Defiant Destiny Ch. 01

"Wow!" he exclaimed. After some silence he laughed again, shaking his head. "I can't believe it. Do you have any idea how incredibly rare that ability is for a human? This is astonishing!"

Again, social etiquette kicked in and I automatically mumbled a "Thank you..." in response to his compliment.

I had never considered the notion that my ability could be unique for a human. I guess I had always figured that there must have been other people who were able to see immortal auras like I could - like how there were people out there who claimed they could talk to the dead.

Apparently not.

Alexis's enthusiasm knew no bounds. He was constantly shifting on his seat in excitement, making the bench creak loudly and he kept bombarding me with questions. I didn't mind though - my first proper conversation with an immortal didn't turn out to be as horrifying as I had feared, actually. Alexis was a good guy, and I had to say - his unfiltered enthusiasm made him rather likable, endearing almost.

After a while he took a deep breath and let it out slowly. The look on his face was one of boundless wonder and excitement.

"Throughout history less than a handful of mortals were able to see as you do, and all of them became incredibly powerful. I am very curious to see where destiny will take you, Dante," he grinned.

I scoffed dismissively.

"Alexis, I think you're a great guy and all, and I hate to break it to you, but I don't believe in destiny. I decide my own fate. Not some deity somewhere."

Alexis snickered and leaned in closer to explain.

"You can't know of course, but it's not like a deity decides a path for each and every mortal out there. Your destiny works more like a ...series of probabilities. The way things are looking now, it is probable your life will have a big impact on the world as we know it. Probable, but not predetermined. Just like it's more probable for a chain smoker to develop lung cancer, but he or she might age to become 100 years old without a hitch," Alexis explained, emphasizing his words with his hands and watching me digest the information.

I stared at the enthusiastic angel with the big grin and the damaged aura and let his words sink in. I noticed a deep and visceral need for autonomy boil up inside me, refusing to believe that anyone other than me could influence my life.

However, Alexis' explanation was a compromise I could grudgingly accept - I could see logic in his words. If what Alexis said is true, it meant that I could still decide my own destiny - in a way.

Man, my math teacher would have a blast if she could figure out someone's destiny by looking at probabilities.

Alexis leaned towards me, grasping my shoulders and looked deep into my eyes. His cheeks stretched into an even bigger grin.

"You might not know it yet, or even have a hard time believing in stuff like this. But you Dante, you are destined for great things. The other mortals with your gift took years to see what you see. It bodes well for you that you can do so within a month." Alexis winked at me and his grin turned wicked. "Very well."

At that he let go of my shoulder and looked at me almost proudly.

I took a deep breath and leaned back against the bench, staring at nothing. I still wasn't sure about all of this... Truthfully, I wasn't particularly looking forward to a grand and glorious destiny, but I figured I'd play it by ear and see where this 'great' destiny would take me.

Suddenly Alexis veered up, his eyes fixated on something behind me. I hadn't thought it possible, but that grin of his stretched even wider. I turned around to see what got him so excited and saw a woman approach us. She was a demon - no doubt about it - her shadowy aura had dark, leathery wings, neatly folded behind her back. Two etheric horns peeked through her full, wavy hair and she had a long, thin tail that ended in a heart-shaped spike.

I had seen auras like these before on both men and women, and classed the women as 'most-likely-being-succubi'. Usually they were drop dead gorgeous and practically dripping with sex appeal. This lady did not disappoint - she was stunning! Long brown wavy hair framed her face. She had large brown eyes and her plump lips were just begging to be kissed. She accentuated her slender, full busted figure in all the right places by wearing a skin tight catsuit and completing the outfit with high heeled boots.

Her eyes were on us. More specifically on the grinning angel next to me.

Alexis's grin got bigger and bigger as she sexily strode our way. He stood up from the bench to greet her with open arms.

"Layla!" he practically purred, hugging her tightly when she came within reach and smothering her lips with a kiss - one that she happily answered with a soft moan.

I had to consciously stop my mouth from dropping open. An angel and a succubus were making out in front of me...

This was something I had never expected to see. Ever.

"It's been far too long," Alexis grinned against the succubus' lips and slowly dragged his hands along her gorgeous curves.

