Whispers in the Dark

<div align=center>The city was shrouded in darkness... Well of course it was, it was night time, but where shady traders peddled even darker goods, the darkness was all the more prevalent, here, the city was awash with tableaus that spoke of the cities seedy underbelly, here on the corner by a shop labelled in languages old and forgotten stood a Vampire, leaning in close to a female mage, attempting to seduce her away for a night that would end in him fulfilling his hungers, but unaware that she too sought him, for his blood, for his hair, or perhaps for a sought after fang that would lend strength to her spells.

There a human stood, entering a store that catered to the darkest of arts, Necromancy, shopping for bones, for dust and for spiritual essences for their own magics, there they sought the power they could gather to force the world to submit to their will, even if it took countless years more to hone their craft.

And there a mere human criminal raced from a shop of magic, his arms loaded down with artifacts he could never understand, he fled into the night to find buyers for his ill gotten gains, hoping that he would never be discovered by the angry store owner!

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It was among those tableaus that the demoness found herself, crouched in the darkness of a secluded alleyway and crouched over the fallen body of a mortal man. His body was emaciated and drained, the Succubus' wings were spread wide behind her, fluttering as she reached for the mans neck, pressing two of her fingers to his carotid artery before lowering her lips to his.

Had the Succubus known what stood behind her, what studied her back as she crouched over the man perhaps she would have been afraid, or perhaps she would have continued whatever it was she was doing to the gentleman that lay dead beneath her tender mercies!

In the darkness she was a sight to behold, in her natural state the demoness was unrecognizable as one of the students of the Academy, her demonic wings were spread behind her, glowing a faint, eerie blue as she tended to the man beneath her, her skin was a soft, blemishless grey and long red hair that would have come to the back of her knees spread out behind her, lifting and twisting under some kind of dark power.

An ornate brassiere kept her petite chest from the prying eyes of those about her a pair of tightly fitting, matching shorts obscured her waist from the greedy eyes of mortals as well, but aside from those garments the Succubus left her flesh exposed, allowing all who wished to gaze upon her long and desire filled looks upon her toned body!

Flickers of that same blue light danced over her skin but here in the safety of a dead end alley, in the middle of the night surrounded by the seediest of people on the island, ironically the Succubus felt as safe here as anywhere else, but had she known, had she been aware that others might find her perhaps she would be a little more alert!

But she had hunted here before and she had not been caught yet! So what reason did she have to fear? What creature could find a demoness in the depths of the darkest parts of the island!</div>

<div align=center>At the command to freeze the Succubus kept her head still bent low, her lips upon those of the man beneath her. As the powerful males feet slapped upon the ground behind her, running closer, she finally looked up though and immediately recoiled! As she collapsed back onto her hind quarters the shark man that had joined her would be surprised by something... Interesting!

A brilliant blue energy was lingering around her lips, but it wasn't flowing from the man to the succubus, it had been flowing the other direction! She hadn't been extracting something from the emaciated man, she had been infusing him with something!

"What... What in the hells? Who are you?"

The Succubus offered a small smile though, recovering her footing and rising before the dangerous looking creature, she did lift her hands however, but that small smile simply refused to fade away! The Succubus cocked her hips slightly as she looked to the man before her, whatever he was, whoever he was he seemed to be something of an authority figure!

"Well I suppose you want an explanation? Or are you just planning to slap me in irons hrrrm?"

She gave a light laugh at that, preparing to run if he made even a single hostile movement towards her, she was ready for him! Now that he had announced himself at least. The demoness was prepared to fight if she had to, but for the time being at least, she seemed willing to try and solve this with words, she seemed willing to talk with the powerful creature that had caught her seemingly in the act of killing a helpless citizen!

Her tongue flickered outwards, carrying traces of that luminous blue energy that Lelei had already seen, as she licked her lips traces of that energy was left behind, coating her lips as though it were a lipstick.

"And I suppose... I should go first shouldn't I? You can call me... Lily, I found this man in this state, but I could still feel warmth from his skin, I had hoped to revive him and learn what had done this to him, sadly he is too far gone, even my energy can't wake him"

But would he believe her after the way he had found her? Crouched over him like this, and then there were the eyewitness accounts of whatever he was tracking! Her outfit and her nature most certainly weren't doing her any favors!</div>

<div align=center>The succubus clucked her tongue as the shark headed man seemed unaffected by her nature and little displays she had decided to put on, was he uninterested in women? Or did he just have no attraction for those outside of his own species, whatever the case the succubus was not impressed. She did not however immediately comply with his request, instead narrowing her eyes at him with a critical look.

"If that were true you would have flashed a badge, how do I know you're not the one responsible for this and planning to add another body to your collection?"

She did however move to her knees, keeping her hands in the air as she looked up to the impressive figure who had caught her in such a compromising position, she was beginning to look rather unimpessed however, especially as her hair was forced to arch itself up, moving, swaying about her so it did not drag on the ground as she, at least partially complied with Lelei's order.

"And if you were with the police you would want every part of the story, not just to arrest the first person you saw on the scene, so who are you really?"

From her questions from her tone the Succubus was trying to make it seem as though she were the one in charge, as though she were the one questioning him and not the other war around, she did still have one more potential ace up her sleeve... Not that she was earing any sleeves but that was kind of beside the point.

"Besides, had I wanted to harm someone you think I would have done it out here in the open? I am what I am, and what I am is more than capable of making a man spring for a hotel room at the very least, besides, if it had been me that killed him he would have a smile on his face"

Perhaps not the most solid defence the succubus had ever made, but she kept her eyes on Lelei, as long as he kept his distance, as long as he was willing to listen she would remain on her knees, but if he tried to close the distance between them the Succubus would launch herself backwards, pushing off the ground with her knees and beating her wings to carry her backwards until she could maintain their distance

"You have no weapons, you have only your fists and your body, maybe your teeth, you have only feet to chase me with, if I really was responsible and wanted to get away..."

