"A-Aleister..." he heard her beautiful voice call out his name. His tail swayed in happiness, seeing her radiant yet tired golden eyes staring at him.
"My love?" he asked, looking at her pale delicate face.
"Is it done? I think there's poison in those arrows. I feel so numb and tired. Don't worry, I'll be fine. I'll recover in about a week. Even though I have immortality, poison is something my body takes time to recover from." Ruby weakly mumbled looking up at him.
"You look odd, Aleister. You don't look like that. Are you sure you're Aleister? Aleister looks cute and stupid, you look ugly and scary."
"Is that so?" the demon mused relishing in her cute disoriented state.
"Yes. Your eyes look bigger and brighter though, it's pretty." Ruby complimented bopping his nose.
"To see you better with, my dear." Aleister quoted tucking a strand of silver hair behind her ear. There was a long pause as Ruby closed her eyes trying to rest and regain bits of her lost energy.
"Ruby, you wouldn't mind if I take a little peek at your heart, would you? And maybe have a little taste. Just a teeny weeny nip. Pleassss. It's been calling to me. I can hear it beating in your chest." Aleister asked, pressing his thumb weakly against her wound.
"What!? Aleister, what is wrong with you?!" Ruby yelled in alarm, her former delirious state completely disappearing as the demon's words register inside her head.
"Nothing is wrong with me. I just want a little taste. Your blood is ambrosial now think about what your precious heart will taste like! I bet it's so good, better even than those monster filths!"
"Aleister, you're scaring me. Please stop!" Ruby protested trying to fight her way out of his hold but as she had said earlier, her body is too numb to be able to fight back against him.
"Maybe if you pass out it wouldn't hurt. I just have to knock you out and then you won't even feel a thing. Don't worry you'll grow it back, you'll heal. I saw you do it with your wrist, you'll be fine." Aleiste mumbled, unable to process any logic but his own. He wrapped his hands around her throat and slowly squeezed it.
"A-Aleister n-n-nooo. Please s-stop. This isn't you. You're going insane!" Realization suddenly dawned on the witch. Her head snapped down to his stomach where the symbol she engraved lay ruined by large claw marks. He's not doing it in his own free conscious will. The blood moon is clearly affecting his mind and clouding his logic and senses. The spell though is not yet completely destroyed, she can still reforge it if she can just make him stop and rechant the incantation but her magic is completely gone yet trying is better than letting him devour her alive. She just needs to distract him long enough to spark a bit of her magic. Black dots started appearing in her vision as her breath left her lungs. Aleister squeezed harder making her panic.
"I'll let you taste my heart!!" his hand stopped and a large grin decorated his lips.
"That's wonderful. It's better that I have your consent. You're such a good girl Ruby." Aleister chuckled patting her head. Ruby gasped for breath after that, finally filling her lungs with their much-needed oxygen trying to calm herself down to process the events unfolding. She can't believe that Aleister is trying to eat her. Though he seemed rational enough to converse with, his mind is too diluted to be reasoned with
"But on one condition. If you want something from me you've got to give something back in return. A fair trade. Plus you're gunning for my heart you need to give like..." Ruby thought for the right word but couldn't grasp the appropriate term to use for her excuse.
"Like a dowry in marriage. Right, you are so brilliant my beautiful little witch! That will make it more fun."
"Right! Yes, a dowry to me. Absolutely." Ruby agreed in desperation.
"So what will it be that you want me to give?" Aleister asked looking at her expectantly.
Fuck. She hadn't thought ahead of that. She has no idea what he can do for her. She needs to quickly think of an excuse to prolong his plan and make hers rolling before he gets tired and force his way with her. It needs to be a tedious job but he must be within arms reach to execute her plan. Think Ruby, think. What will distract Aleister long enough to try to reforge the spell? She can feel her wounds closing up and repairing the damaged tissues. Well, that's nice because it really hurts like hell but if I don't think quick enough this psycho's going to split me open again and eat my organs.
"What will it be Ruby? What do you want in exchange for me to eat your heart? Time is wasting. I'm getting hungrier every second. I might take a huge bite instead of a little nip if you don't hurry it up." Aleister said impatiently.
"Well, I want you to, to, to go get... To make..."
"To make what?! Damn it, woman! What do you want!" The demon yelled impatiently, he accidentally pushed his knee up her crotch sending a pleasurable touch to her kitty.
"Make me cum! Make me squirt!" she blurted. Aleister paused a little in contemplation but his tail kept swaying excitedly.
"I see. That is a very interesting request. Very well. Pleasure might add a little bit more spice to your precious heart especially if you orgasm."
Fuck. She's not even in the mood to have sex. Who would be if a demon is trying to eat your heart while you bleed profusely? But on the bright side, it will take him longer to get her to finish plus women take hours to cum and forever to squirt. It's brilliant but disgusting. Aleister literally ripped out her panties throwing it out like nothing after taking a huge sniff, enjoying her vaginally essence.
"Ruby it's not wet." Aleister informed like a child complaining to his mother about his toys.
"Then make it wet. Suck my tits, lick my thighs, give me oral sex?" Ruby suggested collecting blood from her wounds.
"Okay." Aleister said before diving for her breasts. He pulled her bra down and started nibbling on her bare bosom. He sucked at her nipple while playing with the other one making sure that her tits got the best treatment. Ruby did her best to focus on letting her powers flow but it was very hard when a demon who wants to eat your heart is eating your boobs, getting them perky and sensitive.
"These babies are soft and round and bouncy. I want to shove my face in them. So cute." Aleister commented caressing his face against her cleavage.
