Kidnapped!

Noémie yawned, finding herself being spooned by the waitress from the bar of last night. Her memory of the events remained clear, it was one of passion and excitement. Yesterday, they had spent the night in bed pleasing one another, becoming one before joining in each other’s arms and resting for what was left of the night. She was sure she had overslept until she remembered she no longer lived in her cathedral.

The waitress moaned softly with Noémie giggling to herself, the thoughts of how she took her made her blush and bite her lip. It was short lived however, as a familiar whisper ran through her ears. She did her best to ignore them, only to realize the marks on her body began to blink. They would glow brightly only to grow dim and nearly fade away just to glow again. This went one for what felt to the elf like hours before the demon felt amused and let her be, the markings remaining dim this time.

“That doesn’t mean you’re turned on, does it?” She closed her eyes upon hearing her lover’s words from behind before she added, “Though if it does, I would be more than willing to comply.” She chuckled and felt those arms around her chest squeeze softly before turning herself around to face her.

She carried such a beauty in her smile, her lips warm and red, freckles decorating her cheeks and beautiful orange hair to complete her look. Her hazel eyes looked back into the elf’s own brown eyes, causing her to stare hypnotically into her lover for what felt like hours. “By the gods, you are without a doubt the most beautiful woman I’ve ever had the pleasure to sleep with.” She heard herself say. The waitress blushed and looked away. “Please, you flatter me for a stranger. We’ve hardly even know our names, let alone confessing feelings here.”

“Then allow me to begin, my name is Noémie.” The waitress smiled and replied, “Well then, I’m Corrine. It was a pleasure to meet you Noémie.” She giggled softly after ending her sentence with Noémie joining in. “Yes well, the pleasure was mine to share believe me. I.. well, I suppose I can’t say I’ve never been with another woman before...”

“Oh?”

“B-But, I can say you are the most wonderful experience I’ve had with anyone haha.” Corrine beamed and sat up, revealing her medium sized perky breasts as the covers slid down their curvy mounds. “Well, color me impressed. I thought nuns were supposed to be virgins?” She shook her head in agreement. “I guess I am the worst nun you’ve ever came across haha.” Both girls shared in their moment of laughter before a brief pause overtook them.

“So Noémie, you’re a nun who doesn’t hesitate from a little fun, but would you mind me asking what those red marks on your skin are for? I’ve seen tattoos but this is rather excessive hehe.” The elf nodded and extended her arm, quietly observing the red stain on her skin as it remained dim. “It’s an odd story, I guess you could say it happened after I played around with the wrong spells.” Corrine tilted her head and raised her hand, “May I?” Noémie nodded and gave her her hand, watching as Corrine inspected it and rubbed the mark gently with a warm touch. “So this is magic huh?” You could say that. “Well, an elf that knows magic isn’t difficult to believe. But I feel I must confess, as we undressed last night you refused to remove your necklace. Understandable, I believed it had something to do with your faith. But as you slept, you talked in your sleep and the voice I heard was not yours.”

The elf’s expression grew heavy as she looked down, pulling her arm back and hugging herself. “Yes well... it is an odd story let us leave it at that.” She turned around and covered herself under the covers before feeling the woman’s arms caress her. “Hey, it’s okay. I didn’t mean to pry and it was not my business. Let’s just move on from that okay hun?” She nodded as inside her she could feel it smiling at its core, the medallion still preventing it from further damage. “Well... I do need to get up and find my companions. We have been traveling and I would rather not keep them from moving on.” Corrine jumped up, her breasts jiggling at the sudden notion as she grinned. “Oh a traveler eh? Off to find the hidden treasure and slay the beast then? I wasn’t aware the world was in danger, more so than it usually is.”

“Stop, it’s not like that hehe. Just they’re helping me locate a certain place that’s all.” Noémie smiled and waved her hands. Corrine in turn sat down in bed and nodded back. “Of course it’s you, all about you you beautiful little elven goddess.” Slowly she crawled towards her, making Noémie nervous. “C-Careful, wouldn’t want to start something you can’t f-finish!”

“Mmm~ then we better go all the way, princess.” Corrine giggled before leaping on top of Noémie.

Nihja rubbed the golden golden necklace, quietly inspecting it as her thumb grazed it’s soft markings. Engraved into the metal was a message written in an ancient style, she hadn’t a clue to what the phrase was as a whole but did recognize the jewelry itself. Not an ordinary necklace, but rather a ceremonial one fashioned after the higher demons of old. Perhaps in time or given the opportunity, she could find another who could translate the engravings.

Leone rolled onto his back and stretched his arms, rubbing his eyes before sitting up and slipping his undergarment on. “Daylight, we probably should be leaving soon. Any sign of Noémie?” She shook her head and hid the necklace back into her belongings. “She never slept here, I can’t smell her scent as of recently.” He looked back at the demon with curious intrigue. “You can smell her?”

“Of course, why do you think I approached her first? Speaking of which, why does she have a demon inside her?” Nihja asked. Leone reached for his shirt and put it on before answering, “It was a summoning incident, she had meant to call forth and angel but received a demon instead.” The succubus couldn't help but chuckle before breaking into a short laugh. “The elf attempted to summon an angel and brought forth a demon? How the hell did she commit that mistake?” The hunter shrugged before getting his gear on. “That’s quite the impressive feat. Though I must say, I can see why she’s off limits now. Question, how long has she had this demon within her?”

“Around a few days now, why?” Leone asked. “Well hunter, while we were having our own fun last night, the tavern beneath us suddenly reeked of a high demon. I was shocked at first, but busy so I did not mention it. Priorities.” She ended with a clear smile. “What I aim to say is, this demon in her can give off a clear scent when it comes to, and even while hidden you can still smell a hint of it inside her. It’s like adding perfume to a rotting fish, it can hold off the smell for a time but the foul bits will always be there.” Leone thought quietly to himself as the succubus’ words rang through his head. He supposed they took a risk spending time for some coin, and now he needed to make up for lost time. The Order was still a few days away, if they had horses they would cut time short and arrive within two.

