The Hero Became a Succubus! - Chapter 142

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Chapter 142

Kanae, Esta, and Ulric fought fiercely, but they were no match for the dragons. Talahurah's warriors fell one after another by the many beasts under Hilde the Mistress of Subjugation's control. Kanae shoved a charmed beastman woman away and cast Charm, but the spell didn't take effect. She stood there, dumbfounded that her magic couldn't override the succubus witch's charm.

That left only one other option. However, these were people of the Commonwealth, her people. She couldn't bring herself to hurt them. On the other hand, Hilde used her thralls like cannon fodder. They didn't have a single iota of their consciousness other than carrying out her will.

"Ulric, can you mass dispel their charm?" Kanae asked.

"I'm trying! Every time I do, they just fall right back under her sway!" Ulric complained, firing another volley of arrows imbued with Mass Dispel.

Each magical projectile found their mark, and anyone who was hit shook away their daze.

"What… happened?" A dark elven man clutched his head, trying to reorient himself.

"Ohohoho! As Mistress of Subjugation, enthralling them is child's play!" Hilde fanned once and sent a wave of energy across the inferno of a battlefield.

Those recently released from their charmed state by Ulric and caught in the ripple, fell back under Hilde's control.

"Must… capture the pretender-queen… For Mistress Hilde!"

"Down with the… Commonwealth…"

Kanae pressed her back to Esta and Ulric for a final stand. As they were surrounded, however, she sensed another succubus nearby with Queen's Love from the Broodmother legacy skill.

Hilde erupted with shrill laughter again. "If we had known the Commonwealth was ruled by such a weak succubus, we would have attacked sooner. Leaving your own people uncontrolled? Pathetic! It's like you're asking to have another succubus come in and take over! However, I must extend to you our gratitude for repelling those uppity high elves and Charron's ilk. We will make good use of you and your people as front line soldiers against them."

"Silver, Amethyst. It was short, but it's been an honor fighting alongside you," Ulric said.

"Now wait just a damn minute. We're not going down that easily!" Kanae retorted, because she was the only one who sensed her coming.

"My adorable children," the Mistress of Subjugation began and pointed her folding fan at them. "Capture them In mine and the Queen Mother's—"

"Looks like I arrived juuuust in time," a squeaky voice said from behind the horde of dragons, dire beasts, and mind-controlled citizens.

Hilde turned around, as did her thralls, but they didn't see a thing. It wasn't until they backed away did she see the pint-sized squirreling coming down the main road.

"And who in the three hells are you?" Hilde asked, her lips curling into an amused smirk.

"Me? Bitch, I'm Edina fucking Hackett, the greatest necromancer in the world! Arise, Legion of the Dead, bone brutes, death knights! Cut 'em down to size!" Edina bellowed.

Hundreds of undeads emerged from portals, charging headlong into battle. The dragons, for all their might and airborne advantage, were swarmed from higher portals that spewed out skeletal minions. Others were quick to escape, but a red was too slow to avoid them. They hacked into its scaled hide, but it was the weight that brought them crashing down.

"My child, no!" Hilde shrieked in horror. "Do you know how hard it is to birth dragon eggs? They take decades to reach adolescence even with Versatile Womb!"

"Esta, grab Sheeba and the twins! We're getting out of here," Kanae ordered.

Elizabeth Bedlam soared in on a flying broom. "There's no need, Amethyst. Brace yourselves— Cataclysm!"

The earth under their feet shuddered violently. Everyone who was mind-controlled by Hilde stumbled to the ground, unable to remain steady. The furious succubus witch spread her wings and flew up to meet Eliza in battle, but she was too fast on the broom. They fired spells at each other, and as the magical projectiles clashed, an explosion rocked the entire city and blew chunks of branches off nearby trees.

"You… Why is it that my magic cannot reach a mere human like you?" Hilde asked.

"Wouldn't you like to know? Unfortunately, I am not at liberty to tell an enemy succubus that." Eliza smiled and tipped her wide-brimmed hat.

"Mmm. I would love to have a taste of that buxom body of yours instead. Though, I see I have become outmatched now. Steel yourselves, pretties! For when next I come, it will be with an army of thousands!" she vowed, nodding in Kanae's direction and taking flight away with her remaining dragons.

The surviving dire beasts escaped with them, but the charmed citizens of Talahurah all fell unconscious at once as the spell on them snapped.

After putting out the fires and counting the injured, they took count and found that nearly a tenth of the city had been charmed. They all shared one thing in common— the Cursemark. While Talahurah was left to lick its wounds, Kanae gathered her companions to the church.

