I am Succubus!

Chapter 294

The sun was beginning to set. The weather shifted from a calm walk in the park, to a torrential swell. Thunder boomed all around us. Large waves battered the ship. Light elven mages were doing their best to keep us upright, and soften blows against its hull. Mio and I had to pitch in to help.

Since the winds were too strong, crewmen poured out to adjust the masts. Too much blowing against them could ruin the fabric and bring more trouble. I was helping pull on the rope when a wave hit us from starboard. A sailor close to the edge took a tumble and fell over the guardrail. His peers grabbed onto each hand, but they lost their grip from the rain.

I jumped off the ship after the sailor, catching him before he hit the water. We flew back onto the deck, and his knees gave out upon touching solid ground.

It proved way too dangerous to stay out during the storm now. Erma ordered everyone back inside to wait out the storm, leaving a skeleton crew to keep an eye on the weather. I wrung the water from my hair descending below deck.

"Thank you for that," Erma said as I plopped down on a chair in the mess hall. "Standard procedure when someone falls overboard during a storm is to leave them. Too dangerous to mount a rescue. Many good sailors have lost their lives that way."

"You care about your crew, and I was in a position to do something about it." I smiled.

"I can only count a single succubus who would do such a thing." She sat down and eyed with a grateful glint.

Maybe one day, succubi and light elves would get along enough to work side by side. Then leaving a sailor to their fate in the seas could be a thing of the past.

The storm eventually passed, and the ship no longer rocked from side to side. Seasick sailors carried their barf buckets outside to toss them into the water. The dark and storming clouds were behind us now, thank goodness. Mio suddenly joined me outside and let out a big yawn.

"Dang. What happened? Everyone looks like shit," Mio said.

"We just had a bad storm. Where were you?" I asked.

"Taking a nap. Storms are the perfect time for one. You get rocked like a baby. Nature's cradle! Hehe~" She grinned and glowed like someone having had a good night's rest.

I stared at her in disbelief that Mio had it in her to sleep through a storm. But she did grow up on a ship and spent her early years on one. This must have been a regular occurrence for her. We helped where we could, cleaning up the mess the storm had left on the deck.

Some of the sailors were warming up to us. They made conversation, offered to grab a drink, and even asked if we wanted to play cards. There was still an air of caution when it came to interacting with us, but they didn't outright fear or hate us anymore.

"Legate, Captain! Raelon ahead!" a sailor shouted from the crow's nest.

We followed the elf pointing to the bow side. Sure enough, an island came into view. It was larger than the one Mio had accidentally set on fire though. Only a single ship looked to be anchored near the island, and the other two were nowhere to be seen. Erma, who saw the same thing, expelled a sigh full of relief and frustration.

"One is better than none, but this doesn't bode well for where the other two may be," Erma explained.

Right. Because any farther than Raelon was dangerous. Maybe it was too much to hope that all three of them were here.

"Prepare a ship!" Erma shouted.

"Wait," I interrupted. "Let me and Mio go. The succubi are in heat. If you or any of your crew go, things might get a little spicy.

"Yep. Leave it to us, sweet cheeks! We'll be gentle with the merchant ship's crew in a jiffy." Mio winked.

"Very well. Go with my blessing," she said and deferred to us.

We spread our wings and flew for the other ship. I glanced back to Erma pulling out a spyglass to watch. The merchant ship was smaller than the military vessel Mio and I departed from. From here, I could make out that it only had a couple of deck canons for defensive purposes.

The ship didn't look damaged, at least from what I could tell. It swayed gently against the now calm waves. The fact that it wasn't drifting likely meant they had dropped the anchor. As we got closer, I spotted several succubi and elven pairings fucking on the deck. Some of the more adventurous ones were engaged in an orgy together. The succubi were positively glowing. The elves, on the other hand… Well, they had better days.

Mio and I landed on the ship, next to a couple going at it doggy-style. Neither of them seemed to notice us.

"Hey, snap out of it!" Mio kicked them off each other. "Do you idiots know how much trouble you've caused us?"

"Sheesh, Mio. Be more violent, why don't you?" I rolled my eyes.

"Sure thing!" She smiled, picking up a succubus and balling up a fist.

"I WAS BEING SARCASTIC!"

I pulled the succubus away. Her fluttering eyes finally found some clarity and regarded me with surprise.

"Queen Saeko! Mio, too? I had no idea you two were here!" She dropped down on her knees, fresh cum still leaking from both holes.

"You guys almost ignited another war. Where's your squad leader? Go find her right now," I demanded.

"Yes, my queen!" The succubus raced into the bowels of the ship.

No more than five minutes had passed, and twenty succubi emerged from the ship. They were joined by a crew of fifty elves, every single one of which looked ragged and drained.

A particularly squeamish succubus came before us. She had short blonde hair, two cracked horns, and an old scar along her jawline. Despite her tough appearance, she trembled like a cowering puppy underneath my shadow.

"My name is Rowessa, Queen Saeko. I'm terribly, terribly sorry for any inconvenience we may have caused you. It's just… when the light elves arrived, and they started acting friendly with us… we just lost control," Rowessa explained nervously, then swallowed particularly hard. "If… If you have to punish anyone, let it be me alone. I had multiple moments of lucidity to put a stop to this, and I didn't."

