Hell, the royal city of the Lust King.
This place was teeming with succubi, catering to every taste—whether you preferred mature women, elegant ladies, young girls, or even lolitas, you could find them all here.
As a result, many male demons flocked to this city in search of pleasure.
The Lust King, Asmodeus, was delighted by this.
Succubi were naturally gifted with powerful spellcasting abilities, but their physical strength was lacking.
They needed cannon fodder to protect them while they cast their spells safely.
Today, however, everyone in the royal city could feel the seething anger of the Lust King.
Even Asmodeus's daughters were keeping their heads down, acting like obedient succubi. No one dared to stir up trouble at a time like this.
The last thing anyone wanted was to be summoned by the Lust King, lest they become an outlet for Asmodeus's fury.
But Adela had the misfortune of being called to the palace, and she could only brace herself to face the Lust King.
The Lust King's palace was entirely pink—not because Asmodeus had a girlish heart, but because pink was the color of the sin of lust.
Just as the sin of wrath was red, the palace of the Wrath King was drenched in crimson.
As Adela walked through the palace, she passed decorations symbolizing desire and furniture designed for intimate encounters.
Soon, she arrived at the audience hall and saw the Lust King seated on the throne.
Adela knelt before Asmodeus in respect. "Greetings, Mother!"
"Adela, you're here," Asmodeus said.
Though Asmodeus's expression was calm, Adela could sense the raging volcano beneath that serene facade.
It made her tread even more carefully.
"No need to be nervous, Adela. I called you here for a task," Asmodeus said.
"Whatever you command, Mother, I'll see it done!" Adela replied earnestly.
Asmodeus nodded with satisfaction. "Good. I want you to return to the human world and find Roy Blake. Bring him to Hell—alive. Use whatever means necessary."
Adela's head snapped up in shock. "Mother, why bring him to Hell alive?"
Bringing a human's physical body into Hell was far more difficult than dragging their soul. The spatial barrier between the human world and Hell prevented physical crossings.
Most demons could only possess humans to enter their world, and humans typically entered Hell after death, judged guilty by Heaven, with their souls cast into the abyss.
To bring a human body into Hell, one would either need a passage between the worlds or perform a reverse sacrifice—summoning a human body to Hell through a ritual.
Honestly, the idea of a Hell demon performing a sacrifice to summon a human—or a half-demon—was almost comical.
In all the eons of Hell's existence, no demon had likely ever done such a thing.
"Adela, some things you don't need to question. Your job is to follow my orders!" Asmodeus's voice carried an overwhelming pressure, forcing Adela to the ground.
It felt like a mountain was crushing her. Adela quickly responded, "Mother, I wasn't questioning you! I was just curious. Whatever you command, I'll do my best to accomplish!"
Satisfied, Asmodeus withdrew her pressure and nodded slightly. "Good. Your task is to activate the mark I left on Roy Blake. Leave the rest to me."
Adela, just getting back to her feet, looked confused. A mark from the Lust King on Roy Blake? Had Mother met Roy in secret? And why was she so angry?
Adela was full of questions but didn't dare voice them, keeping her doubts buried. "Yes, Mother. I'll handle it immediately."
"Go," Asmodeus said.
As Adela left, Asmodeus's true emotions surfaced. Her face twisted with anger, greed, and longing.
"Roy Blake, no one escapes my grasp. No one!" she hissed.
Then, as if struck by a thought, her expression shifted to one of frustrated desire. "Damn it! Why haven't I felt that peak sensation again since that time?"
While the Lust King wrestled with her obsession with the pinnacle of pleasure, back on Earth, a man and a woman were also chasing their own peak.
"Tch, Delasa, is this your way of thanking me?" Roy teased.
Delasa struggled to think, her mind on the verge of shutting down. It took her a long moment to respond. "I… didn't mean for this… I just… kinda wanted it… too…"
Her words came out in broken gasps.
"Is that so? I thought you came to me for this specifically," Roy said, deliberately teasing with ambiguous words.
Delasa shook her head, tears streaming down her face. "No… it's not like that… I'm not that kind of person…"
Her face flushed red with urgency, and Roy quickly soothed her. "Alright, alright, I know you're not that kind of person. You're just… a little more open with me."
His words hit like an arrow to the heart, draining Delasa of all strength.
[Ding! Obtained Delasa's Conquest Chest! Open it now?]
Looking at Delasa's tear-streaked face, Roy gently wiped her tears away.
He could tell from her inexperience that she hadn't done this often.
But this skinny sniper had a delicate, almost fragile appearance, like Bambi from a Disney cartoon, making Roy unable to resist teasing her.
Coupled with the loneliness in Delasa's heart, she was like dry tinder meeting a spark, igniting fiercely in Roy's presence.
What a curious feeling.
The only issue was that Delasa's frail frame seemed so delicate that Roy worried he might break her if he wasn't careful, so he instinctively gentled his approach.
But Delasa didn't appreciate it. She craved the rough treatment—it made her feel alive in her numb assassin's life.
Well, no choice then. Roy had to exert himself within the limits of what her body could handle.
And now, Delasa looked like she might pass out at any moment.
Had he gone too far?
Just then, Roy heard a knock at the door.
Who kept interrupting his rest?
Roy threw on a pair of pants and went to answer it.
As expected, it was Miss Jay. "Blake, I got a bottle of red wine from General Hammer. Wanna have a drink?"
Then she noticed Roy, sweaty and disheveled, and caught the strong, oceanic scent wafting from the room. She instantly knew what was going on.
"Forget the wine. Time's tight, mission's urgent. Let's get straight to it!" Jay said.