"Mmm, it sure has..." Layla purred with a devilish grin, practically devouring Alexis with her eyes. I could see her etheric tail wrap itself around Alexis's leg and creep up to caress his crotch. "How about we make up for lost times?" she asked him seductively, her tail vigorously petting Alexis's privates.

He answered by grabbing her by her bottom and pressing her hard against him, rubbing his cock against her. Layla moaned her approval and leaned in for another kiss.

"Mmmm.. I knew you'd miss me," she sighed and disentangled herself from the angel. "Let's find somewhere private. Unless... You want to find somewhere public," she whispered, moving her fingers to unbutton Alexis's shirt.

Alexis laughed. "You're incorrigible."

He affectionately rubbed his thumb across her plump lips, which she proceeded to lightly bite - showing a hint of fang in her grinning mouth.

"But - I was actually in the middle of a very interesting conversation with my new friend here. His name is Dante," he said and gestured to me, sitting still on the bench, watching the interactions between the two.

"Hi," I said, as I stood up and extended my hand. "Nice to meet you."

Layla ignored my outstretched hand and stared deep in my eyes, almost as if she was surprised. This was the second time today an immortal was staring deep into my eyes, almost uncomfortably so.

Suddenly she took a deep breath - as if she was scenting me - and released it slowly, absentmindedly licking her lips. Her eyes dropped down my face, visually exploring my body while those luscious lips of hers spread into an approving smile. While she brought her fingers up to trace my chest, she disentangled her etheric tail from Alexis's leg and wrapped it around mine, creeping upwards to find my cock.

This was the first time I had ever been 'touched' by an etheric appendage and I was surprised that I could very subtly feel her etheric tail stroking me through my clothes. The feeling was almost imperceptible, yet at the same time incredibly erotic. With every soft, subtle stroke from her tail I felt myself getting hard and saw the sexy smile on her gorgeous face widen.

I was surprised by her bold move. Never before had I been fondled by a woman I only just met - and certainly not by her tail. Even though I shouldn't have been able to see it in the first place, I enjoyed it nonetheless. It had been far too long since I'd had any remotely erotic adventure with the fairer sex, especially such a gorgeous woman, so I was certainly not going to object to her 'harassment'.

I did make a conscious effort however not to stare at her etheric appendage exploring my body because, despite Alexis knowing, I really didn't want her to know about my ability. Luckily my eyes had plenty of delectable distractions and I saw those sexy lips of hers turn into a big, lusty smile when she had fondled my cock into a full hard on. She gently wrapped her tail around my cock and squeezed it, licking her lips and softly moaning in approvement. I had to admit, it does a man's ego good to see a succubus approve the size of your dick. Very good.

Without saying a word, she pushed me back down onto the creaky bench and immediately straddled me. With a deep sigh she pressed her soft breasts against me and rubbed her pussy along on my rock hard cock, an incredibly soft moan escaping her luscious lips. Her tail had moved to carefully caress my balls and with her tongue she licked along my jawline until she reached my ear and purred in a sultry voice, "It's nice to meet you too, Dante. You taste wonderful."

Damn... That sexy little minx definitely knew how to entice someone. I didn't realize how sorely I needed some sexual distraction. My cock was rock hard and I thoroughly enjoyed the way Layla rhythmically gyrated her pussy against it.

Layla's mouth was on my ear, leisurely licking my earlobe.

"How about your sexy ass joins Alexis and me? I would love to taste more of you and have you come along," she purred, provocatively gyrating her pussy on the word "come".

Wow... This woman was very forward and very persuasive... Normally I would never agree, would never even consider accepting her offer, but the way she needily moaned into my ear and eagerly rubbed herself all over me made my sex-deprived mind wonder what it would be like to entertain this horny little succubus in the bedroom. Even though my rational mind had sound objections to the whole scenario - like, you only met her moments ago! - my testosterone fuelled fantasy drowned out any and all arguments it could think of.

Layla was still licking my earlobe, her hot breath and soft moans teasing me deliciously and I couldn't help but inhale her scent deeply. My cock twitched. She smelled good.

Out of their own accord my hands came up to caress her sides and came to rest on her still gyrating ass.

"Mmm... Yesss..." she purred as she pressed her pussy down harder on my clothed cock. "I can't wait to feel that wonderful cock of yours split me open..."

