The book

After four days of traveling

Tristan POV

We are home again, and it's already noon. The clean forest air enters my nostrils and invigorates me. It's a welcome change after four days of riding when the only thing I swallowed was dust and little insects. I remember we stopped in New Rock City only for a couple of hours to give Mom a chance to buy the ingredients needed for the poison.

I guess she is set for a year's worth of ingredients as she filled the carriage to the brim. She bought all kinds of herbs, dried plants, and even some small animals and insects. She literally went on an ingredient shopping spree and spent almost all the money we found in the incubus lair.

From my understanding, she will use these ingredients to make a poison that will kill me, but only for a minute when it is time for Arya and me to switch. This is supposed to trick the curse and be dispelled as I am no longer alive, and I remember Asmodeus's words from when he read the last passage. If one of us dies, the curse will end, and we will see the light again. Hmm, I wonder.

This poison seems too good to be true and exactly what we need. I wonder why Mom didn't come up with the idea sooner. Well, I can't get rid of the feeling that I am missing something. Arya didn't return my letters as we used to communicate more often; Selena always looked at Olden with a disgusted demeanor. Olden's behavior with Asmodeus is really not that of friends. They barely talk to each other, and sometimes Asmodeus looks at Olden with hatred. I should know. Looking at faces is my job; most certainly, they hide things from me or maybe from each other.

I ‘am in my room, and I see the incubus book on the desk. Selena must've brought it here. In the last days, as we were traveling, I studied it, but still, I couldn't make up anything. It doesn't make sense. Why doesn't Asmodeus understand it as it is written in his language? What is the key to unraveling its secrets? I browse every page, thinking that maybe there is a code hidden somewhere in the corner of the pages, but even if it is, I won't recognize it. Draconian letters are a complete mystery to me. But wait, an idea comes to my mind.

I leave the room and see that nobody is in the house. I get out of the house and see Olden helping Mom unload the ingredients from the carriage.

""Asmodeus,” I shout. “I want to ask you something.” Nobody answers. "Asmodeus," I shout again louder, this time.

"It's down there chasing a pigeon or whatever, a bird," Mom says and points to some trees far away.

I make my way to the area Mom mentioned, and I shout again. He must be hiding as I don’t see him. I shout again and wait.

"Agh, for the Chaos Lord's sake, damn it, boy, I almost caught it.” I see him appearing and looking annoyed from above me. "What do you want?"

"I want you to teach me draconian," I tell him.

"What? Why the hell do you want to learn it? You are not even a mage. You can't use our incantations." he looks curiously and descends toward me.

"Okay, it's the incubus book. I want to decipher it. I think it's important, "I confess the truth.

"Aha, I knew you would bother me with it. That's why I said to leave it. You are as stubborn as your sister. "He again looks angry." You know that she and I had a deal; she would give me her ass if I helped your mother, but now she is running every time I mention my reward.”

"Sorry about that, but it's your problem. At least teach me the letters. C'mon, I'll buy you a demonic weapon when we are in town, "I promise him, and he looks like he is thinking.

"Okay, but that's not enough. I need you to put a good word with your sister also. I helped you get laid. Now you help me. "He smiles and rubs his hands like he is planning something.

“Yeah, sure,” I lie to him. I have no intention of helping him, but still, I need to say it.

"Okay, but I don't know how this will work. You see, draconian is a visual language and you can read only in the air. You practically draw the word "par example, look here.” He draws in thin air some lines that look like some unconnected triangle. "This here means rock, "If you put a curbed line above, it means mountain, and so on. If you put a line like this here, then it means ‘the being.’ Putting it in front of the mountain means the man is going to the mountains and the other way around you. You can put in front above and below but also like this,” and he shows me a line that comes from the back of the sign, and I understand now what he means when he said you can’t draconian on paper.” Do you understand, boy? "He nearly shouts my ears off. He reminds me of my commander in the city guard. I wonder if he was in the demon military or something.

"Yes, "I say as I understand what he means. A paper is two-dimensional.” It’s called tridimensional drawing; the dwarfs use it to draw their machinery, “but as I say it, an idea comes to me: “Give me all the common words, and then you teach me rules about the lines or dots that I have seen in the book.” I say as this is the best idea. I don't want to really learn draconian; I just want to compare the words, I think to myself.

"What? That will take me too much time. I need to kill all the birds around your house. They are singing in the morning and don't let me sleep, "he says seriously. Well, I guess it's a task that he needs to do.

"Okay, just draw them in the air, and I will copy them, "I say, and he quickly draws about 50 of them. I see that the most common ones look like waves and others like squares. After I finish copying, I call him again, and he tells me what they all mean.

But still, it doesn't seem right.

