Jason walked into this little shop he had just noticed the other day while driving by. It appeared to be some sort of sex toy shop or at least that's what he expected with a name like Liliths Erotic Emporium but when he finally decided to check it out it was nothing like what he had expected. He hadn't had the guts to check it out at first and wasn't even sure why he was on the road it was on.
Jason wasn't sure what he was even doing there when he finally walked in through the front door. He was never into sex toys or anything like that so maybe it was the fact he was lonely or just didn't care anymore. His wife Tina had past away just over a year ago and he was just in a state of not knowing what he was doing anymore. She had been his first love and they were married young so losing her was not easy. He had been living off her life insurance which was pretty large as he was finding it hard to care about going back to work or much of anything. It had taken him a long time to get over the loss and he still wasn't quite over her and probably never would be but here he was in a strange sex themed store just looking around.
He walked around the shop looking at all the strange statues and artifacts. It felt more like an antique shop than a sex toy shop which made this visit seem even more strange. He saw statues that looked like stone penises and naked woman do he was starting to understand the erotic part of it.
"Hello?" He called out but there was no answer as he continued to look around u til he noticed a doorway in the back covered by one of those old beaded curtains from the 70's. He poked his head into the darkened room and said "hello?" Again but still no answer.
As dark as it was he could make out the shape of furniture and a table in the back which had green glowing symbols on it brightening the room a little. He turned and saw a shelf filled with more statues all of what seemed to be demons or other creatures. He saw naked women with wings and demons with giant cocks pointed out making him laugh a little to himself.
There was one statue that caught his attention on the middle shelf. It appeared to be a woman but she was fully clothed in what appeared to be an old fashioned corset with a cape wrapped around her. She was wearing a hood and her eyes were two red gems. She was holding a sword in her hand as he stepped closer to get a better look at it. There was something strange about her but for a statue she was very attractive. He just remembered thinking how beautiful she was.
He placed his finger on the sword when he pulled his hand back and said "ah shit, it's sharp." Before he put his finger in his mouth to suck the blood off of it.
Jason stopped for a moment when he heard something growling at him. He turned around slowly and saw two glowing eyes staring at him from the opposite corner of the room. He then saw large teeth as it opened its mouth and growled even louder at him. He slowly backed towards the door scared for his life leaving the statue on the shelf with his blood dripping from the sword. He was wondering why they had a guard dog in a room with no solid door.
Jason turned to run out when he stopped almost bumping into a red headed woman who seemed almost just as surprised as him as she stood there staring him down. Jason looked back at the room and then back to the woman in front of him confused by everything that had just happened.
"Hello, can I help you?" Nessira said still confused.
"I um, I was just, this is a lovely shop and... I gotta go!" Jason said walking out the front door as Nessira stood there laughing to herself before she heading into the back room.
"What was that all about?" Nessira asked as Shadow stood there laughing a bit herself.
"He wondered back here so I decided to scare him." Shadows said with a smile sitting back down.
"You're not supposed to be scaring the customers."
"He disturbed my nap!"
"Well it's time to get up anyway you lazy bumb."
"Fine, he was looking at the statue there on the middle shelf."
"Which statue?" Nessira asked
"The one in the middle with the sword."
"Really, he was looking at..." Nessira suddenly stopped.
"What's wrong?" Shadow asked.
"Where's the statue?"
"It's right there." Shadow said pointing to the empty spot where it was a moment ago."
"She's gone."
"Is that bad?"
"I... I don't know?"
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The city was loud and the sun was bright. There were people everywhere and noises all around as a woman walked the streets confused and a little afraid. The sun was starting to go down which made her more comfortable but it was still a bit much for her even with her good up as she finally found a darkened alley to take the edge off the light that was hurting her skin.
"What is this place?" She said to herself finding the darkest corner she could find. "The noise, it's just so... busy here, it could drive a person mad!" She said again trying to find the scent of the blood she had tasted before. It was difficult as there were millions of people around her so she was having trouble focusing her senses with all the other scents surrounding her.