"Sure, keep going." Ruby did her best to at least activate her revitalize spell and heal the flesh on Aleister's stomach to redraw the madness counter spell but nothing happened yet. Her spirit did not waver because of this, she kept trying and trying while doing her best to reply to the demon's advances because she knows that he's such an attention-seeking bastard. He loves being praised and noticed to water his ego and narcissistic pride.
"Yes, that's good. Mmmmh." she mumbled to humor him. She mentally rejoiced as she activated the revitalize spell which healed her wounds and closed the large wolf marks on the demon's belly. She felt his tongue circling her pink bud while his hand drew circles over her thigh. She can feel him smiling against her breast, relishing in her taste. She cringed at the thought.
'Better hurry it up.' Ruby mustered all the strength left in her body and flipped the demon before sitting on top of him. She used her blood once more to retrace the drawing on his skin. Aleister giggled drunkenly at this thinking that it was some type of kink that she likes.
"Your butt is so soft." he mumbled.
"Insania mentis nec vincere. (Madness will not conquer your mind)" Ruby chanted trying to summon the last bit of magic left in her body but none came.
"Are you trying to get rid of me?" Aleister asked in a low voice with a threatening edge.
"Insania mentis nec vincere." she repeated with a much desperate yell but it was still in vain. The blood moon is much more powerful than her but she won't back down.
"Insania mentis nec vincere!"
No effect. She's starting to lose hope.
"Insania mentis ne-!!!" Aleister had pushed her off of him, making her stumble to a column in her porch. She tried lifting herself up but his hand harshly grabbed her throat and pushed her against the column.
"You treacherous bitch." he seethed, squeezing her throat tighter. Ruby tried removing his hand but his hold is too powerful.
"I'm going to rip that cold heart of yours and feast on it." the demon used his free hand to dig into her chest and Ruby did her best to intercept his motive.
If he eats her heart she's going to die. It may not be perpetual but it will take her days or even weeks to regenerate her organ. She'll be in a deathly sleep dreaming about those scenes over and over again. She's tired of seeing it, losing her family, her failures, her curse, watching herself kill Adrian, and replaying how she fell in love with Rel.
She doesn't want to relive that hell ever again. Those dreams, or memories rather, keeps haunting her during deathly nightmares, tormenting her mind and breaking her heart time after time again. No, she won't allow herself to die. She's not going back to that place when she just recovered. No one, not Aleister nor Rel, is going to make her miserable again!!!
She mustered her strength in her arm and punched Aleister square in the face making him loosen his grip on her and stager a little. Ruby grabbed his shoulders and pushed her lips against his leaving him dumbfounded and confused but also curious. Ruby opened her mouth and pushed her tongue inside his.
Slowly, she felt his magic traveling into her body and coursing to her magic circuits. She deepened the kiss to harbor more of his powers and started to spark up her magic. She pulled him in closer touching his body all around to build more intimacy and absorb more of his powers. Her hand glowed weakly but it was enough to reforge the spell.
She pulled away and recanted the spell. "Insania mentis nec vincere!" The symbol glowed on his stomach and he lurched in pain as it burned his flesh.
Ruby fell on her knees before Aleister panting raggedly, her face drained and pale of all energy. She tried covering her breasts to regain her modesty and looked up weakly at the demon who had a confused look on his face. She saw him grabbing his head in confusion and weakly smiled at her victory. Their eyes met and a panicked look crossed the demon's face at his master's state.
"Ruby are you okay!" Aleister said in alarm. He quickly went near her but sudden shots rang in the air and six bullets hit him on his back making him reel in pain.
Ruby glanced at the direction where the bullets came from and saw Phoebus along with a bunch of her other acquaintances approaching her cottage ready to fight and kill the demon moaning in pain in front of her.
"Go!" she ordered him.
"But Ruby you're-" she cut him off with a stern order and held her hand up to him, forcing him to move using her power as his master.
"I said go! They won't hurt me! Save yourself!" she screamed at him mustering all her strength not to pass out. Aleister's wings unfolded and he instantly took off by the force of her command. He had a hard time flying away due to his injuries and Phoebus shooting at him but he did his best to heed his master's orders.
When the gang arrived, the demon was finally out of their range. Phoebus quickly went to Ruby's side and wrapped his coat over her shoulders to keep her warm. Geneva, Gallen, and Adrian followed suit. The mage quickly went to her friend's side checking her injuries and gasped when she saw the amount of blood decorating her clothes.
"Ruby, what did that demon do to you? We'll get you to Rosita, you're safe now." Geneva said worriedly.
"Adrian, Gallen, search the area for any more monsters, we can't let ourselves be jumped at." Phoebus instructed reloading his gun just in case. The male fighter and the assassin instantly complied and wound around the house.
"He didn't do anything. Those Goblins shot me. I was able to activate revitalize spell before I bleed out to death but you drove him away. Thank you." Ruby mumbled weakly, her voice faltering.
"You're fine. You're safe now with us." Phoebus reassured touching her hand. Manticat, still in his panther form, limped weakly to her side, his hindfoot seems to be broken so he lay beside her and placed his head over her lap.
"Good job, my son. You honored your mother through your valor." she praised, smiling weakly as she patted his head. The winged familiar moaned and reverted back to his miniature self. Ruby grabbed her pet and placed him over her breasts.
Her vision started blurring after that and a distinct ringing can be heard from her ears. Her limbs started going slack and the last thing she felt before she passed out was Phoebus carrying her in his arms while Geneva panicked and cried beside him.