Regroup.

Eva suddenly bursts into a fit of laughter not far behind her. "Oh do you now~?" She grins and lunges forwards. The moment she grabs onto the house coat, it nearly slips right off her shoulders.

Malakae's eyes widen as she grabs onto the front in a **** attempt to keep it closed. "Let go, dumbass! Don't you see that I'm injured? Like Kyle said, I just went through a lot you know!"

"Dumbass isn't a very lady-like thing to say." Eva grins wide.

After a deep growl, Malakae turns around and immediately clutches her fingers through the front of Eva's blouse--the two buttons squeezed in her palm. She pulls forwards and up, nearly popping the bunny's bust right out from the bottom. In fact, Eva is **** onto her tippy-toes to prevent that from happening. She immediately flushes red and grabs onto the other girl's wrist with eyes like prey begging for its life.

"L-Let go, you're gonna--" Eva stutters out.

"I'm gonna what?" Malakae asks with a snarl.

"Leave yourself open!" Eva shouts before yanking on the drawstring of the other girl's robe.

Malakae gasps aloud. She's **** to let Eva go as her clothes fall open. She's briefly exposed before she's able to pull it tight against her body once again. "Y-You--"

"Oh relax," Niki says. From out of nowhere, she comes in to pull Malakae by her hip into a side-hug. "We'll just glad you're safe. We're glad everyone's safe! I think this is our greatest feat yet, though I only wish I could have fought that Vraelion guy myself. Maybe next time."

"You'll have to fight me for the privilege!" Bek shouts from down the road.

Meanwhile, Mistress Dajy saunters her way over with Amara holding onto her side, helping her walk. "That was... unpleasant," the succubus hisses. In her other hand, she clutches her own broken horn. "But I'm surprised to have this back. I never thought I'd see it again. Though I could have down without a pestilent mage thinking he could get the better of me."

"I am very glad that everybody is okay," Amara says.

Your eyes scan over the others. Not far off is Alice carrying an arm-full of shattered wooden blanks from the nearby house Lord Vraelion had crashed through. You take a few steps in that direction and wave her attention over. "Hey. How are you doing, Alice?"

"I, uhm. Well, I am fine all things considered," she responds.

After you approach, you speak quietly. "I know we've talked about it before, but you still know that you're nothing like those ALICE-bots, right?"

She glances away for a moment and nods. Just then, however, she looks into your eyes. Her lips slowly raise into a smile. "I know, Kyle. Thank you."

"Good."

Thomas Whitham hustles over and wipes the sweat from his brow. "Ah! Kyle. I don't know how you do it, but you look like you're barely drained after all that."

"It takes a lot to drain Kyle," comes a voice from behind you. It's Klava, the red-haired succubus in Dajy's harem--the one with freckles, who has the power to disrupt the flow of mana with her tongue. She bites her lip. "It's impressive."

"... I don't really want to hear that," Tom mutters in response.

Raleza, the purple-haired succubus, wraps her arm around the other and laughs. "So how'd we do, Demon King?" Of course, her power is that she grows in strength the more sexually denied she's been recently.

Brizi appears next. She's the succubus with blond pigtails, and the ability to become more powerful the more she sexually denies others. "I think we did pretty damn good."

"You all did spectacular," you reply.

"I hope you're right," Tom says. "I mean, I did my best, but what if that wasn't enough. I mean, my whole body is wobbling. I don't have the stamina some of you have."

Suddenly, a hand touches his shoulder. He turns around to see Vodrani, the final of Dajy's four succubi. She resembles her mistress the most, with long white hair flowing around two tiny white horns. She wears a black coat over a white tube top, and just as the others have, a pendant rests between her cleavage--one that allows her to magically transform into a human disguise. She has no special power like the rest, but she's both naturally stronger and faster instead. It leaves her in the position of big sister, protecting the other three, though in this moment, her expression is strangely tender. "If you'd like, I can help train your stamina."

