You enter the palace gates, not a soul in sight. The entrance is tall and narrow. Your soldier eyes tell you it would be easy to defend, though it clearly is not decorated for that. Everything about it radiates elegance. An immaculate garden path leads up to it, and once on the inside you see artwork and long tapestries decorating the interior.
You would have observed more, but then there was a voice, coming from everywhere and nowhere, the palace walls themselves seeming to speak to you.
"Welcome, paladin Roth. You are here to prepare for you mission to the Abyss. I am Thana, a celestial equivalent to the succubi of the the Abyss." As you proceed you see her, floating down from above. She is completely covered in a silvery sheet that hinted at a feminine form beneath, but not an inch of skin is showing. She lands and glides toward you.
"You are as prepared as a mortal can be, but you are still a man, with the desires of a man. What will you do when you face the succubi? What nature do you think a celestial succubus would have?
"Walk with me. This is my palace, given to me by the gods you follow. Feminine sexual power is a primal force, much like light and darkness, the elements, and the other forces that define the gods themselves. Like any force, it can be used for good or evil. How do you think this power can be used for good?
"Family? Pleasure? Rewards? It is a power that moves and controls men, and the power of the gods is that of willing exchange and cooperation, while the devils and demons force and consume their prey. This is a power that men are weak to, it is designed to enslave them, so of course demons have learned to use it. And men want to feel it, to have it used on them.
"So for the gods, this is a power they want to be careful with. Love is closely tied to it, and love is a kind of power that demons just can't copy, but lust has a place here as well, when it is used with permission.
"Tell me, do you think you could resist a succubus? What would you do if one were to attack and try to seduce and enslave you? Your will is strong, that is how you got here in the first place, but the temptation is there as well. A part of you wants to give in, regardless how strong your will is. This is a problem, and I am the solution.
"No mortal woman can compare with the power of a succubus, nor with the feminine power I embody. Of course, by now you should be able to guess why the gods sent you to me?
[To protect me on my quest in the Abyss, of course.]
"Very good. If you willingly submit to my power and allow me to enslave you as a succubus would, then when you face them there will be no free will for them to take. You will already be mine. Of course, once your mission is complete, then I will return your will to you, as that will be our agreement.
"If you wish, you may think of this as a reward for your service. It is more than just the sexual pleasure I will give you, it is a union with the divinity you love and serve. It is a marriage of sorts, a covenant seal, a divine union. It is a submission to holy feminine power to protect you from that same feminine power when wielded by the creatures of the abyss.
"I don't want to rush things. Walk with me." She escorts you up the stairs and into an elegant room, covered in cushions and soft flowing mattresses. "Before claiming you as my mate and sexual conquest, I want to walk with you, become your friend, to the extent that is possible between a man and a woman. Some believe it is. In my experience it is not, but I am not truly a woman, but an incarnation of feminine power. Men have tried to befriend me, but they cannot help but feel desire when they see me. And I am happy to use my power on men, with their permission and that of the gods. I have rewarded heroes, broken villains, and given mortals pleasure beyond their comprehension.
You converse for a time with her, telling her stories about your life and adventures, while she tells you of missions the gods have sent her on. She has existed for centuries, and taken many lovers, and sees men with sad affection. Sad, because they always die in the end, and become addicted to feeling her power over them. She loves what she does, and often helps men come to grips with their feelings. She asks you several philosophical questions, about love, relationships, power, and how men and women relate to each other.
"To love someone is to give them power over you, and both men and women want to be in the power of the other, but it is scary to lose power to someone like that. I cannot experience it, unfortunately. My nature will not let me be in the power of a man. Even the gods fall beneath my influence, so I keep myself covered until an agreement has been made.
"And that is what we are here to do. We will engage in a mating ceremony where you will surrender your will to me, and I will give you the power to resist the demons of the Abyss. Stand before me and disrobe if you are ready. Standing naked before me will be a sign that you accept my sexual authority over you, and will begin the ceremony."
"You must be fully informed on what I will do to you. Telling you will also serve to arouse you and prepare you for the ceremony. Once we begin, I will remove my veil and you will be exposed to my full power. I will demonstrate this power over you, and show you just how helpless your manhood is against it. I will toy with you and take things slowly. Our bodies will converse directly, and you will understand my power in ways that words alone cannot express. You will experience the primal sexual struggle all the way back to its cosmic genesis.