Human Prisoner
The man finally awoke the next morning. His injuries had been bandaged by someone. The last he remembered was fighting off those who had betrayed him and running off into the Black Death Forest.
Feeling groggy for just awakening, he did not sense the nearby presence until it spoke the language of demons.
"You finally woke up."
The man whipped his head to his left to see something hidden in the dark of the cave-like place.
"Who are you? Where am I?" He asked.
From what he could tell, the situation he was in was not a good one. He seemed to be locked in place without rope of any kind. Most likely a spell strong enough to detain him. Though weak as though the thing have used magic for the first time.
Despite the darkness, he could see a shapely figure moving closer. His eye widened once they came into view. A demi-human. And not just any kind of demi-human it was one that was mentioned in academy legends and other folktales.
He could still remember the book on extinct species he read up on just for the fun of it. Only this one caught his attention the most. He even cracked a joke on if he ever met one he'd love to have sex with it. He was young at the time.
A Succubus. The most dangerous monster amongst monsters. Not a demon, but a demi-human capable of taking out a Demon Lord if they so wished.
He could tell by just looking at her, that she must be newly born.
"I brought you hear for you to answer my questions, not the other way around." She says.
Still, those books didn't give the Succubus much justice. This one's hotter than the text book's version.
"Wow. He's quite the pervert."
Sun noticed the man's gaze locked onto her chest. What a cad, should she kill him now? She raised her hand defensively ready to take his head. The man's eyes snapped up to meet her own, "Wait. I can answer your questions! Whatever you wish to know!"
Sun crossed her arms, though doing so only made her breast more eye-goggling. Though it seems he managed to keep his eyes from lingering this time.
"Alright. Let's start with how you got those injuries and why you're here, near the Abyss?" She asked.
"Huh? Did you say the Abyss?" He asked.
She raised her hand again, this time the sharpness of her claws barely touching his neck.
"Wait, wait. I got injured by the mercenary group I was in. They betrayed me after a quest we were sent on went awry. I became bait and then somehow I ended up here!" He answered.
Sun narrowed her eyes at him.
"HE'S TELLING THE TRUTH. I WAS ABLE TO LOOK INTO HIS MEMORIES IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT."
"Fine, say you're telling the truth. Why should I spare you, a human?" Sun asked him.
"I'll work under you willingly. I won't betray you. You can even take me as your slave!" He says.
"What do you think Roscha?"
"ASK HIM ABOUT THE DARK MANA INSIDE OF HIM."
"Why do I sense dark mana in you?" Sun asked.
"It must be because of the monster I stumbled upon. It cursed my crew and I before they used me as bait and ran away." He answered.
Is there such a creature capable of such a thing?
"THERE IS. IT'S A TYPE OF DEMON. SINCE HE HAS HARBORED A CURSE HE WOULD BE SEEN AS A MONSTER TO HUMANS. MAKE A SLAVE CONTRACT WITH HIM, IN DOING SO YOU"LL BE ABLE TO ALSO SEE HIS STATUS."
How do I go about doing that?
"SIMPLE. USING PHYSICAL TOUCH. THIS IS ANOTHER THING YOUR SKILL SOUL EXTRACTION CAN ACCOMPLISH. YOU ONLY NEED TO TAKE HALF HIS SOUL TO ENSLAVE HIM. IN DOING SO HE WON'T HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO WORK UNDER YOU."
As instructed by Roscha, Sun placed her lips to the man's cheek. It was as close as she wanted in order to make this work. A magic circle appeared beneath them after only taking half his soul from him.
With this he became her slave. Just in time. The duration of the Rope spell was released. The man fell to the ground before he stood to his feet once again.
"I'm Syth. Since you enslaved me that means I should call you My Lady."
"Ugh, don't. If you want to call her anything it should be something like Dark Princess or maybe Moon Princess ." Roscha says.
He stumbled back instantly. "Woah! Isn't she the Moon Goddess?" He asked.
"You recognize her?"
"Who in this world doesn't? The crazy Goddess who cried about the deaths of many monsters. She threatened to raise a new Demon Lord who will kill the new heroes and take over the world. It's written as a prophecy now." He points out.
He leaned close, "so, this is where she went."
Wow. You really did that?
"LET'S NOT BRING UP MY EMBARRASSING PAST."
"Look here, slave! From here on out you serve under the Moon Princess, Sun. Bow down to her and worship you're new master!" Roscha yells.
"Alright. Don't make yourself too upset, pretty Goddess. So, you decided on this little Succubus to be the new Demon Lord. Despite her being just born, it wasn't that bad of a choice."
Sun could tell already that this guy was going to have a lot of personality. He doesn't seem to scare easily and he's brave enough to say whatever he wants to the Moon Goddess.
[Congrats! You have unlocked quests!]
[The Quest: Moon Goddess's Descendant has been unlocked.]
{New Quest: Moon Goddess's Descendant
The Goddess has acknowledged you as next of kin and gives you the title Moon Princess. Her plan is to turn you into a Dark Moon Goddess as strong as she was, maybe stronger. Obtain the Class Dark Moon Goddess (Can be Upgraded).
Grade: ???
Quest Duration: None
Quest Reward: New Class, 30% Mana Boost
Quest Penalty: None}
[Title Earned: Descendant of the Moon Goddess
Grade: S
You are an acknowledged kin of the Moon Goddess, The Great Roscha. You gain access to all things that once belonged to the Moon Goddess. Mana increased by 3 points whenever a quest given by the Moon Goddess is successfully completed.
This title can not be upgraded.]
Roscha didn't seem to notice the new quest pop up window since she was still arguing with Syth. But Sun decided not to mention it right now. It was the first time since she came to this world that she enjoyed such a scene.
"Let's take a tour of the Abyss." Sun says after a while.
"What a great idea. It's better to know what you have to do first and how." Roscha agreed.
Sun had only dragged Syth to the entrance of the Abyss. Now it was time to go back down to the Boss room. It's most likely gonna take a while before they could reach the bottom. Is what she thought.
"Teleportation magic?" Sun asked.
"That's right. It's one of my skills. I'm able to teleport anywhere as long as I've been there at least once. You won't have to worry about climbing up and down the Abyss after this, Master." Syth says.
"Is it me or did he adapt way too quickly?"
"I heard that."
"It was meant to be heard, damned human." Roscha snapped.
Sun couldn't help the small chuckle that escaped her lips. They both looked at her as though seeing something for the first time. "What?" She asked.
"Nothing." Roscha stated.
"You look lovely when you laugh, Master." Syth said at the same time.
They walked for hours. Took breaks here and there and walked again. When they reached the one hundredth floor it had already been a week. In order to keep from going hungry, Syth would use his teleportation magic to teleport back to the surface to hunt for their meals. He would also cook it.
"He's like the perfect butler." Roscha stated.
That being said, that's how Syth, a human slave, became the butler under the Moon Princess. He cleaned, cooked, and fed her without fail. When they finally made it down to the boss floor it had been over a month.
"It's more floors than I expected." Roscha says.
There had actually been nine hundred floors instead of five hundred. Each floor looked the same which is boring. Sun began to map out each floor and what kind of things would appear on them.
She decided on creating an underground kingdom with glow stones used as the lighting. Most monsters can only stand darkness. But glow stones are much different from normal light. They can be used by creatures who harbor the Dark Mana curse. Each floor will be filled with homes and the 900th floor will be the Kingdom's base. The Boss room being her throne room.
In order to keep track of all her people she decided to make a population count that will be handled by someone of skill. After drawing up a draft of this underground kingdom, she felt more and more excited to see how it will turn out.
"I think I just joined something fun." Syth stated after a peek.