Demonic - Ch.6b - Requested (Patreon)

=::= Lily's PoV =::=

I sat on the recliner and watched as Melissa settled onto the sofa across from me. 

Her thoughts and desires on the matter were as easy for me to read as the other two. In truth I didn't really need to meet with them this way, I didn't need to discuss anything. I already knew what they wanted. 

However, allowing them to tell me what they wanted meant they could confront and identify those desires. Putting words to their thoughts would help them clarify it in their own minds. Discussing it one at a time in private wasn't my idea but I went along with it. It spared them from any embarrassment or feelings of shame or judgement. Not that they'd do that to each other, but whether they were or not it was easy for them to believe the others might be judging them.

"So Melissa," I started. "I can tell you already have something in mind. What is it you're thinking?"

After taking a moment to organize her thoughts she responded, "You said we're all about six-tenths changed right? Or Amber's maybe a little further, but me and Susan are both about sixty-percent? I guess before I make a decision I'm curious how much more there is to be changed? What sort of differences would we notice if we went further? Like say, to about seventy-five percent?"

I forced myself not to smile. She'd already picked that figure, she just needed to justify it to herself. She needed to convince her conscious mind that what her subconscious desired was the right choice for her.

"Unless you wanted to go all the way, I think you'll find the changes will be subtle and incremental. Not unlike what you experienced at the cottage. Rather than any significant new differences you'll just find that what you already have becomes a little stronger, a little more acute."

I continued, "Your 'sex sense' as you call it would grow sharper and perhaps it would expand slightly in scope and depth. Your new shapeshifting abilities would become a little easier, a little more intuitive rather than requiring deliberate thought. You'd have more control over how much energy you take while feeding. And so on."

"There are some caveats of course," I added. "They may be considered downsides or liabilities, it would depend how you view them. The stronger your succubus nature, the greater your need to feed on sexual energy and the less you'd be able to rely on human food. At the level you mentioned, you might need to feed on human sexual energies a couple times a month, even after you're released from my contract."

The busty blonde nodded slowly, with a thoughtful look on her face.

I waited patiently while she quietly talked herself into what she already wanted in the first place.

"Ok," Melissa finally responded. "I think... Like I said, about three quarters? Like seventy-five percent succubus? I don't want to go too much farther, but it would be nice to have a little more control over those things."

I nodded, "Of course. As I said earlier, it's not actually that easy to quantify this sort of thing. So you understand, we're using those figures as a rough approximation of what the actual results will be. But yes Melissa, I can do that. Next time we extract power from Verothilas I can direct enough of it your way to achieve the results you desire."

"And bear in mind," I added, "As I said earlier, this is a process which we can always take forward but can never take back. So we could take you to three-quarters next time, and in future if you wished to go even further we could still do that."

"I know," she replied with a quick nodd. "I don't know that I'd ever want more than that? Like seventy-five percent feels like a good place for me I think."

I smiled, "All right Melissa. I understand. Is there anything else you wanted to discuss?"

She shook her head as she got to her feet, "No thanks Lily. I'll send Sue down here to talk with you."

I thanked her then waited quietly as she made her way upstairs and back to the living-room. A minute later Susan joined me in the den, and took Melissa's place on the sofa. Then the process repeated.

She asked the same sorts of questions, I gave her the same answers, then I watched as she quietly convinced herself that what she already wanted was the best choice for her.

After a minute or two Susan finally spoke, "I'd like to go almost all the way, but I don't want to give up all my humanity. Like, ninety-percent? Nine-tenths succubus?"

"Very well Susan," I replied. 

I also mentioned the same warnings I gave Melissa, and added "At the level you've requested, you won't be able to survive on human food alone. Even without my contract, you'll probably still need to draw sexual energy from humans every seven to ten days. Going two weeks would likely be a stretch for you."

She hesitated a few moments then nodded, "I understand."

"Last question," I said with a smile. "We can take you to that level the next time we draw power from Verothilas' brooch, or we can spread it out over a couple sessions if you prefer? Remember, this is a one-way street. When you get to your goal, there will be no turning back. If we do it in multiple stages, you always have the option of stopping early if you decide that's as far as you want to go."

She looked thoughtful again, then asked "Can I think about that? Maybe next time you're ready to do the ritual with the brooch, ask me if I want it all or just part-way?"

I nodded, "Of course Susan."

"Thanks Lily," she replied with a smile. "I'll send Amber to see you."

I watched as she returned upstairs to the living-room, and a minute later the newest member of our little family sat across from me.

Normally shy and easily embarrassed, Amber actually seemed calm and confident as she sat across from me in the den. She was decisive too, she shared none of the thoughtful hesitation that both Melissa and Susan had shown.

"I want to go all the way," the small brunette stated in a calm, authoritative tone. "I want to be a full succubus."

She added, "But I'd prefer that the others don't know that? I'm sure they'll find out eventually, but if they knew ahead of time they'd try and change my mind, try and talk me out of it."

I raised an eyebrow as I watched her, "That's why you suggested the three of you each meet with me in private? So that you could make this request without any of them knowing what you wanted."

Amber nodded, "Yeah. Like I said, if they knew they'd try and talk me out of it. Mara and Susan for sure, I don't think Melissa would be that bothered by it."

