The Hero Became a Succubus! - Chapter 152 (Patreon)

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Chapter 152

Within the comforts and privacy of the royal bedchamber, Kanae paced around the room staring at the Piercings of Impurity in the palm of her hand. Piercings! She was raised to treat her body like a temple. Well, now it was a body trampled upon and defiled many times over in the name of sin, but a temple nonetheless. The womb and wrist sigils were one thing, threading metal into her skin was another.

Just how powerful was flashing someone that it manifested as a skill from a Rift-given enchanted item anyway? The gods, particularly the Many, certainly had a crude sense of humor.

Kanae stood in front of the mirror and sucked in a deep breath. Anything to become a little stronger. She shedded Debauchery, letting free her voluminous breasts that had swelled up from motherhood. The next part, however, Kanae wasn't sure what to do.

These piercings didn't have a needle. They were simply small, metal barbells. Was she supposed to get herself pierced before putting these on?

Magic began to flow down Kanae's right arm and gather at the palm which held both piercings. Their purple jewels glowed softly. The gem-encrusted heart burst with a flash of light, blinding Kanae. She staggered back, hand to her eyes until the light faded.

"Ughh… What was that? Don't tell me I get blinded when that happens, too?" Kanae wondered aloud, then gasped upon seeing herself in the mirror.

[You gained a new skill from donning Piercings of Impurity!

Flashbang: Activate by taking your clothes off. Imbue an effect skill or spell of your choice to everyone within line of sight. Temporarily blind a target normally otherwise if nothing is declared. Toggle On/Off]

The Piercings of Impurity were fixed to her nipples, having punctured horizontally across the little nubs. It didn't hurt. In fact, a constant drone of pleasure assailed her chest. They were more sensitive than before. While checking herself out in different angles, the dangling heart pendants shook as she moved.

Unsurprisingly, wearing these piercings made Kanae appear sluttier than usual…

"It kind of looks… nice?" Kanae touched one of the piercings. It turned out to be a mistake. Her knees buckled. She dropped to the ground. Pleasure rippled across her body, originating from the nipple she had brushed against.

The consequence of putting these on was that her nipples were much more sensitive than before. Enticingly so. She thought it might even feel better if someone tugged on them while fucking her.

As Kanae carefully put the robe of Debauchery back on, the mere touch of fabric sliding against her breasts sent shivers up her spine. She was getting in the mood, but no one was around.

"Kanae, are you in there?" Mitty called from outside the room.

The door opened just a crack, but Kanae snatched his wrist and yanked him into the ground. She kicked the door closed, then shoved him onto the bed with herself on top.

"Perfect timing… I need you to fuck me." Kanae panted heavily.

"B-But there's someone important asking for you—"

Kanae sealed Mitty's lips with a kiss, shoving her tongue into his mouth as she stroked the growing erection between his legs. It had been a while since she had his large hobgoblin cock, and she wasn't going to let him get away before being thoroughly satisfied.

The instinct to mate sat Kanae down on her goblin lover's dick. She humped the length of the shaft, soaking his pants in her pussy nectar.

More. Kanae wanted to feel more pleasure and was reminded of how incredible just touching her nipples were now.

"Mitty~ Do me a favor and pinch my nipples," Kanae pleaded sweetly.

Mitty obliged. His fingers found purchase on her bountiful breasts and squeezed. Kanae threw her head back, biting down on her lower lip to endure the violent bouts of ecstasy that assaulted her.

"I want to… put it in now," Mitty muttered, himself unable to hold back.

"Good, because I can't wait any longer either. Let me just get this off—" When Kanae dropped her robe below her chest, a bright light point-blank flashed Mitty in the face.

"K-Kanae?! I can't see! I can't see!" he screamed.

The mood suddenly went limper than Mitty's dick as Kanae was awash with panic from flashbanging her mate.

"Oh, crap! I didn't mean to!" Kanae apologized while pulling her robe back on.

"What's going on?" Arenade asked from behind the bedchamber door. "Don't tell me… Mitty, I sent you to find Kanae! Not fuck her for Supreme One's sake!"

The door swung open to a furious Arenade.

"Wait, it's not his fault! I—" Kanae climbed out of bed when Mitty's flailing hand hooked onto her robe. He accidentally pulled it down, and another bright flash of light burst forth.

"AHHHH! THREE HELLS, WHAT WAS THAT?" Arenade dropped to the ground rolling, both hands pressed to her eyes from being flashbanged.

