Begone, temptress!

"I am well aware of how this works, witch. You get your claws into my mind, then my body, and then my heart. Unfortunately for you, I don't intend on letting you have any of those." Gareth kept his sword out, hoping to keep the succubus at bay. "Moreover, I would never betray my beloved Valerie!"

She clapped her hands together and smiled, "youare a promising one, aren't you? Most men would have folded to that kind of temptation. Then again, most men are not worth my attention." Her tongue ran across her lips seductively. "I will win that undying loyalty. Some day, I will be your beloved."

"I would never love a monster like you," he spat back.

"Oh? We shall see about that. Besides, I believe you should already be there..." She brought a hand to her chin and started to inquisitively look up in the air.

"Be where?" His gaze narrowed.

"The entrance to my castle! I had you and your retrieved in your sleep. Don't worry; nothing has happened to your wife. They only took you. But if you wish to return to her, then you will need to reach me at the top and defeat me. Or, perhaps, you will come to meet me in order to stay by my side. Either way, you will need to come to me." She blew him a kiss as he woke up with a start. He was inside an immense castle that was lit by dark flame candles.

"It seems she was telling the truth about that... Well, let's get our bearings." He stood up and patted himself off. He didn't have his sword or his holy regalia with him. What did catch him off-guard was the layout of this place. At least from where he was standing, it looked like a long hallway. Due to the lights, he could only see about ten feet in front of himself.

As unfortunate as it was, he would have to go at this in his pajamas. He began down the hallway, walking carefully until he saw what appeared to be a shop set up in the wall to the right. In the shop we're swords, armors, shields, potions, items... They had it all! Or, well, she had it all.

"Hiya! You must be The Hero!" She slime girl waved and gave him a big, bright smile. "Lady Ophelia told me to help get you started!"

Lady Ophelia, hm? At least I know her name now. "Help me get started how?" He asked, perusing her wares from over the counter. The shop had been inlaid into the wall, so he could only see so far inside.

"Well, she told me to give you equipment to help you make it through the castle! Oh, but it depends on your payment! I'll give you, like, a sword and shield regardless." She twirled in place as she waited for his response.

"Okay, but I don't have any gold." He felt his pockets to be sure and— yep! They were empty.

"Oh, not gold, silly! Ophelia is a succubus and, to some extent, the rest of us here are, too! We're just different forms of succubi. We subsist on sex! Depending on how many of your orgasms you're willing to give me, I might give you something good!" She smiled as though what she was saying was completely normal.

"What...?" It sounded completely insane to him.

"She mustn't have told you how this works... She can be so forgetful sometimes! So, as you go through the castle, you'll face obstacles and trials, pretty much all sexual in nature! The more times you orgasm to one of them or one of us, the more corrupted your soul gets! That'll make it easier to get through the castle, but it'll also mean that you're getting closer to becoming what Lady Ophelia wants you to become!" She clapped her hands together, though the sound was more of a 'plop.'

"I... See. So I'll just avoid all of that. I'm sure I can make it through here with just a sword and shield." Gareth nodded, albeit a bit hesitantly.

"Oh! I didn't tell you!" She slapped her hand against her head in shame. "I wouldn't be a good saleslime if I didn't tell you what I had to offer!" She began pointing to three sets on the back wall.

"One orgasm will get you a Magic Sword, Shield, and Armor. Two will get you all of that plus some potions. And three will get you The Ladykiller Set: The Ladykiller Sword, Shield, and Armor are items Lady Ophelia made just for you! You're so lucky! Oh, and I'll throw in a bunch of potions!"

Now, Gareth wasn't tempted by the prospect of sex. As good as it was reported to be with a succubus, he could handle the small yearnings for that. But when it came to swords, he was a bit of a collector. He could immediately tell that the sword was something incredible. Not only that, but it was one of a kind and made exclusively for him.

He wasn't sure about the orgasms and corruption business... But he could handle any of that, right? To have that sword and its accompanying set... Was he really about to cheat on his wife for something like that?