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The piercing noise of my alarm wakes me from my slumber. I hit the snooze button and try to motivate myself to get out of my bed.
I hate mornings.
I get up and prepare to go to work. Another boring day in my boring cashier life. I’d ask what went wrong in my life if I didn’t know what it was already.
As I brush my teeth, I think about my deceased parents and sister. If that car accident wouldn’t have happened, I’d be probably leading a happy life right now.
Loving parents and a protective sister, taken away from me. I often wish I died with them.
I finish dressing up and go outside. My hair is a mess and my clothes aren’t fashionable at all, but who cares ? It’s not like anybody looks at me in this forgotten Australian hole.
Orphan life leads to no education leads to early jobs to somehow manage once you’re old enough to get by. You either walk, or give up and die killed by some deadly insect while you’re starving outside.
Can’t say I didn’t think about it, but did Calli sacrifice herself for me to end it myself ? That would be tarnishing my sis’ name.
She would’ve wanted me to strive, to become happy in life. So even if I don’t want to, I have to struggle, I have to do whatever I can do to survive and eventually find happiness.
But will I find happiness in this trash job, living alone in an old studio with no opportunity to meet new people ? I don’t think so.
“You’re almost late, Baelz ! Go change and get to work.”
Shut up, old man.
“Yes, sir.”
I try not to think about it, today is the day things will change, for the better I hope.
The day I hopefully take a step towards happiness.
And that’s precisely why this day feels so long. Usually, I’m so dead inside I don’t even notice all the awful things my old boss puts me through. But today ? I feel like putting his head into the cash register.
I manage to finish the day with no violence or outbursts.
Was it close at some points ? Oh god yes.
But I’m a mature 22 years old lady that is somehow able to hold out against the massive discrimination against poor people in this bloody country.
I think that, as if it was going to change the fact that I’m excited to do a demon summoning tonight.
Back at my apartment, I rush towards my library to find the book instilling me with hope after all those years.
“How to summon a succubus to comfort you 101, for dumb people.” I say out loud, reading the cover.
Books are honestly a big part of my life.
With no friends, no family and no one to turn to, my imagination saved me. What if my family was happy in paradise ? What if my sister had a second chance in life and got reincarnated ?
I read so many different stories to cope with my morbid reality, it affected my perception of it quite badly.
But I’m sure of it, there must be some sort of afterlife and some kind of unseen forces at work. It can’t possibly be just a stroke of bad luck. That would make no sense !
So when I found this book, I thought that I found the solution to my problem. If supernatural stuff ruined my life, I could use the supernatural to fix it.
No friends ? Summon them from the demon realm !
I just… really want someone to talk to.
I want that succubus to hold me, to pat my head, to tell me it’s going to be okay.
The pentacle is drawn, the candles are lit. I take a knife and slice my thumb a little bit.
It stings.
The blood drops in the middle of the circle and I start to chant.
“Demons of hell,
I command thee that is under my spell.
Come to protect my weeping heart.
And we shall never be apart.”
Please, from the bottom of my heart, make this work.
The pentacles lights up, purple smoke comes out of it, filling the room at an alarming rate. I cough and try to move in my messy apartment to find the windows, but I end up tripping on a book and landing on my butt instead.
I squeak.
“Are you okay ?” A soothing voice asks.
The smoke dissipates bit by bit, and my brain freezes as I look upon the succubus that I summoned.
She’s way too hot.
Standing in the middle of the pentacle, she’s bowing down and putting her hand out in my direction.
Her dark purple hair is long and silky, falling on her plump hips. Her horns show me that she is indeed a succubus, so do her voluptuous breasts and thighs. Her outfit is a skintight black and white leotard hugging her curves, a beautiful purple skirt with black and white thigh highs socks and sleeves.
The purple anemone on her skirt catches my eyes a lot, it’s really pretty… But without lying to myself, I know I’m staring at two things; her curves, womanly body, hot, love that for me. And her beautiful heterochromic eyes.
The glacial blue of her left eye, glowing in the dark of the room, is sending chills in my body while the soft pink of her other eye makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside.
She is perfect.
Like the anemone on her skirt, she looks gracious and out of this world, almost…
“Ethereal…”
“You still here with me ? You summoned me, right ?”
I realize that I’ve been staring at her without saying a thing and sheepishly grab her hand. She pulls me a bit too hard and makes me stand up only to fall again in her breasts.
“Sorry Ma’am !”
I yell while taking two steps away, getting my hand away from hers.
