The Beast

"Gods above and below..." The figure groaned through the pressure I was exerting on it's throat.

But that was a big 'it'. 'It' was actually a familiar looking demoness. Green hair, purple eyes, small dark horns and pinkish-red skin. But now she looked gaunt, like she had been starved over the years. With a snort, I remembered the death curse she threw at me. Flipping her over roughly, I pinned her arms behind her back and covered her eyes with my hand.

"Get me rope and a sack or something," I growled.

Ally quickly ducked out of the room as Eila took a step back and got behind me. The demoness in my arms just layed limply on the floor. Ally popped back into the room a minute later with rope and a pillowcase. I sat back slightly and allowed Ally to bind the demoness' arms and legs. After slipping the bag over her head, I scooped my arm under her waist and lifted her off the floor. I carried her downstairs with Eila and Ally behind me. Walking into the kitchen, I placed the demoness in my chair, figuring it was the largest and therefore strongest. Ally quickly made to restrain the demoness from being able to move at all.

Once she stepped back, I took in the sight of the demoness before me. She hung limply against the ropes and shook slightly. As I continued to watch, the shaking got progressively worse... I couldn't help but feel cold anger that this potential, murdering demoness is laughing at her situation. That was... Until she let out a shuddering sob.

"Please help me?" she begged, before softly crying into the bag.

I've gotta say, at this point I was at a bit of a loss. Not five minutes ago, this demoness was trying to murder me in my sleep. Now she was crying and begging for help. I'd have easily just eaten her before... But now... Fucking human genes... Reaching out, I took hold of the bag and gently pulled it off her head. Yup... Face is puffy... Tears rolling down her cheeks... Gods dammit...

"Explain," I said firmly.

She nodded slowly before finally looking up. In her eyes... Those purple eyes... There was pain... Loneliness and suffering... I wonder if I looked like that once...

"I'm bound to a wizard named Gentar. He knows who you are and sent me to collect a blood sample." The demoness dropped her gaze. "I didn't want to hurt you, I swear. I didn't want to when I first saw you either... I'm sorry..."

"So that was you, back in the wizards guild?" I asked.

The demoness nodded her head, "Gentar was Henry's brother." That news hit me like a slap in the face. "When Henry's work was destroyed, Gentar was removed from the guild. When he saw you in the jeweller." I recalled the face of the old man arguing with Marge. "He sent me to see if I remembered your face. Then we travelled north and contacted the guild."

"Shit..." I snarled.

"Wait!" She squeaked, "They didn't believe him!" I looked at her terrified expression... For a demoness... She wasn't all that threatening... "They wanted proof. That's what I was doing tonight."

"She seems honest," Ally said softly from behind me. I couldn't help but agree.

"Ok, so why do you need help in all this?" I asked.

"Gentar tricked me... He was my first summoner... I'm actually quite young." She looked embarrassed as she started to explain. "Summoned familiars are bound in a ritual. The strength of the summoner determines the power exchange. Only... He used those stupid power crystals of his... He had hundreds of them saved up and flooded me with power... I agreed to his terms thinking he was some great and powerful wizard. Only once the crystals wore off... I realised what he had done.

"He's actually pathetically weak in terms of strength. He stores power over time in his crystals for when he needs to cast large spells. The spare power he gives to me is so little I don't have the power to open a portal back home... But so long as he gives me power, I can't leave anyway." She started sobbing again, before steadying her breathing. "He knows I can't leave, even if he doesn't power me... So he makes me... Do things..."

Those words made my vision tinge red... I didn't care anymore about the circumstances. It seemed to me that Henry's line were all twisted fuckers. The ladies seemed to agree. Even as I stood there getting angry, Eila and Ally were in the process of untying the demoness. They did however, leave her wrists tied behind her back. She was still a familiar and still under orders.

"How do we break your binding?" I asked.

"We'll have to bind her," Eila said softly.

The demoness just nodded sadly, "I don't have the power to go home. But... Anywhere away from him is better than being stuck where I am now."

"Ok, first step is killing Gentar. We'll worry about the rest later. Can you lead us to his home?" She nodded slowly. And I was treated to a small smile... A smile of hope. "What's your name?"

"Gentar calls me, Whore..." She said with embarrassment. "But my real name is, Itahajarsmein."