She flutered her wings at that, lifting an eyebrow as she kept her eyes locked on the shark man, it was true enough, at least from appearances, if she wanted to run she could always just fly away... So why wasn't she?</div>

<div align=center>"Witch hooker?! Is this your first day on the job or what?"

The succubus' expression transformed almost immediately from one of frustration and more than a little anger, to one of incredulous shock! This... Man didn't even know what she was! Perhaps he was simply new, simply untrained in recognizing what it was he hunted, but if that were the case then it was time that he gained his first true lesson.

"Now I understand, you're new to this aren't you? Don't worry I'm not going to run, but before you handcuff me allow me to dispel a few misconceptions you have"

She rose then, slowly, if the shark man raced towards her she would leap backwards, dodging to one side and extending a leg to trip him up, but if he simply watched she would rise to her feet before approaching the body and moving into a squat beside it she would hold a single hand over the dessicated males corpse.

"First of all, know your prey, Succubi are demons that feed on lustful energies, men, women, human, vampire it doesn't matter, we can snack on energies spilled freely when those around us are... Excited, or we can claim a mans soul at the point of his climax if we so choose."

If he listened, or at least allowed her to continue she would gesture to the body of the man that he believed she had slain and she would continue her little lecture, but if he tried to use her little lecture as a chance to rush her she would again attempt to move away, again she would attempt to trip him if he charged, she had no intention of fighting him, and she seemed content enough not to run if he was willing to pay attention.

"Vampires you know of I have little doubt, they feed on the blood of mortals and drain their victims, those that pursue this until the death of their victim can drain the corpse entirely of blood, but they leave two distinctive fang marks on the victims neck, this body has been drained, not of energy which would leave it utterly markless but dead, but of its liquids, not just blood look"

If he had shooed her away from the corpse by this time she would still gesture to it, inviting him to look upon the body again, but if he had been intrigued by her little lesson and was willing to let her remain at the side of the body she would be able to point things out as she examined the body of the man she had found.

"Blood, saliva, I suspect if you were to check this man at the morgue you would find every bodily fluid drained from him, this is not something my kind can do, or if it is it is not something I am familiar with, I suspect something else, something akin to a vampire, but what bothers me is the lack of marks, this suggests his liquids may have been drained through... Existing orifices, perhaps his mouth, or perhaps through the pores of his skin"

The succubus would draw a little back then as she looked to the shark headed man who claimed to be working with the police, still not choosing to flee, but still not allowing herself to be caught so easily, her eyes flickered and glowed from within with an eerie violet light.

"As it is I find myself extremely upset by you, your unwillingness to listen to explanations, your pursuit, wanting to slap me in handcuffs simply because I was in the wrong place at the wrong time, tell me, if you were treating a man who had been bitten by a savage animal, and someone attempted to arrest you simply because you had big teeth, and they refused to listen to reason, would you be pleased with that officer? Would you comply without a word? Or would you be offended by the mere thought that they believed you responsible just because you seemed like a suspect?"</div>

<div align=center>Truth be told the Succubus was enjoying he game of keep away more than she s willing to let on, but every now and then a bright twinkle would sparkle in her eyes as she let her arm linger for just a moment longer than necessary letting Lelei feel as though he were sure to succeed before pulling herself away just in time, but as her little lecture came to a close the Succubus waited for Lelei's next attempt at grabbing her and simply extended her wrists, robbing him even of the satisfaction of finally catching her!

The contact was warm though, there was an undeniable softness to the Succubus' skin, but despite its seeming gentle nature it didn't bruise or chafe in the shark mans rough hands. A strange, sweet scent was rising from the womans body and this close to her Lelei was sure to smell it, but even Naamah didn't know how it would effect him, she had used her pheromones on males, females, those who were gay and straight, and even animals before but never had she tried to use them on aquatic beings. Still if she could skew his view of her then perhaps she would have a greater chance to talk her way out of this.

Whatever else happened the Succubus refused to reach the station.

"It doesn't work, assumptions are made based on race, gender and species, I will be found guilty even if the murder doesn't fit the M.O of a succubus kill simply because I AM a succubus, after all even if I'm not guilty of this murder I'm surely guilty of another you don't know about"

Cynicism? The Succubus spoke in a low voice as the shark man shackled her wrists, but for a moment she looked up at him with big, gentle violet eyes, she was the victim here, that was the impression she wished to convey, and if her pheromones did do their job then perhaps he would even believe her!

But for the moment at least the demoness would allow herself to be led, Lelei was in charge for the moment, and the Succubus would comply with his requests and orders, at least for the time being, but she was not done being devious, if the shark man attempted to get her to enter a vehicle, or a building the Succubus would recoil, shaking her head and looking up at the imposing figure that was her captor, she would inform him that she could not enter without the permission of the owner, it was a lie, but one that Lelei would have to deal with.

If on the other hand he chose to keep her in the alley and call in the murder to his friends on the force the Succubus would wait, even going as far as to sit upon the ground and place her ankles together.

"Well if you intend to keep an innocent woman hostage without any real evidence on a murder outside of her abilities then you better do this right, cuff my ankles as well, you wouldn't want me escaping after all"

She didn't speak with agression, even now she kept hostility from her voice, instead there was a false resignation, she was behaving herself, but how long would it be till she tired of this game?</div>