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Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 315

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I was in my true form again, watching the boss monster from a distance. Like the others described, the beast guarding what we believed to be a teleportation circle looked like a huge undead centaur. It wore dark black armor with a few gaps that exposed its skeletal form from beneath. Flickering blue flames were lightly burning off the gel-like substance that allowed it to fit its armor. At the waist, its spine was connected to the rotting body of...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 154

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I sighed as Emi, Celeste's drakken assistant, placed a cup of tea in front of me. The six members of our party were in Celeste's tent right now to make use of whatever magic she used to block out eavesdroppers. Celeste had wanted to be here for this conversation as well, but she had other work to attend to today. After becoming closer with Celeste, I didn't mind her knowing what I was capable of... which was the only reason we were allowing her a...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 314

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It had been several bells before Silva woke up. Most of the others had gone out to search around the island while leaving me and Bella to watch over Silva while she slept. Occasionally, the others stopped by to drop little status reports through the bond, but for the most part, everyone stayed active. There was still a lot of ground to cover.

Silva's eyes looked unfocused when she finally sat up. She rubbed them for a moment before jerking ...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 153

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I ducked into the tent that Luna and I were now sharing. Any thoughts about 'propriety' had gone out the window since Luna had almost been assassinated. It was also a pretty strong hint to others that our relationship was sanctioned by Celeste since she didn't stop us despite the rumors of Luna being related to her. No one doubted for a second that they weren't related at this point, even if they didn't look related. Luna didn'...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 313

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"Lilith, Mimi..."

I turned around to find Morrigan standing behind me with tears in her eyes. She ran up and pulled me into a tight hug. Before she got to me, I shifted my magic armor down to a thin layer so she wouldn't be hurt when she crashed into me. She buried her face against me and bawled, only stopping to pull Mimi into the hug once she got close enough.

"I thought you died. When the explosion went off, the three...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 152

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When we finally made it back to the surface after waiting out the flood on the first floor, we went to go look for Celeste. It was almost evening outside now, so she should be back at her tent. Things looked pretty calm on the surface right now, and the soldiers were changing shifts, so the next group would be getting ready for the next cycle in the dungeon.

Maxwell knocked on the post by the flap of Celeste's tent. A few moments later, her...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 312

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Torien sniffled into my neck a few times before reluctantly pulling away. Once she let go of me, she pulled Mimi into a hug next, which the mimic gladly reciprocated.

"Have you seen Raya?" Sibyl asked Kal'daeryn worriedly.

"We got separated the moment we landed, but I believe she's okay," Kal'daeryn answered.

Some of the tension in Sibyl's shoulders eased, but I could tell she was still anxious. I was a little worried too, but I...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 151

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"Are you sure this is a good idea?" I asked.

"We can handle it," Piper replied cheerily.

I sighed. This whole scenario makes me feel like we're teenagers about to mess around with something dangerous in the forest. Aria was getting ready to shoot an arrow at the rock while everyone prepared their spells to deal with whatever came out. Iris helped Aria with some kind of wind magic, and now Aria was pulling back an arrow with a miniatur...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 311

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I reached the edge of the pillar from the other side we initially approached with Sibyl still in my arms. It had taken a while to climb in altitude after my hasty dive, but we were going to make it. After our fall, none of the banshees had followed us, and I didn't see the horde of demons clustered against the edge of our landing spot the way that I did on the initial approach. Unfortunately, I also didn't see any sign of our friends, so it would...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 150

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I tore the wings off the changeling that had tried to wiggle out of my grasp by shifting to its true form. In the back of my mind, I realized how horrible that must have felt, but I didn't dwell on it as I quickly broke the monster's neck and put it out of my mind. Serves it right for humiliating me. A bolt of fire exploded onto one of the changelings that had been right behind me, trying to stab me in the back...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 310

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"Is everyone ready?" I asked.

"Not really, but I'm more prepared than last time," Sibyl grumbled. Despite the joke, I could tell she was ready. She just had some anxiety from relying on my flight magic again.

This time, all of our melee fighters had ranged weapons. Kal'daeryn, Silva, Sibyl, and I each had a bundle of javelins in makeshift holsters for them on our backs. We had made quite a lot of them, but there were only so many we c...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 149

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I rolled my shoulder as we looked at the stairs up to the next floor. I had to admit, I was feeling a bit nervous about it. Watching a changeling that looked like Luna being killed right in front of me had shaken me more than I'd like to admit. The way Piper reacted to the situation really hadn't helped either. It was pretty disconcerting watching Piper break down like that when she's usually so solid.

I thumbed the little piece of metal on...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 309

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All eleven of us were walking through the forest together. Once we managed to get to the tree line of this island, it didn't take long for us to lose the rest of the banshees. Our ability to easily navigate the trees, paired with Raya's illusions, made it impossible for them to follow once we had gone deep enough. It had become clear to everyone by now that Raya's empowered illusion magic has saved our asses several times over. Our largest concer...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 148

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"This is as close as we can get to it before it notices us," I told the group.

