92 Into the Shadow

Yet, a certain young man couldn't resist his desire at last.

"Alexia, turn around and lift up your skirt."

In the infirmary, Yuuto suddenly commanded the former cult secretary; he wanted to test the extent of his power. And without hesitation, the woman leaned against the wall to raise her large round peaches seductively towards the young man.

"Master, am I doing it correctly~~?" The woman teased as she boldly revealed her alluring pantyhose.

"... Yes, now strip your panties as well." He gulped down his saliva and further demanded.

The luscious floral ambrosial was now plainly exposed in full view; the tempting and succulent texture was threatening the endurance of his will. However, since his little brother cannot savor its aromatic taste due to his cultivation, he decided to relish the flower in his stead.

"Aaaah~~ Aaah! Master... you are naughty~~"

The young man shamelessly dug into the firm buttocks with his head; it was to test the integrity of the enchantment spell as well. From now on, he planned to perform a periodic maintenance check by giving her several unreasonable and risqué commands.

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By the time Yuuto had his fill of the fresh zero calorie fruit punch, the time was an hour after school. Most of the students had already left the campus in anticipation for the upcoming holiday weekends, only those who had club activities elected to stay late.

Coming out the infirmary patched in bandage, he aimlessly roamed the hallway and appeared to be deep in thoughts.

"Old gramps, why did the eye fail to work on Elizabeth?"

"There are several possibilities. One, the artifact has a weaker effect on those who have demonic lineage, as they might be from the same origin. Two, its power is proportionate to the ability of the user, which means it won't work on those who are significantly stronger than you. Third, she might have some sort of outside influence or an artifact mitigating the power of the charm..."

"So, in short, you don't know." Yuuto quickly interjected to shut the old gramps up.

"... Yes. But don't you know how to save face for the elderly??"

It was then, the young man saw a lovely couple down the hallway. Leo and Lilith had just come out of the boy's lockers room after having some fun together. The white milk stain on the tender lips of the succubus was still fresh.

"Well, I am going to try again. Heh heh heh..."

He quickly dragged his battered legs in front of the couple and stared lecherously towards Lilith; if the princess was what he obsessively wanted to possess, then the succubus was actually the girl he lustfully sought after.

Which understandably, was not his fault, every boy in school had similar thoughts due to the natural lewdness in every inch of her body; it was constantly provoking their carnal desires and had only grown stronger recently.

"Eh? Yuuto? Did you fall into a gutter or something?" Leo had not seen the young man for a long while; but he knew that every time this guy showed up, he was up to no good.

"But dang, I heard about what happened this morning; she was ruthless. My condolence...the walls didn't deserve all that." But after seeing him wrapped like a mummy, the boy couldn't help but to jest.

"That's mean, Leo. Don't call her ruthless! Liz is actually a very gentle girl!" Lilith pouted adorably while shaking his arm.

"Right, right, right. Your friend is a saint with kindness in her heart. It must have been a genuine mistake that she sent him flying across the room, stepped on his head and grinded his face against the ground." Leo stood corrected; even though he was simply reiterating what his girlfriend described to him after the event.

As his vein popped from the couple's nonchalant conversation, a subtle ripple of anima propagated in the air. Yuuto had already activated his ability on the succubus; but as he anticipated for the success, all he got in return was the strange questioning look on the young lady's face. The result was obvious.

"Dammit! Why won't it work again?!" Perhaps the old gramps made a correct conjecture, Lilith was already under some kind of influence that was more baleful and vile than the artifact.

"You were trying something funny, weren't you." After the young man cursed, Leo suspiciously stepped forth in front of his girlfriend.

With a glance on the boy, Yuuto was reminded that he was the reason for all that had happened and sacrificed his lifespan once more for the forbidden art. His vengeful impulse won't mind turning him into a slave as a pay back.

However, this time there was something strange. When he looked into the stud with his evil eyes, a sudden pain struck his whole body. He began to twitch and convulse; an overloading turbulence of anima burst from the short-circuited relic and brightened the hallway in a red flash.

