*All characters are 18+. This is a work of fiction for erotic entertainment only. Real-life sex should always be with enthusiastic consent.*
Copyright 2024 Sastri Vera
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It should have been easy to avoid a seraph. It would have been if Saharael hadn't declared me his understudy.
The position should have been an honor.
"Lady Lyriel."
I stood before him, my wings rigid, my spine straight. The thin white dress, the same as all female angels wore, now felt too revealing. I hoped my face didn't show my fear.
His face revealed nothing of our encounter. He looked entirely unchanged, as divine and perfect as he should be.
As I knew he wasn't.
I bowed. "Seraph."
He disappeared. I felt a cold presence at my back. My muscles stiffened. He wouldn't do anything -- not here, not in the open skies where anyone could see.
Icy fingers grazed my wings. I didn't dare breathe.
"Up," he commanded. His fingers nudged at the bottom curve of my inner wings. Frost shivered my feathers. "Straighten your posture, girl. Everything you do now represents me, and I will not have laziness in my ranks."
I lifted my wings slightly, squared my shoulders. His touch was a cold trail on my spine.
"Be glad I chose you. You require discipline, lest you become a fallen angel."
Guilt sagged my wings for only a moment before his cold lashed like a whip across my butt cheeks. My thin dress did nothing to soften the blow. I hastily raised my wings. He brushed a few of my feathers, straightening them. Sparks of fear and horrible desire crawled down my back. Here? I couldn't experience lust here. That had been the demon's doing, none of mine.
"I'm glad you understand. You'll do well with me, Lady Lyriel."
"Thank you, seraph," I breathed. Where better could I find redemption than with a seraph? Unless he realized how depraved I'd become.
He drifted away, his cold aura fading. I didn't dare relax my wings.
On the edge of a cliff overlooking a lake of holy water, he floated a short distance above the rock. No one else was here, not a glimpse of a wing in the distance, but he made quite the sight to me. Beautiful. Terrible.
"You will accompany me during the day. Observe and take notes. Compare with my scribe at the end of each day, and report to me the next morning. I want your opinions."
"Yes, seraph."
His hand waved in dismissal. I fled.
His scribe was a small, quiet female who couldn't seem to meet my eyes. Sereni's filing system was extremely efficient, however. With a delicate shorthand, she noted not only the words but every detail--the exact time, facial expressions, gestures. History recorded exactly as it happened. I wondered if there was a scribe for the history of Hell.
Our days were mundane. We discussed human philosophy, of all things. I was allowed brief hints of song as he wove history into divine hymns. If his voice was beautiful when he spoke, it was enrapturing when he sang.
The seraph behaved as I'd imagined a seraph and teacher should. My fear became wary respect. As the days passed, the seed of doubt grew. Saharael had only punished me as I deserved, was teaching me to despise what my body desired.
So it was all the more appalling that I hungered for his touch. I didn't even dare think of the demon.
Today, the seraph summoned me to Venus, the planet of lovers. If he was sending a message with this location, I didn't understand it.
He lifted a hand as I approached, signaling that I should not speak. Observation in silence. I'd come to appreciate his presence in these quiet moments. His cold was diminished. He was still and serene. Dependable. An anchor for the chaos in my soul.
Into the silence, his commanding voice rumbled like soft thunder, "Purity of mind. Purity of soul. Is that not correct, my lady?"
"Of course, Seraph."
He smiled. Warmth bloomed in my chest. His approval was rare, and I valued it beyond anything. Perhaps with his blessing, my disgrace might be erased. No, not erased -- I dared not forget. But my soul might be purged of sin, at least. Renewed. Forgiven.
I needed his forgiveness.
"I have a task for you, Lyriel." He used my name often. He would certainly never forget.
"Hell is planning something. They always are, as mayhem is the poor creatures' natural inclination. There's no need for concern. But we have an opportunity. The Lord of the Second Circle seems to be fond of you."
The seraph wanted me to return to Hell. I felt as cold as though his aura surrounded me. Then heat curled in my stomach, climbing to my cheeks in embarrassment. Amusement seemed to tint Saharael's eyes.
"The demon knows you. He has a taste for you. Use it to your advantage."
He floated close, lifting my chin with a finger. "You've come a long way. Continue on this path, let me guide you, and all will be well. Do you trust me?"
His voice was soothing, his eyes calm, and his touch only carried a hint of the chill I'd felt before. It still reminded me of how cold he'd felt inside me. I should've been afraid.
His eyes fell to my mouth. My lips parted.
Wanting a seraph. And after what he'd done to me... My body couldn't be so corrupt. I hovered backward an inch, just out of reach, and bowed to cover my horror.
"Of course, seraph. I'll report back immediately."
I didn't want a demon, but he had been gentle. Desiring the seraph's brutality was worse. Wasn't it?
I shouldn't want either. I couldn't.
This unbearable, incomprehensible need was ridiculous. And more embarrassing every day. I couldn't focus, couldn't think.
My wild dive into Hell wasn't so precise as my first foray into this dark realm. I felt like an autumn leaf spinning in the blustering winds, careening carelessly, helplessly, and more confused with every moment. What I wanted and who I should be collided. I was looking for a demon, this time. The demon who had ravished me.
The demon who haunted my dreams and waking hours.
Asmodai was gliding lazily in the chaotic storm when I nearly crashed into him. I should have been ashamed at the relief I felt when I saw his widespread wings and long tail. I should have resented him, hated him.
My heart soared, and I put on a burst of speed, surprising him. We spun in the air, my legs wrapping around his waist, his eyes wide and amused. The wind blew aside my dress. I drew myself to his body, felt the heat of his cock against my stomach.
Yes
. Something inside me cried out.
He obliged. We hadn't exchanged a word and his cock was already buried inside me. I couldn't say which one of us thrust first or harder.
My head flung back and I gasped. This was better than yearning for a seraph. The least Saharael could do was kill me for this terrible desire. Should do. He should destroy me--
"Aren't we eager today, darling," Asmodai purred. "Not that I mind. Ah, I don't mind at all." He held us both in the air, my wings limp as he pumped into my body, his hands roaming all over my body. I clutched his arms, feeling his muscles flexing beneath my fingers.