The Hero Became a Succubus! - Chapter 170

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Chapter 170

The ogre Rudy laid his two unconscious companions down, then Kanae casted Sleep on him, too. They weren't going to be happy when they woke up. Kanae originally wanted to interrogate them, but she found something better instead. She turned to the five scared slaves composed of three demons and two goblins.

"Looks like it's your lucky day, because you're looking at none other than the High Priestess of the Eminence of Sin, Kanae Toyomi." Kanae revealed her succubus form to them

All five gasped so hard, she thought they were going to choke on their own tongues. They dropped to their knees in reverence.

"It's… It's really you… This must be providence!"

"You're a lot more beautiful in person than I imagined!"

Kanae was having a hard time containing her excitement. Their adoration gave her an indescribable high. She shut her eyes and lifted her nose to the ceiling, basking in their lavish praise.

"High Priestess… If you will please…"

"Hm?" Kanae opened her eyes to find the five slaves undressed and crowding around her, panting like dogs in heat.

"Please grant us your depraved touch and have sex with us!" the demon woman exclaimed.

"Eh? I-I don't think this is the best time to—"

She grabbed Kanae's hand and brought it to her soaked pussy. "But the Eminence of Sin encourages the practice of sexual freedom, no matter the time or place! We shout your names during the height of our climax, venture to lengths to reach even a fraction of your depravity, debase ourselves in devotion to you!"

"Well, no wonder you got caught and made slaves of! As a high priest, I command you to control yourselves before I control you myself!" Kanae exclaimed.

"That would make us even happier!" the demon shouted back, more fervent than ever.

Kanae stared absentmindedly at them. Was the Eminence of Sin always like this?

"C-Can we at least take this elsewhere? My Sleep spell won't last long. We need to get out of here before they wake up. Esta, break their chains for them," Kanae ordered.

"As you wish." Esta stepped forward, but the slaves recoiled.

"Wait! If you do that, people will think you're consorting with us. Look, we have brands on us, too." The demon pointed to her upper arm, branded with the mark of a spade.

"Did the viscount do this to you?" she asked.

"No, we did this to ourselves because it reminds us of your succubus tail."

Kanae slapped a hand over her face and groaned.

"Okay… We just need to pretend you're our slaves on the surface, right?" Kanae picked up the chain to their necks, and they immediately began to pant heavily.

"How about me, Master?" Esta asked, picking up a chain on the ground and looking at her eagerly.

"Can we be serious here! The five of you, just act natural. If the Eminence of Sin is in Brimstone, then there must be more of you in hiding. Take us to where your people are hiding," she demanded of the slaves, then transformed back with Human Form.

They nodded. The group began their trek back to the surface. Some parties entered the caverns with slaves of their own. Upon exiting the elevator and back onto the surface of Brimstone Refuge, they ran into a crowd drawn in by some commotion near another elevator.

"Witness us, Eminence of Sin!" Two naked demons were going at it like rabbits on an elevator, currently on the rise to the top of the citadel.

"Oh, no. Not those freaks again. And on the elevator?!" A couple of annoyed guards pushed past the crowd to get to them.

"What are they doing…?" Kanae dreaded to ask.

"Expressing their faith to the Eminence of Sin. How wonderful. If only they knew a high priestess was watching," the demon slave said.

"Sh!" She yanked hard. "Don't just say that out aloud!"

"Ahhh~ Thank you for this treat!"

The weird sex cult that Kris mentioned… it was actually the Eminence of Sin.

"By the way, what were they having you guys do down there anyway?" Kanae whispered.

"Mining for minerals and carving tunnels into the caverns. It's dangerous work, but doing so helps vent the heat from the volcano. We were enslaved to do it because well, it's no one in their right mind would risk digging into lava," she explained.

They traveled to a remote part of the city buttressed between the natural crater wall and tall buildings, where there was significantly less foot traffic. The demon woman led them to a run down apartment complex in which many windows were boarded up. Its front door was broken and only leaned against the entrance. Esta pulled it aside for them to enter, then put it back into place.

A haze of ashes and dust lingered inside the dark lobby. It didn't seem like anyone was around, but the footprints on the floorboards suggested otherwise. They followed the demon woman behind the front desk. She pulled the rug away, revealing a hatch. Opening it revealed a set of stairs leading to a basement floor.

No. More than that. The earth had been hollowed out for an underground village. Numerous people wandered about, farming and trading. They lived in mud huts, tents, and cabins made of scavenged wood and metal. Farther in and against the wall, rows of chairs and carpets had been laid out that faced a pulpit.