She had tracked the scent all the way from the shop in the woods to this city but once she got there it was a bit overpowering to her senses. She wanted to find this man who had awoken her hoping she could find shelter and maybe even some answers.
"Hey you?" A man's voice said walking up the alley way. "What's a pretty girl like you doing in a place like this?"
She ignored him realizing he was not the one she was looking for. She was trying to concentrate and she almost had the scent she wanted as she focused. He was a few miles away in one of these large buildings. It was difficult but she was finally able to pinpoint him but it was giving her a headache.
"Hey I'm talking to you!" The man said again getting close to her. "This is my alley and you're not being a very good guest here!" He said trying to intimidate her.
"Please just leave me alone." She said before turning away only to feel his hand on her shoulder.
"No no, that's not how this works Missy." He said before he turned her around and pushed her against the wall.
She was getting annoyed but she let him think he was in control at first even letting him pull out a knife to hold against her throat. She tilted her head back and smiled at the man in front of her making him think she was weak and innocent. She was weakened but still strong enough to kill him whenever she wanted.
"That's more like it." He said staring into her eyes which suddenly flashed red making him blink out of confusion for a moment.
"How about a kiss?" She said before she sprouted two fangs and lunged at him faster than he could have anticipated.
His screams were hidden under the sound of the city as he wouldn't be found until days later in pieces shoved inside a dumpster.
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Jason was back home sitting on his couch with a microwave pizza on the plate in his lap as he watched TV. He looked down at the cut on his finger and thought about what had happened the other day at that shop. He was wondering what that creature was in the back room, but he also wondered about all the strange statues and other items they had there. As curious as he was he wasn't intending on going back there any time soon.
He turned on the news and there was a report about animals being found dead in the woods not too far from where that shop was. The strange part was they were all drained of their blood with two small puncture holes found on their body. Jason watched and laughed thinking to himself maybe it was that guard dog from the store not giving it much thought. Still there was something in the back of his mind that bothered him. He kept thinking about that statue he saw and poked his finger on. What was even stranger was last night while he slept he woke up because he thought he heard a woman's voice say "Where are you?" Over and over again. He hadn't gotten much sleep as it had happened a few times over the night.
He got up to go grab a drink from the fridge when he thought he saw someone standing in the hallway. He turned back to see but there was nobody there. He went back to the fridge grabbing a coke before he turned around to head back and froze when he saw someone standing in the kitchen staring at him.
"Holy shit!" He said dropping his can on the floor before coke sprayed everywhere. "Who are you, how did you get in here?" He said backing up and grabbing a spatula to defend himself not really knowing why.
"Were you not expecting me?" She asked confused by his reaction."your blood awakened me so I am here to find out why?"
"My blood? What are you talking about?"
"You... gave me a sample of your blood, where is my mother and why did she send you to awaken me?"
"Listen lady I don't know what nut house you broke out of but if you don't leave right now I'm calling the police?"
"Nut house? I don't understand what your talking about, why did you awaken me, are you not my mothers servant?" She said in a stern voice.
"I didn't awaken you, what is wrong with you?"
"I..." She stopped as a look of sadness came across her face. "My mother didn't send you did she?"
"I don't know who your mother is." He said as he started to realize she looked familiar, her outfit was something out of a renaissance faire and he soon remembered the statue from earlier. "Wait, do you work for that Lilith store?"
"Lilith?" She said looking back at him with tears in her eyes.
Jason wasn't sure what was happening right now but he put the spatula down and tried to calm himself before he said "look tell the red head I'll pay for any damages or whatever, also your acting is phenomenal, that accent is amazing but this is a bit weird and unorthodox for a sex shop."
"What?" She said before she lunged at him and grabbed him by the throat. "I am not a whore for hire!" She said as her eyes turned red holding him in the air making Jason fear for his life before she let go and dropped him on the floor. Jason struggled to catch his breath wondering what the hell he just saw as she walked to the other side of the kitchen looking all over like she was from another time and place. "Okay, I'm done playing games," she said turning back towards him with her eyes still glowing. "Why did you awaken me, where is my family, and what year is this?"