I mulled her name over in my mind a few times. "Itahajarsmein is a bit of a mouthful. I'm going to call you Ita. I'm Frelser, and these are my wives Ally and Eila." I gestured to them both and they smiled.

"Ita..." She smiled, "thank you."

"For what?" I asked, a little confused.

"A name is the first step in a binding," she smiled back.

... Chapter Twelve...

It was starting to get light. We had to be quick about this. I was standing before a small shack. Unlike our 'shack', this one was in serious disrepair. I'd be surprised to find it kept the water out, let alone the heat in winter... That thought made me angry thinking about what Ita had said about him... Bastard probably used her to keep warm... Shaking the thought from my head, I quickly checked around. Ita was sitting in the shadows, with her hands tied to a post. She had voluntarily hidden herself, but in case she was compelled by her master, she was left unable to get in the way. Ally was beside me with her glasslike blades free. Eila was hanging back with Ita.

Ally sneaked up, checking the door. I almost laughed out loud when it swung open. What kind of idiot doesn't lock his door at night. Especially when you're living in the only district that isn't patrolled regularly. See, there was the poor quarter of every town. This wasn't it. This part of town was where the poor people emptied their chamber pots into a ditch to be burned. The only other things around us were livestock, which didn't help with the smell. Hell, there was even a partial wall that obscured this part of town from the rest. The wall itself was patrolled, seeing that you couldn't get animals out of the town without heading back the way we came. Either way, here we were. Ally shot me a smirk from under her hooded cloak and slipped into the room. I waited a few moments, before a flash of light lit up the room from within.

With a start, I tore into the room after Ally. Just as well I did, because there was Ally, backing into the wall rubbing her eyes. Before her was the old man from Marge's jeweller, holding one of her daggers. Before I could make another move, the man threw himself on Ally, roughly dragging her around and pressing the blade to her throat.

"Not another move you fucking monster," he growled. I pulled up, unwilling to risk Ally's life. "On the wall behind you. There's shackles, put them on."

I turned, sure enough, there was a set of familiar looking shackles. Plucking them from the nail they were hanging off, I curled my lip, remembering when I was held in these all that time ago.

"That's right you fucking monster, they were my invention. If only my poor brother had kept an eye on your transformation... Maybe he'd still be here and I wouldn't be stuck in this cesspit. Hurry up and put them on, then I have some questions for you." Gentar continued rambling.

I suppressed my chuckle as I slipped the useless shackles onto my wrists. Acting the part, I willingly slumped to the floor, making it look like the power draining capabilities were in effect.

"Good, now it's your turn little girly... Maybe I'll keep you around after... Get my whore to teach you to suck cock properly."

I watched in cold fury as Gentar ran his hands up Ally's breasts and sniffed deeply at her hair. All I needed was a chance, and I'd kill him... Kill him and eat him... Gentar produced a plain set of shackles for Ally, who without complaint, quickly locked them around her own wrists. I was hoping that he would release her at this point, Gentar had other ideas.

"Now, what did you do with my little whore?" He asked with a sneer.

"She's dead," I muttered.

"DON'T LIE!" Gentar roared at me, pulling the blade slightly. I saw the flash of panic on Ally's face as her blade cut into her skin. I could see a trickle of blood running down her neck. "I can still feel her. She's not dead. What did you do with her?"

"I'm out here, master," Ita called from outside.

Gentar jerked in the direction of the door, the blade at Ally's neck bit in deeper. With a hiss of pain, the small trickle of blood turned into a small river... No... NO!

Surging to my feet, I ripped my arms apart, snapping the shackles with ease. Gentar just stared at me, shocked into submission as my fist connected with the side of his head. As his head snapped back from the impact, Ally slipped free of his grip. Seeing her free, I moved closer to Gentar. He was clearly unconscious, so I turned back to Ally...

"Eila!" I screamed. "Oh gods Ally... Hold on, Eila can help you," I mumbled, pulling Ally into my arms. She was stained all the way down her side, with her own blood. But her eyes... They never left mine, they told me everything, pain... Fear... Love... Eila appeared by my side in a flash. Her gasp told me what I feared was really happening.

"NO!" cried Eila, clutching at Ally's neck wound.

Ally just smiled sadly at the two of us, before coughing up a small mouthful of blood... The blade must have gone far deeper than I thought. Why?... I know she was compelled... But why did Ita have to call out... Why couldn't she just stay silent... Why? Ally was starting to fade, her eyes darting between Eila and myself. There was a layer of sweat forming over her skin and her breathing was quickenning.