"This is your hideout?" Kanae asked in awe at their perseverance.

"We have many more scattered across the city, but this is our largest." The demon woman walked ahead and called out to her people. "Everyone, listen! Our faith has been answered. A high priestess of the Eminence of Sin has come!"

The underground villagers stopped what they were doing. Their eyes became moist with tears.

"She has?"

"Our prayers have been answered!"

"Bless the Eminence of Sin!"

Soon, several hundred people had gathered to meet Kanae, kneeling on the ground with their heads bowed low. The only one who didn't was the demon who brought them here.

"Oh, I haven't introduced myself yet. My name is Alianna Sinclair. I'm the leader and unofficial high priestess of this sect." She turned around and smiled.

Kanae and Esta were given a royal welcome. At least as royal as the underground village could possibly afford. Despite their modest living down here, they were able to provide wine and food normally found on the surface.

"I'm sorry this is all we can offer you, High Priestess. Perhaps a helping of our finest meat?" Alianna offered graciously.

"I could go for some meat," Esta said.

Alianna clapped her hands twice. A line of ten bare naked and eager people entered the mud hut.

"On second thought, maybe we don't want that kind of meat!" Kanae declined.

Their smiles flipped to frowns, and they trudged back outside in disappointment.

Alianna closed the door after the last one left. The self-proclaimed high priestess was a spunky demon of modest height. Her skin was closer to pink compared to Kris and long, curly black hair draped down to her chest. She had a silver piercing on the right corner of her lip and another on her right nostril. A serpent tattoo ran down the side of her left cheek down to the neck.

"Your hospitality is most welcome." Esta thanked her with a nod. "I have to ask— how did you and your people manage to stay hidden from Viscount Bashaun? There are as many guards as citizens outside."

"A lot of people worship the Eminence of Sin secretly. Not enough to overtake the city, mind you, just to make the authorities worried. Can I ask a question, too? What brings you to Brimstone? Are you actually here to help us?" Alianna asked.

"We're looking for information. Maybe you can give us some insight, but first… Did you know the Queen-Mother and her succubi are invading Artaggon?" Kanae questioned back.

"Boy, do we know," she answered promptly. "It's the hubbub all over Artaggon. Although, that succubus queen is known derisively as the Underqueen. It's why Viscount Bashaun is on edge and throwing chains on us. High Priestess, Is the Eminence of Sin allied with the Underqueen's forces?"

"Absolutely not. Also, you need to stop your people from having sex in public… All you're doing is getting yourselves enslaved."

"B-But it's the best way to draw the public eye! How else will we recruit more?"

"Normally!" Kanae retorted.

This sect of the Eminence of Sin was a lot more wild than the rest. But this was good. The religion's influence was proliferating naturally to reach as far as Artaggon. That made Kanae's path to deification easier. Two conditions remained: defeating two more candidates and attracting 100,000 worshippers. The denizens of Artaggon were an untapped resource.

Or… Maybe they weren't. If the small pockets of worshippers here kept getting themselves captured, then what's the point?

"Is there any news on what Charron is doing about the Queen-Mother?" Kanae asked.

"Not that I've heard. Lady Dahlia is apparently seeing success in repelling their invasion from the south. How long she'll last, no one knows," Alianna explained.

"That's impressive. I wonder if hellhounds have racial resistance against succubus magic?" Esta wondered aloud.

Kanae shuddered, recalling the beating Lady had given her. Thank goodness for Masochist in weirding the demon lieutenant out. From what Alianna said and in her past fights, the hellhound seemed to be a natural at fighting succubi.

In other words, the Queen-Mother and Lord Charron's forces were at a stalemate. That was good news for the Commonwealth and Radevic, but it didn't really answer the question they were tasked to uncover— what were Mistresses Love and Debauchery's goals? Just to enact revenge?

Maybe it was time to take this investigation up a notch, the succubus way.

"Esta, step out for a while," Kanae ordered.

Esta did as asked without question and closed the door on the way out.

"H-Have I displeased you, High Priestess?" Alianna asked.

"No," Kanae said, scooting up next to the demon woman and caressing her arm. "How would you feel about becoming an official high priest yourself?"

"It would… be an honor…"

Kanae pushed Alianna down onto the warm floor, then pulled her pants down. She had a tuft of hair above her clit, and below that was a very wet pussy.

"This is for your devotion— chuu!" Kanae kissed Alianna's clit, sending the demon into a bout of trembling ecstasy.

