Late at night, it was time for Aura to join Zephyr in bed, but tonight was different, for Glyea had requested her master to talk to her before the day's end. Left alone with Okio, the succubus resumed their lesson in magic. Being a servant of the fiend–something she was still unaware of–the slave wished to learn magic in case she ever required it for self-defence from mercenaries.
"Draw on your soul to influence the world around you," holding her hand forward, Aura's palm burned with a violet magic circle. "Like that."
Mimicking the motion and what little she understood from Aura's teaching, Okio attempted the same, but a swirling unrest in her chest refused to let her focus. Her mind wandered next, and her body grew stiff.
"Nothing…" Curling her lips sideways, she placed her hand back on the desk. "Maybe, I'm just no good? We've been trying for a month now and still nothing."
"It takes years to master magic," grabbing her hand, Aura lifted it again. "Now try again, and again and again."
"You're a devil," moving her hand down again, Okio pursed her lips. "Magic comes naturally to you, and I'm…I'm a human. I don't think it's the same."
Narrowing her eyes, Aura leaned forward. Resting her head on the back of her hands, she held a smirk and laughed a little.
"Zeph and I used to be human. That didn't stop us from learning magic," Okio recoiled to the reveal, but only for a moment before drawing herself closer to the devil. "Now, admittedly, we weren't as powerful, and becoming devils helped with our magic affinity, but then again, given the time we've been alive, I bet we would've gotten to this point one way or the other."
A moment's silence oscillated between the two, keeping them entranced and quiet, but eventually Okio broke the quiet.
"I didn't know that you two were humans. How is that even possible?"
"That would be enough questions for now, back to practice, sweetheart~" With a shrug, the devil resumed Okio's practice. The slave woman wished to know more, but as this wasn't the first time that her questions were ignored, she knew that there was no chance Aura would tell her anything, no matter how much she tried.
Yet throughout practice, the thought never left her mind. She knew little about her master apart from the fact that he was a devil, more specifically an incubus–one that very much enjoyed his intimate time with Aura. Alas, after a month of staying together, the embarrassment from seeing him or Aura naked in bed had slightly subsided, and now it almost felt normal.
'Hmm.' An hour later, her practice was over. Sinking her head halfway into the bathtub, Okio couldn't help but think back on how fast the month had fled and how much it had changed her. The image of herself as a quivering woman too scared to speak up seemed like a nightmare–one so far back in the past, she could barely remember it. 'These scars…'
Parting her breasts as she looked down, the scar that ran along them proved to her otherwise. None of it was a dream, and she had the scars to remember it. The lashes that she'd received from her fiancé and the slaver alike, it was only her new master who hadn't touched her violently.
But now, that lack of touch was burning her chest even while she was underwater. Her heart ached for a hug, perhaps even a kiss; maybe it was jealousy towards Aura, or maybe she simply wanted companionship. Either way, her arms reached forward in that tub to grab the mirage of her master. Holding him by holding herself, she closed her eyes and leaned her head against the wall.
Wrapped in the perceived warmth of another person, the burning sensation within her chest finally began to settle. As a Capra, her body burned hotter than other demi-humans. The water around her eventually began to bubble, and in that warm scalding bath, a bright red flush washed over her.
'Maybe some day,' hoping for that hug, she closed her eyes once again and dipped her head into the water. The longer she stayed in the burning pot that was the ceramic bath, the more her skin burned, but to her–right now–that didn't matter. 'Soon, maybe soon.'
Opening her eyes, she narrowed her eyes to clear, perfect sight-even though her head was submerged in the boiling tub. For a moment, confusion had taken over her contour, but alas, focusing on her hands, she noticed a faint glow.
'Is that?!' Pulling her head out of the water, she quickly looked at her hands, and sure enough, they were emanating magical power. Scalding hot with affinity for fire. A smile broke across her lips first, and then came a chuckle of disbelief. As the water on her hand turned to steam, a burst of flame nearly made her jump out of the tub.
"Shit!" Submerging her hand again, she doused the flame. "What in the world?!"
Laughing nervously, she closed her eyes and tried to control her magic. Reeling the stretch of her soul back into her body, Okio welcomed it back into her heart and slowly dispersed everywhere through her heartbeat. Like her blood, magic now ran through her veins. Almost too easily, she thought. Not knowing that she had some help.
Leaning against the bathroom door from the other side, Aura had unleashed the pores that had clogged Okio's magic thus far. She didn't have to, but she did, not to shower her with empathy but simply because she was starting to like her. Losing her would bring not only her some trouble but also strip her of the chance to watch her husband scrambling her insides.
'Any day now.' The allure of being on the sidelines just watching from a corner was almost too much for Aura. Her fingers were tingling, and her lower body felt as if it were on fire. A Capra woman like Okio was just the perfect person to make her feel that sting of jealousy that she loved, but unlike other lovers, it made her more horny to think that a girl could almost steal her lover.
Biting her lips, she crossed her legs to fight the urge to touch herself. However, in the end, being a succubus, she eventually found herself in her bedroom with Zephyr's used underwear pressed to her face. Soaking in the aroma, she swallowed and lay in wait for her husband to come back. But tonight, it would be a while before that happens, as she wasn't the only one in the middle of a side quest.