Damn... The mouth on that woman! I suppressed a chuckle when my mind wondered what else she could do with that mouth. How on earth did my day end up like this? I'd never guess I'd end up having this sexy demon rub herself all over me. If this was Hell, then sign me up.

There was, however, a nagging feeling that I just couldn't shake. The feeling I was forgetting something important...

After a rather long while, my rational voice finally managed to break through the haze of lust and I remembered I had a very important online meeting with the interior decorator scheduled for this afternoon that I could not skip.

I dropped my head back on the bench, secretly deeply disappointed, and groaned.

"Shit. I can't. I have a very important meeting that I have to attend," I sighed.

Layla was unfazed by my words and brought her soft lips to my exposed throat, licking and nibbling any bare skin she could find.

"Awww... Are you sure you can't join us?" she mewled in a pouty voice and pressed her hard nipples against my chest.

I sighed deeply - how I wished I could.

With my head still resting on the back of the bench I looked up and saw Layla stretch her ethereal wings above me, spreading them over us like an umbrella.

I frowned. What was she doing?

"Layla..." Alexis warned with a stern voice, but she ignored him and began rapidly shaking her wings. The moment she did, some sort of sparkling powder fell off her wings and landed on me.

"Layla, the man said NO!" Alexis shouted, grabbing Layla and dragging her off me.

Whatever Alexis tried to protect me from, it was too late - I watched somewhat fascinated as the dust covered me and was immediately absorbed by my skin. I grunted loudly and winced my eyes shut as I was suddenly overwhelmed by an immense feeling of lust - like a tidal wave it surged through my body, making me groan and hiss in sexual need. I tightly grabbed the bench, feeling the wood dig painfully in my fingers at the sheer desire that flowed through me. My erection nearly burst out of my pants and my heart was racing! What the fuck did she do?!

I was breathing hard, my cock painfully hard and continually twitching in my pants. I glared at Layla, both in anger and deep, deep sexual desire. All I could think of was grabbing her gorgeous body, ripping off those skintight clothes, pinning her to the tree and fucking her senseless.

I groaned as if in pain and managed to tear my gaze away from her luscious body, those large breasts and her tight ass.

This wasn't right...

This wasn't genuine...

Whatever I was feeling wasn't real.

Alexis and Layla were fiercely arguing, but I didn't hear them over my labored breathing. I winced my eyes shut. I didn't want fake lust. I wanted passion to be pure and natural, not some artificial imitation - I refused to give in.

After many heaving breaths, I managed to calm my labored breathing and willed my heartbeat to return to its regular rhythm. After a while, my erection receded and I slowly felt like myself again.

My immortal companions had stopped bickering. An ominous silence surrounded us as I felt their eyes on me. I took a final deep breath and opened my eyes to glare at Layla. She gasped in confusion and took half a step back, staring at me with wide eyes.

I got up from the bench and stepped up to her until her face was a mere hair's breadth from mine. My eyes narrowed to slits.

"Don't you dare try that shit on me again," I told her and stared directly into her eyes until she averted hers.

It was overly obvious she didn't expect me to reject her chemical warfare. Layla was nervously looking at the floor and even took a step away from me. Seeing her so evasive and skittish suddenly triggered a very uncomfortable feeling within me - it didn't sit right with me to see her like this, not in the slightest. I did not want to see her gorgeous face marred by sadness, and I definitely didn't want me to be the cause of it.

I placed a finger underneath her chin and lifted her face so I could into those gorgeous - and guilty - brown eyes. A lock of hair fell in front of her eyes and I tucked it behind her ear.

"Layla," I said softly, but she wouldn't meet my eyes. "Layla, look at me," I asked, and lifted her face even further up.

She skittishly made eye contact before casting her eyes back down. In a soft, apologetic voice she mumbled, "I'm sorry... I wasn't able to see your soul and therefore didn't realize you were so powerful. I... I won't do it again..." she mumbled in a barely audible whisper.

Hold on...

I didn't have a soul?

...What?

I decided to store that information for later and knelt down so I could look her in the eyes. She clearly did not expect such a move, yet still she averted her eyes. I swallowed hard - for some inexplicable reason her evasion pained me. I cupped her face and tilted her head to make eye contact, which she shyly did.