Kanae quickly checked the Flashbang skill again and saw that it was currently toggled on.

"Why couldn't something like this toggled off by default instead?!" Kanae groaned aloud before switching it off.

Once the blinding effect wore off, she sat on her knees in front of Arenade and Mitty to apologize.

"Every new skill you get just becomes more and more ridiculous, don't they?" Arenade sighed.

"I'm sorry… I should have double-checked after I put them on," Kanae moped from embarrassment.

"I don't mean to cut Kanae's punishment short, but I think we're keeping the guest waiting," Mitty reminded them.

Kanae noted the seriousness in their expressions and realized that now wasn't the time to play around. They descended the castle together into the vestibule chamber. Right outside the front gate, a wealthy-looking carriage with the Rown crest awaited them. But it wasn't Renya there. It was two older gentlemen, accompanied by the duke's personal guard Elvira, that Kanae knew well.

"Duke Kroenig, Master Marwin!" Kanae rushed out to meet them.

"Oh, Kanae! You look as beautiful as ever!" Kroenig embraced her with a light kiss on each cheek.

When they parted, Kanae offered the same hug to Master Marwin… only for his hands to grope her ass instead.

"Hehe… Bodacious as ever!" Marwin giggled salaciously.

"Alright, alright. Hands off the queen!" Arenade slapped Marwin's molesting hands away and glared.

"I didn't receive any letters that you two were coming. What brings you to the Commonwealth?" Kanae asked.

"I think we all know," the old wizard began in a humorless tone. "Ortesian politics, demons, and most of all… Succubus! You think I would miss this for the world? By the Supreme One's holiness, they live? Tell me they truly live!" He grabbed Kanae by the shoulders and shook her.

"Yes, they're alive! And there's a whole hive of them somewhere underground in the Commonwealth! You've got another thing coming if you think they'll let you ogle them," she explained to the nutty wizard.

"We understand how dire the situation is. Show us the succubus you captured," Duke Kroenig insisted.

Kanae was reluctant to do so, but she eventually relented. After bringing them into a conference room within the castle, she had Esta and Arenade fetch Hilde from the dungeon. They came with Ulric and Eliza in tow. Duke Kroenig and Master Marwin gasped as soon as the former Mistress of Subjugation entered the room, looking as well and proud as the day she was imprisoned. Kanae saw to her good treatment in hopes that she wouldn't betray them.

"Is she… truly a descendant of the last succubus queen?" Elvira gulped.

"One of many, dear delectable elf! I am Hilde, Mistress of Subjugation and daughter of the Mother-Queen. Though, now I am merely a willing guest in another succubus queen's hospitality." Hilde smiled and casually took a seat for herself.

"Oooh!" Master Marwin rose from his seat to get a closer look. "An air of superiority, how she gazes upon me like I'm mere cattle, her unrivaled beauty… this is truly a succubus!"

"Hello… What do you think I am?" Kanae asked, feeling slightly offended.

"Who is this amusing yet deeply perverted old man?" she asked.

"I am Marwin Fransk—"

Hilde tensed up and lunged for the old wizard, but Esta, Ulric, and Eliza quickly restrained her back into the seat. Marwin backed away, fixing his robes and clearing his throat.

"You genocider!" Hilde snarled.

Kanae pulled him off to the side. "You didn't stop to consider telling her your real name was a bad idea?"

"Well… I suppose this is to be expected. Meeting you did sort of warp how I had hoped meeting another succubus would turn out." Marwin sighed, then returned to Hilde in an apologetic manner. "My lady, I am deeply sorry for what I have done to your kind in ages past. I was younger then, foolish. In my final years, I have begun to realize what truly a mistake it was. After all, look at you! A buxom beauty! The body of a goddess! I grovel before you in apology, my lady Hilde! Please, step on me at will!"

The master wizard prostrated himself on the ground, close enough for Hilde, despite being restrained, to plant a foot on his head. He let out a moan of delight. Everyone else in the room rolled their eyes.

"I find it hard to believe this man was instrumental in driving my race to near extinction." Hilde scoffed.

"Okay, take Hilde away. We're not getting anything done while Master Marwin is like this," Kanae complained.

Esta and Ulric went to do just that. Arenade and Eliza stayed behind. Once Hilde was gone, Marwin returned to his seat with a look of satisfaction.

"Ulric and I have been trying to find out what she knows. Unfortunately, we have had little success." Eliza slumped dejectedly into her seat.

