Author's Notes: Chapter edited and corrected by Scott Fellman.
I could feel all the recoil hitting me like a truck once the fight ended. After using large amounts of magic, I was still susceptible to increasingly larger waves of Lust surging through my body. The problem is that I am in public now. Once we left the Rating Game dimension and returned to the main hall of my mansion, my eyes scanned the entire room. I ignored the feeling of Aria shapeshifting into my dress once again.
"Where are they?!" I almost growled mentally as I searched for Bella and Enid. I didn't get any answers; both of them were blocking me. I continued to ignore everyone else as I scanned the entire room.
"Sera?" Ravel's voice made me turn my head in her direction. She had a worried look on her face, but I ignored it. I'd punish Bella and Enid later. I reached out and grabbed the metal ring on Ravel's chest and pulled it in my direction. Ravel squealed in surprise as she fell toward me.
I wasted no time, holding her upright so she wouldn't fall, and one of my hands placed itself on the back of her neck. I pulled her in and began kissing her. Ravel looked surprised and let out a small, muffled squeal. I ran my tongue over her lips, tasting her. The chocolate lipstick was barely noticeable at this point, so for the most part, it was Ravel's natural taste. And it's driving me crazy.
I was about a foot taller than her; she was barely 155 cm tall, and I was over 190 cm tall, so it was terribly uncomfortable to kiss her. So, I plopped down while conjuring a comfortable chair and dragged Ravel down with me, continuing to kiss her. Ravel ended up on my lap while I continued to kiss her fervently.
My hands began to move, releasing her head, moving slowly over her bare shoulders, and sliding down to her completely bare back. Her dress had the entirety of her back bare, which I loved to slowly trace along its entire length.
Ravel's soft, smooth skin felt so good beneath my fingers. The way she shuddered on top of me every time my hands came dangerously close to her rear end was divine. Ravel had long since given up and let herself be carried away by the kissing. Her eyes closed as she kissed me deeply. Her small tongue tried to fight against my aggressive tongue and was losing, but judging by her moans, she actually seemed to be enjoying her loss.
Finally, one of my hands lowered dangerously close to her ass, and my fingertips slid inside her dress. My hand landed on the sweet cheek of her ass, and I squeezed it hard. Ravel moaned into my mouth. As I expected, she wasn't wearing underwear, and it was intoxicating to feel her bare ass.
"ahem!"
Ravel clutched to my chest tightly. Her large breasts pressed against mine, only a thin layer of fabric from our dresses preventing direct skin-to-skin contact, but my other hand, which wasn't busy massaging Ravel's bottom, moved towards her breasts.
Without hesitation, my hand slipped under her dress, and I gripped her breast tightly, rubbing her nipple against my palm, feeling it harden beneath her. Ravel moaned once more, and our kissing became increasingly sloppy and frantic.
"AHEM!!
That made Ravel open her eyes. She tried to pull away from our kiss, but my lips immediately chased after her and claimed her once more. Ravel blushed deeply.
"S-Serena! W-We're in public! " Ravel said between kisses, embarrassed, as she tried to break free again. My hands let go of her, and she tried to stand up. She turned around, and I grabbed her waist and pulled her towards me once more. Now, instead of facing me head-on, Ravel was sitting on my lap with her back to me.
That didn't stop me. I began kissing her neck hard. My fangs were fully extended, so I gently dragged them down her neck, making her moan loudly.
" Serana!?" Ravel squeaked in embarrassment. My hands snaked around Ravel's slender waist, one of them cupping one of Ravel's breasts gently and the other running down Ravel's stomach. Ravel moaned and gripped my wrists tightly, trying to stop me.
I was about to ignore her again when I finally felt Bella, through the bond behind me, grab my head and pull it back, forcing me to separate from Ravel's neck. Bella twisted my head, freeing my neck, and bit me deeply. The pleasure of a vampire bite came immediately. Contrary to what one would expect, it quickly dissipated the fog in my brain.
