2) So Succubae? Yes! It's a word! Look it up!

As the internal fury of the Incubus/Succubus debate settled. You were left to really ponder Eva’s revelation.

So not only are Succubi real but you’re one of them. Shit, on your list of possibilities this one didn’t even crack the top 100. Werewolf, sure, Vampire, why not?

But a Succubus. You didn’t see that one coming.

Sorry bud maybe you’ll get to be a Vampire in the next novel.

The only knowledge you had about Succubae came from Anime.

Top-tier source right there.

And that so-called “knowledge” equated to they were sexy and usually had demon wings.

Thanks Rosario + Vampire!

Glancing back at Eva, you could check at least one of those traits off.

It pained you to admit it, but if you wanted any more information about Succubae you’d have to ask her.

Begrudgingly you spoke.

“So what am...Err what me Succubus. I mean Succubus is are…”

Sigh.

“Can you tell me about Succubae?”

Smooth, real smooth.

Eva covered her mouth as she let out an un-ladylike giggle fit.

“I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to laugh.”

“It’s fine.” You replied hanging your head in shame.

“Succubae, where to begin?” Eva pondered still fighting the giggles.

“I guess the easiest place to start would be with our biology.

We Succubus are creatures identical to humans and like humans or any other life-form our imperative is to be fruitful and multiple. To that end similar to Peacocks or Lyrebirds we have evolved our own unique “quirks” for ensnaring mates.”

“So what are these “quirks” of ours?”

You asked secretly hopefully you’d get a chance to watch a demonstration of Eva prancing around like peacock or poorly mimicking a swan song.

However instead of song Eva broke out into a Cheshire-like grin. The same kind Lilly had when you asked about photography stuff.

Captain, the attention span shields are dangerously low. I don’t know if he’ll survive another blast from their long-winded explanation cannon.

Divert all power from the meme engines reroute them straight into the shields.

But Captain, without the memes we’ll be dead in the water.

I know, but it’s a better alternative to being just dead.

I pray your right about this Captain.

Me too ensign, me too.

“We Succubi have a varied tool-kit when it comes to mating, but for now I’ll focus on our most-heavily utilized. The others I’m sure you’ll pick up soon enough.”

Your eyes shot down to your groin.

Maybe?

You’ll have remember to ask later.

“The tool we rely on the most is our abilities as Empaths.”

I could go for an Empanada.

“Like an emotional sponge, we are capable of absorbing the emotions of those around us. In fact we feed on those emotions to fuel our other abilities.”

Oh I get it empath like empathy…wait-wait-wait did she say feed on emotions?

“Emotional Vampires!?”

Eva sighed

“No, Succubi date back to the garden. Vampires didn’t appear until sometime in the late 11th century amongst Slavic literature so arguably Vampires are just Succubae who feed on blood.”

Oh, she had to go and use that word.

Time to push those glasses up by the bridge.

*Anime lenses flare*

Actually proto-Vampiric legends can be found through-out the ancient world far before the treatise “Word of Saint Grigoriy” in the 11th century. In fact one of the earliest dates back to the Mesopotamians who *ahem* are also commonly cited as the source of the Garden of Eden mythos so Vampires and Succubi can be assumed to be roughly the same age.

…Fucking nerd.

Also didn’t we divert power from the meme engines?

*Loud explosions*

Oh shit!