"Aaahhh! High Priestess… Thank you! I'll endeavor to serve you more!" Alianna exclaimed.

Kanae helped herself to Alianna, licking her honey pot of its dripping nectar. The demon clawed and kicked the dirt. Hoarse gasps escaped her lips. Her normally pink skin had taken on a deeper shade of red.

"Shllrrp… You're going to continue… shlrrrp… serving me dutifully… chuu… In return… shlluurpp… I'm going to bestow upon you a gift to become a succubus. Do you accept?" Kanae plunged her tongue into the demon's pussy.

"I accept! I accept! Anything… you wish… mmmh… I shall obey… Ooohh, your tongue is so… I'm— aahhh!" Alianna tensed up and climaxed. She gushed even more, giving Kanae a hearty feast.

With that, Alianna now met all four conditions. Kanae climbed on top and planted a kiss on her. A flood of magical energy transformed the common demon into a hybrid succubus. Where she originally didn't have a tail and wings, they now sprouted from behind her.

Kanae lifted Alianna upright while their lips were still connected. Her new wings fluttered excitedly, and the tail whipped about. Sisterhood complete. Another succubus had been added to the succudex. This should be fine. Transforming didn't make them a true succubus, so Charron had little reason to capture her even if she were to be caught.

"Your orders are to grow the Eminence of Sin's influence in Brimstone Refuge and continue recruiting. Discreetly! No public displays of sex. For the long game, I want you to slowly work your way up to charming Viscount Bashaun. Have I made myself clear?" Kanae asked.

"Consider it done, but first… May I have more?" Alianna pleaded sweetly.

Kanae smiled and obliged the newly transformed succubus with a tender one.

They emerged from the hut to cheers and applause. While other women begged Kanae to transform them, too, she had to regrettably reject them. The point was not to draw attention, and too many succubi in one place would do just that.

"Before we go, there's one more thing. Is there anything of note in northern Artaggon? Like… I don't know… for necromancers or something?" Kanae asked.

"Not to my knowledge? It's just a long stretch of desert," Alianna explained.

Nothing, huh? Then why did Edina want to go there so badly while in a trance?

Kanae and Esta headed back to the adventurer's hall to turn in their quest. They received a handful of fifty zerkah. The flat, egg-shaped currencies were dented all around. It costed them twenty to rent a room for the night.

When night fell and the oppressive humidity returned to Suvius, so did Arenade and Eliza to the hall. They were drenched in sweat from head to toe.

"I got your stupid bavarii." Arenade tossed to Kanae a small glass jar, containing a floating yellow wisp, then threw herself face-first into bed.

The little dustball bounced about. This was supposed to give good dreams somehow? Well, that didn't really matter. It was the reward that awaited Kanae after handing this to King Turren. She was already getting wet with anticipation.

"So, what did you guys find out? Hopefully better luck than us?" Arenade asked.

"We made contact with an Eminence of Sin sect. Small group and a little too horny, but I think they can do some good here. You?" Kanae turned to the other two.

"We learned that Bashaunites love harassing the citizens," Eliza began with a sigh and sat down in bed. "They are named after the viscount's secret police, made up of extremely loyal herzuliths and demons. But Kanae, you may want to take a seat for this. It's about north of Artaggon."

Kanae drew a sharp breath and was all ears.

The sorceress continued, "Understand that this could very well just be a ramblings of an old adventurer. Supposedly, north of Artaggon is a desert. Arenade and I were told that an ancient city is buried underneath all the sand."

"I've certainly never heard of it," Arenade chimed in. "But the guy we talked to said a sandstorm unearthed some pillars dating back centuries. Maybe that ancient city is where Edina was headed? But we were pretty much at the border when she started zombie walking. North could easily be anywhere in Artaggon!"

Everyone was at a loss. Kanae especially out of worry for her best friend.

"Is there really nothing we can do for Edina?" Kanae sighed.

"Don't lose heart, Amethyst. We know someone whose specialty is to discover the uncharted. She is none other than Kris," Eliza said.

"Not only her, Mitty as a Pathfinder might also be able to help," Esta added.

There was hope yet and that was enough to lift Kanae's spirits. They decided to sleep on it and went to bed that night, lulled to sweet dreams by the bavarii wisp.

For Kanae, she dreamed of being in a wedding dress and entering Titan's stable. There, they fucked day and night, breeding an army of languisteeds that trampled all who dared threaten their paradise.