Just in time for someone to place a small chocolate bar in my mouth, along with two fingers. I crushed the bar between my palate and tongue and felt the potion inside spread throughout my mouth. The chocolate flavor was still lingering in my mouth, and I used my tongue to eagerly palm the invading fingers.
"You took a while." I finally groaned when Bella let go of my neck, and Enid pulled her fingers out of my mouth.
"Sorry, we had to go get the chocolates," Enid said with a smile that was definitely not apologetic.
"I'm sorry, Ravel, I got carried away," I said apologetically to the girl on my lap. My hands were still hugging her waist, and Ravel had stopped squirming.
"Oh my, what just happened?" Ravel asked, terribly confused and blushing as she looked around. I did the same, scanning everything around me and seeing all the guests staring at us. Great, I had to make this terribly public. Near us were the Phenex, Sirzechs, and Ajuka.
"Are you okay?" Ajuka asked directly as he looked at me and stepped forward along with the rest. I hummed softly.
"Nothing to worry about, just…lust. I used a lot of magic. I'm better now." I said simply.
"That makes sense," Ajuka said with a smile.
"Does she have it?!" Riser asked incredulously. Ajuka blinked and nodded.
"Of course, it was obvious this would happen. Serena used a lot of magic. Although I must say I didn't know the reaction would be so strong," Ajuka said with a smile.
" Um, Ajuka? Why do you seem to know something that all of us don't? " Sirzechs asked, tilting his head. Ajuka blinked in confusion.
"I mean, no? Succubi haven't been studied much, so everything I know is mostly based on the available succubi books found in any library." Ajuka said simply. The entire group fell silent. Ajuka looked at them in confusion before his eyes widened in disbelief. "No one has read up on succubi?" he asked in disbelief. The silence grew more prominent.
"...I did..." Ravel said, embarrassed, as she continued to squirm in my lap. Curiously, she wasn't tense anymore. In fact, she relaxed against me, accepting my caresses. Ajuka looked at her, impressed.
"So you know what's going on?" Ajuka asked curiously. Ravel nodded shyly.
"I didn't understand at first, but now I do. It's... a setback from using her demonic power. None of the books said it would be so... intense or spontaneous. I only remembered when you said it was normal because Serena used a lot of magic." Ravel said, embarrassed. Ajuka nodded, satisfied.
"Still, good work, well done. Besides, I see you decided not to fight it," Ajuka said amusedly. Ravel blushed even more.
"Well… I'm about to marry her, and she's a succubus. I wanted to know what I was getting into. Besides, it's not entirely her fault, and I knew what my… responsibilities would be. I was prepared." Ravel said shyly, Ajuka smiled.
"Good decision," Ajuka said with a smile.
"Just… tell us, Ajuka," Sirzechs sighed. Ajuka rolled his eyes before sighing.
"As you know, succubi are emotional. They eat emotions, specifically lust and pleasure." Ajuka began in a scholarly tone.
"Wait, don't succubi feed on their target's life energy?" Sirzechs asked. Ajuka froze and looked at him flatly before sighing and looking at me in pity. His gaze then turned to the 5 succubi present at the party.
"I'm so sorry." Ajuka said almost painfully, apologizing for his fellow Satan. Sirzechs blushed slightly.
" H-Hey!" Sirzechs complained. Fengxian smiled slightly.
"Don't worry, Lord Beelzebub, we're used to this." Fengxian said, trying to calm him down, making Ajuka grimace deeper. He sighed once more and addressed the others.
"Yes, succubi feed on the life energy of a living being, but they can't do it any way they want. They can only do it through feelings of lust and pleasure. Sex is the much easier way to achieve it. If it were only life energy, they could feed in other ways, like vampires who absorb life energy through blood. Some races do it by consuming souls, or there are even monsters and other beings more similar to succubi that use other emotions, such as fear, fury, anger."
"There are many ways to consume life energy, but succubi can only do so through lust and pleasure, which is why they are good at sex, almost to the point where they were designed for it."