"Hey, if you wanted to pronounce mountain or water, how would you say it? “I ask him, as this is not helping me much.

"Maora and Wartan, but I tell you, the drawing and the sound mean nothing in draconian," he repeats, but still, I need to know. What if, in the future, I really have to go to the demon lands? After I finish gathering all the sounds, I thank Asmodeus again and rush into the house. I want to begin comparing the letters as soon as possible, but as soon as I start I hear Mom calling for a family reunion. When I get out of the room, I see all of us have gathered.

"Okey, from tomorrow morning, I will close myself in my laboratory for a while. I need to brew the poison and also restore my power. Then, I need to expand my mana core. It should take 2 or 3 days max. Selena, please don't do something stupid before I am out. Olden, only when I am fully healed can I start brewing the poison for Tristan, so if you want to go somewhere, be my guest. There are bigger villages nearby if you want to visit. "Mom raises her shoulder at Olden.

"No, I am fine, thank you. I can leave Arya doda side. '" His face makes a sinister smile. What does he mean? Why can't he leave Arya's side?

'Okay, Mom, we will wait for you, "Selena smiles. “Hey, pointy, make sure to stay out of my way. Don't expect me to prepare you food or something." She looks angry at Olden.

"Don't worry, I will leave you supplies," Mom says.

With Mom finishing her meeting, I again return to my room and study the book. I want to compare the words and choose the book's first page. I copy the first of what I think is a sentence and compare the characters of the phrase with that of Asmodeus. He is right. The characters are the same, but as he explained, what she has written doesn't make sense. I see the character for water, but it doesn't connect with the next one in a sentence.

Like this, I look at the next page and the next. The book is made just of letters and not of sentences. I know she wasn't crazy. She didn't write this book just to play with us. She must’ve have been using a code, and I try to match the letters in other positions. Maybe she read them differently. I put the letters up and down, from left to right, then right to left, trying to make up something.

I remember stories of the old city guards that sometimes criminals use fliers to tell each other orders or just communicate, and they skip a word or two, so if they are caught, the sentences have different meanings. I checked if she coded it, but still nothing. All is a confusion of just letters.

I spend my day like this, thinking and searching, hoping that maybe I can still make up something, but nothing. I barely close the book, and I begin to glow. I hope I will come up with a solution in the soul realm.

Asmodeus POV.

I am in the house hoping to have a word with Sonya. But until Blondie had shown up, Olden had been hanging around in the hose, and I couldn't approach her. They finally go outside, and I am left alone with the hag.

"What are you doing, woman? That poison does not exist, remember. Now that we are here, we shouldn't waste any time and make that deal with that creep, "I say.

"I need time to restore my mana. I didn't lie, imp. You made me a succubus, so I thought I should look the part. "She is barely paying attention to me while putting some vegetables on the shelf, but still, I don't understand.

"What in the Chaos lord ass crack are you saying, old woman? I don't get it. Look the part; you're not a real demoness, remember? "I ask, confused. Maybe all these lies and deceits that we have been telling each other are having repercussions on her old mind, and she doesn't remember which is what.

"You will understand when I will come out "She looks and winks at me. What the hell is this woman crazy or something? She is wasting time. Well, she doesn't have an exploding chain on her neck, so I guess it's of no hurry to her.

"Yeah fuck you," I say and go out of the house. I need some air and fly high to float a little on the warm southern wind.

This entire situation is becoming ridiculous. We should have made a deal with Olden as soon as we arrived, and now this woman is going into mana recovery. I should find Selena; maybe she knows more about her mother's plan. It's already evening. She must be in her tree house, and I descend, hoping to see her.

I look in the tiny house but she is not around. I know she is avoiding me because of the promise. Ha-ha, she knows my dick is coming for her pussy, and I intend to collect ha-ha. My dick gets up only on the thought of seeing her squirming with my dick inside her. She must be as tight as a sewing needle hole, ha-ha.

"Selena, "I shout, "Hey, I need to talk to you. It's important “.

I know she can hear me even if she is a kilometer away. "Selena." I wait, but nothing. I arrived about an hour ago but nothing. She is not coming. I am sure she heard me.

"Selena, come quickly. Your brother is in danger, "I lie, hoping to trick her, but still nothing. Where the hell did this girl go to? I wait again. "Selena, I got candy, "I shout as I remember she eats those frequently, and that time when I asked to give me some, she pulled her knife out and hissed at me.

I immediately hear a rustle, and some birds fly away. Something is coming at a high velocity. I hear in the distance,” Candy. “What the hell? She didn’t come when I shouted that her brother was in danger but now she is rushing like a wild boar through the forest. I guess she loves her brother up to a point.

“Candy, where is it? “A fast shadow comes crashing in front of me, and I immediately jump and grab her.

