The choice is clear... it's time to finally put Strokmier to use!

You take a moment to focus, not only channeling the necessary magic into the palm of Strokmier, but also calming your mind. You're likely only going to get one shot at this; once she realizes you have a viable chance of defeating her, she will not pull any punches - or any slashes, for that matter.

You ease through the window fully, brushing aside the drapes in front of you and preparing to strike. Time crawls by as you mentally walk through all the possible approaches, how things could go wrong and how to manage those risks. But in the end, you don't really have a choice.

There's nothing left to do but jump.

You finally brace yourself and leap out over the succubus. As you fly through the air, you aim to straddle her and grab onto the back of her neck with your gauntlet. With the grace of a jungle cat, you land just above her wings, forcing her deeper into the bed with your weight - and at the same time, grabbing her neck and holding on for dear life! Her entire body tenses up as she tries to spring upwards, but you have her pinned down and unable to fight back.

"What the- who the fuck..!"

Before she can sputter anything else, Strokmier's magic starts kicking in. Jolts of energy course through her body and light up her skin with sparks! She shrieks, struggling with renewed desperation as her sleepy confusion fades and she realizes what's happening.

"What are you doing?! Stop that! STOP THAT!!"

Her wings beat wildly as she tries to throw you off of her, and she claws at the bed sending shreds of cloth flying. With her chest pressed firmly against the bed, you are mostly out of reach of her claws, and she's in too much of a panic to coordinate an attempt to buck you off. More importantly, your magic is starting to take effect - a magical blue aura spreads over her body from her neck, and her erotic energy starts to wane. Far from subdue her however, she only struggles even harder and shakes the bed in the process!

"No no no no no! Fuck no, I can't fucking go back yet! I'm not ready, pleaseeeee!"

Her enraged shrieks devolve into sobs of terror as her presence continues fading. Her body is already starting to dissipate into sparks of azure light, piercing the purple haze swirling around you both. With a final **** scream she finally disappears in a burst of light and smoke!

Then, silence.

It's just you on the bed, with lingering specks of light and torn cloth scraps drifting in the air around you. You breathe heavily and collapse backwards onto the bed as the weight of your achievement starts to dawn on you. You actually did it!

Looking around you, you can already see the sickly fog filling the room start to fade - the oppressive sweet smell is gradually blown away by the gusts of wind passing through the window. You look outside, watching her corruptive influence unravel as more of the disgusting fog is blown away like smoke from a fire. The brackish goo coating the water slowly burns away as it's exposed to clean air and moonlight. Even the woods around the tower seem to be slowly recovering their vigor.

It's finally over - no doubt, the fortress still holds dozens of magical artifacts the succubus has been hoarding, but you'll have time to sort through the loot later. Once you return to the village and your feats are recognized, you'll be set for life! You slump back onto the bed, smiling proudly as you take a well deserved rest...

~ A Final Farewell ~ With the succubus banished for good, your career and fortune as a professional mage is firmly established! The story has ended for now... but there are other conclusions to be discovered. Explore the full tower and read again! If you desire, return to S-01 to restart the story.