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Taking it Back

By: Lapsa

For: Ramin

“Hmph~” The creature before Aster smiled, a mix of bovine and draconic features giving her demonic appearance a more unique look than the lot of imps that had troubled him before – her blue skin shimmering in the moonlight as it flittered in between fading leaves. “I guess you’re more capable than I thought…it’s a shame you won’t just give up – I’m sure I c—”

“Not a chance.” Aster shot back before the demon could finish her words, the jackalope’s scowl deepening even more – teeth bared as his grip tightened on the book at his side. “I’ve had more than enough of my fill of your kind for one lifetime.”

“Fine, the hard way then.” Expression barely shifting the demoness raised her arms – a dull purple light engulfing her as strange symbols drew themselves beneath her feet in a sooty mix of black and red. Her words soon shifted into a strange tongue – trailing off into echoes not long after as the sounds of the forest fell away, consumed by the whirling sparking vortex forming around the demon while her scantily clad body shifted beneath – flickers of her true even more terrifying visage flashing through.

Aster braced himself in silence at the display, knife tight in grip – eyes darting about as the ground around him seemed to come alive. Writhing black masses swelled from the ground, flicking and angry – drawn by the words that gave them life. There’d be little he could do to stop it, only to prepare for the now inevitable fight ahead – thoughts in his mind piecing together a response while he moved ever further from the rising masses.

Only a few brief seconds passed before the spell was finally complete – the demoness returning to her normal form as all at once black gooey tendrils shot out from the forest floor – an aura of foul tainted magic clinging to them to animate them further in their new form. A few swiped forward almost immediately, the former prince only barely dodging – his own scantily clad body feeling more vulnerable as his gaze happened across the phallic tips flicking themselves around in the shadows of the trees above.

“I hope you enjoy playing with my little pets.” The demoness let out a giggle as she let her body sink to the ground – sprawling herself across a nearby rock to watch on. “Do be sure to put on a good show for me. Perhaps if I like it enough, I might even undo that pesky little spell my sister cast upon you~”

The jackalope held back a retort as he dodged yet another tendril, deftly avoiding one only to feel another grip across his waist. The desperate swing of a knife only just barely freed him as he stumbled back – more soon shooting up from the shadows to grip across him. All at once he’d feel himself burned by their warm fleshy skin – slimy musky ooze already soaking into his fur as fluttering lewd thoughts sparked their way into his mind.

“I hope you also enjoy their special little surprise~” The demon kicked her legs, spaded tail flicking behind her in excitement – smile wide across her face once more. “They have a special little toxin that helps melt the mind of pesky little ex-princes.”

A rapidly clouding mind barely processed the words as Aster let out a grunt, another swing of his knife freeing part of his body as another fell prey to the tendrils’ grip – desperate struggles doing little to help him break free as more and more rose up from the shadows to replace him. All the while he’d feel his grip on the book tighten more and more – the leathery cover warm and inviting underneath his touch.

“I-I’m n-not finished yet…” With the strained raise of an arm the book flew open – a strange pale light spilling from its pages as it floated just above his grip. Almost if by instinct the rabbit began to chant words – a language he barely knew spilling forth like it was his only while the light slowly surrounded him. Bit by bit the tendrils would shatter and dissolve – symbols forming below his feet within seconds just like had been done with the demoness before.

In a final bright flash Aster felt his entire body freed, an energy coursing through his veins in its wake – a power he knew all too well returning to him, changing him ever so slightly as an arm swung like lightening to reduce a striking tendril to nothing but a few tattered melting pieces of black. His blue eyes opened, shining even more vibrantly than before – an almost otherworldly quality to them as they darted about, the world slow as he responded to each flick of a tendril with a swift parry and retort.

Less than a minute passed by as Aster made quick work of the majority of the tentacles; muscled legs smashing the centers of their form, knife slicing apart their limbs, phallic bulbs dropping to the ground before sinking back into the earth. His lithe body almost danced between them all the while – glimmering, glowing with a strange lunar light. One by one the creatures were put to rest, the last few soon converging in a final desperate strike before they too were destroyed – the faint hiss of magic leaving their desiccated forms echoing out through the forest. Through it all the demoness had watched in silence, expression unchanged, her almost bored gaze watching as the creatures were finished off with ease, her magic wasted as the rabbit soon turned to face her – eyes meeting her own.

“Your pet has been put down…and you are next.” Aster’s scowled deepened once more, the rabbit barely breaking a sweat – breathing and gaze still steady as the pristine knife pointed towards the still watching creature, smile finally fading from her face.

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Art ©  goocasden
Story ©  Lapsa
Aster ©  Ramin



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