“Can you smell her scent, Nihja? We need to get going.” She nodded and sniffed the air before smiling. “Actually, she isn’t far away from here. In fact, her scent is getting closer.” Leone paused before a knock was heard on their door. He opened it to find Noémie standing there without a robe, wearing simple village clothing. “Hey, we have breakfast downstairs for when you’re ready.” Her eyes darted between the hunter and the shirtless succubus before walking back down the hall. “Breakfast?” Nihja asked.

Moments later, the two arrived downstairs as Noémie introduced them to the waitress, Corrine. The four made small talk as they ate before Leone pointed out that they should go. Nihja and Corrine by then had begun flirting back and forth, with Noémie annoyed at the display. Once they got up to leave, Corrine waved goodbye to them all before leaving a last kiss to Noémie, much to her embarrassment. She was grateful however, and kissed her back secretly knowing she’d miss her new friend.

Nihja stood on the village grounds as the other two walked on before pausing. Noémie turned around and saw Leone not advancing forward, looking back at the succubus. “Well guys, it’s been fun. Lots of fun, it was... something to do around here for a change. Um... can I ask for a favor?” Leone nodded as she continued. “I guess I was always going to leave for another village anyway, do you guys mind if I travel with you? Just as company, you know. That’s all.” He smiled at her request and nodded. “Just keep to your word and don’t kill anyone. You can come with if you’re afraid to leave us.” She scoffed at the remark, “Afraid? Yea right! I traveled the woods within the darkness, cutie. I’m not afraid of anything!”

“Cutie?” Noémie repeated with a giggle. “Never would I believe a succubus would form a crush on somebody AFTER they’ve fucked.” The succubus blushed and threw her hands up in frustration, replying back “What are you laughing about, you slept with Corrine to begin with!” The elf raised her eyes and gasped. “What?! N-No, that is not the... you’ve no idea what you speak of, succubus.” She crossed her arms before Nihja replied, “Really? Then why is her scent all over your crotch and tongue? I can practically smell her pussy on your breath, you know?”

“W-Wha-YOU SHUT UP!!!”

“Make me, pussy breath!”

Leone shook his head as the two women went at each other’s throats, one thing was certain in his mind. With these two, the journey would most definitely be an interesting one.

“Are you sure this is the right way? I don’t see any villages nearby, no lit torches and the night is only growing darker.” Noémie shook softly as she followed behind the hunter who led the group with a lit torch. The demon beside her smiled, unable to resist poking the bear. “Ah yes, and the darkness only means one thing. My people are coming out to plaaaaaaay.”

“Nihja, cut it out. I don’t know, the map said we head north but I don’t think we...” He paused in mid sentence as he pondered, did he misread the map? “So are we lost then?” Nihja asked with Noémie shivering more at the question. The hunter remained silent, he knew better than to answer honestly. Confirming their fears wouldn’t do them any favors.

Suddenly he felt a drop of water land upon his head, followed by another... and another. He looked up to see that rain began to fall upon them, if was slow for now but he knew that would be temporary. “Rain? Ah shit, in the dark?” Noémie raised her voice, with Leone clearing his throat. “We need shelter, somewhere to set up camp for the night.” They needed to hurry before the torch would be put out.

“Right. Ugh, just when I thought things couldn’t get worse.” Noémie nodded and snapped her fingers, eliciting a small ball if fire floating atop her index finger. It did not last as the rain became heavy and the fire was put out, along with Leone’s torch. “Damn it.”

“Wait, I see a cave a few paces east!” Nihja cried out, with Noémie questioning it. “How the hell can you see anything, it’s almost pitch black!”

“Demons have a keener sense of sight than we do,” Leone replied, “Nihja, lead the way!” He felt her grab his hand as he followed the direction he was being pulled, attempting to be careful with each step forward as everything had become pitch black. Soon he no longer felt the rain falling on him, and a moment later a spark went out before Noémie snapped her fingers once more and set off a larger ball of fire. “Perfect, I need some wood. You know, to catch a fire.” They glanced around before finding an abandoned campfire deeper in the cave. “Odd but convenient, this will do.”

They sat against the wall with Nihja laying down once the fire was set, the darkness flashing suddenly as the roar of thunder followed soon. “Oh great, even better.” Nihja added. Leone shook his head, “I suppose that settles it, we stay here for the night. Make yourselves comfortable and set up a bed, we might be here for a while.” The succubus groaned while observing the elf lay out her sleeping bag. “I completely forgot the whole sleeping bag thing, I don’t suppose you guys have a spare do you?”

“You can share one with me, Nihja. Here, spread out the covers and get comfortable. I’m going to rest by the fire for a while, keep watch and all that.” She nodded and happily jumped into his bed with the elf nearby shaking her head before closing her eyes. Leone pulled out his dagger and a honing steel rod, quietly sharpening his weapon. He felt rather uneasy about the cave, in fact the campfire had already been there but put out. Why is that? Sitting down to get comfortable, he found an empty flask nearby. Silver, with a bit of web around the bottom.

Click!

He turned around, scanning the dark tunnel with his dagger in hand.

“Nihja. Nihja!”

The redhead groaned upon being shaken awake by the young elf mage before squeezing her eyes shut and letting out a grunt of frustration. “Wha? What is it!” She frowned, but her annoyance was soon replaced with curiosity and worry as the elf did not return the same attitude but instead, carried a scared look in her eyes.

“Nihja, Leone is gone!”’