"Your hunch was correct," Eliza said, rising from the bed after inspecting a cursed-afflicted beastman. "This Daya who placed the infectious curse must be in the same caliber as you, Amethyst. But notice how the Cursemark has only taken those uncrowned. I believe we are safe from contracting it."

"There are a lot more uncrowned than crowned. By the time Hilde and Daya come back, most of the Talahurah will have been affected… I still can't believe Daya was a succubus this whole time. I should have known." Kanae sighed.

"You couldn't have known, Master. Even your human form was good enough to fool everyone for a time," Esta explained, but it didn't make her feel any better.

There were other succubus out there. If Hilde and Daya were that strong, Kanae couldn't fathom how much more terrifying whoever their 'Queen-Mother' was.

"So, the Grand Eye could only send Eliza? Even though we now have a succubus and demon threat on our hands?" Kanae asked.

Eliza placed a hand to her face. "I asked Marwin, but the foolish old man refused to take part in any fight involving succubi."

"When I told him, he cheered that they were still alive! Can you believe that?" Edina threw her hands up.

Kanae rolled her eyes. Of course he did.

Night fell, but the smell of ash lingered heavily in the air. The threat of Hilde attacking again loomed over the city and Kanae's conscience. She wandered into the streets, where the strong-willed beastman people of Talahurah were hard at work rebuilding their homes. Edina lent them a hand with her undead army in spite of all the mana it took out of her. Bone brutes carried heavy construction materials from one place to another, and lesser undeads put hammer to nail as supplemental builders.

At this rate, their efforts would mean nothing when Hilde returned.

Kanae noticed a family of lupine beastman, consisting of a wolf mother and her young pups. They were on their knees in front of their ruined cabin, hands pressed together in prayer while gazing up at the full moon. A smoking mess was all that was left.

When Kanae walked up to them, the mother's ears perked up and rose to meet her.

"Queen Kanae! We're grateful to you for repelling the attack," the mother said.

"I wish I could have done more to protect your home. Just now, what were you praying to?" Kanae asked. The question put her in a difficult spot until Kanae realized they must not have been praying to the Eminence of Sin. "You can tell me. The Eminence of Sin is welcoming of all religions, remember?"

She bowed before answering, "Regallis, of the Many. Among Talahurans, it is believed the moon is his waking eye, and that he hears us most clearly when he is awake."

Kanae followed the woman's gaze to the full moon beaming down on them.

"Mama, it's getting cold…" One of the shivering wolf children tugged on her mother's skirt.

"Hush, child. You're in the presence of the queen," she said.

"It's fine." Kanae smiled at the little girl, then singled out an undead passing by. "Bring some fresh linens from my room in the brothel's master bedroom. One for each of them."

The undead dropped the armful of logs, saluted, and hurried towards the brothel to fulfill her command. They thanked Kanae, but she couldn't accept their gratitude. If she had been a better leader, they wouldn't have to sleep out in the cold like this.

It only turned out like this because Hilde was the better succubus. In that case…

Kanae returned to the comforts of the brothel to find Eliza and Ulric, warming themselves up by the hearth.

"Kanae!" Ulric waved energetically. "Eliza and I were just talking about how to face—"

"We're surrendering," Kanae said.

The two of them stared in shock and disbelief.

"Surrender? We stand a chance together. Your necromancer friend has even raised an undead dragon!" Eliza explained.

Kanae shook her head. "Maybe. But the city definitely won't."

"Amethyst, listen. I've brought potions confiscated from Gretchen's rebellion. We can use them to turn the tides against Hilde and Daya," she insisted, holding the vial like it was their only hope.

The three were at a stand still.

Ulric somersault over his seat to reach his bow, and Eliza popped the cork off the potion. Kanae placed them both under her charm, just before Ulric could fire off a shot and Eliza could drink the anti-succubus magic potion.

"Kanae… are you betraying the Grand Eye?" Ulric asked.

"The enemy of my enemy is my friend," Kanae returned coyly.

Their eyes lit up with recognition, and Kanae ended the charm's effects on them. The two traded glances. Ulric un-nocked the arrow from his bow. Eliza peeled the potion away from her lips and corked it.

"The Grand Eye won't be happy about it, but I see no other choice. Exactly how do you plan on achieving this? Hilde has a massive army standing between us. You will never make it," Eliza said.