"And it doesn't just serve to feed them but to help them grow in strength. The more lust and pleasure they can absorb, the more life energy they can absorb, the stronger they become. This has the negative effect that their own life energy, their own demonic power, is heavily tied to lust."
"This causes their own demonic power to be like a powerful aphrodisiac, one that works specifically for them. As supernatural creatures, our demonic power is always present in our bodies. Even when we sleep, it's like a thin layer. Normally, it has no effect on us. But for succubi, they're basically always drenched in lust, keeping them in a constant state of arousal."
"At normal levels, they can ignore it to a certain extent. But using magic or making other efforts channels that lust-soaked demonic power, like the body's natural aphrodisiac, through the body to the surface. The more demonic power they use, the more aroused they become."
"Once they pass a certain threshold of arousal, well, they have to find ways to release it, or they'll attack and mount any living thing they find attractive."
"Normally, it's not a problem because, well, succubi don't have large reserves of demonic power. It's almost impossible for that to happen before they can 'release' the lust they've accumulated. But Serena is one of a kind. She has higher reserves than a high-class devil, but using all that demonic power is basically swimming in aphrodisiacs for her."
"And… I think that's all. A vampire bite is known to be pleasurable, and I suppose the chocolate Miss Sinclair gave you was to help calm you down!? To calm the lust or delay its effects? " Ajuka asked softly, I nodded.
"Delay it. Impossible to block it. Skin-to-skin contact calms me down. Thanks, Ravel." I said haltingly as I hugged Ravel even tighter. Ravel shuddered.
"D-don't worry about that. Y-you can touch me as long as you need." Ravel said, blushing. I hummed lightly.
"Thanks. Better than my queen and my other bishop who disappeared." I grunted slightly. I heard Bella snort amusedly behind me.
"Yes, because you're totally not enjoying groping Ravel," Bella said dryly. "You can always free her and leave the poor thing alone."
"Mine," I growled possessively as I held Ravel tighter in my arms. Ravel moaned slightly.
"So… the party continues?" Sirzechs asked with a nervous smile. I hummed softly.
"Yeah… I shouldn't have any problems right now… I'm just feeling a little tipsy, nothing I can't handle." I said simply. I grabbed Ravel by her waist and lifted her off my lap as I stood up. Once upright, I grabbed Ravel and pulled her against me, squeezing my tail around her waist several times. Ravel didn't make any attempt to move away, just shifted to get comfortable.
"Ah! Then you won't mind if I ask you a few… dozens of questions about the fight?" Ajuka said excitedly. I laughed lightly.
"We also have some questions," Lord Phenex said as he stepped forward.
"I'm still hurt!" Riser exclaimed annoyedly as he turned around to show his wound. Had he really been waiting with the wound open this whole time? I had to give him credit; he was either more resilient than he thought or more of an idiot. I still hadn't decided.
"Enid?" I looked at Enid. She just nodded and stepped forward, approaching Riser. She placed her fingers on her hairpins, and the little fairies flew out before getting into position. A small orange shield emerged from them and covered Riser's wound. The wound began to heal quickly.
It was a challenge to determine which one had dominion over the other. Either Harpe's Curse or Rejection of Phenomenon. Enid ended up winning. Whether it was because of Rejection, being something that violates divine law established by the gods, or because my Harpe, despite having the anti-immortal and anti-regeneration attribute, was still an inferior copy of the original Harpe. I didn't really know.
"tch, thanks." Riser muttered as he moved his now completely healthy shoulder.
"Wait, didn't you say Harpe's wounds couldn't be healed supernaturally?" Sirzechs asked curiously. I smiled at him mockingly.
"You see, Beowulf, I can modify my weapons to my liking, sometimes even changing their effects slightly, at least enough to create a small gap for Enid's healing to work." I lied outright. Sirzechs wrinkled his nose but nodded.
"Since that's settled... then was that a high-speed particle wave cannon?" Ajuka asked excitedly, his eyes shining. I smiled.