“Hey, relax. It’s okay to stare, it’s my job to look gorgeous.”
I laugh nervously.
Is it really okay for me to be blessed with such a wonderful lady ? I know it’s a succubus and she’s going to take away my soul… But do I care about that right now ?
She takes a step forward and brushes my hair with her right hand.
“You’re a bit small, but you sure are sexy, little one.”
Her other hand is on the side of my neck, as she gets just next to my ear and whispers.
“I could gobble you up right now.”
It’s been so long since I received any kind of physical affection… My body instinctively tenses up as soon as she touches me.
I want more.
But to my surprise, I can feel tears running on my cheeks.
Am I crying ?
Seeing that, the beautiful succubus takes a step back with a worried look.
“Wait, is it my fault ? I’m so sorry. I didn’t mean to I swear I-”
“It’s not you…” I say between sobs. “It’s just been so long since someone touched me like that…”
Taking my hand gently, she helps me to sit on the bed and wait patiently for me to stop crying. She looks genuinely worried about me.
Several minutes pass, my hand is still in hers. Her fingers are running circles gently around it. Her nails are short and manicured. The warm fuzzy feeling they send through my hand, slowly climbing on my arm feels so nice and fluffy… It helps me calm down.
“Are you okay ?”
“Yeah, just, you know… A bit of a headache after crying like that.” I mumble with an anxious laugh.
“Well, usually I would said “HiRyS, it’s IRyS” to present myself when coming out of the circle, but you were so cute I couldn’t hold myself back… I’m sorry.”
Her eyes are filled with guilt. Her pretty face shouldn’t be tainted with such sad emotions.
“No, it’s okay. I’m just like, not used to having anyone touch me. It overwhelmed me a little… I’m Hakos Baelz, but my sister used to call me Bae. Glad to meet you IRyS. ”
“Glad to meet you, Bae. I’ll admit that I’m surprised, people don’t usually summon a succubus to talk with her.”
Her giggle is adorable, but I can hear a faint sign of loneliness in it.
“Well, I summoned you mainly to have company. Don’t get me wrong you’re super hot and if I was able to I would be glad to do whatever you want to do with me but-”
Her finger on my lips makes me stop in my speedy tracks. Did I ever talk that fast out of embarrassment before ?
“I get that. It’s been so long since I had time to talk with anyone… I only have one friend to talk to when she’s not busy, but you know how overworked reapers are.”
“I can imagine the overworked part. Can’t say I have any friends though, else I wouldn’t summon a succubus to have a chat with me. I was hoping it would work, but now that I think about it, if a more aggressive succubus came out… I don’t want to imagine what could’ve happened.”
“I’ll have you know I’m only half succubus. I pride myself in worrying about my clients and making them feel the best possible.”
I laugh, was that a speech of a proud employee ?
“You’re really pretty when you smile, I’m glad I made you laugh.”
Her smile becomes victorious as I feel my head transforming into a tomato.
“Shut up you sexy half succubus ! You’re way prettier than any human on Earth !”
“As I said, it’s my job.”
“Well… erm… you’re also way nicer. How about that ?”
To my surprise, she doesn’t answer anything.
When I turn my head, I can see her with a genuine smile and teary eyes.
“Can I give you a hug, Bae ?”
Listening to her, it sounds less like she wants to give me a hug and more like she wants one. But I’ll gladly comply if it makes her happy.
“Come here.”
I open my arms, and this time, she slowly takes me into hers. I place my head just under her neck. She’s so soft and warm. I can feel the tightness of her embrace, it makes my heart race faster. I’m holding her tight but not so tight, I just want her to feel like she can cry if she wants to.
Judging from the wetness I can feel in my hair, she understands it.
“Say, Bae, you summoned me because you felt lonely right ?”
“Yeah…”
“Well, after tonight, may I visit you again ? I’m supposed to take your soul once I fulfill your wish, but it’s gonna take more than one night to make up for your loneliness.”
Who is the loneliest one of us two ?
This is what I would have asked if I didn’t understand that she’s too shy to talk about it right now.
It’s understandable honestly, we only just met each other. And even if I can feel this weird connection between us, as if we both don’t belong to the world we were born in, I can tell it’s gonna take more than that for her to open up to me.
The opposite is also true, we both didn’t say what our lives were like yet.
“It’s alright, let’s just stay like this for tonight.”
My life is weird. I’m with a gorgeous half-succubus, cuddling for the first time in my life while she’s crying for reasons I can’t understand yet.
It’s so bizarre.
And yet…
Why does it feel so right ?