An Incubus Life

Send me a PM in Patreon, I will email you the word doc tomorrow for 134. I can open it so I don’t know what is happening on your end

Erick Thiemke

I seem to only be missing access to 134 now. Any advice?

Mark

are you using the app or accessing through the web? The Patreon app has a ton of problems

Erick Thiemke

Thanks for the tip about scribblehub.

Mark

From Chapter 147: “Yes, I work for the United States Army, Thirteenth SpecOps Group. We help facilitate dealing with the supernatural and extraterrestrial,” he explained. A Major in the US Army would be part of a Special Forces Group (rather than a SpecOps Group), unless the group was actually part of JSOC (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joint_Special_Operations_Command) in which case I have no idea what it would be called. There are groups in JSOC that we still don't know the names of. That said, having a 13th SF Group would be a wonderful analog to the Special Air Service Regiment that Charlie Stross has in the Laundry Files. Suggested edit "Yes, I work for the United States Army, Thirteenth Special Forces Group."

jsw

no - I meant that these are her descendants. To keep the linage pure. But there is probably an ability that can be purchased to filter the demonic heritage

Erick Thiemke

jsw

I just finished reading chapter 133 and I do not understand why Caleb doesnt just charm every enemy. It would be easier and quicker than to fight them. Additionally his interrogation would be much more effectiv, because they would readily give him all the information he wants. He would not have to worry about them leaving out important information, which is a flaw of his 'truth spell' that he is aware of since his first meeting with Dakkon. It would also eliminate the need to have someone watch them, as they could take care of themselfs and even stall their superior in case they ask for a report. If that is explained in later chapters please just ignore this foolish mortal for questioning you.

dontcaredidntask

this is how they were posted before Collections were introduced. there is a quick link to this page on the first page you can see

Erick Thiemke

Hey alwaysrollsaone, i just wanted to note that this post is missing from the An Incubus Life collection. It was a bit confusing, as there is a big gap between the free chapters on Scribblehub and the posts in the collection.

dontcaredidntask

mind space? probably not worth it. he has to spend aether to import items and then can freely move that item back and forth. kind of like his book scanning ability but the books are only in his mind space

Erick Thiemke

jsw

thanks Kylie! glad you are liking it

Erick Thiemke

Loving this story! Keep up the great work!!!

Kylie

My take - Jade and Caleb have been negotiating over raising catkin from the moment she became an Alpha. He's asked plenty from her - talk to the wolfkin about the delve, come protect the cabin, etc. She's upfront and honest about what she is and what her goals are (unlike her mother) and she was willing to risk her life to protect the leader of her clan. It just seems weird that the MC has gone from "hey, stupid idea here, but go with me - I'm going to make an enemy more powerful with the faint hope that it works out down the line" to "hey, I know this is dumb, but rather than take a faithful ally and make her - and myself - more powerful, I'm going to damage my relationship with her." Caleb would have picked up a fair bit of life force for enhancing a few cat cores and that, it seems to me, would have enabled him to have even more upgrades before the coming trip off-world and the fight with the angelic. The MC should be playing the role of the US in pre-1941 WWII - running a "lend-lease" program to strengthen his allies and making himself stronger. Regardless, loving the story. Minor quibbles at best. :-)

jsw

really? i see her turning into her mother. i do not plan to have them come into conflict but i am trying to hint at points that many people are not going to put his interests first. Amdromeda warned him this would happen - people would use him and/or betray him

Erick Thiemke

jsw

Manaus and Obidos are both towns on the Amazon. I learned that from them being used as code names for Amazon.com software. For example the 'o' in this URL stands for Obidos. https://amazon.com/o/asin/B08BKGYQXW

jsw

135 - Gotta say I didn't see that coming! I hope Kiri isn't too mad, I kinda thought she would be around for the long run before this.

jsw

Manaus is a big city close to the Amazon (source: am Brazilian)

Lena

Your right. I was thinking Argentina….bigger city. I wanted something near the Amazon for a side arc in the future. I will have to change it

Erick Thiemke

Buenos Aires in Brazil? Like here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires,_Pernambuco ???

D. G.

Chap 132 "Could you send Frost of Monsoon to help protect her?", I think "of" should be "or".

jsw

he has not unlocked the ability yet

Erick Thiemke

jsw

It is the Hearth Stone…is the cornerstone of building her rule. I should stick with Hearth Stone though as it sounds better.

