There is a psychological tendency that says the more you suffer or pay to obtain a certain thing, the more valuable it becomes to you, and while Morrigan was building herself such a situation with most of her candidates, this facet was most obvious to her in the problems she had with her courtship of Kiyone Makibi.
"What do you mean I can't see her either," Morrigan said. "I'm not trying for the Princess Ayeka, I don't even think I could bring her into the House as much power as she's filled with. All I want to do is express my...appreciation for the lengths she is going to...with insuring that this...offer is as damn complex and tiresome as possible!"
"Please," Tenchi said to the rather irate green-haired woman, her wings currently fluttering angrily behind her. "She's currently locked in the hot baths doing some sort of Morquendi purification ritual that the brides and handmaidens have to go through."
"I imagined as such," Morrigan said dusting herself off and trying to regain her dignity. "Really, this is simple, I go up to the succubus to be and ask if she's interested. If the woman is interested we...have relations and she becomes a member of House Aensland. If not, I go my way and look for others to join the House."
"The only ritual we need to follow is the ritual for that first sexual encounter," Morrigan said. "Then its on to getting used to life as a succubus and I go back to the boring paperwork and bureaucracy that is my fate as Queen of the Makai."
"Yes, well it seems to be a bit more complicated on Kiyone's end," Tenchi said. "If it's any comfort, she tried to escape three times herself."
"Ahh, Morrigan-chan," an older voice declared walking into the scene. "I heard a succubus was interested in one of our group. I wondered if it might be you."
Morrigan turned about to look toward the source of the voice and goggled as she recognized the old man standing there.
"Last time you were here, you were still feeding on cuddles and taunts," the old man said as he sat down. "Quite creative with the taunts you were. Always seemed to upset the boys of the village."
"But...you're...but," Morrigan pointed and blinked in confusion. "Humans...lifespan..."
"Different branch of human, actually," the old man said with a smirk. "I must say, you've certainly grown in to your features."
Morrigan accepted the slight leer with a twist of pride and a brief twirl to show off.
"I am the succubi queen, after all," Morrigan said with a smirk.
"You know her, Grandpa?" Tenchi asked.
"She came by to ask rumors about the demon in the cave when she was a little bit of a thing," Yosho said. "About four hundred years ago. Think she had a bit of a scare near the cave though, Ryoko hadn't even half finished purging Kagato's influence at the time."
Morrigan had a brief pair of flashbacks of the cyan-haired woman with the sword next to a terrifying apparition of withered flesh and angry spirit.
"So...that IS her," Morrigan said. "I don't suppose..."
"Locked in the Hot Bath," Tenchi said. "Can't get out."
"How long is this supposed to last?" Morrigan asked.
"Thirty eight hours total," Yosho said. "And then the Morquendi omiai lasts a week during which time Kiyone will be fasting. Bread and water only."
"What are the reasons for these insane rituals?" Morrigan asked.
"Morquendi used to be infested with puppeteers," Yosho said.
"And puppeteers are..." Morrigan asked.
"Parasites that attache at the base of the neck and exert control and influence over the host," Yosho said. "Any meeting of new people tends to be proceeded by a lengthy process of cleansing."
"So the purpose is to steam, starve and otherwise force out any mind-controlling parasites," Morrigan said. "Tell me, are these creatures still common."
"No, erradicated five hundred years ago," Yosho said. "At least on that planet."
"Then why...."
Morrigan was interrupted as a roaring sound proceeded the impact of the Yagami into the north carrot patch.
"I just realized that there are other candidates on my list that I must speak to," Morrigan said. "I'll be back in a week."
"I'd suggest a good strong feeding yourself before the omiai," Yosho said. "It'll be a week and it's not like you'll be able to take a break and seduce the local maid servant while it's going on."
"Right..." Morrigan said as she vanished into a cloud of bats and flew off into the sky.
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