hesitatingly began reading. ? ? ¡ºUnlockable Magic: Dream Manipulation (Grade F) Activation Cost: 100 Mana. Unlock for: 30 Life Force (Remaining: 98) Upgrade for: 3, 6, 12, 24, 48, 96 Life Force¡» ? ? ¡°What is this about?¡± ¡¸At Grade F you will have to kiss them to enter their dreams.¡¹ I felt a cold shiver running over my wet skin. ¡°Tell me about Grade E! It is the next best, isn¡¯t it?!¡± ¡¸At Grade E, just touching them would be enough.¡¹ ¡°What do the others do?¡± ¡¸They help you changing their dreams so it is easier to adjust to their fetishes and-¡¹ ¡°GRADE E IS ENOUGH!¡± A loud sigh echoed through my mind. ¡¸This girl ...¡¹ ¡°Just give me the magic!¡± ¡¸Your choice, Flatty. Grade E it is.¡¹ ? ? A chill ran over my body. I felt the blood in my veins grow colder and ever colder, as my arms and legs turned stiff. It needed me all my strength to carry my body on the shore, where I just dropped on the muddy ground. ? ? ?So- soo cold!? I shivered. ?This is even worse than before!? ? ? ¡¸It¡¯s your own fault for not milking those cows properly.¡¹ ¡°Those weren¡¯t cows! They were bulls!¡± ¡¸That means less milk, but more fun~¡¹ Meja¡¯s gleeful voice decided. ¡¸It¡¯s a good trade, don¡¯t you think?¡¹ ¡°I don¡¯t want more of your fun! I just want my peace and freedom!¡± ¡¸Is there anybody telling you which man or woman to choose?¡¹ She asked innocently. ¡¸Is there anyone trying to hold you back from doing what you are best at? You are free, Flatty. And you have all the peace you ever wanted!¡¹ ? ? I felt something inside of me burst. ¡°I wasn¡¯t talking about d*cks! You are crazy!¡± ¡¸But Flatty-¡¹ ¡°It is all d*cks with you, you know!? D*cks here, d*cks there! Large d*cks, small d*cks, hairy d*cks, shaved d*cks, old and young d*cks- everything is d*cks!¡± ¡¸Boobs are nice, too!¡¹ ¡°WHO CARES ABOUT BOOBS!¡± ? ? A series of three coughs caught my attention. I slowly turned around, only to find a group of adventures, five men and two women, staring at me, all of their faces revealing a slight red. ? ? ?Fuck! Fuck! Fuck!? ? ? ¡¸Good idea.¡¹ ¡°It¡¯s not!¡± ¡¸But you are already combat ready~¡¹ ¡°Combat ready ...¡± ? ? It was only when one of the girls tried to cover the eyes of what looked to be her boyfriend, that I realized what the succubus had talked about. ¡°Combat ready,¡± as in ¡°nude¡±: The little bit of clothing the succubus had owned was hanging on a low branch a couple of meters behind me, where I had left them to dry. ? ? ¡°NOOOOOO!!¡± ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: The blonde one looks tasty. (??? ) Risa: Isn¡¯t he kinda... young? Meja: You can steal even more life force from younger men! Risa: But- you are- you didn¡¯t touch- Meja: If it gets a boner, it won¡¯t stay a loner! Risa: Wha- WHAT!? Meja: Just kidding. (??? ) Chapter 06 - An Unexpected Savior Two large wings were hiding my body. I slowly stepped back from the group of adventurers while trying my best to show them nothing of my unprotected body. It was too late for this, far too late. Those men have seen everything, and they were still staring at me. Now that my chest and buttocks were hidden behind wyvern-like wings, their judging gazes were after my face instead. Just thinking about what they had seen just now was enough to send a fiery heat into my face. The burning red wasn''t exactly helping the case, instead, it felt as if their stares were only getting more intense. At least one of the two women was helping me, knowingly or unknowingly, by forcing the guy who was likely her boyfriend to avoid his eyes. ? ? "Shouldn''t we attack her?" The other girl suddenly asked. ? ? I felt a shiver waving over my skin. It was obvious they would see me as a threat, this was a demon''s body after all! In their position, I would most likely think exactly the same! ? ? ?They will kill me! They will kill me!!? ? ? The succubus didn''t seem to care at all. She was cheerfully commenting on everything she saw and felt. ? ? ¡¸You don''t need to be afraid, Flatty! Don''t those guys look preeetty~ interested in you?¡¹ "How does that change anything?" ¡¸Just tempt them! It is three guys. They are the majority! They will talk down on that bitch!¡¹ "I won''t seduce them!" ¡¸But you need their life force, you know? I''m hungry! You should feel it, too!