Erick Thiemke

jsw

I thought you were angling for Iris to be become the first recipient of a Binding Contract to increase her power. I thought this was coming for two reasons: (1) her core was "only" increased to 0.40 (iirc) and (2) I could see her deciding that she want to make her bond to Caleb permanent.

jsw

thank you 🙂👍

marconjecture

No, still at 3 chap a week . Some weeks two due holidays and such. The higher tier is just 3 chaps ahead

Erick Thiemke

Are you slowing the releases, until you build up advanced chapters for the higher tier? No sweat, just not entirely clear from the chapter release page. 😉

marconjecture

117 “ The brainwashing classes did not phase her,” phase ~> faze. Phase is a state of being. Ice, water, and steam are phases of H2O. My daughter went through a boy band phase. Faze is an emotion between fear and shock.

Steve W

117 “ trying to bid her time” bid ~> bide

Steve W

117 “ Let is why I am being sent as a liaison.” Let ~> That

Steve W

117 “ I tapped my wrist cire reader and peeked at it” core reader

Steve W

117 “spent a few minutes in the mirror as my Appolyon Silverhorn.” …looking at myself in the mirror in my Appolyon Silverthorn form.

Steve W

116 Holly shit ~> Holy shit

Steve W

no...he has much bigger things on his plate. he might join them for a practice and show off a bit in a future chapter but no professional sports for the incubus

Erick Thiemke

Is Caleb considering playing for the capitals?

Michael

Right now It is just an obscure prophecy … don’t buy too much into it. Could mean anything…..

Erick Thiemke

Oi, 3 children is way too low. Man is a incubus that could live for thousands of years 3 kids with in his whole life is weirdly fucking low. Like make it a current period of time like a decade, couple decades, or a century or make it a dozen kidos but the prophecy only applies to the first 3.

Rd Zg

I feel you there, apple’s autocorrect is very helpful until you get slightly out of mainstream, then it can be a nightmare.

Steve W

corrected it on the master - when i write on the iPad the autocorrect spelling messes with things. don't always catch it in a read edit - thanks

Erick Thiemke

Ahhh! Scary cliff, need an oracle to tell me what’s going to happen next. So don’t break her!

Steve W

114 “ I can not risk being seen Caleb’s car while guided as Apollyon,” seen -> seen in *** “guided as” disguised as ( or something, guided makes no sense )

Steve W

Yep that is why they are called cliffhangers. Back to three chapters a week next weekend. Family reunion took a lot out of me and I have to make an extra chapter for the Seraphim tier tonight. Been writing for 9 hours today and still not done!

Erick Thiemke

Thanks for the chapter, and been enjoying the story, but that's a mean Tuesday cliff on 114! haha :)

Borindak

got these two ✔✔

Erick Thiemke

Sorry, it was 112. ***“ the school was trying to cover their basis for avoiding a lawsuit” basis->bases. *** “I actually liked bringing Lezerath’s teaching methods to bare on Hazel.” bare -> bear.

Steve W

which chapter is that correction in?

Erick Thiemke

116 bare / bear. Bare is naked. You bare your soul to your spouse. Bear is the critter in the woods as well as touching/supporting something, like a bearing. He was strong enough to bear the weight of the bare bear.

Steve W

Huh, stupid math. I will edit again. It will say something like your Cap should be between two and three times your core level

Erick Thiemke

Your core level time 2 plus your core level us literally your level times 3

Rd Zg

I really am enjoying everything so far, including and especially the focus on Caleb's mind-scape and the preparation for battle. (... Forgot the rule to never mention specific plot points you hope will happen to the author. So, I hope you didn't see the missing sentence 😉...) No complaints, at all! I am just greedy for more! Caleb's neglect for his own and his girlfriends' feelings really does fit the encroaching demonic mindset and could motivate him to fight more for his human side. It's also a great opportunity for Narisha to caring and righteous narrow to shine.

marconjecture

the mind space development is the focus for two reasons - the upcoming fight with the aboleth and the MC testing his succubus form is coming. I can see where you feel Iris is a fifth wheel. The MC does respond to her whenever she requests his attention, though. I guess from the demon aspect, he is focused on his more powerful companions. I will think of something to bring Iris into the fold when they go back to the transits - maybe she becomes an artificer? wearing powerful magic items or something

Erick Thiemke

Love the new chapters! Nashira is a great addition. I would love more romance developing, more of his human values and emotions resisting his demon nature. And, Iris with her permanently small core, strong ties to her kidnapped parents and Caleb's infatuation has almost completely disappeared, being replaced by Abigail, Bedelia and Artica. I'd love for her to be central to some more emotional turmoil, again.

marconjecture

Yep, thanks :)

Christian Mordal

I think he turned the corner with Bedelia a few chapters ago. He was suspicious of her for a long period but she has earned his trust. Now he is trying to entice her into a more physical relationship at her request. He wants her to say she wants it. The Pandora aspect is a little more downplayed as she represents his inner succubus (feminine side) that he is unwilling to confront. Does that help?

