Sakura was a little bit giddy as she was surrounded by fans in the after tournament party. She'd never exactly took part in these before becoming a succubus, and started to wonder why. Everybody was so nice and friendly, and felt so nice whenever she got close to people.
"That was an awesome display!" someone shouted at her in a slightly drunken tone of voice. "You are the coolest streetfighter in this whole tournament."
"There are a lot of very good fighters in this tournament," she protested.
"Yeah, but you're the only one to participate in the World Warrior Tournament," someone else said to her side. "You're what, rank 9 or 10?"
"Yeah, you blew the roof off, literally!" another said, indicating the large hole in the corner of the roof where cold air was swooping in.
Sakura could feel the trickles of life force each time she reached out to brush shoulders or clap her hand on someone's shoulder. Briefly, she felt a bit guilty for drawing it out when everybody was so nice to her.
Granted, she wasn't aware that people were being so nice at least partially because she was releasing pheromones that encouraged such an atmosphere.
She still preferred to "eat" on the battlefield, and sex was a bit more fun than she'd thought as a teenager. However, fighting all the time without balance would lead to bad things, and she still was less interested in sex than other things. Which led to this happy medium, feeding on the fans.
It would probably work to sit with the fans of the winning side of a major baseball or soccer game to, now that she thought of it. Morrigan said the person they fed off of had to be both confident and in a highly excitable state.
Fanatic fans seemed to fit that model.
"Yeah, nobody so cool as you is going to come up to this Siberian backwoods tournament," another noted.
"Sakura," a deep voice said behind the young succubus. "I need to talk to you."
Several eyes turned around to see Ryu standing there, towering over Sakura and several of the fans.
"Ryu!" she said cheerfully. "What are you doing here?"
"Why is the warehouse this tournament was held in missing a corner of its roof?" Ryu asked.
"Uh..." Sakura said nervously.
It was later that Ryu and Sakura were facing each other across a small clearing, the younger Shotokan warrior feeling distinctly nervous.
"So, usually, I'm looking for you," the girl said.
"I've been hearing a few stories," Ryu said.
"I've had a couple accidents lately," Sakura said.
"Show me," he said.
"Show you what?" she asked. "An accident?"
"Your wings, Sakura," he said firmly.
Sakura looked to either side a bit nervously.
"What are you talking about?" she asked.
"I've fought succubi before," Ryu reminded her. "I know what the damage is like."
Sakura flushed a bit and shuffled her feet before being enveloped in a cloud of bats as her clothes vanished briefly and came back together as a much sexier version of her normal fuku. The skirt was a mini and the shirt came down from her shoulders and barely covered the upper three-quarters of her breasts with the tie coming down between her breasts.
Meanwhile, two pair of white bat wings appeared from her back and her head.
Ryu took it all in and frowned.
"How did this happen?" he asked.
"Well, this ninja girl and I met Morrigan after a match," she said.
"Morrigan did this to you," Ryu said, a bit angrily.
"Hey, don't get mad at her," Sakura said. "She asked first. I'm 19 now, I'm not a little girl. I'm not even a virgin anymore."
"Being what you are, that doesn't surprise me," Ryu noted. "Why did you agree?"
"The chance to learn more, live longer, master more of the Arts and master the Arts of an entirely new species," Sakura said as if that were obvious.
Ryu nodded, that would be the obvious lure. And he had to admit that were was a temptation in that.
"Did you think about the consequences of a succubi who holds the potential for the Satsui no Hadou," Ryu said.
Sakura winced and scratched at the back of her head.
"I'll get a hold of it," Sakura said. "I'm supposed to learn more about this stuff from Morrigan anyway. But its funny, I was worried about that but, even with the accidents, I haven't FELT the dark hadou again. I've felt really, really...good."
She blushed visibly and gestured vigorously enough that her chest bounced in interesting ways.
"That doesn't mean it's gone," Ryu warned her. "And there's a reason the Makai were called demons for so long."
"Yeah, Morrigan warned me about what could happen if I fed too much on one person," she said quietly. "I'm not going to do that if I can help it."
"Do you know where Morrigan is?" Ryu asked.
"Not..."
"Lord Ryu," a voice said coming out of the trees and attracting the attention of the two martial artists to a tall humanoid with horns and a suit walking through the snow, which melted in his path. "And Your highness."
"Highness?" Sakura repeated, pointing to herself.
"You are Sakura Kasugano-Aensland," the demonic clerk said. "Duchess through your union with the Queen and soon to be mother of most likely the first of her children."
"What was that?!" Sakura shouted.
"She did inform you of that aspect of the transformation from human to succubus, didn't she?" the demon asked. "Or am I expecting too much?"
"No, she never said anything about getting pregnant!" Sakura protested again. "Are you saying I'm pregnant?"
"I appear to have been expecting too much of her Majesty," the demon said.
Sakura sat down and worked her mouth silently for a few seconds.
"Is there a reason you're here?" Ryu asked the demon harshly.
As he understood it, the Aensland house was more friendly to humanity than most Makai, but they were still, as he said, demons.
"Yes, Ryu," he said. "The mistress is in negotiation with the Makibi family over betrothal to one of their daughters and it is suggested that those women already a part of the House be present."
"How many women is Morrigan changing?" Ryu asked with a frown.
"I believe it was suggested that she find at least five women of strength," the clerk said. "Preferably closer to seven or eight. She is, of course, supposed to be totally honest about the responsibilities involved. She herself insisted that this is not a matter for simply seducing someone and leaving. We assumed that she'd thought through her proposal, especially in light of these betrothal negotiations."
"I know Morrigan better than that," Ryu muttered.
"Indeed," the clerk said. "In any case, I've been sent to look for Lady Sakura and Lady Ibuki and to offer them transport to the proceedings. I believe your presence would not be unwelcome, though a change of attire might be suggested. Her Majesty is not concerned with such things, but apparently this Makibi family is."
"You're being oddly polite," Ryu noted.
"It is generally advisable to be polite to those powerful enough to crush you like a bug, Lord Ryu," the clerk noted.
"I'm going to be a mother?" Sakura muttered. "I'm just 19, what about my fighting career? And where will I get the money? I'll have to get a job."
"Perhaps we'd better give her a chance to calm down first," Ryu noted.
"Yes, indeed," the clerk noted.
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