Summoning a Succubus

A large ship was docked at the harbor.

On board were young people about to set off for Wizard Continent.

More than a dozen identical ships were docked in the harbor, making their final preparations before departure.

The wizards had left the ships and headed to the surrounding cities to recruit young people who could become wizard apprentices.

In a cabin on the middle deck of one ship, a black-haired young man was busy at work.

The cabin was fairly cramped. Its floor had been cleared and marked with a complex ritual circle painted in blood.

He was Charles. He had obtained a strange spell from some of his fellow travelers. He had heard that by offering Magic Stones, he could improve his aptitude for wizardry, making it easier to become a wizard apprentice—and perhaps even helping him become a wizard sooner!

Charles was hard at work, carefully drawing specific runes within the bloody circle on the floor.

At last, he gritted his teeth and pulled several black stones from his pocket. They were the universal currency of Wizard World.

Magic Stones!

He placed the Magic Stones beside the blood circle. On the other side, he set down a white goat he had bought, its four legs bound.

A female goat!

Once everything was ready, Charles respectfully knelt in the center of the circle and quietly recited a prayer to an unknown being.

"..."

"I offer you this sacrifice. I pray that you will grant me your power!"

As he finished reciting the prayer, the blood circle began to glow faintly red.

Wisps of black mist gradually filled the air. The Magic Stones, which had been piled together, began to fade in color one by one, then quietly crumbled into powder.

The white goat, which had been securely bound, was now terrified. It struggled to resist, but to no avail.

Charles watched, trembling with excitement. "It worked! It worked!"

The next moment, strands of black mist gathered together. A glowing red eye seemed to form before him, and a voice full of seduction rang out:

"Mortal, I am Delis. Were you the one who summoned me?"

Charles was so excited that he could barely contain himself. Kneeling on the floor, he spoke in a trembling, respectful voice. "Mighty Delis, I was the one who summoned you. Please grant me your power!"

Delis's seductive laughter came from within the black mist. The sound made Charles's face flush.

Delis said, "Mortal, I shall grant your wish!"

"But your offering isn't enough to summon me in person. Will you help me?"

Charles's face flushed with excitement. "Yes, yes!"

"I'm coming! I'll grant you power right away!"

The white goat died without a sound, and its soul was drawn into the black mist.

"Tap... tap, tap..."

As Charles watched tensely, a tall, graceful silhouette seemed to appear within the mist, stirring it as she slowly took shape before him.

Charles's face gradually paled, his eyes fixed on her.

Before him stood a woman so beautiful she defied description.

Her skin was fair, and her long black hair fell over her chest. Her features were exquisite, her red lips curved into a faint smile, and her gaze was utterly seductive.

She wore so little that she was almost completely naked, with only a few simple strips of cloth covering her most intimate parts.

As she gently swayed, the strips of cloth shifted, revealing tantalizing glimpses of what lay beneath.

Black markings and naturally smooth scales adorned Delis's body, and two small, tender-looking horns sprouted from her head.

A long, slender snake tail swayed behind her, its tip shaped like an arrowhead.

Her thighs were long and shapely, her skin soft and fair, but below them her feet were like a goat's hooves.

The beauty who had appeared without warning left Charles pale-faced. He swallowed involuntarily, his throat bobbing.

Her obvious nonhuman features didn't frighten him. If anything, they only made her more alluring.

Delis swayed her hips as she approached Charles. Looking down at him with her seductive face, she chuckled. "What a handsome mortal... This time, I'll make an exception for you!"

But Charles felt as if he were floating.

Strands of his soul were being absorbed by the blood-red circle beneath him, used to sustain Delis's projection.

"Ah!"

With a cry of anguish, Charles died before Delis could even reach him.

Delis approached Charles. His face had turned ashen, and though his body remained intact, his soul was already gone.

"Hic!"

"Pathetic!"

After eating Charles's soul, Delis let out a milky burp. Looking down at his body, she sighed regretfully. "Foolish mortal. Your offering was too small. I had to use your soul to keep my projection here a little longer."

"What a pity..."

With that, Delis glanced around the cabin, her eyes filled with desire.

But her projected body was slowly fading against her will, and she was on the verge of disappearing.

Then, all at once, the fading stopped.

Because Charles... had come back to life!

"Ugh!"

Charles let out a long breath on the floor, then abruptly sat up.

His eyes were full of bewilderment. He had no idea why he was there.

His mind was a complete mess. Hadn't he been incredibly lucky? If he was still alive, shouldn't he be in the hospital, fighting for his life?

Where was this?

Delis, whose projection had been on the verge of vanishing, was astonished to discover that she could remain for a while longer.

She stared at Charles, who had come back from the dead, her seductive eyes wide with shock. "Why aren't you dead?!"

Charles heard the woman's voice and turned toward it.

At a glance, he saw Delis—someone who would have needed a censor bar.

Having watched his fair share of Japanese adult films, Charles immediately recognized that she wasn't human!

Wasn't this a freaking succubus?!

Delis's eyes were filled with delight. She said sweetly, "How did you know I wasn't full yet?"

"Handsome mortal, here I come!"

Charles sprang up and tried to run, but Delis flicked a finger, and he stopped in place, unable to move.

When Delis's slender, pale fingers traced his skin, the only things on Charles's body that could still move were his goosebumps and his little brother.

Delis laid Charles down.

Unable to move, Charles screamed inwardly again and again. No! Don't!

He had no idea how he'd ended up here or why there was a succubus. And with a mere flick of her finger, she could stop him from moving. Something was seriously wrong!

Charles was fine with playing around with that sort of thing, but facing a real succubus terrified him. Was she going to drain him dry?!

Lying on the floor, Charles felt as if the succubus was about to drain him dry.

Just then, a crisp sound rang beside his ear:

"Ding!"

"Welcome to Wu Duo Duo Mall!"