¡¹ "I would rather starve than seduce them!" ? ? A lively discussion started in the adventurers'' group. I only realized what they were talking about when Meja finally went silent again. ? ? "She talked to herself," one of the men commented. "Maybe she is mentally ill?" "Shouldn''t she just see a healer for that?" His girlfriend asked. "Do demons have healers in the first place?" "Why shouldn''t they?" "Maybe they exiled her," the youngest of them decided. "She wears shackles!" "You are right." "Did they exile her because she didn''t want to seduce humans?" "Why wouldn''t she?!" A black-haired man asked. "With that body of hers, she could easily seduce anybody she wants." ? ? ?Se- seduce ...? ? ? "Don''t talk about my body like that! I would never seduce a man! Never!" ? ? Something in their expressions changed. They seemed astonished at first, then a slight read appeared on their faces. I could only look at them questioningly. ? ? ?What?? ? ? ¡¸They will totally think you are a lesbian now, Flatty!¡¹ "I''m not!" ¡¸Don''t worry. Men are into that, too. Maybe they are even more interested in "getting to know you" now.¡¹ "Don''t call it like that!" ? ? The boyfriend sighed. "We can''t let her leave her like that, she is a demon, after all." "You really want to kill her?" The blond boy couldn''t believe what he had just heard. "Why?! She doesn''t seem dangerous at all!" "I won''t wait for her to become a danger ..." "What are you planning to do?" "I will get rid of her." "She is a woman!" "As if I didn''t know that ..." ? ? The man stepped forward. His eyes carried pity in them, but there was also a strong determination. When he pulled forth his sword and slowly began closing in on me, always ready to fend off an attack should I try to defend myself, I became petrified. ? ? ?They will kill me! They will kill me!? ? ? ¡¸You could still choose to fight, you know?¡¹ Meja suggested. "I would never fight humans!" ¡¸What about bandits then?¡¹ She asked. ¡¸Or murderers? What about them?¡¹ "That is something totally different! It would be only defending myself!" ¡¸That guy is a murderer, you know? He wants to kill you.¡¹ "No! He isn''t!" ¡¸Flatty! He will kill you if you don''t do anything! You are an adventurer for fucking sake!¡¹ "I won''t kill him!" ¡¸Then hurt him! Just make him run away!¡¹ "But-" ¡¸Do you really want to die?¡¹ She asked. ¡¸Without seeing your stupid Michel?¡¹ ? ? ?Michel ...? This tale has been unlawfully lifted from Royal Road. If you spot it on Amazon, please report it.? ? She was right. If I really wished to see him again, I had to fight back now. I had no kind of weapon, so there was only magic for me to use. ? ? ?A magic that won''t hurt him ...? ? ? The succubus body naturally had a strong affinity to the darkness attribute, like many demons had, but it also had affinities towards Fire, Air, Earth and water. The most surprising one, however, was the light attribute, which was just as strong as the opposing darkness. I didn''t know much about succubi, but I knew they were well adapted in illusion magic, but I never expected it was to such an extent. ? ? ?I don''t even know what "S" rank means!? ? ? ¡¸USE IT!¡¹ Meja screamed in my mind. ¡¸JUST USE ANY MAGIC! I don''t want to die without getting some good men before!¡¹ "WHO CARES ABOUT-" ? ? The man''s attack cut off my words. Taken by surprise, I only managed to jump backward and, having narrowly avoided his blade, promptly crashed into a tree instead. ? ? ?It hurts!? ? ? ¡¸YOU STUPID VIRGIN! FIGHT!¡¹ ? ? ?He will kill me! He will kill me if I don''t fight!!? ? I hurriedly began chanting the first magic spell that came to my mind. ? ? "Cilia, goddess of the sun and mother of life-" "A healing spell?!" ? ? It wasn''t. When I had finished the light magic, unhindered by the man who thought I was lunatic enough to try to heal my wounds while fighting him at the same time, a large ball of light appeared in between us. I immediately turned around, closed my eyes and hid myself between both of my wings and arms. ? ? "PAUL!!" A woman''s voice rang in my ears. ? ? An almost inaudible explosion hit my exposed back with both heat and energy. My eyes hurt from all the light it had brought forth, but I didn''t wait for them to calm down again. The man trying to kill me wouldn''t be blinded forever, especially if he had somehow managed to close his eyes on time. ? ? ?I have to get away!? ? ? I didn''t make it far. Before I even had reached the lake I planned to use to deny the men from attacking me, I could already hear one of the girls chanting her magic spell. Within seconds, a series of fireballs were already released onto me. Most of them missed me, thanks to the light magic blinding her eyes, but I didn''t stay that lucky. Before my feet had even touched the water, a blazing heat hit my back and made me topple over. ? ? ¡¸FLATTY!!