Temptation.

It really was done. Ishtar’s essence had been truly torn apart from William’s. What she felt at the moment was not the comfort of his mind, but the pull of Helga’s power.

What little she could see was but a blur, less than sight and more like sensing what was around her. And yet, in what she would still have to describe as vision, she was seeing red.

This woman.

This walking piece of garbage.

She broke her connection to William, her connection to the one who had become her other half. The pain of having her core forcefully ripped away from him didn’t bother her, for Ishtar was far too occupied screaming her rage.

“Ahahaha! This is TOO easy! What happened here? You’re totally out of aether! Can’t even put up a fight. Maybe what you had inside you was just a worthless spirit after all!”

Ishtar felt herself about to spit bile. She was ready to wrap her hands around that weak little neck and **** her to ****, watching as the light in her eyes went away!

“Stop struggling, you worthless scum! It’s useless. I’m putting you in this Quartz and selling you to power some stupid flashlight or something.”

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Useless.

Useless thoughts.

No matter how angry she got, it wouldn’t help her. She would be sucked inside that damn crystal, trapped to be turned into a damn battery. She could scream and curse as much as she wanted and it wouldn’t do a damn thing.

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But the bitch could hear her, or at least sense her. Of course she could. She was pulling on her essence. There had to be a connection there. If so…

“You intend to treat the Spirit of Lust like any common kobold? Hmm, what a waste…” Ishtar let out a languid moan, sexy, erotic even to a woman’s ears. “To trap me inside a crystal and sell me off… Why do that when you could have my power? Absolute pleasure at the tip of your hands, the ultimate sensation no money in the world could ever buy you.”

The bitch flinched, her pull stopping for a moment, a grin crossing her lips. “What…? No way… A higher spirit? A Spirit of Lust?”

“Not just any Spirit of Lust, dear. The one and only Ishtar, inheritor of Queen Inanna’s unlimited power. With my abilities, every man and woman can be yours. Chain them to you with mind blowing bliss human flesh could never hope to experience without me. Indulge in the joy of carnal ecstasy and partake whenever your heart desires it, watch your power grow as pleasure runs through your body.”

“Ahaha… Ahahaha! Of course! No wonder! That’s why you had those women with you at the party, Will! You drew them in with the powers of a Spirit of Lust! Ahahahaha!" The bitch laughed like a hyena, looking into Will’s lightless eyes. “Too bad, mister. The one thing you had going for you… I’ll take it for myself. Thank you very much!”

The nature of the pull changed. No longer was Ishtar being sucked into the Quartz crystal, but instead the bitch was trying to absorb her. She lowered her magic resistance on purpose, a necessary risk to let her in, but with Ishtar completely drained of aether, she posed no threat.

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Thank you very much for being a complete and avaricious idiot, bitch.

In a split second, the moment Ishtar was able to touch her mind, she sent a wave of pleasure her body had never tasted before. A warm, electric current from the top of her head and her very toes traveling directly to her crotch.

“W-W-Whaaa…!? Aaaaahnn!!!”

The bitch fell to her knees, her clothes wet as she orgasmed and squirted. Her mind went blank, her eyes saw nothing but white, and her grasp on Ishtar loosened completely. She was practically drained of aether, with only enough to barely keep herself conscious and thinking. Any kind of spell should be out of her reach. Anything except sexual magic. She was a being born to feel and share pleasure. Giving an orgasm was as natural as breathing to a Succubus of her caliber, especially to an idiot who willingly lowered their magic resistance for her.

‘I’ll be back, Will. I promise. Wait for me, you idiot. I’m not fucking leaving you behind!’

If she had eyes, she knew she’d be crying. Her spirit free, Ishtar shot herself upwards, going through every wall in her way until she reached the outside. Then, she picked a direction and flew away.

She was free. Free! In her spirit form she could fly anywhere. She would have to find someone… Aoi or Nanami would be the best. They would be able to sense her, speak to her. Reina and Ruth were the second best option. They had awakened to sexually attuned aether. They’d be able to sense her, too. Really, any of Will’s girls would do. There was a connection between them and Ishtar, a vestige of her power in them. It might be a little complicated, but they could serve as Ishtar’s host for a while, at least until they found Will.

There was a problem, however.

She couldn’t see! Everything was a blur, a black and white blur! The buildings of the city, the lights, the people, the cars… Everything blended together. It was like being a thinking drunk! No, maybe not even that.

It was the same thing last time she moved as a spirit looking for a new host. Time seemed to stand still and move rapidly in equal measure. She couldn’t tell. Her own thinking was becoming hazy.

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What was she doing? Where… Where was she going? Was she… looking for someone? Yes, something like that. Someone important.

William, she was looking for William! Her man, her other half!

No!

No!

Not Will, someone else, a girl… One of many.

Focus, girl, focus! You’re looking for… A-A-Aoi. Yes, Aoi. Either her or… Na… Nancy? No, Nanami!

Ugh! How much time has passed!? Days? A minute? Was she flying over the city? Or was it under it? No, it was definitely over the city.

Looking for… a vestige of her own power. Yes, that’s better. Don’t focus on finding a specific person. She would have to reach out and try to feel her sexual energy in someone else.

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There!

In the blur of black and white there was a small spot of purple, like a light. No, it was more like a smudge than a spot. Ishtar followed it in a straight line, passing through whatever was in her way until finally… She reached it.

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WAIT, WHO THE FUCK IS THIS!?