Father Denkkar had made a decision. He was going to put a stop to all of this adulterous promiscuity that was going on; and there was no better place than the devil's haven itself.
He knew that this was just another whore house in the Nevada desert, but what fool would tempt fate with a demons name as part of the title. He stood outside the large two-story building, in its parking lot. The flashing neon sign behind him showing the name: Succubus Ranch. It even had red neon outlining a woman's shapely form with a long slender tail.
The Catholic priest kept his back to it, not to be tempted by the sultry look the neon-woman seemed show him when he came upon this house of ill-repute. The first time he saw this building being built, he thought it looked a lot like an old Southern plantation. The steps led up to a large porch with a high ceiling held up by six-pillars. The center of the second floor also had a door opening to a small balcony, but it was empty at the moment.
He spoke with the arch-diocese of his area and they told him that they were doing all they could thru the politicians, but it was still legal in this count of the state for prostitution in an establishment. There wasn't anything they could do about the prostitution other than preach against it to their parishioners and pray for the God to clear the world of such devil's work.
"It's an evil we must live with," the monsignor had told him. Father Denkkar didn't think so. If it was an evil that will be allowed, then he was going to try and talk some sense to the owner of this establishment about changing its name, at the very least. There was no reason to give demons a foothold on Earth just by naming a place after them.
Father Denkkar started walking with his shoulders back. He was a soldier of God and he was not going to be kept at bay from this debauchery. As he came closer to the house, he could feel its large size in dark open space of the desert making him feel smaller. When he reached the steps, he thought he saw movement above him.
Looking up, he saw something move off the upper balcony into the house. He thought he was seeing things, because it looked like a giant pair of bat-wings; but the double doors to the balcony were closed when he had taken several steps back to see for sure.
He returned to the steps and suddenly felt uncomfortable about being here alone. His collar felt tight around his throat, like it did the first time he had ever put it on. He stuck his finger between his neck and the white ring and tugged the collar out some to stretch it some before he took that first step up the stairs. He took that first step up and thought his feet felt heavy with each of the six steps to the top.
"I'm a detriment to my clergy," he thought to himself. "All of the other priests were scared to come here, so I must be the soldier of God. Such men shouldn't be part of the clergy."
With these thoughts the last few steps to the large double-doors were much easier. He took them with great stride and stood before the doors.
"Should I knock, or is this like any other business, where you just enter," he thought. "I'm not a welcome guest to this place so I guess the proper protocol would be to knock."
His hand held in the air before him, ready to knock on the door when it opened before his wrist could bend backwards and fall forward for the first knock. Before him stood a man that looked to be in his late 30's. His head was shaved down to the skin, slightly reflecting the light from inside the house.
"Well, don't just stand out there, Father. Come on in. We've been wondering when we would get a visit from the local clergy," the man said. His voice was full of happiness, as if he really was pleased with the priest's visit. His smile even spread up his cheeks and touched his eyes. This man was truly happy at the visitor's presence.
Father Denkkar was about to step across the buildings threshold but found his feet had become made of lead. They felt heavier than they did when he was trying to climb the stairs. He didn't want to show is rudeness at ignoring the invitation, but it felt like something was literally holding his feet to the floor of the porch.
"Oh, I see," said the man, the smile turning to a frown. "You're just like the other priests that have come here before you. You're also scared to come in because we may tempt you with sinful delights. I guess maybe some other time, Father."
The man started to close the door, but Father Denkkar wouldn't have any of it. He was not like the other priests who were too scared to confront evil, even in its own home. He could control his own lusts against any temptation that could be thrown at him.
His feet felt like feathers as he put his right foot forward and stopped the door from closing all the way.
"I think I will accept your invitation, sir, as long as you will allow me to say my peace," Father Denkkar said. The door re-opened, wider than before, and the man was smiling from ear to ear.
"Then welcome, Father, to Succubus Ranch," the man replied. He gave a slight bow of his head as he did a sweep of his arm, offering a clear pathway thru the door. "My name is Jason and I'm the owner of this small business."
Father Denkkar stepped into the building and felt like a great weight was lifted from him. When the owner closed the door, the priest suddenly felt like he had made a mistake. He had the feeling that he should quickly try to leave this place before it was too late, but there were a couple of things that were stopping him. The first was the feeling that he would find the door locked and he wouldn't be allowed to exit. His mind quickly told him that that wasn't true, but his pride spoke up louder. The other priests at the church would laugh at him for going into the building only to run away from his own fear.
"I'm glad that you met me at the door, sir," Father Denkkar said. "I came here looking for you specifically. I wanted to..."
He stopped talking the most remarkably beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life stepped forward. Her body was wrapped in what looked like a latex or leather cape. There were slight wrinkles in it that made Father Denkkar think of the thin layer of flesh that made up a bat's wings. Just like the ones he saw on the upper balcony.
Thought you saw, he reprimanded himself.
The cape seemed to hug her body almost like a very tight dress, but one that went all the way to her ankles. His eyes flowed over those curves and he couldn't help but feel the tightness of his pants looking at her body. This woman seemed to ooze sexual desire.