STORY ARC #4 HERO OF PENDOWN

Succubus Slave

“I tire of this game, human”

This is a continuation of A Painful Ruse, part of a collaborative ‘Choose Your Own’ tale titled The Hero of Pendown. Check out how you can contribute, as well as read other amazing entries here.

You pull Koriya to the left.

She doesn’t resist as you push her along the corridor.

“My, you’ve been working out,” she whispers as she grabs your arm suddenly. She pulls you closer.

“Come on,” you push past her, trying to pull your arm away.

But she doesn’t let go. In fact, she grips it tighter.

“Koriya,” you begin to complain, but when you look back at her, she stares at you with doe eyes that numb your pain and relieve all of your tension.

“I tire of this game, human,” she whispers. “Now you will serve me for all time!”

Her eyes flash red, and you realize too late that she is attempting to dominate you, to take over your mind.

You hear Eshami draw her longsword. “Back, fiend! I recognize your ilk! Prepare to be smitten by the Goddess’s holy light!”

You take a step back as the two women begin a deadly duel of sword and spell, blasting each other with rays and magical emanations. The corridor gets scorched by holy fire and demonic entropy alike.

The fight shows no sign of stopping, and although you are mesmerized by the weaving of magical colors and more than a few errant spell effects, you regain your senses enough to decide to stop these two women from killing each other!

You draw your sword and step in between the two women, both of whom seem to have given as good as they’ve received. They’re both bleeding from several slashes and bear scratch marks as they dig into each other’s flesh.

“Stop this, please!” you demand.

Eshami extends her longsword between your arm and torso, inflicting a surprise wound on Koriya. She falls to the ground.

“Oh, hero!” Eshami cries, falling into your arms. She grabs your face and kisses your mouth passionately. You cradle her warm body gently in your arms, dropping your sword. It clatters on the floor.

As she embraces you back, her visage flickers and fades, revealing Koriya instead!

You are surprised. And you know that you should be angry. You should rush to the other woman’s aid, the priestess and companion that is bleeding out at your feet.

But Koriya has tricked you into kissing her. A succubus’ kiss can deliver a mind-altering spell that can dominate the strongest of wills.

“Come my dear, sweet love,” Koriya whispers to you as she pulls away from the enchanting kiss. “Let us go pay a visit to Olear the Idiot in the Control Room.” She laughs wickedly.

You begin to appreciate the depths of your folly. Koriya tricked you somehow into thinking she was Eshami, and the kiss has sealed your fate. You are her thrall for life, and there is nothing you can do but watch the last moments of your life play out like some horrific nightmare you have no control over.

Your last free thoughts are of poor Eshami, who died trying to protect you.

Now only Koriya stands before you, victorious, and in total control of your emotions and feelings. She has dominated your mind, and now you can think only of her!

The End

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