“Ha-ha, I tricked you, ha, you cheeky brat. You think you can run and escape me. “I hold tight to her and squish her little ass in the process.

"No candy, you shity demon, weagh leave me alone. What do you want? "She tries to push me, but I use my arms to cling tight to her leg.

"You know you have to pay your dues. I helped your mother, now you have to pay up. "I smile, and I reach to grab her tiny tits also. I can’t feel much through those thick clothes, but I know they are there.

"No, "I see her blushing." You said I don't have to." She shakes her body, trying to throw me off. "Plus, where is your ribbon, and you have your ugly face on "weagh,"

"C'mon, I will put only when you're naked and rubbing my dick, "I negotiate with her like the last time.

"No, you put your ribbon first, but wait." "It looks like she is remembering something important," I told Mom to buy you a blonde wig when she stopped for ingredients in town. I wonder where she put it?”

“What’s a wig?” I ask, curious. I don’t know what she is talking about most of the time.

"It's pretty long hair, like a girl, "she smiles. "I'm going to make you look nice, "she stops shaking, pinches my face, and even touches my bald head.

“C'mon, this is embarrassing. I am a male and a grand general, you brat, “I pretend to be angry and let her go." You're not keeping your end of the barging. You said you let me fuck you and become my wife. "

"No, I don't want to," she shakes her body like a little girl and hits the ground with her foot.

"Why not? Okay, I put that damn wig on, "I say

"No, it's just I am scared, "she blushes and plays with her hands, embarrassed. "I heard the first time hurts, and I am scared. I also heard the girls in the village talking and complaining. Then I asked Mom, and she lied." she looks adorable when she is blushing. This is so funny.

"It's true, but I will be gentle, I promise, "but I can barely hold my laughter.

"Ha, you're lying, you shity demon. You forget I know when you lie, "she catches me. Shit, I should have formulated it differently.

“Ha-ha,” I laugh. "What I am trying to say is that. It would be best if you did it. You can't remain a virgin forever, "I tell her. “Yes, it will hurt, but I promise it will feel good the second time. "Ha, you're just finding excuses not to pay me.” I remind her.

"Then no, we will not do it, "she says and looks angry

"Then I don't talk with you anymore," I say. This is like arguing with little imps, and I turn my back on her.

"Wait, I got an idea. What if I tell Mom so she can heal me? "She seems thoughtful, and I don't understand.

"What are you on about?” I ask

"Yes, that is what we are gonna do. We ask Mom to be present when we do it so she can heal me. Ha-ha, I am a genius. "She looks excited.

"What? You want the old hag to be present when I fuck you. Hmm, you are kinky; you mean like a threesome. Hey, that doesn't sound so bad, "I say, and I see she is smiling and agrees. But wait, maybe the old hag wants me to fuck her also. Bleah, that's a scary thought. I should wear something to my eyes.

"That's my girlfriend, "and she hugs me and kisses me while caressing my bald head. “It's good that we have an agreement ."

"But wait, that means we must wait for three days, you cheeky brat. You tricked me again. You're trying to run away again, aren't you?" And I pinch in her ass cheek. I really like to **** her and can't keep my hands off her.

"Ouch, no, we will do it, I promise, "she jumps, evading me

"What is that mother of yours doing there anyway, that she needs three days? She already got her mana core back. "I ask her. Maybe she knows something.

"She is strengthening herself. When I was little she also made enter in that boiling cauldron of hers." She is smiling, but her eyes seem lost in a painful remembrance. "It hurt so bad that I was crying and yelling as my skin was literally falling off me on one hand, and she would heal me on the other. The boiling ingredients would burn my skin and enter my muscles. How do you think I got so strong? "she catches my hand that I am caressing her ass and lifts me with ease, then turns me around, and I feel her arm around my neck, squeezing. I can't get out, no matter how I struggle. I really think she could snap my neck like a pigeon with minimal effort.

"So you’re made from herbs, ha-ha, you cheeky brat, that's why you smell so nice. "I grab her crouch as we wrestle, and even manage to put my hand inside her pants. She lets go of my neck and retreats. We joke around like this, with me grabbing and tickling and her trying to avoid my lewd attacks. She laughs and seems like she is having fun and lets me chase her.

"C'mon, catch me if you can, ha-ha." she laughs and evades to the left, then runs away. She runs fast towards the south, and I have to be careful through the trees as I don't see much in the dark.

She is fast, but she is no match for my wings. I catch and spank her tiny ass. She then jumps again, avoiding my spanks. She is laughing and giggling like a little girl as we play, running through the forest.

It is already night, and I see ahead a tiny lake. Looks like she wanted me to follow her here.