"Kanae?" Duke Kroenig tapped her on the shoulder. "That succubus called herself the Mistress of Subjugation. Is there any significance to that title?"

"The Queen-Mother that Hilde mentioned has four favored daughters. Hilde was one of them and named Mistress of Subjugation, but she called herself the weakest among them. There are three more: Pain, Debauchery, and Desire," Kanae explained.

Marwin shot to his feet again. "Wait a minute! Kroenig, you were once enslaved by a succubus. Could one of them—"

"I can't be too sure, Marwin. I only remember her name and vaguely remember her appearance. Ambrosia. A viciously lustful succubus. Her hair was long, fiery red. Horns like a ram. No taller than five feet. A short one, she was. I also believe she possessed a human body," he explained in detail.

It was a start. This Ambrosia could very well be a Mistress. Or just a stray succubus though.

When Kanae shot a look at Eliza, the sorceress shrugged.

"I doubt Hilde would be willing to corroborate who this succubus might be," Eliza said.

"We don't need her exactly," Kanae mumbled.

The meeting ended with Arenade calling for servants to show Duke Kroenig and Master Marwin to their accommodations. Both of them intended to stay for different reasons, the duke to conduct trade between the Commonwealth and Orturic, and the old wizard to lend his wealth of knowledge and magic.

In the meantime, Kanae went in search of Daya. She figured the fastest way was to ask Mikki and looked for her first instead.

"Mikki—" Kanae opened the door to her daughter's room and found a small mountain underneath the covers, including two intertwined tails slipping out from the foot of the bed.

Mikki and Daya poked their heads out, both turning bright red.

"Mom, can you at least knock!" Mikki chucked a pillow, but Kanae hastily shut the door before being hit.

A deep well of shame washed over Kanae from making the same mistake her parents once often did. After the two got dressed, Mikki shouted to tell her it was fine to enter.

"Sorry, sweetie…" Kanae hung her head on the way in. "How come you didn't lock the door?"

"One thing kind of led to another and… besides, I always leave the door unlocked!" Mikki sulked.

The two sat side by side at the edge of the bed, glancing away from each other and still red from being caught.

It was Daya who stood up with resolve on her face. "If you disagree with us, I understand. You and I were enemies until recently, but I just want you to know that I care about Mikki. A lot!"

"D-Daya!" Mikki blushed even harder.

"First of all, I'm not angry with either of you. In fact, I'm happy for you two," Kanae said.

"Really?" they asked at the same time.

"But Daya, if you really do care about my daughter, then prove it to me. I recently learned about a succubus named Ambrosia. I already know Hilde won't tell us anything. Will you?"

There was a moment of hesitation until Daya looked up and met Mikki's eyes. The canine succubus, who never wanted to be one in the first place, expelled a deep breath and turned to Kanae.

"Ambrosia is the Mistress of Desire. If she covets something, she will stop at nothing until it belongs to her and her only. No one but the Queen-Mother knows what Ambrosia is crowned as. We know only that she wields a sword with a black blade earned from a Rift," Daya explained.

"Apparently Ambrosia came to the surface once and made a sex slave out of a duke. Do you know anything about that?" Kanae asked.

She shook her head. "I doubt I was even alive at the time. I'm only nineteen and part of the most recent brood the Queen-Mother has given birth to."

Then that meant the Queen-Mother and her nest of succubi extended farther than just underneath the Commonwealth. If they were lurking around as far as Orturic, that didn't bode well for anyone. Especially not if Ortesia catches wind of this, but at this point, wouldn't it be better if they were clued in to help?

No.

As Kanae gazed upon Daya's hand which Mikki held tightly, she knew those high elves would never approve of their kind here.

"Alright, you two." Kanae planted a hand on both of their heads. "Keep doing what you're doing. I'd rather you inside than out there anyway."

"Mom, is everything going to be okay? It's rare to see you so worried," Mikki said.

"Of course, everything is fine! Your mom and your aunts are strong. We also have a few new friends to help," she assured both of them.

On the way out, Esta was waiting against the corridor. The greatsword and new greatshield were equipped to her back. Despite how incredibly heavy they looked, she didn't seem at all bothered by their weight.

"We're at home, you know? You don't have to carry your weapons around all day," Kanae reminded her.

"It doesn't hurt to stay vigilant. It does, however, hurt to become complacent." Esta grinned.

"I'm glad to have you around to keep me on my toes. Report. Anything new?" she asked.