We were standing at the edge of the snake boss's territory. Some daily scouting by the soldiers had discovered that it had respawned, and we were here to deal with it for them again. Luckily, it seemed to respawn in roughly the same area each time. Since the last fight with it had gone as well as it had, this time we were going to try fighting it primarily with i...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 308

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I had been worried we had been gone too long and the others would be worried about us, but what I found when we reconnected with the others was that the two of us weren't the only ones who had succumbed to our lusts. During our brief tryst in the sky, everyone else had more or less paired off while we were gone. There was still lust magic in the air when I returned and the taste of it made me beam in satisfaction.

The two of us landed right...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 147

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The seven of us were poorly attempting to hand-toss our lumps of dough. The one who seemed best at it was Aria, but even she tore her dough a few times before having to start over. Alto was coming in a close second, even though he was less dexterous than us empowered delvers.

"Interesting! I've never seen this kind of technique to stretch dough before! I wonder what other kinds of dishes I could apply this to," Alto said....

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 307

Warning: This chapter contains biting, scratching, and minor blood play.

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It didn't take much instruction to get Bella to the point where she could easily fly alongside me. Our ability to communicate through the bond and convey concepts more quickly than I could put into words helped her gain an intuitive understanding of what to do. Sharing the memories of my past experience learning to fly, along with her current confident attitude, made h...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 146

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After we returned from the dungeon, we were brought to a meeting in Celeste's tent with the crafters. We carefully laid out everything we picked up in the dungeon on a large table and sat away from it while the crafters looked over the things we brought. Once all of the crafters had an opportunity to get a look, about half of them left when they found nothing within their niche.

A male draco with green scales picked up the thin pillar we ha...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 306

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I smiled as I walked over to the group and preened under their appreciative gazes on my true form while wearing my new glowing armor. The magic armor looked pale, but had a bright yellow sheen to it that was entirely opaque, unlike [Light Imbue] and [Armor of Light] had been. The armor had weight to it and made sound as the plates clicked together when I moved like actual armor would, which made it look and f...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 145

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"So, like before, we're looking for anything we can take back that might be valuable," Maxwell said as he led us through a path between the reflective pillars. "Any of the magic-infused rocks Jol'ket mentioned, any plants you can find, and any monsters we kill. That sort of thing."

"We didn't do a lot of that when we were coming back from the Fallow Dungeon," I mentioned from the rear of our group.

Maxwell nodded without taking his ey...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 305

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I leaned against the wall near the mouth of the cave we were hiding in and looked out. Even now, there were still clouds of the banshee demons swirling around and queuing up to leave the dungeon entrance. Traehall would have been completely overwhelmed if the number of banshees this place was releasing could all leave the dungeon at once. The stairs were limiting how many could leave at a time.

Turning my attention away from the direction w...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 144

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The six of us stood outside the stairs up to the second floor of the dungeon. It had been a few days since we killed the snake monster, and after exhausting discussions, it was decided that our team would be the best to explore the second floor first while countermeasures against the changelings could be devised for everyone else. Our linked telepathy rings gave us a somewhat unique advantage since it would be easy to figure ou...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 304

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("Everyone ready?") I asked through the bond.

Once everyone acknowledged me, I sent my own. We waited there for more than a minute, waiting for the next break between groups. ("Okay... Now! Raya, give us a corridor!")

Raya held up her wand, and I could see the ripple of mana where her illusion came to life. Torien and Lori took their place at the end of the tree line and waited. Just as the first of the next group of Banshees came fly...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 143

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I stood and watched as the soldiers held the perimeter surrounding the dungeon exit. The rain and flooding was in full swing, but the soldiers were holding the crabs at bay without any trouble this time. The dungeon wasn't breaking down the barricades or escaping the kill boxes the soldiers had set up. Without the snake monster around to threaten them, the soldiers were able to hold the crabs at bay and strengthen themselves every time they kille...

Lilith: Origin of Succubi - Chapter 303

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I finished the tea Bella had given me and handed the cup off to Mimi for safekeeping. I hadn't been the first to finish reviewing my levels, but I also hadn't been the last. The one who took the longest to finish had actually been Raya. We were still hiding, so I decided chatting, even at a whisper, probably wasn't a good idea when we had the bond to rely on instead.

("Are you alright, Raya?") I asked her through the bond while looping ever...

Umbral Feast - Chapter 142

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All of us stood at the edge of the snake monster's territory. This would be the first time I fought with Jol'ket's group since they tried to kill me. After the whole changeling situation, their behavior toward me has improved a lot, but I still don't trust them much after everything. I heard from Talia that Norrik had pushed for their group to be removed from exploring the dungeon with us entirely, but that just wasn't realistic. Celeste had her ...