I awoke the next morning with an odd feeling in the center of my chest, as if there was a dense ball of lead weighing it down. I suddenly remembered meeting Sila inside of some black space, I began wondering if it had been a dream.
"Nope, not a dream little human." I heard a voice say from in front of me. It occurred to me then that if I was laying down then how could the voice be in front of me? I snapped my eyes open and looked down to find a woman laying on my chest with her chin in her hands looking up at me. A woman in my bed who was not Dana, well that could not be good. She was absolutely stunning. The first notable thing about her was her vibrant, ruby red eyes. They seemed to pull my gaze into a deep red sea that I never wanted to leave. Her skin was pale, but not in a way that seemed malnourished, it was flawless, like a porcelain doll. Her hair fell around her shoulders in small waves of jet black curls, perfectly framing her small, oval shaped face. But what really stuck out was the two small crimson horns protruding from just above her temples.
"Are you Sila?" I asked the woman, obviously dumbfounded by how beautiful she was.
"No dipshit, I'm the OTHER demon queen who is inhabiting your ability core." She replied with a clearly annoyed look on her face.
My mind was reeling with questions. How did she escape my core and into the real world? Why was she on top of me? Where was Dana? Why was I overwhelmed with both awe and fear when our eyes met? Needless to say, it was a shock.
"Stop worrying so much, for now you are the only one who can perceive my presence. What do you think, pretty gorgeous huh?" She said, a mischievous smile creeping across her face.
"Y-yes, you are very appealing." I stammered. While her beauty was nothing to scoff at, I had no intentions of stroking her ego. I had finally begun making progress with Dana and this demon woman would not come between that.
"DEMON QUEEN!" Sila screamed, grabbing me by the hair and bringing my face an inch from hers. "We are partners now, yes, but do not fool yourself into thinking that we are equals. Until you can best me in a true fight, you will show me the proper respect that I am due. Now, you should be getting a move on if you want to 'topple evil' and all that." She ended that last sentence by flashing a quick smile and landing a small kiss on my cheek.
I was surprised by that last part and looked up at her, but all I saw was empty space. In the next moment I felt a stinging pain on the same cheek that she had kissed. I looked to my left and Sila was standing beside the bed, holding her hand up for another slap, how had she gotten there so quickly? I hadn't even felt her move from on top of me.
I almost threw myself out of bed to avoid her wrath. Heading into the bathroom, I took a glance at the mirror and immediately noticed a few major changes in my appearance. First, I had grown a few inches in height, which was crazy since I had already grown a bit after my evolution. I stood at around six feet tall, and only being fourteen, I was about to really stand out. Along with the height came an exceptionally chiseled physique, sculpted face and porcelain like skin that resembled that of Sila.
Sure, I would have considered myself handsome before, but now I looked abnormally attractive. My eyes had also gone from a dark hazel to bright ruby red which was going to be super noticeable. My hair had went from a chocolate brown color to a deep black just like Sila's. Last but not least, I felt a small ache in my mouth, when I opened it I hadn't seen anything wrong at first. But just then, my stomach lurched and I winced in pain. When I looked back into the mirror I could see four long and pointed fangs protruding from my gums.
"Did you think that I was joking when I said that I was a VAMPIRIC demon queen? What exactly were you expecting?" Sila said, giggling with amusement at my shocked expression.
"You did this to me? Does this mean that I am also a vampiric demon now?" I trembled as I said the words. I did not know that my humanity would just be cast aside, would my friends see me as a monster?
"Dont worry kid, you are nowhere near becoming a demon, though you are a newly created halfling vampire. The only way to become a full vampire is to drink from somebody, and not just a taste either, you need to literally bleed them dry, luckily there is no rush with this one." Sila explained.
Again, my face was probably centered somewhere between shock and disgust, how could I drink somebody? I decided that I would cross that bridge when I got to it.
"My name is Jake by the way…Miss Sila." I said, not forgetting my manners. She looked at me and seemed to contemplate on giving me another smack, but in the end she shrugged her shoulders and began to remove her clothing. It was an exquisite red dress that tied in the back, it was simple but elegant.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING!?" I yelled as I brought my hands to my face to cover my eyes.
"Oh grow up, I have been wasting away for thousands of years in a pocket dimension, I want a shower." She said in a huff. "And since I am not strong enough to have any affect on the world yet, I need to take one with you. As long as you are experiencing something, I have the option to feel it too. So if you shower, I get to enjoy the sensation as well, and it helps me to be naked to get the full effect."
Okay, that really caught me off guard, I felt like shock and surprise were the only facial expressions I could make anymore. I couldn't help but stare in disbelief at the body of the demon queen. If I could have described her in one word, it would have been angelic, as backwards as that sounded. Her naked skin was as perfect as her face, and it helped that she was well endowed in her womanly features. I began to have some lewd thoughts as she stepped into the water.
"You should know that I can read your mind, pervert." She said as she stood under the shower faucet. Strangely enough, the water seemed to pass straight through her. I nervously got undressed and stepped into the shower, making sure to cover myself with my hands.
As I moved passed Sila and stood under the shower, I watched as her skin began to form water droplets that ran down her body. The water moving on my body reflected her exactly.
I still had my junior covered when she looked down and scoffed.
"Oh, for the love of all things unholy! Would you just move your hands already! Who do you think reconstructed your body you idiot?! Also, in case you haven't noticed, I took the liberty in giving you quite the improvement down there anyway!" She was fuming at my awkwardness; it made sense for a being of thousands of years to think of the body as nothing, but to me, this was a first. She was not kidding either, my junior had gone from adequate to above average, not that I had any plans on showing it off.
Somehow I got through showering with the single hottest woman I had ever seen. I got dressed and walked out into the dorm to find it empty. I was curious to find my friends and with Sila, we headed out of the dorm. I also wanted to check for any system updates, but as soon as I summoned the interface Sila began to scream.
"WHAT THE HELL IS THAT!"