“C'mon demon, let's jump in the water. Let's see if you can swim in water with those wings of yours.” She stops when we reach the lake bank, and she starts removing her clothes.

"A, you cheeky brat; you want to show me your ass and tease like last time," I say. I am not waiting three days; I will jump on her if I see her naked.

She finally removes her clothes but she moves too fast and jumps in the water. I don't have time to catch her, and I jump after her.

My legs are in the water, but wait, something is wrong here. I feel a burning sensation on my legs. I immediately jump and fly away. What the hell is wrong with this water? It's burning my skin. I land, grab some leaves from a bush, and wipe my legs. It almost burned all of my skin.

"Hey, get out; there's something wrong with the water, "I yell.

"What are you on about? There is nothing wrong with the water, "she says. "Ha-ha, you don't know how to swim. Admit it." She laughs and points at me.

I see this is serious. The skin is beginning to swell. I conjure my mana into my hand and try to heal myself. What the hell? It seems that this water only affects me and not Selena. What the crap is this water made of. I mean, I had bathed before; even the water in the hag bathroom was good. I even drank it, but this lake. I fly high and look at the lake from above.

I realize it's not a lake; it's more like a river that forms a waterfall and then disperses into the woods, forming a small swamp.

"I should go to your mother to heal me," I shout.

"What a loser. You don't want to take a bath with me, "she says, annoyed, and carries on with her swimming. I should go to the old crow. Maybe she knows something more about the lake.

It's already night, so I must wake up Sonya. Who cares about her sleep anyway? But as I descend, I see Tristan in the courtyard training with his shield.

"Hey, Asmodeus, what's up? How come you're not sleeping?

"That sister of yours wanted me to take a bath in your toxic lake," I say, angry. I should wake up your mother to give me some medicine. See, my legs are swollen.”

"Toxic lake? There is no toxic lake around here. There is only the river waterfall. You guys went there?" he says and raises his shoulders. It looks like he doesn't know anything, and I enter the house and go where the old woman's cellar is. I enter and see her sleeping and snoring on her little bed.

Hey, old woman, wake up. I need something for burns. She seems startled and barely realizes what is going on.

"What? Imp? The hell."

"Look, woman, my skin is falling off. Give me soothing for burns or whatever this is. I took a bath in the shity lake of yours”.

"O right, hold on". I see her activating her mana and conjuring a healing rune in her hand. "Come here. You say water did this to you. I didn't know demons are weak to water."

"We are not weak to water, women. Some demons even live in water. It's just that shity lake of yours. It never happened to me before.”

"The lake, you mean the waterfall? I even drank water from there. There’s nothing wrong with it, "she looks at me weirdly while her healing rune seems like it’s working and immediately eases my pain. The swallowing of my skin begins to fade away after a while.

"There, now let me sleep," she says as she finishes. "Remember, don't bother me from tomorrow on. I should probably even lock my door”, I see her thinking.

"Don't worry, old woman, I don't want to see you either. It’s just my healing spell wasn't working. Are you sure there's nothing wrong with that river?" I ask again.

"No, now leave me alone, imp." She gets back to sleep turning her back towards me.

It means that this river water only affects me. I should stay away from it. Agh, what a waste. I could’ve squished Selena's ass more. What a wasted opportunity. I might never get the chance in the coming days. Well, whatever, I should go to sleep and get in Olden's room. I see he is sleeping already and I go in my corner, then wrap my wings around me. I close my eyes and dream of a certain redhead.

Tristan POV

I make a lateral jump and swing my sword from the left. I hit the wooden dummy right in what it’s supposed to be a belly and pieces of wood fly away. I am already tired. It looks like I have enough training for tonight.

I get back into the house and see that Asmodeus is not around. Mom must've already healed him. I wonder what that was about. Our waterfall is toxic. Maybe some demons are allergic to certain water, and he forgot about it, but wait, that means demons never wash. Eghh. That's an ugly habit. I think to myself. I enter my room and see the demoness book on the table, where I light a candle.

I should look again at the pages. Maybe I can find something. I leaf over, hoping to see some clues. I compare the letters with what Asmodeus told me. He told me that the word moura means mountain, and I write with a triangle pointing upwards, so if I want to write {the water comes from the mountain}, I should put the waves in front. I play like this for a while, writing different sentences in my notebook, but as I write, I also look at the incubus book and notice that the noun {i} is utilized too many times. Ha-ha. "What the hell? No, she didn't. "I realize further that her sentences are written from left to right. This is not draconian; it's human speech. Ha-ha, this is stupid. She wasn’t even trying to hide it; she used draconian letters to write the common tongue, maybe out of necessity because you really can’t write draconian on paper. It's a bit messy, but as an overall text, you can understand. Hidden behind the draconian letters is the common tongue.

