>>5326500Through some divine providence, you manage to break free of whatever trance you’ve been placed under and use the opportunity to tackle the demon to the ground! D-don’t listen to her, you wail as you frantically put her into a chinlock, she’s a <span class="mu-r">DEMON,</span> r-remember?! She’s just trying to suck your blood, or something!
Talbot stands motionless with a dazed look on his stupid face. See?! SHE KILLED HIM!
“Well,” Art huffs as the demon struggles against your hold, “This has been, uh, <span class="mu-i">educational</span>.”
Not as educational as falling through a dimensional rift is gonna be, you hiss! Ow, quit biting my hand, bitch!
“So how does this work, anyways?” He continues as Sybil wearily rises to a sitting position. “Do we just, like, trade, or something? <span class="mu-i">Can</span> we trade? You seem a lot nicer in comparison-”
“You mentioned needing a host, yes?” Sybil asks as she wipes a few remaining tears from the corners of her slightly-bloodshot eyes. “Could you elaborate a bit?”
“It’s similar to the act of possessing someone,” Teevor interjects as you readjust your chokehold on the hellspawn’s neck, “Albeit slightly different: a demonic host ‘<span class="mu-i">shares</span>’ the space with the demon–in more cooperative cases, of course-and feeds off of the host’s <span class="mu-b">LIFE ESSENCE–</span> the blend of magical and physical energy so sought-after by practitioners of the <span class="mu-r">NECROMANTIC ARTS.</span>”
So wait, you growl as your demonic counterpart starts headbutting your chest, she’d be feeding off of your <span class="mu-i">LIFE</span>?! No way, Jose!
“My name is Teevor, remember?” The mage asks with a frustrated scoff! “And you forget that demons are beings of immeasurable power–in return for a fraction of the host’s <span class="mu-b">LIFE ESSENCE,</span> they can share some of their <span class="mu-r">DEMONIC ESSENCE</span> in return–a substance that makes mortals capable of incredible feats of strength, speed, and vitality!”
“Ssso it’d be like getting <span class="mu-b">SUPERCHARGED</span> as rent for a living space, huh?” Art asks. “Doesn’t sound like a bad deal…”
If he’s so stoked about it then <span class="mu-i">HE</span> can give his body up!
>CONTD. 