¡¹ Meja''s panicked voice echoed through my head. "IT HURTS! IT HURTS SO MUCH!" ? ? The man didn''t let me escape. As soon as he had recovered his eyesight, he came run towards me. I tried to flee, to escape his grasp, but my body had long become petrified, unable to move or react to his attack. When I tried to at least chant a magic, my voice was shaking so much that it cruelly backfired on me. My mana exploded in my veins before the blades of ice I had tried to summon even had formed. A few dozen pieces of ice fell to the ground, doing no damage at all. ? ? "MY ARMS! WHY- IT HURTS!" "This is your end, demon!" The man declared, his voice carrying both rage and pity. "I''m sorry ..." "NOOO!! HELP ME! SOMEBODY!" ? ? He didn''t even listen as he wordlessly prepared his sword. One last time I tried to cast a magic spell, but my body was far too damaged to even control the mana. I was forced to cancel it, at the cost of yet another burning injury spreading in my arms. Just as the man was about to swing his sword and end my life, a series of deafening roars came over us. The adventurer panicky spun around, only to immediately become petrified by the sight of a large horde of bull demons charging through the forest and towards us. They trampled down everything that passed their path, even small trees! ? ? A faint trickle went down his legs and into his boots. "Wha-" "MOOOO!!!" ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? ???: MOOO!! Meja: Yes! Show him! ???: MOO!! Meja: You are the best! ???: MO-OO!! Meja: Such a strong, brave man~ ahh~ ???: Moo?! Meja: I wouldn''t mind "fighting" with you~ ???: MooOO?! (©–?©– ) Chapter 07 - Playing with the Food The gazes of the adventures were piercing me like a volley of arrows. They didn¡¯t insult me or call me demon, on the contrary, they had been silent since what could easily have been a full hour. Seven of the bull demons were watching over them, only waiting for the command to end their pitiful lives. ? ? A tranquil voice echoed through the cavern: ¡°Cilia, goddess of the sun and mother of life, please shine down upon your child and grant us your blessings so we may witness your glory once again.¡± ? ? Upon finishing the chant, faint white mist gathered around the hands of the blonde girl. It was obvious she didn¡¯t want to heal me, but five demons several times her own size and weight watched every little movement of hers. She had no chance but to clean my wounds and body and chant that healing spell of hers. When she placed her hand on my wounded shoulder, I instantly felt a change. The burning pain aggravated many times, it made me scream out loud and think my body was torn apart, but it soon started getting more bearable. ? ? ¡¸It is your own fault, Flatty!¡¹ Meja reminded me. ¡¸Why didn¡¯t you fight back from the beginning? You only reacted when it was already too late!¡¹ ¡°I couldn¡¯t ...¡± ¡¸With this body of mine, you could easily have defeated him! Even without using magic. He is a mere human! You could kick him to death for all I care!¡¹ ¡°He had a sword!¡± ¡¸WHO CARES!? At least run away properly if you cannot fight!¡¹ ¡°I was afraid!¡± ¡¸We seriously have to beat some sense into you ...¡¹ ? ? After the girl had finished healing me with her magic, my shoulder felt as good as new. It was still a little sore, like if I had simply overused it, but there was no scar left where the sword had cut into my flesh. I could lift and lower my arm just fine, too. The cut through my wing was a whole different story. Although it looked even more gruesome than the wound in the shoulder, it wasn¡¯t nearly as painful. Healing it, however, took far longer. ? ? After a few minutes of her desperately trying to do it herself, the healer had to call for the other girl¡¯s help to hold together the split skin while her magic was doing its work. ? ? ¡°It should be done now,¡± she hesitatingly announced, ¡°what will happen to us, now?