I finally deciphered the first page, copying the letters and comparing the sentence so the text should be something like this.

1. “Caldea journal “year 10 145 FBS {formation of the Boiling Sea}
2. I left my sister with a weary heart in the human capital, and after I became a succubus in the New Rock brothels, I decided to settle in this mountain village. It's situated remotely, and hardly ever anyone comes to visit. Even the post office comes only once a month. It's perfect for what I have to do here. I absorbed a lot in the New Rock brothels and reached the succubus evolution, but my colleagues were suspicious of me, and I had to leave. I put my plan in motion using Martin's help. He doesn't suspect anything, although I hate lying to him. He has been good to me so far, but I have to become stronger. I started absorbing directly. Now, I don't need the absorption rune. I have to train my body also and absorb even more life **** to have my **** on that warlock bastard. The demons he summons must have been long dead. He must have their remains, a piece of bone or hair. This is the only logical explanation that Astra and I could come up with. He somehow extracts their essence from the soul realm and embodies them. There must be a connection between the soul realm and the dead demon remains. I managed to remember the rune tattooed on their bodies when he attacked our village, and it is something like this.

It looks like she started writing it 20 years ago by the date, and there is a sister in our capital. The following pages describe a rune that is supposed to be from a certain warlock summon that she hated, but wait, the more I look at the rune, the more I realize that it resembles Asmodeus's tattoo. What the hell is going on? That means he is a summon, and what the hell is a warlock? I remember that certain mages are using to summon certain elementals, but they can't speak. They are just mindless natural forces that do the mage's bidding. Even Arya can summon a small fire elemental, but Asmodeus is a sentient being with will and speech. It can be true, nah, I must not jump to conclusions; I should read more.

I skip a lot of pages where she is only drawing runes. I even copy a few. I must ask Asmodeus if he can do something with them, but wait, maybe I shouldn't tell him that I deciphered the book. O my Goddess, she also talks about an elf warlock. What if she is talking about Olden? Could Asmodeus be Olden's summon, and they are lying to us? Ah, there is definitely something strange going on here, and it is best if I keep the book's secrets to myself until I know more. I realize that it is already morning, and I am still reading. I should hide the book and my notes even from Arya. I barely manage to lock the book in my drawer when I start glowing.

AFTER 3 DAYS afternoon

Looks like I am near the end of Caldea's book. She didn't write anything new, and she is just having rune-making experiments. I also learned a lot from her explanations. I learned how to set the time limit and draw them quickly in battle, but it's too bad I am not a mage and can't activate them. I can't give them to Asmodeus, as he might lie about his and Olden origins. The art of rune casting seems like a type of language when you set up conditions for what a spell to do. I am not a mage, but it seems like the drawing of a spell. Of course, she explains what to chant to activate the rune, but it looks like chanting is not always necessary, like the rune knows what to do on its own.

“Boom, “a loud bang makes me startled. It must be Mom again. In the last three days, I heard a lot of those. I am surprised our house is still standing after the **** my Mom has put it through. Loud noises and screams flowed by, and even louder bangs came from her laboratory. Even smoke came out through the cracks of the cellar's closed door. I don't know what kind of poison she is making, but it must be a strong one. It seems you might die in the process of making it, not to mention consuming it.

Still, I should take some fresh air as I didn't even leave my room for the last days I was studying Caldea's journal. I get out of the room and see that Selena and Asmodeus are searching for food in the kitchen.

"What the Chaos lord, that mother of yours wants us to starve to ****, "Asmodeus is complaining, and I see even Olden comes out of his room.

"We should buy more products from the village as I see there is no more food," he says and looks at me.

"No shit, good observation spirit, pointy, why don't you go and buy?" Selena responds to him.

"Don't worry, I will go, "I tell him. We can't neglect our guests, and Mom looks like she is taking more time than she promised.

"Don't bother; Mom should come out any second now, "Selena says, and immediately, I hear the cellar door cracking and opening.

A cloud of grey fog comes out of the cellar. We all gather in front of the stairs to wait for Mom to come out. Selena coughs and I see a shadow in the thick mist. What appears next in front of us leaves me perplexed and confused. I mean, I know that person is my Mom, but it's her if someone made her 20 years old. What appears before us is not an old woman with grey hair. It's not even my mother when she was 45 years old, as I remember her when she got sick. What stands before us it's a tall redhead with long, curly hair. Her skin is white, like milk, and tiny freckles give her visage the illusion of tiny sparkles. My mom's body is exactly as I remember, with big round breasts, and her toned legs seem to go on forever under her short dress. Her body stands straighter now than before, and her every movement appears seductive. She has the grace of a mountain panther with calculated steps that seem to enhance her every curve. But the hair is the thing that overshadows all her other features. The crimson waterfall falls in curly waves on her shoulders and encircles her visage like a rose flower petals, enveloping the entire plant. The fog finally clears and she looks at us with her beautiful green eyes that carry a slight tint of amusement.