"Don't leave us," I said softly, kissing her bloody lips. But Ally just smiled sadly at me. "Please Ally... We have eons to live..." Her reply was a slow blink, and to cough up more blood. Eila was clutching her sister wife with a death grip, sobbing uncontrollably.

A thunk from behind us caught my attention. Fearing Gentar had awoken, I twisted around. It was Ita, she'd escaped her binds... Had all this been a ruse? Before I could react, she spun around. Her face was pale and clammy, almost as if she were about to collapse. Clutched in her hand, was a large, gold coloured gem. Ita hobbled towards us before dropping to her knees and crawling the rest of the way.

I watched in confusion as the demoness placed the gem into her mouth and slipped her hands under Eila's. I flinched at the sound of Ita biting down and shattering the gem, but the glowing at her hands caught my eye. Ally's face lit up with a snarl, before Ita collapsed on the floor. I just sat, holding Ally with Eila, as Ally swallowed a couple times and coughed.

"I'm... I'm okay," she said softly.

Eila pulled her hands away, and sure enough, the only sign of the wound was a small scar. Ita twitched and groaned. Helping Ally stand, I bent down to check on Ita.

"That was all the power Gentar had stored this year," she mumbled. "I had to finish healing with my own power. Please... If you won't bind me... Just kill me... I'll starve anyway without Gentar."

Scooping Ita into my arms, I turned back to my wives, who were desperately clinging to one another. "We have to go. Eila, we need to burn this place."

Eila and Ally pressed their lips together a final time, before Ally smiled at me and led us out of the shack. Eila was a moment later, mentioning a time delayed spell. Together the four of us snuck through the animal quarter and into the main town. It was just bordering on sunrise now and it appeared the guard was changing. That gave us a straight shot back home without being spotted. Once inside, we came face to face with Chit, storming out of the kitching, holding a frying pan over her head.

"Oh, it's you. I didn't realise... Who's that? Why are you covered in blood?!" she asked, with a strange lit to her voice.

"This is Ita, can you set one more for breakfast? We'll explain then," I asked quickly, heading for the stairs.

I didn't mean to be rude to Chit, but Ita was slowly going limp in my arms. She'd already closed her eyes and barely responded to me. Taking her to the main bedroom, I laid her down gently on the bed. Looking her over, her gaunt features were obviously worse now. She was almost skeletal...

"Ok, I'm guessing she won't survive without being bound?" I asked, getting nods from Ally and Eila. "How do we do this?"

"A couple drops of your blood should wake her up," Eila said quickly. "Once she's awake, you make your bargain and seal it."

"Fair enough," I said, taking the offered blade from Ally.

I nicked the tip of my finger and squeezed a drop onto my skin. Eila pried Ita's mouth open and I flicked a couple drops into her mouth. Eila started whispering into Ita's ear about swallowing and after a few moments I saw the demoness' throat move. A moment later, Ita gasped as if in pain and arched her back. Her eyes snapped open and she shot upright before looking around the room in confusion.

"Gods..." She muttered, "so much..." Her eyes focused on me, and she smiled. "That was the most power I have ever received since my initial summoning." Her expression started to falter at these words. "I... I actually have enough to go home now..."

"What do you want to do?" Ally asked, as she started stripping off her blood soaked clothing.

Ita looked around at the three of us. Eila with her impassive smile. Me with a look of boredom, and Ally... Who was wiping away at her almost naked body with a handkerchief. Turning towards Eila, Ita finally spoke, "do you love him?"

"Yes," Eila said immediately.

Ita turned to Ally, but before she could answer the question, Ally chimed in. "With all my heart. He accepted me for me regardless of my faults and I love him all the more for it."

Ita just looked at me with a strange expression, "do you love them?"

"I don't know what I would have done if you hadn't saved her," I nodded towards Ally, who shot me a smile. "We're all twisted creatures of fate here. We just want to live and love together and probably forever."

Ita suddenly looked shy. "Can we make a temporary contract?" She asked, uncertain of herself.

"What would you like?"

"You supply me with energy as I need it. In return, I aid you as best I can. I will not betray or harm you or yours. But I want my independence, I will not allow myself to be enslaved again. This for the foreseeable future until either of us dismisses the other. At said time, you will supply me with enough power to return home."