¡± ¡°I will tell them to let you go.¡± ¡¸What?!¡¹ Meja¡¯s voice echoed through my mind. ¡¸Have you finally lost your mind?! You can¡¯t just let them go!¡¹ ¡°I don¡¯t want to kill ...¡± ¡¸JUST SUCK THEM DRY!¡¹ She screamed at me. ¡¸They are here, they cannot run away and they have to do anything you order them, too! You can even get rid of them! Nobody will ever find out what you did to them!¡¹ ¡°But-¡± ¡¸It is the best that could happen to us!¡¹ ¡°But Michel-¡± ¡¸Do the girls for all I care! It doesn¡¯t count, does it?!¡¹ ¡°The girls ...¡± ? ? I slowly turned around. The girls were looking at me questioningly. They probably thought I was speaking to myself. At least there was no longer fear in their eyes, they had realized I wasn¡¯t a danger to them. ? ? ?Maybe they just pity me.? ? ? The healer swallowed her salvia before asking: ¡°So we are free to go now?¡± ¡°I,¡± I hesitated, ¡°I need your help with something before ...¡± ¡°Our help?¡± The other, black-haired woman asked. ¡°But we already healed you. We didn¡¯t attack you! It was Paul alone!¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have to be afraid.¡± ¡°How can we not be afraid?! With all those demons surrounding us?¡± ? ? ?I guess she is right ...? ? ? After hesitating for a few moments, I slowly raised up and let my gaze wander through the cavern. The bulls were meeting my eyes, they all seemed to wait for a command or at least a silent nod that would allow them to get rid of the intruders, but I had long decided otherwise. If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it.? ? ¡°Send the men away and patrol the forest! I don¡¯t want anybody to disturb us!¡± ? ? The bulls answered me with a series of short moos. They seemed dissatisfied with my order, but after what looked like a short discussion, they led the men outside and towards the forest. ? ? ¡¸You really let them go ...¡¹ "Of course I would!" "What- what do you want from us?" The black-haired girl asked. ? ? I hesitated. ?I can''t just tell them to kiss me! They would totally misunderstand!? ? ? ¡¸JUST DO IT!¡¹ Meja¡¯s shout echoed through my mind. ¡¸It is just a woman! Your stupid Michel won¡¯t care even if he finds out! Nobody will give a flying shit!¡¹ ? ? ?She is right. They will never tell him ...? ? ? As if watching through the eyes of a stranger, I saw my hand reach out for the blonde woman. I placed it on the back of her head, pulled her closer and placed my lips on hers. She was too startled to even react to my attack. ? ? ¡¸That¡¯s my Flatty!¡¹ ? ? My reward came instantly. A wave of fiery hot energy invaded my lips. It searched its way into my veins, crawled down my neck and found its way into my heart. Within the blink of an eye, it had conquered my whole body. I had become both dizzy and unbelievably restless. ? ? ¡°Sonja!¡± The panicked scream cut into my ears. ? ? Driven by the scream of her friend, the blonde tried to free herself, but that only lasted for a few moments. Before long, the succubus body of mine had already won her over. She became entranced as if I had given her some weird kind of potion. The arms that were trying to push me away seconds ago now tried to grasp me with all their strength. Even her tongue now danced with mine! The dizziness I felt became even more overwhelming. Before Meja could even ask me to do it, I had already begun undressing the woman. At first, my hands were still somewhat controlled, they managed to pull the dress over her shaking body, but after they achieved this goal, they began to restlessly wander all over her, seemingly unable to decide on what to do. With each touch, with each moan that slipped her lips, the warmth in my body seemed to increase even further. I felt alive, no, it was more than that, this feeling couldn¡¯t even compare to just being alive! ? ? ¡¸Ahh~¡¹ Meja¡¯s voice filled my mind ¡¸So good~! You are the best, Flatty!