Erick Thiemke

Im a bit confused as to why he is being a dick to Bedelia, who has been nothing but helpful, while still being a pushover for Pandora who is literally his own construct who’s only purpose is to assist him.

Christian Mordal

Oh my god, don't to stop your vacation! You need your me off, if you don't want to burn out!!! 😢

marconjecture

Auto-correct is a wonderful, yet, terribly annoying invention. We all know the pain.

marconjecture

I’m writing on my phone right now and don’t have access to grammarly. Doing my best to edit myself. I didn’t have a signal till this morning to upload. I am going to add some more to this chapter. The MC will think his charm ability could always erase things of Rob goes off the rail for one. I kind of rushed the writing on the interaction. Unfortunately for the MC I am bringing in another faction-the Vatican Arbitors - or some other name

Erick Thiemke

I would avoid children at this point. Unless he abandones most of his humanity, I wouldn't think he could abandon his children, especially, since they would be automatically contracted too. Maybe as a sperm donor to infertile parents, while paying for his child's freedom.

marconjecture

Ch. 96 has a few auto-correct mistakes. Rob's religious viewpoint really fucked this up immediately. Caleb's remaining humanity should be his most important treasure and will need to be protected from more disappointment and growing distrust. It is the one thing that can make him unpredictable to other higher being for thousands of years to come. Rincewind's perspective and mentorship could become an incredibly important balance to Andromeda's influence and Caleb's new instincts.

marconjecture

We need some antagonists for the MC and someone for the readers to hate

Erick Thiemke

Screw Mandy and screw Agatha. Want to see them crash and burn.

SLayGunner

I would like some Puccini Chocolate plz

SLayGunner

That’s the plan but not sure when

Erick Thiemke

Plz only girl on girl if you do the sucky succubus

SLayGunner

i think you are right. he just had the Florida grandparents. thanks I will make the correction. next chapter is almost done.

Erick Thiemke

I thought his fathers parents were dead

Rd Zg

Personally I’d be down for the incest, but I feel like the succubus route wouldn’t fit the story

SLayGunner

Ah I see, I thought it was going the incest route TBH due to the ever-increasing sexual tension, and the fact she was brought into the fold. It'd seem kinda odd to make her a succubus, not only because it'd enslave her to Andromeda, but from a platonic brother's perspective, encouraging your sister to sleep around to gain power feels kinda ehhhh - double standards I know.

S

I was referring to bringing Paige in on the secret. I put out there they were close and I haven’t decided what to do with the relationship yet (no incest). I was thinking of having Andromeda give him a quest in order to give Paige magic or even make her a succubus but I think the MC would prefer the former and not have his sister tied to Andromeda like he is. (Spoiler follows. Stop reading now if you don’t want hints)…………..,. The aboleth is a side quest and vector for the larger plot

Erick Thiemke

Which reveal are you concerned about? Hard to comment on the Aboleth as we don't know much yet or what the plan is, but the reveal itself was fine, IMO. The reveal to Paige felt natural and well-timed. I know we'll have another reveal next chapter too 😅

S

I personally prefer it when there isnt some world destroying scenario that the utterly unqualified MC has to fix.

Christian Mordal

chapter wise...maybe 100 chapters...that would be about 4-5 months. the first arc has the MC encountering his antogonist...almost there

Erick Thiemke

and when will that be in real life time? Like give a rough estimate.

Rd Zg

maybe when he moves to the 22nd layer he will leave behind some. he is going to the elven city soon and will get an influx of life essence from that trip

Erick Thiemke

When will the half demons be born/conceived?

Rd Zg

thanks i added a few sentences with his mindset of protecting her from becoming dedicated to the saliva again

Erick Thiemke

It reads more like he is trying to blow her off. Dont know if that was the intention.

Christian Mordal

Iris was excited to test the saliva to see how big to make the magical litmus tabs. She had an addiction problem with his saliva so disregarded her help

Erick Thiemke

Why did he ignore Iris at the end?