“Sup boys, you missed me? “She smiles at us.

"Who are you, woman? Where is that old crow? "Asmodeus speaks first, and he looks behind Mom like he wants to see another person in the lab.

"Imp, conceal yourself, you idiot," I hear Olden startled and shouts at Asmodeus.

"Mom, it can't be. You made yourself pretty again, "Selena says, and she jumps onto Mom, hugging her. But wait, with her other hand, I see she is grabbing Mom's boobs. What the hell? She is not wasting any time.

"Mom, you look great, "I manage to say.

"Thank you, honey. So, what have you boys been up to? Ouch, let go, Selena, playtime time is over. "She pushes Selena away, who looks like she wants to grab Mom's ass next.

"No, Mom, I must protect you. I can hear their heartbeats." Selena turns around and gives us an angry look. She even hisses like a cat and is showing us her teeth. "Hiss, Mom is mine. Mom, they are perverts, even you, Tristan. You can't fool me. Weaghh' Mom, what gives? "she shouts when Mom grabs her by her belt and lifts Selena with only one hand, then she shakes her around like a piece of cloth.

"Who's gonna protect who, kitten," Mom says. Selena wants to escape and struggles in the air, but then she gives up and stands precisely like a kitten in her mother's mouth. Mom was strong even before and could enhance her muscle mass using one of the most basic cleric spells.

"Moooom, let goooo. "Selena rotates in the air and lands on her feet as Mom throws her across the room.

"What? You are the old crow. Damn, woman, you are hotter than the Red Lava Mountains. "Asmodeus flies next to Mom and encircles her. "Ihi ii," he seems to think of something and evaluate.

"Sonya ada? Olden also seems confused, but then he regains his composure.” I guess Ada {old wise woman} is not appropriate anymore. I will just call you Miss Sonya from now on. "He says and smiles. “You should try one of my massages also, Miss Sonya. You should know that they also can rejuvenate the skin. "He adds out of nowhere. How the hell can his massages compare with what Mom's alchemy can do? But whatever.

"Yes, why not? We should establish an appointment. "Mom smiles at Olden. What the hell is going on here? Since when was Mom so open to getting massaged by a complete stranger?

"Yes, indeed, I am glad, but what about your poison? When you will be able to, you know?" Olden then looks at me weirdly, then at Mom.

"Oo, it's ready, but we need to make some preparations. I think tomorrow at noon." Mom seems to think of something.

"Excellent, I will announce Arya, "Olden smiles. Yeah, because there’s no one here that can do that also.

"Okay, kids, I need to eat something. Who wants pancakes? "Mom goes to the kitchen, and Selena and Asmodeus follow her. Olden seems to hesitate, but he also follows them with a sad look. I guess everybody is hungry except me. The only thing left is to return to my room.

I get on my studies of Caldeas's runes. But as I translate and read. I notice that she again writes some events that happened.

1. Caldea's journal year 10 148 FBS
2. That damn metal broke my spell, and Martin found out who I really am. Although he was scared, I told him the truth. Of course, I didn't tell him about my sister Astra and that I have been absorbing life **** from the villagers. I know human customs, and he will hate me as soon as he finds out. I made further progress with my runes research. I think I understand more about the soul realm connections and the runes. I realize why other demons cannot enter another demon's soul realm. It has to do with the difference in time. It's not that he can't enter; another demon gets in there at a different time, and being a timeless realm, the two souls never meet, but with my research on Martin, humans and elves can enter my soul realm because they don’t possess one themselves. It's a new kind of trick that I can use to fight my enemies. I can let them enter and fly high in the sky and then let them out in the air. They will fall to their deaths without the need for me to get close to them. But that damn metal, that metal is a problem. It has the properties to erase chaos magic. I don't know why our elders didn't know about it, as it gives the humans and elves an enormous advantage over us. Those demon hunters knew all about it as their weapons are made from it, but nobody knew anything as I researched the elven and human chronicles. It seems it was a hidden on purpose from them, but why? All this doesn't make sense. It's like someone long ago wanted to protect demons, but then, somehow, that warlock found out. Oh no, it can be, even the runes he is using. They are primordial and have traces of elemental magic. From what I remember, only the dreaded angels were using primordial magic. I should study them more."