"Yuuto! Control the artifact! It is going on a rampage!" The spirit shouted, but could not stop the inevitable outburst as the young man soon fainted on the spot.

From outside the school building, a certain force field of sinister energy was quickly expanding and engulfing the whole campus. The emergency alarm from the anima detector began to sound, but everyone within perimeter was losing their consciousness to the red terror that encompassed them all.

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An unknown amount of time had passed while the raging anima impeded his senses. When Leo opened his eyes, he found himself alone, back inside a familiar world of dark and gray shades. Upon a quick glimpse outside the window, there was an ominous red sun glowing in pale wintry lights, illuminating a bleak reflection of the school campus.

"Arg... where am I? Where is Lilith?" The first thing that came to mind was his girlfriend; he hastily looked around and found no one in sight within the somber ambience.

Then at the same time, the boy realized where he had been transported.

"This... is the shadow realm of the school; so the hospital wasn't the only place that had it." As to how long had this realm existed, how it was formed, or why it was made, he had absolutely no clue.

Now, it would be incredibility stupid to yell in this suspicious and potentially dangerous place that was full of unknowns and perils, so shouting out the name of his succubus was out of the question. But it was then, a high-pitched female scream sounded from the dark end of the hallway; these kinds of events were a must in a B rated horror movie after all.

Leo rushed towards the source of the cry and soon found a girl struggling with a rope tied to her neck and her body lifted up to the air. Quickly imbuing the white flame in his hand, he cut down the rope with a hand chop and caught the lady in his arms.

Her face was pale blue, but she was still breathing. He also recognized the girl; she was one of Rika's friends, Marin.

The boy glanced to the side, there was another young lady from his class cowering in fear by the wall. With one hand covering her mouth and another hand pointing to his back, she was frantically holding back her squeals while trying to convey a message.

Thus, without hesitation, he turned around and saw a woman in an old school uniform also tied to a rope hanging dangerously close behind him. She was eerily silent, with long back hairs running down over her face and her limbs slightly swinging in creepy motion.

Any normal human being would have screamed due to the sudden jump scare; but given his experience in dealing with these kinds of spirits, he immediately understood what the girl was implying and held back his own voice.

Leo reflexively set the woman on fire; spiritual entities could be simple to deal with if one knew of its logic or weakness. But as her body easily disintegrated under the flame, the boy briefly caught the pair of eyes that were full of contempt and sorrow. There was something that felt wrong.

"Thank goodness, that thing is finally gone!" The young lady finally broke out in tears and rushed towards his side; she was extremely relieved to see a familiar face.

"No! Don't speak yet!" Leo broke the taboo as well, attempting to draw the aggro to himself instead.

Naturally, the hero that saved her life deserves to have a hearty hug from her youthful body; the girl had already forgotten about the boyfriend that died just a few moments ago, who was also hung limply at the side. However, before she even reached to her savoir, a rope suddenly latched onto her throat and dragged her into the void.

Apparently, the culprit was still alive and escaped with her prey; there was some level of intelligence recognizing that her opponent was immutable. The boy unhesitantly gave chase; her pair of unclouded eyes filled with hatred and disdain for life had left him a deep impression.

But despite his desire to rescue the young lady, Leo quickly lost sight of her within the darkness of the hallway. With no other choice, he returned to the same location with a deep sigh and examined the other girl that he saved.

Suddenly, a voice of a young girl appeared in thin air, causing his hand to stop halfway.

"Don't touch her, the body is cursed. Something must have gotten her when you gave chase to that spirit." If one observed carefully, there were faint dark strips of unknown markings festering on her skin.

"Who is there?!" The voice sounded somewhat familiar, but Leo couldn't quite click in his mind.

It was then, a small bright light lit up from his crotch where the cock ring was installed. From its great brilliance, a spherical core floated up into the air and expanded with sprites of particles, eventually morphing into the figure of a young little girl with ears and tails of a fox.

"Kamisato Ayaka. It is my pleasure to serve thee once more, young master." while floating in midair, with chains still bound to her arms and legs, the legal loli politely bowed.

"Grandma!?!?!?"