This story is wholly inspired by Isaac Asimov's Azazel stories. I've renamed his little demon and made him a bit more... sexual, but the idea itself is his. There's also not very much in the way of science, a lot more sex, and most of it isn't consensual. If that isn't your cup of tea read his stories instead. Actually, you should read his stories regardless, they're quite good.
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I have a friend named Harry at the pub down the street. Of course when I say "friend" what I actually mean is that he will occasionally let me buy him a drink or five. Now normally I'm not a fan of buying local drunks more alcohol, but Harry makes it up to me with the occasional story of debauchery. Not just any debauchery though, no, this is otherworldly demon-tinged hedonistic fantastic debauchery. I'm sure everyone can agree that's the best sort.
The first time Harry indicated that he had any such tale was a Thursday night a few months back. Of course it was a stormy night and of course it was just Harry and me nursing a few beers and of course the bartender was rolling his eyes the whole time. The latter began his feverish eye exercises the minute good old Harry muttered the word "demon". Harry cast me a sidelong glance. Being a dull night, this was enough to get my curiosity sufficiently piqued and once Harry's gestures made it clear that only another beer would loosen his tongue I quickly capitulated.
"His name's Anane..." he said, quickly downing half the drink "and he's only two inches tall."
"Who is?"
"The demon."
"The demon?" I was about as incredulous as you can be on a Thursday.
"Kind of a cute little devil, really. Bright red, horns, forked tail, the whole nine yards. Oh, and he grants wishes."
"Wishes."
"Well he won't grant mine. Something about inter-dimensional gate protocols or some such nonsense. He lives in my pocket..." Harry paused for a minute to look at his shirt "but only on Tuesdays." He drank deeply and motioned for another.
"What sort of wishes?"
"Only little ones mostly, seeing as he's a little guy. A friend of mine wanted the power of invisibility but that's entirely beyond Anane's ken. Turns out it would affect far too many people. He settled for the power of immobility."
"You sure he's not just in a coma?"
"He immobilizes others."
"Ah."
"Quite tragic, really. Here's how it all happened..."
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Franklin woke with a throbbing headache, aching body, dry mouth, and fragments of his memory. Cursing the bed he had failed to make it into, he pulled himself up on the frame and staggered into the bathroom. Mostly succeeding in his daily ablutions he spent a fair amount of time trying to recover the night's memories. There was something about a demon, saying "stop", and pointing at things. He pointed at the spider above the shower and commanded it to stop. It continued to not move.
It had been a hard couple of months for Franklin. His girlfriend had recently broken up with him, though she continued to live in the same apartment. Work had gotten increasingly more stressful with his new bitch of a boss. Worst of all he had found himself spending more and more of his income on nights like the previous. His reflections were suddenly interrupted by a banging on the door.
"Hurry the fuck up, asshole."
"Fuck off, Anna." the new morning routine was tiring.
"I'm late for work, fuckface."
"Shouldn't have been out so late fucking anything that moved, Anna." she really was a whore.
"Couldn't get any satisfaction around here."
Franklin opened the door and shoved her accusatory hand out of his path, "Just stop already."
Her eyes widened and her mouth mercifully stopped flapping. She stared at her hand. It was as beautiful as the rest of her, long and thin. Her short blond hair was the sort of tousled that can only result from a good night's sleep. Her pink sports bra barely contained her breasts and her yoga pants did nothing but accentuate her firm ass. There was no panty line. Despite hating every bit of her, Franklin couldn't help but notice it all for the umpteenth time. Then she screeched.
"What did you do to my hand?!"
Desperately trying to make her hand move she jerked her whole body and succeeded only in falling to the floor. She dangled awkwardly from the hand which remained absolutely motionless a few feet above her.
It all came flooding back to Franklin. The drunkard with a curiously squirming pocket. The little demon that had jumped out only to prick his finger with a tiny sword. The promise of being able to make anything stop with just a word and a gesture. The dainty contract he had signed with his blood. The pigeon that tumbled from the sky when he ordered it to. The drinks that he celebrated his new found power with.
"Nothing." he said
"Bullshit! Help me up."
He grabbed her motionless left hand and was able to move it with ease. She clambered to her feet and then immediately with her right hand she slapped him with all her strength.
"Fix my hand." she hissed.
Franklin narrowed his eyes and grabbed her right. "Stop."
Pinned by her hands and scared, she tried to kick him only to meet his hand and another "stop." Her other leg swiftly met the same fate. She half crouched, half dangled in mid-air.
"What are you doing?" she whispered.
Angry, breathing hard, he said "You."