"That sounds..." I glanced at Eila and she nodded. "That sounds fine. I agree. How do we do this?"

"We just did," Ita was blushing deeply. "Now we just need to seal it. I'll take as much power as I can without harming you."

"Sure... Ok," I said.

Ita slowly crawled over to me. Her skin was blushing fiercely, as she finally looked up at me. "We need to kiss..."

"I... What?"

"We need to kiss... To seal the binding..." Ita said, her voice turning into a quiet murmur.

"You're a succubus," Ally said without emotion.

Ita just nodded, looking extremely uncomfortable. "I'm sorry, it's not too late, I can go..."

"Husband, just kiss her. Give her power and we can work out the details later," Eila sighed. "She saved Ally. If the occasional kiss is all it takes to repay her, I'll kiss her myself."

I just looked at my wives, Eila was trying to stay impassive, but Ally was staring hungrily at Ita. Turning to face the small demoness, I just nodded. She leaned forward, pressing her lips to mine, and I felt something pass between us. A small surge in my direction, followed by a long, drawn out trickle of power into Ita. In a flash, Ita's whole demeanor changed. She moaned in delight, pressing herself into me and forcing her tongue into my mouth. Before I could pull away, the rush of energy that shot out of me made me freeze. It wasn't painful, more like a massive release and I was momentarily stunned. Before I knew it, the feeling stopped and I came too, with Ita still pressed hard against me.

Grabbing Ita's shoulders, I extracted her from my mouth and pushed her away. I gotta be honest here... I wasn't expecting what I saw. Ita had filled out... Like... FILLED OUT. Gone was the gaunt little waif with sadness in her eyes. Now was a full bodied, busty chested succubus. Her expansive growth had torn her clothes free, and she sat naked on my lap with a lust filled smile. The looks of shock from my wives faces were quickly replaced with desire. But as I held back from Ita, she slowly came back into herself. She blinked a few times before looking down at her naked form. With a squeal she shot back away from me and wrapped herself in what blanket she could grasp.

"Ah... I'm going to go downstairs. Ladies, if you could find her something to wear?" I said, and quickly left.

... Chapter Thirteen...

Yup... Breakfast was awkward... I'm in my usual spot, eating some of Chit's french toast. Eila and Ally are seated on either side of me. Beside Ally is Ita and opposite her is Chit. And this is the confusing part... It's Chit that seems to have the problem... For whatever reason, she's been moody and silent the whole meal. The few times someone has tried to initiate conversation, it quickly dies out. I honestly had no idea what was going on with the, usually, bubbly young woman. Ita on the other hand, other than now being full figured. Not as curvy as, Ally, but more so than Eila, with a bigger bust than both. But she was still as shy and quiet as she was when she first spoke. When the meal finally broke up, Chit scrambled to clean the dishes and promptly ignored the rest of us.

"Umm... Ita, are there going to be problems if we're seen together?" I asked. Though I noticed Chit suddenly tense.

"Gendar kept me locked inside most of the time. When he sent me outside during the day, he made me glamour myself to look human. Nobody should recognise me." She said quietly.

"Good, good. Ok, well if you're going to be sticking around." I glanced quickly at Chit as she tensed up again. "First thing, we've got a private bath outside, or you can use the bathhouse with Chit. Otherwise, we might use you to help clean the baths between uses."

Ita just nodded softly, "that sounds fine, thank you."

Chit finished with her dishes and stormed upstairs with a huff, while Eila and Ally took Ita outside. My wives came back in a few minutes later without the demoness.

"She's bathing," Eila said, stalling my question. "We need to talk..."

Fuck... "Is everything ok?" I asked.

"It's about Chit," Ally continued. "She's upset about you bringing another woman into the house."

"Uh huh... Ok... Couple things... How do you know? And what's it got to do with her?" This was not the sort of thing I wanted to be dealing with... I had my ladies. I was happy...

Eila just sighed and rubbed her head, "why am I not surprised... Didn't know shit about elves, why would you know about orcs?"

"Hey..." I grumbled, "if it wasn't in one of my books, I didn't learn about it. I can't help that."

Eila looked chastised a moment, but shook her head and continued. "Chit... When you offered her a job, you basically initiated her into adulthood. When you let her live with us, then cared for her needs."

"I do no such thing!" I cut Eila off, but she raised her hand and I fell silent.