Tom's face lights up red so quickly that you worry for a moment the rush of blood will cause him to faint. "I--Oh, w-well, I mean--"

"I think you fought valiantly. And I enjoyed our time together the one time we had our fun."

Klava whispers into your ear. "I have no idea how Vodrani's game is so bad as a succubus. I really don't."

"Can you say her game is bad if it works?" you reply.

She plants her hands on her hips. "I mean, I guess not."

"Come," Vodrani says, suddenly grabbing Tom by the collar of his shirt. "We celebrate our victory together. From now until tomorrow."

Tom's eyes widen. "I don't think I can survive that!"

"That's why we train," she replies while dragging him away.

You and the three succubi stare blankly as they go.

"... Huh. She doesn't usually act like that," Raleza comments.

Thud! Summer lands her boots down onto the ground not far in front of you. "What are you all standing around for? We just won an epic battle! Everybody's bellies are definitely empty after that. So as soon as you're all done out here, come to the castle, and we'll all eat and sing songs together!" She swings her spear up into the air, and the metal head falls right off a splintered break in the shaft.

"Summer. You should rest first," you say.

"Nuh uh. I'm gonna cook until I pass out, because I refuse to sleep when a great feast is needed."

Taiga walks her way over. "Let her do her thing," she says. "It isn't like you're going to convince her otherwise. I'll make sure she sleeps immediately after."

Linzeri glances over to the group with her arms crossed over her corset. "Ah... There you are, Dajy. I noticed you let a mortal take control of you. A foolish thing, letting one of your horns fall into the hands of strangers." Though after a pause and a deep breath, she steps closer. "But I took pleasure in watching you take his life."

"As did I," Dajy replies. "And thank you, Delphi," she says with eyes to the sky.

The pixie comes fluttering down. "Hey. I wasn't gonna let some freak hold you to the ground. If you didn't kill him, he'd have choked to **** by my magic instead."

"I think I oughta make some kind of speech," you say. "Hey, Delphi. Can you hoist me up onto one of those nearby rooftops?"

"You got it," Delphi says.

Using her glowing purple bands of magic, you vault up onto the top of a two-storey building near the front gates, where everyone has gathered. Once more for the day, you draw your sword, but this time, it isn't for combat. You thrust the tip upwards, and it shines with a brilliant pink glow. "Castle Phoenix is victorious!" you shout, first just to catch the attention of everybody around.

You then continue. "Thank you, everybody. I admit, when I first came to Absoterra, I was lost, frustrated, angry, confused, and scared. Then when I met my first friends, I was... still all of those things. We'd mess up jobs, often for really silly reasons, and I thought I was gonna die every time we battled any foe. But now I not only have a home to call my own, but when I look at you all, I see more than subjects to a king. I see something beyond friends as well. You proved to both me and our enemies today that you're not only powerful, but you work together in a way that no opponent can overcome. We won because we share a bond. These invisible strings that connect us... This sword in my hand, Awakened Lauo. Some of you know what it does, but for those who don't, the enchantment is rather embarrassing. It glows pink when it detects, well, somebody nearby who's horny. It senses desire. But there's something more. Whether it's lust or love, I can feel everybody's power flowing into me. This connection isn't shallow. The reason my sword glows now is because of something deeper. This right here is why we won! Not because of me or my sword, but because of our love for each other, and out desire to see a peaceful world!"

With that, everybody claps, even the two mages of the Circle. You look down and take a deep breath. The thunderous applause is almost overwhelming. In that moment, the metal of your blade glows even more vibrant. You stare into the reflection of yourself shining back at you. Then, with the battle officially over, you slide it safely back into its beautiful scabbard. The time for fighting is over. Now it's time to rest.

Fang slowly peaks up from the side of the building as she climbs her way up--toothy grin on her face. "You say it's from something deeper, but with how flushed some of the girls down there are, maybe it really is just empowered by their horniness after all," she whispers. "That includes me~!"

"Don't make me get the spray bottle," you say back.