She again gets back to rune making in the following pages and studies some kind of primordial runes. But wait; there is a metal that cancels demon magic. What metal is she on about? That ring that Marin offered her, shit. We didn't ask him, then. I was so stupid. The ring he brought when he wanted to propose is the key. Ha-ha, I found out what I needed. I should read more as she might reveal what metal it is. I mean, a wedding ring can only be from gold or platinum. Sometimes rare metals are used, like mithril and some elven or dwarven crystals, but I don't think Martin could afford those. Wait, I have a gold coin. I mean, I touched gold since the curse began, so it must mean platinum was used. Shit, I must go to the city and find platinum. I shouldn't hurry, thou, as I don't know how I am supposed to dispel the curse with it. Do I eat it, or do I take a bath in platinum? I should ask Mom. If tomorrow her poison doesn't work I will return to New Rock.

I look outside and notice it is almost evening, and I hide all my notes and Caldea's book again. I begin to glow, and I realize I finally found out how to break the curse." ha-ha, thank the goddess; soon I will see my beloved Arya.

Asmodeus POV

Damn, this bitch has made herself sexy as hell, and I mean literally. That hair of hers burns like the fires of the Hell Mountain volcano. She finally made something for us to eat and went outside with Selena. I should follow them soon. Olden is talking to Arya, and I see his hand moving under the table while smiling at Blondie. I guess he is fingering her.

"Boss, I'll go outside as I see you are busy, "I say, winking at them.

"Yeah, whatever, "Olden says, annoyed.

I quickly get out of the room when I hear Selena whistle. I follow and I see her and Sonya in the garden.

"So, imp? You ready to take on your enemy, "Sonya says. I can't believe she made herself look younger naturally, as I don't detect any magical illusion. This alchemy is a powerful discipline. I wonder why we demons never studied it.

"Fuck yeah, woman, I was ready since three days ago when you decided to disappear, but hey, looking at your tits. I say it was worth the wait." I say, seemingly angry.

"When are we going to do it, Mom? Selena asks.

"Tomorrow morning, we will separate him from Arya. We must draw him into the woods, "Sonya scratches her chin. “No offense, imp, but if that chain explodes, I don't want to have your guts all over my walls. "She is looking at me weirdly with some kind of amusement.

"You damn fox, you're beautiful now, and I can't crack jokes about your face, but I see no matter how many potions you're drinking, your personality is still that of an old diseased cow," I say.

"Mom, c'mon, that's a shity joke." Selena comes and pets my back." Don't worry, girlfriend. "We won't allow Olden to do anything.” Selena is comforting me. I am glad she is concerned and realizes this can go either way tomorrow.

"What about plan B? You know, if he doesn't take our deal? "I ask, as we need to look at this from all angles.

“Don’t worry, imp; plan B is already in motion, “Sonya smiles mysteriously. What the hell is this fox planning again?

“Yeah, okay, and you care to enlighten me as I am the one at risk here, “I snap, angry, and raise my voice unwillingly. This woman is getting on my nerves.

“Hey, calm the fuck down, Sonya,” she raises her voice also. “You need to stay calm tomorrow also. Even if he takes this deal and you are free, you will settle your scores with him until he and you are very far away from here. You understand me; I don’t want to see bloodshed in my house or this village. That is available for you also, Selena, you hear me “. Sonya looks angry at Selena now.

"Yes, of course, woman, "I tell a big lie. Like hell, I am waiting. Selena looks at me.

"He is lying, Mom and even me. I can't promise that. I don't think it's a good idea to let that bastard walk away. Only If we get rid of him Tristan is safe afterward. You said yourself he is dangerous and may still have a connection with those who imprisoned Asmodeus. "Selena says and reveals excellent insight. That’s why I like her. She has a brain under that pretty hair of hers.

"Who cares about his connections? I, too, am more concerned about Tristan. Remember, he is still tied with Arya's fate. You guys don't see it. It's all connected to the attack on Arya by that demon when she was a student. I don't believe that is a coincidence; all the clues lead to the Firestorm household. Clearly, his target is Arya, and this is not just about her money; something else must be at stake here. That’s why, Asmodeus, it's better if we let him go, and then we follow him. All the clues lead to him getting rid of Arya for us. Ha, we might even help you if we get rid of Tristan's curse, but until then, we must keep him and Arya alive. "Sonya smiles at me, and this time it’s a sincere one. They really want to help me. I mean, I knew Selena would be on board, but this fox also.

"Ha-ha, woman, I knew you liked me, and you were just playing hard to get. That is why you made yourself beautiful. Admit it, like your daughter, you want my dick also. But I have to be honest, I can't handle your succubus pussy yet. I might die as soon as I fill you up, but I settle for your ass. "I tell them the truth to lighten the mood a little.

"Why, you damn bastard. I rather fuck a horse than let you near my ass, "Sonya says, annoyed.