¡¹ ¡°The best~¡± ? ? The same restless hand that had desperately tried to touch all of the woman¡¯s body at once now was resting between her legs. I felt my finger play with the precious pearl of hers, it stroked it, fumbled it and even described tiny circles around it. This ¡°Sonja¡± woman rewarded me again and yet again. Even though I had never really wished for it at first, her moans now filled me with a weird sense of proudness, though the exhilarating heat coming from her body was a far better prize. I felt as if my breaths were gifting me with new life, with warmth, strength and freedom. Suddenly, her arms pulled me closer. She pressed me against her wreathing body, onto her trembling chest, before releasing a series of high-pitched moans. Then there was nothing, no moans, no arms pulling me closer, no eyes that begged me for more. She just fell on the ground, with only as much as shallow breaths revealing that she was still alive. My avid eyes had long found their new target: The tomato-red friend of hers. ? ? ¡¸Go, Flatty!!¡¹ ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: My Flatty is better with girls, after all~ Meja: Hey! Flatty!? What are you doing there? Risa: So cozy~ the best~ *jawn* Meja: That is rock! Cold, hard rock! Risa: So sleepy~ Meja: Are you the type that gets sleepy when stuffed with food? Meja: Flatty? Hey, Flatty? Meja: This girl ... Chapter 08 - Lets Cook for Them! When I woke up, my whole body felt sore. The sword wound was gone for good, I didn¡¯t even feel it anymore, but sleeping on the hard, cold rock had taken quite a toll on my body. ? ? ¡°Owie~¡± ¡¸That¡¯s what you get for sleeping on the ground with giant, warm and furry pillows just waiting for you to use them!¡¹ ¡°I won¡¯t use them!¡± I protested, still half asleep. ¡°I will only lose my control again!¡± ¡¸You won¡¯t.¡¹ ¡°I won¡¯t?¡± ¡¸After playing with those girls, you should have more than enough life force to be safe.¡¹ ¡°Playing with those girls...¡± ¡¸You were great, Flatty! The best!¡¹ ¡°Great...¡± ? ? A series of vivid images appeared before my inner eye. They showed me kissing a blonde girl, undressing her and touching her basically everywhere, while she answered each of my attacks with moans and even more moans. The black-haired woman wasn¡¯t better off, either. She struggled at first, even more so than the blonde, but I just subjugated her with surprise, a strong grip and passionate kisses. The fight didn¡¯t even last a minute and I once again saw us entwined and breathlessly searching for each other¡¯s most sensitive spots. ? ? ¡¸Shouldn¡¯t you wake up now? They are probably anxious for round two!¡¹ ? ? It didn¡¯t take half a second for me to become wide awake as if Meja had decided to suddenly toss me into an ice-cold river. I opened my eyes wide, only to become petrified immediately. A blade was stuck in a crack only half an arm¡¯s length in front of me. It wasn¡¯t a sword, but a rather small dagger, a weapon you would only use when driven into a corner, but its message was clear. ? ? ?They could have killed me! They could easily have killed me!? ? ? ¡¸But they didn''t!¡¹ Meja replied, trying to hold back her laughter.¡¸That means they liked it, too!¡¹ ¡°They just pitied me! They thought I was harmless!¡± ¡¸So what?! You are fine!¡¹ ¡°I¡¯m not!¡± ¡¸You are! You are uninjured, you slept and you had plenty of food!¡¹ ¡°Don¡¯t call it food!¡± ¡¸Playthings?¡¹ ¡°Friends!¡± ? ? A bright laughter echoed through my mind. At first, Meja laughed about me and my weird idea of befriending the girls, then regret and despair slowly stole their way into her voice. It became weaker and weaker as if she slowly lost all hope. ? ? ¡°I- I¡¯m sorry!¡± ¡¸Why did you steal my body?! Why you of all those who could have gotten lost in this hellhole?¡¹ ¡°I didn¡¯t want to steal your body!¡± ¡¸But you did! And now you are killing me! You are slowly killing me!¡¹ ¡°I¡¯m not!¡± ¡¸You let my body starve! You nearly got killed by that human, too! You would be dead if it wasn¡¯t for that bull!¡¹ ¡°I never wished for that to happen ...¡± ¡¸At least thank him for saving you!¡¹ A case of literary theft: this tale is not rightfully on Amazon; if you see it, report the violation.¡°I will!¡± ¡¸Not with a hug!¡¹ ¡°I will not sleep with him!¡± ¡¸Just do it while he is sleeping! Invade his dreams!¡¹ ¡°I- I can¡¯t!¡± ¡¸Do you really feel sorry?!¡¹ ¡°I do ...¡± ? ? Meja didn¡¯t find the motivation to continue talking to me. She fell silent, for many minutes. When she still had not said anything after what had felt like half an eternity, I slowly raised up and began searching for the bull demons. ? ? ?Where are they?? ? ? Out of the dozens of demons, I only found three, who likely had spent hours if not the whole night standing next to the entrance of the cavern, protecting my sleep from afar. They now were staring at me, their weapons in their hands and ready to receive my orders. Sadly enough, the young bull wasn¡¯t among them. ? ? ¡°Where are the others?