"What makes you think I won't try to change your mind?" I asked, with a faint smile on my lips. 

She shook her head, "You might, I don't know. But I'd rather have that conversation with just you, instead of them and you all at once."

"I see. So tell me Amber, why do you want to completely shed your humanity? Why do you want to become a full succubus?"

I wouldn't admit it, but I was surprised she wanted this. And I was surprised at how calm and confident she was acting, how much self-control she was exhibiting. I could tell her stomach was clenched with anxiety, she would be fidgeting and perhaps trying to hide her face if she wasn't firmly focused on keeping still and acting calm.

Normally I'd have been able to read the deeper thoughts, the reasons behind her desires rather than just the desires themselves. Unfortunately strong emotions disrupted my telepathy, and Amber had a lot of strong emotions going on inside her at that moment. That she was able to keep herself looking so calm and confident on the outside was a testament to how much willpower the girl was exerting.

She took a deep breath then sighed, "I'm sure you know Lily. I'm a shy, quiet, timid, anxious person. Except when I'm at work. Like Mara said once, at the store I'm in my domain. I'm calm and confident. I feel strong, in control. That's the person I want to be. I want to feel like that all the time, not just when I'm selling vibrators and cock rings and edible lubricants."

"I know my girlfriends like me as the small shy blushy cutie," she continued. "And I'm ok with being that sort of person at times? But I want to be the one who decides when those times are. If that means the shy cute blushy Amber is just an act that the calm strong confident Amber puts on, that's fine too. Being part-succubus made me more confident. After the cottage, that helped me even more at work. I want to go all the way, so I have that confidence all the time."

After she finished talking, I regarded her for a few moments. I could tell there was no point trying to change her mind, not that I'd try regardless. 

"If you go all the way," I warned her, "Human food will no longer be enough for you, and if you're getting enough sexual energy you won't need to consume food at all. You could still eat it if you wanted, but you won't be able to live on it. The only thing that will really sustain you will be sexual energy. I know you're receiving that already through the enchanted products you sell. You may need to work more, sell more enchanted products in order to reach the sort of energy levels you'd require. And you will have to keep doing that as long as you live, you'd never be able to stop."

After a moment I added, "Or rather, if you did stop then you'd have to switch to the more traditional method for gathering that energy. You'd have to sleep with humans. Though perhaps you'd be able to cuddle it out of them? I honestly don't know. I've never known an asexual succubus before."

Amber actually grinned slightly. "Like I said, I enjoy my work. It's the place I feel strongest, most confident. I have no plans of ever stopping that. As for the other options... We'll see. I can't imagine I'm going to start sleeping with random people any time soon."

"Perhaps not, but you may find your nature and your instincts change after we do this," I stated. "I'm not trying to convince you to rethink your decision Amber, but you need to be aware that changing who and what you are so drastically will likely change aspects of your personality. I can't predict what or how much, I've never done this before."

The small brunette nodded once, "I understand. I'm willing to take the chance. Like I said, I like who I am when I'm embracing my succubus side more than my human self. This is my choice, this is what I want."

"All right Amber," I accepted her decision. "Then my last question is, do you want it all at once? Or do you want to do this in stages or steps? You don't need to make that decision now, you can let me know the next time we draw power from Verothilas."

She replied firmly, "I want it all at once. Next time we do it, I want it all."

I didn't respond immediately. I watched her and waited for a few seconds, but there was no hesitation. I could see in her mind she was resolute about this. I could also tell she was still fighting to control her nerves, fighting to keep herself calm, to maintain her confident mask. 

And I could hear her thoughts to herself, she wanted to feel as confident and self-assured as she looked. She hated the anxiety and nerves she was fighting to suppress. 

Finally I nodded, "So be it. Next time we work with Verothilas' brooch, you'll have your wish."

"Thanks," Amber said as she got to her feet. She maintained her enforced calm as she left the den and headed back upstairs to rejoin the others.

I stayed where I was for a little while longer, and reflected on the choices the three of them made in comparison to the decision I'd already made on Mara's behalf.

My unpredictable little half-demon pest was actually slightly more than half-demon. Like her girlfriends, her humanity had dwindled to about forty-percent. She was six-tenths demon now, but that was as far as I'd allow her to go. 

If she went any further she'd be forced to start feeding on humans, and I would never permit that to happen. 

Where succubi generally didn't kill their meals, demons almost always did. At least most of them did. And I knew if Mara started doing that, it would change her in ways none of us could live with. So the girl who shared her body with a true demon would ultimately remain the most human.

Melissa wanted a little more, but in the end she would be the least-changed of the three succubi. She wished to retain more humanity than Susan and Amber combined.

Susan meanwhile wanted to go almost all the way. She wasn't prepared to make the journey complete, she wanted to hang on to a token amount of humanity. 

And the small, shy, quiet, blushy Amber was committed to shedding every last trace of her human nature. She wished to be a monster, or at least that's what she'd have been called back in my day. 

After a few more minutes I came to a decision of my own. We'd do it at the next new moon. I'd grant each of their wishes, and I'd bring myself a few more steps closer to freedom. 

For now, it was time to relinquish the body and wake up my surrogate daughter. Not that I'd ever let her or anyone else know I thought of her that way.