"No, Mom, we must do it. I told you, I promised him. I decided that my first time to be with him. "Selena, I see, saw the opportunity to tell her about our deal.

“O my goddess, give my daughter some brain. What the hell are you saying? I thought you were just fooling around. Why him? Weren't you supposed to like girls? "Sonya nearly shouts.

"C'mon, I can't be a virgin forever. I need to get it out of my system, "Selena says." he promised he would be gentle and would become my husband. Then he would bring me more girls. "I smile and wave my hands, but wait, when did I promise that?

"Weagh," I don't want to know. "Sonya puts her hands on her ears. “Why goddess, why my own daughter with that thing? "Sonya gets to the ground and prays, and her eyes are lost in the skies somewhere.” It’s like this you want to punish me for my past sins” This damn woman doesn't know my greatness. If she had seen me when I was in my prime, she would’ve become wet instantly. I laugh to myself.

"C'mon, Mom, I am afraid I also need you there to cure me and prevent, you know. I don't really want to have little imps." Selena says with a begging voice

"Eggs, "I tell them," we demon lay eggs. I mean, demon women lay eggs. The imps hatch out only in the hot lava of the Red Mountain, "I say. I think I should mention this first.

"Yes, or eggs? Wait what? Selena looks at me curiously, but then she raises her shoulder. "Yeah, Mom, you heard him. I don't want to lay eggs."

"Noouu, goddess, you heard that. My own daughter gonna lay demon eggs”. Sonya tears some of her hair. “What have I done to deserve such an unfilial daughter? I imagined little grandchildren with soft pink cheeks that I would squeeze. Instead, I am making an egg omelet. Why goddess, why?" I can see she is faking a cry. ".he-he."

"C'mon, Mom, it's not so bad, "Selena says." I am joking, Mom; I don't think it's possible like humans and elves."

"Yeah, me too. You are a different species, but nevertheless. I should run some tests. "You, demon, during the war, you always mention. Some demons must've gone and **** humans and elves. You should know something." Sonya gets up after her fake dramatic outburst and looks angry at me.

"Yeah, woman. I was joking, it's not possible, "I confess." I heard stories in the barracks, and some demons were bragging. That did happen, but nothing; the women didn't remain with offspring, "I say, annoyed, and they look angry at me, "Like humans and elves didn't **** demon girls. It was war. What do you expect? "I snap at them. The fate of women in war, unfortunately, is an ugly one, I think to myself.

"Yeah, that's why I hate men, but Mom, I am serious; we will do it with or without you. C'mon, I want you there. "It's gonna be my first time, and I’m scared. "Selena pulls her mother by the hand and shakes her booty like a little girl asking for candy.

"The hell you think I don't know what you're up to, young lady. But fine, whatever, I will help you get off with him, but after that, you will go and get a real girlfriend, you hear me, "Sonya says." Shit, I can believe she agrees, and my dick already gets up. I have not one redhead but two foxy redheads. It looks like the light of the Chaos lord finally decided to shine on me, ha-ha.

"Yeyy, that's great. Let's do it, "I say.

"Not so fast. I am gonna put some conditions of my own, "Sonya says. “We will do it only after we get rid of Olden. Hey, take it or leave it. This way, you two going to think twice about killing him, "Sonya raises her shoulders.

"Okey, Mom, I don't care much about that fucker anyway, but if he hurts Asmodeus, he is dead, "Selena says seriously. Well, at least I got someone to carry on with my **** if something happens.

"Yeah, sure, I can wait for some time, and it is better this way. We can follow him and learn more about what happened to me, "I say. I can’t believe I am gonna let that fucker go, but whatever, I guess I need to be patient.

"Okay, that settles it then, "Sonya breaks the meeting and resumes her work in the garden. Selena runs off somewhere, and I fly into the house as I want to rest. Maybe tomorrow I need to fight.

Tomorrow is going to be an eventful day. It might even be my last day on this earth. I sit down and try not to think of anything. I am a demon general; fear is not something I am allowed to feel, and I take a deep breath and relax my muscles. So what if I die? I will return to the chaos that made me. My only regret is that I don't know how I ended up in this body. What kind of weird magic allowed such a thing to be possible? The soul realm must be impenetrable. Since when humans and elves can get in and out like in a damn brothel? I doubt our magic has made such progress in so many years. This magic must come from elsewhere, or maybe demon magic really changed in 10,000, as Sonya suggested. Caldea seemed proficient in blood magic and necromancy, and on top of that, she was a runemaster. How can she be so proficient in so many domains? What the hell are they teaching kids nowadays? Ah, whatever. It's better if I think of something more excellent, like two redheads bouncing on my cock. Yeah, that's a nice thought, ha-ha, and I close my eyes.