I hope everyone is enjoying the story so far. I know it's quite different from the original series but I wanted to head more into the magic/supernatural side of things. If you have any suggestions, constructive criticism or themes you'd like to see added that would fit into this world or even if you are just enjoying the story please let me know in the comments!
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Alex lay awake as Kono slept soundly curled up next to him. Despite their first night together nothing else had happened between them. They were only sharing a bed for appearances sake. Alex looked down at the small woman next to him. She had been quiet when they had first met and then suddenly taken out three large demons without even breaking a sweat. Alex had first assumed she was quietly confident but after four days together alone he had realized she was actually quite shy and insecure.
She had been extremely open and even slightly aggressive during sex but the next morning she had reverted to her quiet self. She had hidden her body when Alex had accidentally walked in on her showering and she had made no mention of their night together, acting as if it had never happened. He had caught her stood looking down at her own breasts one day while she was cooking breakfast and she had seemed startled and embarrassed when she noticed he was there.
Alex found it strange, having all the strength and powers of a demon yet being shy about how she looked. He didn't understand why she didn't just use her powers to change it if she wasn't happy with it. He lay there wondering when he heard a sound coming from down the hall. He listened and heard what sounded like a door closing.
"Kono," he whispered quietly while shaking her awake.
"Huh?" Was all he got in response as she sleepily rubbed her eyes. Alex suddenly felt protective of her as he looked down at her. With her hair messed up and her sleepy expression she was the textbook definition of cute and adorable.
"I heard something," he said, focusing on the immediate problem. Kono suddenly seemed to snap awake, watching the door intently. They waited in silence for a few moments before the bedroom door swung open. A large breasted, black haired woman walked in looking like she had just left a night club. She wore a short black dress that exposed most of her cleavage and tall heels with strips of material that wrapped around her ankle and lower calf.
"Well well, I thought you'd be fast asleep by now," she purred in a sultry voice.
"Who are you?" Alex asked, buying time to assess the situation.
"That doesn't matter. In fact, you won't even remember I was here," the woman smiled as she began to approach. Kono climbed off the bed standing between the woman and Alex. The woman smiled and waved her hand but nothing happened. She looked puzzled, obviously this want part of her plan and neither was Kono kicking her hard in the stomach, sending her flying into the wall behind. She hit the wall hard and slid down it, letting out a small gasp as she fell unconscious.
"Well that was easy," Alex chuckled. He had expected much more of a fight.
"She's just a low level demon," Kono replied. She walked over to the unconscious woman and picked her up effortlessly. Holding her against the wall with one hand she held out the woman's arm and said something Alex couldn't hear. A band of light appeared around the woman's wrist and held it in place. Kono repeated the process until each of the woman's limbs was secured.
"Will that hold her?" Alex asked.
"It should. I don't know a lot of magic but I'm good with restraints," Kono replied. Alex didn't want to ask why but he could assume. Next they called Corvac and Ashley, before Alex even hung up the phone they appeared in a flash of light. Corvac walked over to the woman on the wall and studied her.
"A succubus, don't see many of those running around, usually they're more solitary demons. I wonder why this one is helping Azalith," he commented.
"Why don't we ask her?" Ashley replied, gesturing to the woman who was beginning to stir.
"The fuck?" The woman muttered as she realized she was bound to a wall. She looked at the group of faces and smiled sheepishly. "Well this is awkward..."
"Who are you?" Corvac asked.
"The names Meg, who are you?" The woman replied.
"That's not important, why were you here?" Corvac continued.
"Why would I tell you that?" Meg replied.
"Well you're pinned to my wall for a start," Alex interjected.
"Good point. Frankly I don't see what the big deal is so I may as well tell you, Azalith asked me to keep an eye on some people and make sure they didn't remember their old lives. It seems you do though," Meg replied looking straight at Alex.
"Well that was easier than I expected," Ashley chimed in. The group agreed she was right, that had been way to easy to get her to admit.
"Why are you telling us this so freely?" Corvac asked.
"As I said, what's the big deal? So what some peoples memories have been changed, they're all happy and healthy so what's the problem? Although frankly I don't understand why Azalith cares so much if they remember," Meg pondered.
"Do you know what she is planning?" Corvac asked.
"Planning? I don't know anything other than she told me to check on people and report back if there were any problems and in exchange she would give me a reward," Meg replied.
"What kind of reward?" Covac asked.
"I don't know, she just said a reward and when Azalith asks for a favor, you don't say no," Meg replied. Corvac looked at the group and took them into the hall where Meg wouldn't be able to hear them.
"Ok so it seems she doesn't know anything. Frankly she could be lying but I don't think she is. Azalith is unlikely to tell her anything of importance and succubus aren't exactly the brightest of demons," Corvac whispered.
"What exactly is a succubus?" Ashley asked.
"A sex demon," Alex replied quickly, getting a strange look from the others.
"I don't want to know how you know that," Ashley replied.
"He's right. Succubus are all about sex. Often in popular culture they're depicted as evil creatures that suck the life from men by having sex with them. While that's partially true, they never kill and most of the men rarely notice anything wrong. At most they wake up the next day feeling like they have the flu but after a few days they recover. I imagine that's why Azalith asked Meg over other demons, a succubus is naturally excellent at seduction and their powers can be used to put people into a trance, a handy skill if you want to keep someone who may be freaking out compliant," Corvac explained.
"So what do we do?" Alex asked.
"Kill her," Kono replied simply.
"Let's be sure she doesn't know anything else first," Corvac cautioned. The group followed him back into Alex's bedroom where Meg was still attached to the wall waiting for them.
"So what's the plan? Kill me? Let me go? Keep me here forever?" Meg smiled, she didn't seem the least bit concerned about her current situation.
"You really don't know anything about Azaliths plan?" Corvac asked.
"Nope, not a thing," Meg replied.
"What if I told you that she was trying to cast a ritual to free Lucifer?" Corvac asked. Megs eyes went wide as she heard that name.
"You're joking right? No-one can free him!" She replied.
"I'm afraid I'm not, from what I've been able to tell she's been collecting magical artifacts, specifically ones created by religious people. I think she's going to use the power of those items to free him," Corvac explained while studying Meg intently. She looked panicked and he became sure she didn't know what Azalith was planning.
"You have to stop her," Meg replied eventually.
"We plan to and you're going to help us," Corvac replied much to everyone elses surprise.
"Are you sure that's a good idea?" Alex asked.
"Trust me, if she is trying to free Lucifer I am on your side. I like how the world is now and do you have any idea how much harder surviving as a succubus would be if he destroyed most of the world?" Meg cut in.
"Exactly, she has much more to gain from helping us than she does from helping Azalith," Corvac smiled.
"Indeed. Look I get it, she fucked up your memories and I helped with that. For that I am truly sorry. If I had known what she was doing I would never have helped her," Meg pleaded to Alex and Ashley.