¡± I heard myself ask. ? ? Their answers came immediately, in the form of half a dozen moos which could mean both anything and nothing at all. It was only when one of them pointed to the entrance of the cavern that I got a rough idea on what they were up to. ? ? ¡°They are searching for food?¡± ? ? The demon answered with a low growl and, when he realized I couldn¡¯t understand him, with an additional nod of his bull-like head. His comrades really were scavenging the forest for food. ? ? ¡°I will help them!¡± I immediately decided. ? ? I heard a loud sigh somewhere in my mind, but I decided to not give it as much as a single thought. Cooking them a hearty meal wasn¡¯t much compared to a life being saved, but I couldn¡¯t think of anything better. Meja¡¯s idea naturally wasn¡¯t even worth thinking about. ? ? ?I will somehow make up for it ...? ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: They saved my life and protected me for decades~ I am sure they will like it if I cook them a pot of soup as thanks~! Risa: What is wrong with preparing food for them?! Meja: Nothing, but soup is a no-go! Risa: Soup is bad? Meja: Give them your meat buns! Risa: Meatbuns? Meja: They will love your pie, too! Risa: But I don¡¯t have any flour. Meja: Your oyster, your cupcake, your fruit cup! Risa: Oyster?! I haven¡¯t been at the sea for years! Meja: Your cookie, your puddings, your biscuits! Risa: They would need flour, too! Meja: Bulls love melons, too! And peaches! Peaches are the best! Risa: They love fruits? Why peaches? Meja: Because they can stick their eggplants into them! Risa: Eggplants... Meja: Their carrots, their pickles, their eggrolls! Risa: They have a farm?! Meja: Yes. And dozens of big cocks that scream for attention~ Risa: Cocks... Meja: They lay eggs! Two of them each! Risa: Cocks don¡¯t lay- wha- wait?! WHAT ARE WE TALKING ABOUT! Meja: A full course menu~ Chapter 09 - Pity and Regret A cold shiver went over my body as I raised even higher over the treetops. I had never been fond of heights, flying, however, was a whole different story than just looking down from the windows of the second or third story of a building. It wasn¡¯t exactly dangerous, as my wings did all of the work by themselves, not by flapping around uncontrollably, but by gently waving up and down and letting magic do the rest of the work. I felt as if I floated in a lake untouched by wind or waves, in water that was to clear to even see it. Obviously, that wasn¡¯t the case, as I could breathe or rather pant just fine. The area in front of the cavern was somewhat cleared. It had some brushes, but there were no trees to be found. Sadly enough, the bulls didn¡¯t use or built any furniture, so all the wood they had cut here had probably found its way into one of their campfires. Clearing a few hundred meters worth of former forest had the benefit of intruders being easily spotted, too. Looking back at it, the bulls had most likely discovered our party long before we knew they really existed in the first place. Sure, we had heard of them from other adventures, but those tended to spread a lot of lies and exaggerations, too. In the end, we were naive and blind to the danger that had lied before us. ? ? ?Maybe they wouldn¡¯t have attacked us if we didn¡¯t intrude into their hideout.? ¡¸What did you even plan on doing here anyway?¡¹ ?I¡¯m not sure...? ¡¸You let yourself be killed for nothing?! Just because you guys were bored?!¡¹ ?I wasn¡¯t bored!? ¡¸But you won¡¯t deny your little adventure was retarded, will you?¡¹ ?It was ...? ¡¸After all of this, you finally show some kind of common sense.