Note: Forgive the shitty poem crap I did for the spells in the prologue and this chapter and any future chapters. I'm bad with poems but I didn't want to be all ICE BLAST!!! FIREBALL! HEAL SPELL! Ah well. .
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Rainer drove himself and Asmodea home that day. He wasn't sure how Nerissa would react towards Asmodea... Or Lauren for that matter. Rainer's mind wandered as he drove. Does Aureal mean me harm? She did act like an angel, not that I know how they act. What could be in this book? Asmodea called it the Grimoire, though she definitely didn't seem like she was happy around it.
Rainer's thoughts tore at each other, none gaining dominace during the drive. Minutes passed during the bearable silence of the drive home. Rainer paid attention to his driving, while Asmodea rubbed his knee.
Wanting her to stop, Rainer said, "Asmodea, please let me drive, who knows what kind of accident we can get into. Wait until we get home at least."
Asmodea replied in kind, "You do know that I am a Succubus, and therefore, sexual experiences are always in mind? You are an Incubus, my male counterpart, you should begin to think like an Incubus if you want to rule..."
While they bantered back and forth, they arrived at Rainer's home. As they walked to his front door, it opened up with Nerissa at the base. She was in a skirt and long sleeved shirt, she also was sucking on a lollipop which she talked around.
"I happy you're back love, I've missed you even if it was only for a short while!" Reluctantly turning her attention to Asmodea, Nerissa lazily said, "And you must be Asmodea..." While Rainer didn't notice, the two women are eying each other, sizing the other up.
"Yes, and you must be Nerissa, I have heard so much about you. From our lord here and your mother." Asmodea spoke with a sweet albeit indifferent tone.
"While you two are busy getting to know each other, I'm going to take a look in this book." Rainer said as he held his Grimoire upwards. He walked between the two demons and headed straight for a quiet room. He desperately wanted to see the mysteries of this book, why Asmodea felt so uneasy near it. He noticed that Nerissa shifted uncomfortably when he passed next to her, like something was off. Perhaps the Grimoire had the same effect on Nerissa as it did Asmodea.
When Rainer had disappeared into the house, both women regained their usual vigor and gave each other icy stares.
Nerissa was the first to speak, "Just know that I am Rainer's fiancee, you are just a vassal. My fiancee and I are royalty and should mingle only with each other."
Asmodea, still smiling said, "You are just like your mother. You really are proud of your arranged marriage. It is like you are proud of being proud of being married to my lord."
"And why not? It is my nature after all. You however are a full Succubus, and all you ever think about is how next you are going to fuck my fiancee. I will admit, you are attractive... Enough to catch the eye of my fiancee, but no more. You may have been the favorite of the previous Lord of Lust, but you are but a relic to Rainer. I shall take my everlasting place next to Rainer in bed."
"I would not expect you to be so... Greedy." Asmodea insulted, "You want anything and everything about my lord all to yourself. I love him just as much as you do, and you will not be the only one to take a place in my lord's bed."
"You dare compare me to those digusting excuses for demons? I am simply expressing my birthright as the daughter of Pride. Must I demonstrate my power? I may be very young, but I am a white demon, I have been impeccably trained, and I will not stand another insult." Threatened Nerissa, her eyes flashing violently.
"Yes, I do compare you to those pathetic demons. The lines between Sin are very... Thin. Wrath and Envy barely coexist. Lust, Greed, and Gluttony are often compared. Pride often takes on Wrath as its face. Envy and Greed are often at war. And yes... Greed and Pride's boundaries are almost invisible." Asmodea said, clearly goading Nerissa. "I am very skilled in combat as well. Try me if you like." As she said her challenge, Asmodea put up her hands in a defensive position, her tail arching e a scorpion.
"Slander, is what you are saying, you insult mine and your people. Have you no shame?"
"No one can live peacefully if they cannot learn to laugh at themselves as well as others. I mean what I said, and it is very much true. And besides, I'm a Succubus, we have no shame."
Nerissa was angry. She could not stand herself and her ilk being insulted. Her people aren't even close to Greed, or Rage for that matter. She held dominon with Pride and Lust, and she would defend her view on Sin. Nerissa raised her hands, ready to trade blows with Asmodea. The Succubus may have more experience to take to the fight, but Nerissa was a white demon, only equal ground stood between the two.