Scientist Valci

Nice. Feels like the story need some setbacks. Been smooth sailing for a bit too long, especially now that the headmaster seems to be neutral.

Scientist Valci

I think you understood, but I wanted to just elaborate a bit more. I thought that the whole meeting with Anya was sus and how her mother acted as well. The MC mostly ignored it. But to me it seemed just like how Agatha made Jade's younger sister try to get with MC. So it felt like it could have been set up. Same arena same race, instant date. Very sus. How Anya acted as well. All her school mate didn't know here like she just moved here or something like that. It all could have pointed to it being a set up. Of intentionally pumping and dumping a girl on the MC. Anyway, just seemed really cool plot twist, and wanted to write a bit more about how I imagined it

Scientist Valci

A little spoiler here….Rose is a minor antagonist….after all every rose has its thorns

Erick Thiemke

Maybe after the fact, we definitely haven’t heard the last from Agatha. The plan was once Jade gets her house she decides to come and live with Jade. But turning Anya’s parents and there by leveraging Anya…not a bad idea

Erick Thiemke

Great work. One thing I think would have been genius if Anya and her mother were contractors of Jades mother to find out about his ability. It could still work with the current setting, by her pretending she was in heat. It would be a setback for MC of course but it would also add a lot of pace and action to the story, if Jade's mother decides to spread the news among the catkin. It would also add a bit of facts of not sleeping with just anybody and would add more tension of unknow.

Scientist Valci

I know it is a slow burn story but the time it takes until impregnation sex will take YYYYYYEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRSSSSSSSS until it happens. It is chapter 72 and his life essence capacity is 160 far from the 1000 needed. And the enhancement semen doesn't increase capacity at all.

Rd Zg

also pretend to have not read the note about Rose--you don't want a spoilers

Erick Thiemke

thanks, fixed it

Erick Thiemke

Looks like you posted the start of ch 73 rather than ch 72

Premium_Marzen

Great work

Scientist Valci

That's the one I can't wait to know the most about.

Scientist Valci

almost done. just trying to figure resolution to the Mary encounter

Erick Thiemke

More please.

Scientist Valci

This has become my favorite series. I for one would be happy if this one become the focus.

Christian Mordal

Some important questions will be answered next chapter

Erick Thiemke

Oh man, why you gotta leave us hanging like that 😅

S

Chapter 64: <<i>> Since it is indirect speech, it should be: <<i>> Or direct speech: <<i>> Can't wait for chapter 65! Should he ask aunt Amelia to get extra large beds? 😜</i></i></i>

marconjecture

no you were right. i had used cliche in both chapters but only corrected one to clique

Erick Thiemke

Maybe I don't have the recent version.

marconjecture

thanks...will have it corrected in a few moments. i thought I fixed that but maybe I just edited in in the chapter 62 and not 61

Erick Thiemke

Chapter 61 "This was not my cliché." should be "clique" instead.

marconjecture

we will see. the MC is going to enter a survival arc in the transit soon. i have been using D&D monster manuals for reference material so I expect to have a lot of interesting encounters

Erick Thiemke

Discern truth is the base as lie detecting. You can tell when you lie by not feeling truth.

Rd Zg

I love this webnovel tbh but small idea for the far future when he gets strong enough he can turn some of the girls into succubus because it has me wondering how much they can harvest from each other

Carlos Vargas

Absolutely. My answer ended up in the wrong thread below 😂🙄

marconjecture

One hint….Earth is not the center of the universe (on this layer or any other)

Erick Thiemke

If they were out to protect humanity then why would they make such a poor effort in trying to find two of humanities great mages/researchers…the Cartwrights?

Erick Thiemke

The MC isn’t far off in his hypothesis…the Magus Arcanium is not what you think it is

Erick Thiemke

Sooo... I am more than intrigued reading the latest chapter! Making the whole orc invasion matter strangely incongruent on purpose is not something I had any inkling of and is a plot twist I really enjoy. While it is not a completely unknown territory for a sinister secret magic government, it came out of total left field for me. Touché!

marconjecture

I hope I hit your questions with Vida's interrogations. chap 50 is going to be very interesting, I think. A somewhat unwelcome surprise for the MC when he gets to Iris' house. Hopefully, Chap 49 wasn't too much of a reach...