"Layla, you're drop dead gorgeous and dangerously sexy," I told her, watching an incredibly cute and shy smile appear on her face.

A soft, "Thank you..." came as a reply.

"I know you felt my arousal for you," I continued. "There was no need for you to rally me up even more. In fact, you are more than welcome to feed off my lust, but not now. As much as I want to, I'm needed elsewhere."

Layla stared at me with the most adorable pout.

"I'm sorry. I don't know why, but you taste so... You're hard to resist. I.. I should have stopped when you told me to," she mumbled apologetically and began fidgeting with a lock of her hair.

Looking at her I almost felt sorry for the succubus. Her entire being, body and mind, were geared to fuel a human's desire, to rile them up towards delicious erotic ecstasy. In the end she was just as much a slave to her baser instincts as I was to mine when she was grinding so sexily on my lap. And - it seemed I could add another checkbox to my 'freak'-list - apparently my lust was like an aphrodisiac to a succubus.

I didn't think I minded that one, though.

"That's quite alright, Layla," I told her, feeling her shy smile bulge in my hand. I stood up and couldn't help but admire this gorgeous succubus. "How about I indulge you next time?" I asked her with a wicked grin and a wink.

Layla cooed loudly and jumped in my arms, smothering my lips with a hungry kiss.

"Fuck yes..." she hungrily hissed between kisses.

Her soft body rubbing against me, her lips devouring mine, her scent and her taste... It made my cock harden instantly. I didn't know if it was because of some residual aphrodisiac, or perhaps having a drop dead gorgeous succubus rubbing herself over me, but that kiss was electrifying. I knew if I didn't stop this soon, I'd end up fucking her anyway.

"Listen, I really do need to go," I groaned regrettably and disentangled Layla from my body. I was breathing hard and could still taste her on my lips. I really needed to get a grip on my libido and took a step back from this gorgeous woman, taking a deep breath to try and steady myself. I quickly discovered that letting my eyes linger on Layla's curves was not helping.

Alexis chuckled.

"Yes, Layla can have that effect on people..." he mumbled knowingly. I didn't even need to see his face to know that grin of his was plastered all over his face. "Say, how about I come over to the factory this evening? I would love to chat some more, if you don't mind," he suggested.

I took a deep breath and cleared my throat.

"Sure, I'd love that..." I mumbled.

Layla had sauntered towards Alexis whose arm was snugly wrapped around her waist and whose fingers idly traced the curve of her hips. Layla's etheric tail had once again worked its way up Alexis' leg and she wore a subtle yet naughty smile on her gorgeous face as she fondled him.

I took another deep breath and allowed my mind a tiny moment to marvel at what happened today - within a few measly hours I went from never interacting with immortals to having laid the first foundations of an angelic friendship and the prospect of a demonic date.

And I was looking forward to exploring both of those.

I gave both of them a short wave.

"Enjoy!" I called after them with a smile and turned around to hurry home for my meeting.

***

For the remainder of the afternoon, I was perfectly happy to be able to focus on human affairs for a while. My online meeting with the interior decorator went excellent - she was rather excited to hear of my plans and was looking forward to letting her creativity loose on the interior of a night club, instead of having to prettify yet another hotel lobby.

After the meeting, I closed my laptop with a satisfied sigh and rubbed my face. Now that all of my obligations were out of the way, my mind quickly wandered to my last conversation with Alexis. He had to be one of the most interesting people I have ever met, mortal or immortal, and I was looking forward to seeing him again tonight.

Even though we had only just met, I really felt like we clicked - he seemed like a good guy, albeit rather horny for an angel. Or rather, ex-angel. I had to admit - I was intensely curious to hear what happened to him.

My musings were interrupted by a loud knocking on the factory door. Speak of the devil. I quickly got up and went downstairs to open the door.

When I approached the door I froze midstep. My heart raced in my chest as disbelief washed over me. For a long moment I could only stare hard at the door. No way, no fucking way - I could feel Alexis standing behind the door, a solid 4 inch thick wooden door.

I swallowed hard and took a very deep breath, letting it out slowly. I rubbed my face and scoffed in disbelief. Here I was thinking this day couldn't get any stranger.