"Wait, I—mmph!"
As long as she didn't say "no," it wasn't against her will, right?
Jay resisted at first but soon melted into Roy's skilled kisses.
In the heat of the moment, she even let go of the wine bottle.
Luckily, Roy's reflexes were quick, catching it before it ruined the mood.
In a daze, Jay found herself lying next to Delasa. Seeing the sniper's tear-streaked yet blissful face, the intelligence officer's expression grew complicated.
"Stop staring. You'll have that look soon enough," Roy said.
Jay turned to him. "Never. I'll never submit to a man!"
Roy wasn't surprised by her words.
He'd always known Jay was fiercely competitive, always trying to one-up him. Even in this situation, she refused to back down.
Well, no choice then. Roy would have to teach her with raw strength that some things couldn't be changed with words.
Compared to the slender Delasa, Jay's figure was much fuller. Roy had noted before that she was the quintessential American girl, with curves in all the right places.
The experience was incredibly smooth, and Jay's stubborn refusal to yield only made it more entertaining for Roy.
The more she resisted, the more determined he was to make her crack.
And so, without realizing it, Roy went a bit too hard, leaving Jay in an even worse state than Delasa.
Her skin flushed a vivid hue, and she started babbling incoherently. If someone recorded this and showed it to her, she'd probably die of embarrassment.
In the end, Jay, like Delasa, passed out with tears streaming down her face, a blissful expression on her unconscious features.
[Ding! Obtained Miss Jay's Conquest Chest! Open it now?]
That was no easy feat. Roy had put in serious effort to earn those two chests.
By his count, he now had seven chests. Might as well open them.
This time, it shouldn't be as bad as last time. With two of Asmodeus's chests as a guarantee, it couldn't go too wrong.
[Opening Cliff Leiden's Fate Chest…]
[Gained 1 Memory Attribute Point!]
[Gained 1 Will Attribute Point!]
[Opening Elsa Leiden's Fate Chest…]
[Gained 1 Constitution Attribute Point!]
[Gained 1 Memory Attribute Point!]
Roy had expected the Leidens' chests to be lackluster, so he used them as fodder.
But pushing his Constitution to 90 points was a pleasant surprise.
Next up were Delasa and Jay's chests.
[Opening Delasa's Conquest Chest…]
[Gained 1 Agility Attribute Point!]
[Gained 1 Constitution Attribute Point!]
[Gained Special Ability: Psychic Teleportation!]
Roy: ???
He hadn't expected Delasa's chest to yield a special ability. Where did this come from?
[Psychic Teleportation: Derived from the mutant Magik, Illyana Rasputin. Allows the creation of teleportation portals, with precision and distance dependent on your mental strength.]
Magik from X-Men? So, Delasa's alternate-world counterpart must have played a role in an X-Men film. What a lucky break.
This was his second Marvel-derived ability, and a highly practical teleportation skill at that, filling a gap in his mobility.
This unexpected win made Roy even more excited for the next openings.
[Opening Miss Jay's Conquest Chest…]
[Gained 1 Strength Attribute Point!]
[Gained 1 Agility Attribute Point!]
Jay's chest didn't deliver anything special, despite Roy thinking she seemed familiar, likely having played several roles.
[Opening Dren's Conquest Chest…]
[Gained 2 Agility Attribute Points!]
[Gained 2 Constitution Attribute Points!]
Dren's chest was underwhelming too. Delasa's success was clearly a fluke. It all came down to Asmodeus's chests.
[Opening Asmodeus's Fate Chest…]
[Gained 10 Memory Attribute Points!]
[Gained 10 Mental Attribute Points!]
[Gained 10 Will Attribute Points!]
[Gained Special Ability: Song of Lust!]
Jackpot!
Not only 30 attribute points but also a special ability.
And the surprises didn't stop there.
[Special Ability: Domain of Desire and Special Ability: Song of Lust can be fused. Proceed with fusion?]
Obviously, yes!
[Fusion successful!]
[Special Ability: Domain of Desire and Song of Lust fused into Incarnation of Desire!]
[Incarnation of Desire: You are the embodiment of all sentient beings' desires. No one can escape your control! Your voice, your appearance, your gaze—all can intoxicate others with boundless desire.
Passive Ability: Greatly enhances charisma and amplifies the ability to gather lustful energy. Your desire-based abilities affect all creatures, even those without sentience.
Active Ability: You can now transform into the form of desire itself.]
Transform into desire itself? Another new transformation?
The ability sounded like something a villain would use, but Roy was, of course, a charming and righteous hero.
Having too many forms could get tricky, with some abilities exclusive to specific forms. It'd be nice if all passive and special abilities could be fused into one.
[Opening Asmodeus's Conquest Chest…]
[Gained 5 Memory Attribute Points!]
[Gained 5 Mental Attribute Points!]
[Gained 5 Will Attribute Points!]
[Gained Original Sin Fragment (Lust)!]
Another Original Sin Fragment. Roy was a bit disappointed.
Sure, the 15 mental attribute points pushed his Mental stat to his second-highest, but he wasn't thrilled about the fragment.
He pulled the two Original Sin Fragments (Lust) from his inventory. The one from Asmodeus's chest was as big as his fist.
As he held the two fragments, he felt a strange attraction between them, like magnets pulling toward each other.
Could these fuse too?
Roy brought the fragments closer, and suddenly, pink ripples flashed through the room, an invisible force affecting everything.
Roy thought he heard seductive gasps, and even the unconscious Delasa and Jay seemed affected.
What was this…?
(Magik)