"Begin!" Yelled Asmodea, "Come at me with everything!"
And so their fight commenced.
Rainer stepped forward in between the two demons. "I'm going to take a look in this book." He said as he headed for a quiet room. Upon arriving in his bedroom, Rainer's unbound his Grimoire and placed it on a table. Taking a seat in a chair, Rainer situated himself so he could read comfortably. Rainer looked at the cover of his Grimoire. The cover was some type of leather hide, he couldn't tell, and it was apparently dyed a dark turquoise. Neither the front, back, or sides of the leather book contained any wording that might divulge what could be inside its texts.
Being the only one in the room, Rainer spoke to himself. "Better get started... This book is extremely intriguing. It should contain spells like Asmodea said, but she also mentioned she never looked inside. What the hell could be in here?!"
Taking a deep breath, Rainer finally opened up the cover to the first page. Within the book, Rainer saw characters of a language he had never seen. Yet, he knew what they said. "Is it latin? No way, a dead language can't be used by demons. Some sort of demon language? I can somehow... Understand it."
Rainer slowly began to comprehend all the characters on the page. They read as followed:
To my next of kin. Yes, that's you Rainer. Yes, I know your name, yes it is magic, and yes... I am your power. Well, technically I am the voice of your power... Well, even more technically, I am a message from the original user of this Grimoire, so it's technically like a voice. Though it's writing and not out loud words. Ah, let me formally introduce myself, I am the late Lord of Lust, want to know my name? HAH, too bad, maybe I'll tell you if you're good. Let me begin by saying this, any of the wording in this Grimoire cannot be comprehended by anyone other than you or me. Me, because I was the only one alive who knew the language. You, because you have my power. You should not read any of this book out loud to anyone (unless you are casting a spell), and preferably don't show it to anyone either. God or myself knows what could happen if the Governor of Greed got his grubby hands on this Grimoire. A peculiar thing about this Grimoire, is that once you read a spell, it is permanently burned into your memory, and you will somehow be able to remember it when you think about it. Convenient, huh? This Grimoire contains many spells, all useful in their own way, so read them all. I did, and it took up a decent amount of my time to devour the texts, not literally of course. Keep this Grimoire on you at all times, you never know when you need to internally combust a vicious Gluttonous Berserker, intimidating blighters. Hint - Internally combust them, they don't like it when the gasses they collect in their stomachs blow up. If you wish to know the reason why I chose you to wield my power... Two reasons, I scryed your future and found you wise enough, the second reason... Well, I thought you were kinda interesting. I mean the way you handled Arazra, I mean whoa! Wait, I shouldn't reveal what you do in the future... Damn, I'm new at this. Well, I'm keeping you from your studying. Should you ever need to advice from an old and dead, very much dead, Ruler of Sin, hate that title... Just refer to this exact page. It's the first page in case you hadn't noticed. Right, see you sometime when you die, don't worry, its not going to happen anytime soon. My name's Asmodeus by the way. Do NOT tell that to anyone. It's not because of the name's resemblance to Asmodea, it's because I don't want to be revered as the original almighty ruler of Lust. I bloody HATE that. Chao, soyanara, and chinthougathuck (that's "goodbye" in my own made up language).
Weird, Rainer thought. Several times Rainer had reached the end of the page, only to find it completely rewriting itself with new characters, continuing the message.
Rainer's mind exploded with thoughts. A message from the previous Lord of Lust, Asmodeus? So I just open the book to the first page if I need some advice and he'll give it? Is he still alive? No he said he was very much dead... Aw screw it, only explanation I can give is "magic."
Rainer turned to the next page, lines scattered around the page, none in order. Each line held some sort of incantation; a title for each spell which gave a small description of the spell. He read aloud one of the titles to a spell located within the bottom left corner of the third page.
"Dominion: Ice." Rainer then read the incantation aloud, hoping what the message said about the spells being burned into his memory correct.
"Ice, give me your burning cold.
Let me use your piercing points.
Grant me your frozen might.
Give me frost, give me dominion over ice."