Home for Horny Monsters Ch. 010

Mike smiled at her through misty eyes, explaining to her what had transpired in the Dreamscape. When he finished, Naia took him in her arms, holding him tightly against her body.

"I almost lost you," she said, her voice soft. "Bring her to me."

"Lily. Come here." The ruby in his hand flashed, and Lily walked into the bathroom, Seeing Naia, she sighed, rolling her eyes.

"So this is her. The woman of your dreams." Lily shook her head. "So what's it going to be? Are both of you going to punish me now? You can't kill me, not in a traditional sense anyway. And my former master is going to be pissed when he finds out he lost me. So there is that."

"Give me the ruby," Naia said, holding out her hand. Mike handed it to her. Naia held it close to her face, squinting at the sparkling gemstone.

"She can't do anything with that," Lily informed him. "My curse requires a human soul to command me."

"Sit," Naia said, pointing at the floor. Lily crashed into the ground, yelping when her ass smacked the cold tile.

"Fuck. I forgot. She has a part of your soul, doesn't she? Fucking figures. Two masters. Lucky me." Lily's wings and tail disappeared, and she rested her head on her knees, which she had pulled up to her chin. "Go ahead. Have your fun and then put me away please."

Though Lily was doing all the talking, Mike's eyes were on Naia. The nymph's hair was curling up around her body, the humidity in the room rising as her magic swept over everybody. Mike expected to be sporting an erection, but realized the magic Naia was casting didn't affect him.

"I see." Naia clenched the ruby in her fist. "Mike. You trust me, right?"

"Of course." How could he not?

"Okay honey, I've decided exactly what I'm going to do with you." Naia held up the ruby.

"Am I right in assuming that if someone else were to take this from us, you would belong to them?"

Lily nodded. "Possession is nine-tenths of the law to demonkind. You lose the ruby, I belong to someone else."

"And it's up to us if we lock you up or release you? You can't let yourself out?"

Lily shook her head. "No. Not even if my vessel is being destroyed. I can put myself in it unless commanded otherwise."

"Good." Naia popped the ruby in her mouth, swallowing it. "Then your first command is this: you are not allowed to return to your vessel."

Lily looked at Mike, who shrugged.

"I intend to take this gem down into the deepest part of my spring and leave it there. So I recommend that you never go back to it, if given a choice. Your second command is this: you are to never prey on the innocent."

"Oh. The good guy act. Great. I've done this before." Lily shook her head. "So what are you going to have me do? Clean your house? Deliver pizzas? Whore me out? It starts innocent enough, but really soon it will be-"

"Your last command is to be free." Naia crossed her arms. "I want you to go out into the world and just be free. Be who you want to be. Feel what you want to feel. Those are your three commands."

Lily's jaw dropped, her eyes glowing. Mike looked at Lily, then at Naia.

"You're sure about this?" Mike asked.

"I am." Naia held out a hand to Lily. Hesitant, Lily took Naia's hand in her own. "Her story is hers to tell, but trust me when I say that there is more sadness here than I can possibly bare to understand. Consider this place a home, should you ever need it."

Mike couldn't read Lily's face, but he wasn't surprised when she ran for the window, wings spread wide. Jumping into the sky, she quickly vanished in the darkness. Leaving the window behind, he walked back into the bathroom. "You saw something, didn't you?"

Naia nodded. "More than I wanted. I read her, much like I read you that first day. In a way, she is like me. Whereas I am bound to my spring, she is bound to her master. However, I love my spring, and my home. Only once has she loved her master, and that was a love long ago lost." Naia touched Mike's face. "I'm glad you're okay."

"I'm glad to be back." Mike scratched his arms. "Though I wasn't really gone."

"And let's keep it that way." Naia blew a literal kiss, a bubble shaped like a heart that popped on Mike's cheek. "Get your sleep. Safely, this time."

Mike smiled. "I love you. You know that, right? When I was lost, you somehow found me again. I can never repay you for saving me. Both my first day here, and last night. I don't know what I would do without you."

Naia winked in response, sinking into the water of the tub, taking the ruby with her. Mike walked back to his bed. Tink had fallen to the floor, her snores filling the room. His body was suddenly tired, but his mind was rested enough. He picked Tink up and put her in bed, beneath the covers. Leaving the door open a crack, he walked to the kitchen where his laptop was. He was pleased when it started up, and even happier to see the familiar text of Google floating before his eyes.

There was work that needed to be done.

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Sarah's eyes opened. Lifting her head, she saw that she had fallen asleep in the library, the early light of day streaming through the skylight up above. Wiping a string of drool from her chin, she picked up the spellbook she had been studying, casually wiping away the stains she had left in it. Scratching at the newly healed skin of her belly, she walked over to the safe on the wall, curious to see if the deed had been done. The combination was only known to a select few in the Society, the treasure within beyond the mere concept of money.

The objects inside glowed at her presence. A magic wand made of dragon-bone, the cracked horn of an unknown creature, a ring with an emerald in it that contained an entire universe. In the back of the safe, next to a black silk bag and a book of human skin was the pedestal containing the Succubus Heart. Face slack in disbelief, Sarah grabbed it, holding it out in the light to be certain.

The ruby was gone. In its place was an exact replica made of ash, ash that quickly crumbled into nothingness in her hands.

"That's not possible," Sarah whispered. Somehow, Mike had killed the succubus.

Sarah stormed out of the room. She knew what she had to do, and there was no time to spare. She couldn't tell her mother, for Elizabeth would want to get the others involved. By the time they were done debating what they should do, it would be too late. Clearly Mike had discovered some of the more powerful secrets hidden inside the house. Magic, capable of destroying even a demon.

In her bedroom, Sarah threw open her closet. Stripping naked, she slipped into the black robes of her old coven, robes that would protect her from weapon and magic alike. A dagger, a wand, and a bracelet ringed with gemstones. With these three items, she had toppled fortress walls, brought an army to its knees, and even slain a werewolf pack intent on taking her head.

On this day, she would use them to personally take the life of MIke Radley, Society be damned. She would do by herself what they together could not. Slamming her closet shut, she left the building, climbing into a black sedan. Her car roared out of the parking lot, and she never once looked back.

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