"Demons led by Lady and Minestra have been attacking the Commonwealth's border. Hilde has to know this. She's desperate to subjugate us and bolster her own forces. I'll have her bring me there herself," Kanae explained.

"One problem," Ulric chimed back in. "What if Hilde sees through what you're trying to do?"

"Then we just have to make it very convincing. Well?" she asked.

Hilde wasted no time returning the following day with an even larger army that was made up with her incestuous couplings. Dragons, dire beasts, monsters, and uncivilized races from across no man's land like orcs and ogres. Daya accompanied them, but she stood far and away from her half-sister.

Kanae met them with a small force of her companions placed firmly under her control.

"Ohohoho! Is this your army? Against mine? I heard you also possess Versatile Womb. How unbecoming of a succubus not to fully breed a force of her own. You must have lost your mind," Hilde taunted.

"I didn't come out to fight. I'm here to surrender." Kanae tossed Lust to the ground.

Hilde and Daya recoiled in surprise.

"I don't believe you." Hilde narrowed her eyes as if trying to discern Kanae's intentions.

"You set fire to Talahurah with just a small force of dragons. You're back with greater numbers. We might put up a fight, but we'll eventually lose. However, fighting might even kill a couple more of your precious dragons. You don't want that. Besides, I think we succubi would do better joining together," Kanae explained.

"Hoh? How do I know this isn't a trap?" she asked.

Kanae whistled for Eliza to come forward. The witch did so obediently and held a lockbox of potions, containing the cloudy pink liquid.

"You wanted to know why Eliza wasn't affected? Radevic and Ortesia have potions that can resist succubus magic. Now…" Kanae snapped her finger, and Eliza emptied them to the ground where they shattered. "There's no more. At least not anymore up here. You also wanted to have a taste of her? Feel free." She slapped Eliza's ass to urge her forward.

Again, obediently, Eliza walked across the empty field between them and presented herself to Hilde. The succubus eyed Kanae suspiciously while stripping Eliza naked. Her deep cocoa skin shined underneath the bright sun, and her nipples were quickly getting hard from the cold climate. Hilde began fingering her until she was dripping wet and knees on the verge of buckling.

"Just like that, you're going to surrender? Give everything up? Everything that you built and conquered?" Hilde placed a collar around Eliza's neck and embraced her bodacious bare body while keeping an eye on Kanae.

"Well, my surrender comes with conditions. I'll serve your Queen-Mother, but I need assurances that the Commonwealth is safe— which is why I want to fight together against Demon Lord Charron's encroaching army," Kanae said.

"That high elven demon is quite the irritating gnat, isn't he? Unfortunately, I cannot accept your terms. I don't trust you," she sneered.

"How can I prove myself?"

A smirk creased across her face.

"Strip naked and submit. Kiss my feet," Hilde demanded.

Kanae's charm over Esta twinged painfully for the briefest of seconds. She almost lost control. The drakeling knight's loyalty was strong and fierce after all, but Kanae needed her to stay calm.

"Just say the word, and I'll sic my undead on them," Edina whispered angrily.

The twins reacted the same way.

"We're going to do as she says, so play along. For now." Kanae swallowed her pride and walked across the field.

Under Hilde's arrogant gaze, Kanae undressed and prostrated before the Mistress of Subjugation. She swallowed her pride and planted her lips on the succubus' toes.

"Hilde, I have a bad feeling about this. How can you trust her so easily?" Daya asked.

"What? Have you grown jealous that I've found a succubus willing to play with me? Too bad," Hilde cooed with patronizing intent and lifted Kanae up to her feet.

Two slit eyes opened to reveal deep, lavender irises. Hilde was extraordinarily attractive even for a succubus. Her hair was lush and silky. Although not as endowed as Arenade, she displayed a proud bust with plenty of volume. As she entwined their fingers together, Kanae found herself in a deep kiss with Hilde.

Suffocating. Sweltering. Hilde stole the breath right out of Kanae's lungs. Drool slipped down their chins. Kanae noticed Daya staring. Was it jealousy, or something else? The canine succubus turned away and folded her arms, pretending not to care.

"We don't have to do this in front of an audience," Kanae said between kisses.

When their lips finally parted, Hilde whispered into her ear, "Oh, beautiful~ You're not the only one crowned as a Seductress." Something hard beneath Hide's robes poked at Kanae's thighs. "I'm going to show you why the Queen-Mother named me Mistress of Subjugation, then we can discuss how to make the demons pay. Together."

She breathed back an airy and lustful breath. "As you wish, Mistress."