"We returned Hilde to her prison without issue. Arenade tells me Duke Kroenig and Master Marwin have settled into their living quarters. The latter has taken a stroll into the city alongside Madam Elizabeth."

"Great. Let's go find them before—"

A column of swirling purple energy exploded straight into the sky. Kanae and Esta pressed their faces against the window, their mouths hanging open.

"Are we being attacked?" Esta asked in panic.

"I-I don't think so? That's coming from Edina's house. Let's go!" Kanae urged.

They jumped out from the castle and hurried down the street. The ghostly column had blown a hole through the roof of the ceiling and was originating from within the house. People had gathered around to watch the phenomenon.

"What's going on?" Marwin asked as he and Eliza rushed over, too.

"We're about to find out," Kanae said, opening the door into Edina's home.

Inside, the necromancer herself stood before a runic circle etched into the ground. Sitting in the middle of it was the Lich Lord's Skull from which the purple column expelled its energy.

"Oh, hey guys! Ahaha… Don't mind me… Just a little mishap!" Edina said.

"Is that the LICH LORD'S SKULL?!" Marwin exclaimed in horror, the color draining from his face.

"I thought I could control it… figured my mana alone would be enough… it ain't… a little help here?" she asked as books, debris, and even her skeletal minions were dragged into the swirling tornado.

"Absolutely not! You're the last person I want in possession of the Pillar of the Damned!" he cried.

"Is that what this is about?" Eliza gaped. "Kanae, Edina… do you two have any idea what evil you might unleash from this artifact?"

Edina began slipping. She was having trouble keeping her feet planted to the ground. Kanae joined Edina around the circle, focusing her own magic into the skull.

"We're making some difficult decisions ourselves here! Between demons and succubus, I think I can say we need this edge!" Kanae shouted over the commotion.

Neither of them were budging, so she tried a different angle.

"Eliza, you're a scholar at heart… enough to decline Saint Priesthood to stay buried in books. Wouldn't you like to see the Pillar of the Damned in action during your lifetime?" Kanae asked.

"Hm. It is a weapon that will continue to reoccur even after I'm long dead. I certainly would like to find a way to seal such a thing. Very well, you have convinced me." Eliza joined them in channeling magic.

The only one left was Marwin. Kanae looked Edina in the eyes and nodded.

"Hey, you old coot!" Edina hollered to get his attention.

"I'm not listening! Nothing you say or bargain with will convince me!" Marwin plugged his ears.

"You like tight succubus poon, right? How about you possess another body and take me for a ride again?" she suggested with a seductive smile.

"Well, I do like having sex with a succubus… If Kanae throws in another succubus, then I'll be more than happy to agree," he said.

"You're in luck. I'll throw in Lilith and Zadris. How about that?" Kanae asked.

"Deal!"

Combined with Marwin's magical, the four of them stabilized the vortex into a calmer state. Edina broke off from the rest of them and entered the circle. She extended both arms to the sky.

"Hear me, liches of the past! My name is Edina Hackett, greatest necromancer to ever walk this world! The Pillar of the Damned is mine to bear until my death. In exchange… I offer to bind my soul to the staff!" Edina declared.

"Wait… Edina, what does that mean?" Kanae yelled.

A black metal brazier formed on top of the Lich Lord's Skull. The swirling purple energy descended into it, igniting within the brazier as a low, smoldering flame. As the skull levitated up, more skulls revealed underneath it… a second, third, and forth before the shaft of the staff came next.

Edina snatched the Pillar of the Damned, claiming the ancient necromantic weapon as her own. Calm returned to the now disheveled house. Wreathed in a fiery purple glow, she turned to face the others and tapped the bottom of the staff to the ground. Magic rippled outwards, then a gauntleted hand punched through the floorboards. Dozens of heavily armored undeads rose from the earth, their eyes glowed the same color from behind their helmets, and they wielded weapons that emanated with magical enchantments.

"Now we're cooking!" Edina smirked.

"I would be concerned," Marwin leaned in and whispered to Kanae, "but I get to have sex with her later."

Kanae elbowed Marwin in the gut and drew closer to check on Edina.

"Everything good?" Kanae asked.

"Yep!" Edina nodded reassuringly and twirled the staff to show-off. "I know you're worried, but this is the path I want to take. I'm not just doing it for myself, you know? Your kids are my kids, too! If Charron or Queen-Bitch comes for those little tykes and the Commonwealth, then I've got the Pillar of the Damned waiting for them."