Erick Thiemke

I’m in EST. I appreciate all feedback. Grammar is hard to correct since I try to use my time writing. But plot holes, misplostings I try to do right away

Erick Thiemke

I am really grateful for you writing until late into the night, just to get us our story fix. Just wanted to let you know, since it seemed like a glitch. Btw, what time zone is that?

marconjecture

I must have not saved after loading it

Erick Thiemke

Yeah I finished it last night. I get off work at 3:30, so will post it then. Chap 48 should be posted shortly after

Erick Thiemke

47 isn't posted, yet, but marked as such in the chapter overview?

marconjecture

Draining her would make him the very monster Abigail was afraid of, when they met. It is already scary enough to have sex with a demon, who refuses to take a life that way, let alone if he showed to be morally capable of it. Since he struggled to treat the orc teens as mortal enemies and disliked Bedelia for her racism/speciesm, I think he will do anything to let the orc girl live. Enthralling her and making her into another hidden ally seems logical and fitting the harem theme of your story. And personally, I would be pretty disappointed to have him turn from an empathetic hero to just another psychopath.

marconjecture

I will go into orc culture and the origin planet in the next chapter when they question the captive more in depth. The chapter was more to show the MC trying to cope with killing a sapient being and his failure to do so. The orcs are a minor antagonist element right now. What should he do with her? Drain her of all her life essence…convert her to a servant….release her….educate her as a mage with Abigail

Erick Thiemke

So, if it is cheap enough to send young women to another planet, rather than to forcefully sterilise them, why haven't the orcs invaded with significant forces? Only if most die before they even reach Earth, would it make sense to send weak individuals on these suicide missions. That could be because they don't even know, whether Earth is a habitable planet among many targeted, the teleportation is so imprecise that many end up in outer space or there are defenses/predators that kill most on the way, irrespective of individual power. If "phoning home" or building a beacon for precise teleportation could be followed by full invasion forces, there wouldn't be bounties but a general mobilisation to kill the invaders as quickly as possible. If it is the third, they could only conquer Earth by procreation, even once they turn it into an ice ball.

marconjecture

It will be explained more in next chap. Sending the weak females prevents them from reproducing. I will note in the larger sites that young small males were sent as well

Erick Thiemke

I would make the invading orcs include a male orc to allow the invaders to reproduce. Sending mostly female and young invaders really only makes sense if the teleportation is costly and getting more expensive the higher the ranks. If it was affordable enough to send the dregs of society, they would have already sent armies, unless of course they send orcs to all kind of planets and don't yet know, whether Earth even supports life.

marconjecture

oooh 45 is a good chapter over all time to kill some orcs lol

wholock202

Oh I thought just undergrad was paid for. I can change the country

Erick Thiemke

Just a small nitpick: University tuition in Germany is almost free, while loans and grants are from the government or large foundations. A professor would have little influence on those. A professor heading a department chair would, however, be able to employ her as an assistant.

marconjecture

thanks i added the note at the beginning and reposted it. this chapter wont see scribble hub for about 8 weeks

Erick Thiemke

I would keep it as is personally it brings a much needed tension to the story and possible consequences. Also it brought up his personal conflict about forcing a woman to have sex with him. I would just put a headed at the top of the chapter saying possible trigger warning for sexual harassment/ abuse

wholock202

i appreciate the feedback, this sound any better....He touched me while my mother was showering. I don’t know what to do. He used to just watch me from a distance but I am afraid he might do more the than pat my but while doing dishes...or I can eliminate it completely and find another method to get Abidgail on the dungeon delving team

Erick Thiemke

In chapter 34 he touched her while her mother was showering he touched her breast . This is just a though I have seen others on RR and scribble get slammed with complaints about such things. Not saying it bothers me at all just a friendly suggestion

wholock202

Abigail was not assaulted by her step father...it was just heading in that direction if that is what you are referring to

Erick Thiemke

what is a trigger warning? what is the negative reaction to content you mean?

Erick Thiemke

You may want to put a trigger warning on chapter 34 if you posting anywhere else. It was well done but you never know how some people will react and then review bomb your hard work.

wholock202

Thanks for subscribing! Glad you like it. I plan to get 9-10 chaps a month on this story

Erick Thiemke

Really like this story, the world building is pretty cool ! Def have a new fan here

DelEd

It should be funny if one of his new powers was to make them super aroused and put him in a situation we’re he’s stuck with older women in a public setting . Getting him out of that would be funny

wholock202

I am also trying to write him as a good and conscientious incubus…not easy

Erick Thiemke

It is going to be many chaps down the line but keep in mind his tail could turn into a phallus shape

Erick Thiemke

hmmm should one of his powers be to bring out womens kinks and fantasys

wholock202