¡¹ ?...? ? ? I breathed in deeply before rising further into the sky. The forest was getting smaller and smaller, as I searched for traces of the bulls. There were the calls of birds and insects, but I didn¡¯t hear the stomps or growls of the demons. It was only when I had already half given up on finding them, that I discovered a dust cloud in the far reach. ? ? ?They do a bad job at hiding ...? ? ? With a flap of my wings, I accelerated. The trees under me got faster and faster until they even got slightly blurry. My eyes could still see clearly, no tears gathered in them, which made it easy to make out the large, horned shadows in the beige cloud that had spread beneath me. ? ? ?What are they fighting?!? ? ? It was only when I descended enough to almost touch the dust cloud, that I realized that the bulls weren¡¯t fighting boars, bears, deer or other animals they could turn into a hearty meal, but rather dozens of armored human men who attacked them not only with bows, swords and spears but with magic, too. The bulls did fight them desperately, but even their though skin and powerful magic wouldn¡¯t help them against the sheer numbers of what seemed to be trained soldiers, especially since they were assisted by healers who safely stood behind a wall of steel and flesh. ? ? ?What- why are they-? ? ? One by one, the demons fell to the ground. They managed to defeat quite a few of the humans, but this feat didn¡¯t help the slightest in bitting through the attack. Pitiful growls and moos rang in my ears by the dozens. A case of content theft: this narrative is not rightfully on Amazon; if you spot it, report the violation. My eyes wandered through the chaos, tears gathering in them. When they found a way too familiar furry body lying on the ground and twisting in pain, I felt something in me break. ? ? ¡°WHHYYY?!¡± ? ? Dozens of heads turned towards me, men and bull alike. ? ? ¡°WHY!!¡± ? ? A chaos of voices spread under me. The bulls seemingly tried to drive me away, likely fearing for my safety, others, however, mainly the wounded, saw in me the savior that would turn this situation around. The humans were far more united in their opinion. Their voices were shouting countless commands. The mages that had waited in the backline began chanting their magic. I beat them to it. ? ? ¡°Aelain, goddess of fire and the burning mountains, please embrace my enemies and turn them into ashes, for them to nourish the field they trampled on!¡± ? ? As I felt the mana being drained out of my hands, a swarm of fireballs grew everywhere around me. They began spinning and almost dancing, before, without a warning, darting towards the men and women that were attacking me. Their counterattacks came flying towards me, in the form of fire, ice, water and shards of stone, but none of these could even wish to hit me. With a flap of my wings, I had avoided them all. Lacking these tools of mine, they naturally had less luck themselves. A series of explosions spread in midst of their backline, immediately denying any form of counter-attack. The remaining soldiers panicked, they ran towards their screaming and burning comrades, trying to extinguish the fires my magic had brought upon them. I didn¡¯t pay them any heed. My gaze was long bound to the bleeding bull demon on the ground. I let myself sink to the ground next to him, I called out for him and searched for his breath and heartbeat, but neither of them was to be found. He had died, probably trying his best to protect me and his home from these men. ? ? ¡°Why... why did this happen?¡± ¡¸Flatty...¡¹ ¡°He didn¡¯t do anything wrong! He just tried to protect me...¡± ? ? Panicked shouts forced my attention onto them. When I turned around, the soldiers were already trying to prepare their attack. It was no longer the bull demons they tried to get rid off, but rather me, who had released that magic onto their comrades. Among the men, I found a single one wearing more flashy armor, a man I knew all to well. ? ? ?It is him! Why is he here!? WHY IS HE HERE?!? ¡¸Because you let him go, Flatty ...¡¹ ? ? ¡°I let him go ...¡± ? ? ?¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-¡¡Extra¡¡¡ª¡ª¡ª¡ª-? ? ? Meja: Hey, Flatty. Risa: What is it? Meja: You want to learn the Dream Manipulation Rank B? Risa: Rank B? What is different from Rank E? Meja: Rank D would let you manipulate their dreams. Risa: You already told me before. Something about fetishes, wasn¡¯t it? Meja: You can change the landscape or rooms the person dreams about, your own clothes and hair color, all that stuff. Risa: What about it? Meja: With Rank B and above, you would be able to manipulate his clothes and hair color instead. Risa: Wha- what about Rank A?! Meja: His body. Risa: LEARN RANK S! I WANT TO LEARN RANK S RIGHT NOW! Meja: Are you- Risa: DO IT! Meja: Thanks for your patronage~ Risa: Michel~ Meja: You are drolling. Risa: This is the best~