"You're all getting punished, but nothing too severe. For now, your punishment is to cease this orgy," I announced.

Everyone groaned aloud their displeasure, making no attempts to hide it. Even the elves whose cheeks were gaunt and dicks limp from being drained repeatedly.

"But Queen Saeko… I'm still soooo hungry!" one cried.

"Wait… I smell fresh light elves on you. Are there any on that ship you came on? Share some with us!" a second one begged.

They were all, every single one of them, sex-starved. I wasn't even sure where to even begin helping.

"Hey, snap out of it. You dumb bitches are taking things too far! You've been feeding on these poor bastards for weeks, and it still isn't enough?" Mio grabbed a succubus, slapping her left and right.

"I can't take it anymore… I want to fuck one more. Just one more!" A red-headed succubus spread her wings and launched into the sky— right for Erma's ship.

Not just her. Some of them took flight and made a beeline there. Mio and I panicked. These idiots were going to start a war for being too horny. We spread our wings and gave chase. Rowessa joined us in the pursuit, flying level alongside me.

"Time to make up for your mistake, Rowessa!" I exclaimed.

"Yes, my queen!" Rowessa saluted.

Fortunately, it wasn't the entire succubus group. Only five of them had lost control and taken off. We managed to catch up to the stragglers in the back. Mio casted her signature chain spell, restraining their wings and body together. Three of them plummeted into the ocean, staying afloat only by the buoyancy of their fat tits. We were going to have to fish them up later.

Two remained, and they had a lead on us. We were getting closer and closer to the light elven ship. I couldn't imagine what Erma and her crew would think if two sex-crazed succubi tried to molest them. But we were too late.

They landed on the ship, sending the seamen on deck into a panicked frenzy. Many of them tried to escape going below deck. Others hid behind crates.

"H-Help! I want to save my virginity!"

"I'm too pure to be raped by succubi!"

"Aw, shit." Mio grimaced.

One succubus jumped onto a male crewman, pinning him to the ground and grinding her hips where his crotch was. Drool dripped down her chin. Mio, Rowessa, and I got to the ship and dog-piled on top of her before she had a chance to do anything.

The other…

Erma held the second succubus, who appeared to be limp in her arms. 

"Is she…?!" I gasped.

"Alright. I merely knocked her out with a quick strike to the back of her head. She may wake up with a headache though," Erma assured me.

The biggest wave of relief washed the tension from my body. When I explained that the situation over at the merchant ship was fine, Erma ordered the nervous captain to sail over. We reeled up the three succubi adrift in the waters along the way. A nice dip in the freezing ocean snapped them from their horny spree, but we had to throw the other two in the brig.

Both ships connected via planks. Officers boarded the merchant ship to get a head count from the light elven crew. Rowessa helped me do the same with the succubi. Everyone was accounted for. Except the two other ships that remained at large.

Erma ordered the merchant vessel to accompany us. According to her, the more ships there were together, the less likely it was of a flotilla being attacked by behemoths at sea. I didn't even want to think about it. However, when Erma suggested we descend to her cabin, I paused at the starboard side of the ship and glanced out to sea. Sailors were too busy getting to work to notice. A gargantuan silhouette, larger than anything I'd ever seen in books on Earth, beneath the surface of the water passed under both our ships. 

"And this is how phobias start…" I peeled away from the edge and headed down with them.

We parked ourselves in front of the map again. This time, Rowessa and the merchant vessel's first mate joined us to chart where the others might be.

"So, it is more likely that they drifted to these islands we call the Triplets." The first mate concluded after a lengthy discussion. His cheeks were sunken, evidenced to a thorough draining by a succubus. Dark circles around his eyes also suggested he hadn't slept well in days. Well, that was what happened if you were trapped on a ship during an endless orgy with sex demons.

Those three islands he had pointed out were very close together. From the map, they were less than a quarter of a pencil's width away. In person, probably a swimmable distance from each other. Unfortunately, the Triplets were a fair size larger than Raelon Island. If either of the ships had dropped anchor, then it would be an adventurer and a half to look for them.

Rowessa nodded. "I'm in agreement. From what little I remember, the others didn't drop their anchors. They simply drifted away. Those fools probably forgot and let the current take them farther out to sea. I'm willing to bet they sailed to the next nearest island after realizing their mistake."

"It's a safe bet to go on. We'll just have to pray no sea behemoths have gotten to them first." Erma sighed.

We set course for the Triplets. Rowessa and the first mate returned to the other ship. Unlike when we sailed to Raelon, Erma stood vigil on the upper deck the whole way there, hand on her saber and eyes scanning the vast ocean through a spyglass.

I flew up to accompany her at the helm of the ship. It was obvious that tension gripped her entire body. The strain of worry showed on her furrowed brows. Even though we recovered one of the merchant ships and its crew safely, she refused to allow herself a moment of respite.

"You're too tense. How about we go back to your cabin and lighten your load?" I offered seductively.

"Tempting." Erma flashed a smile. "I'm grateful you didn't embrace me with my crew about. Perhaps later though. There is something I'm curious about, Saeko. Rumors abound that you are transporting succubi and dark elves to another realm. Care to enlighten me?"

"To Earth. Not to conquer, if that's what you're worried about. It's where I'm originally from. Earth is… a lot different from Elza. Curious enough to come back with me?"

"Well, aren't you full of surprises? Maybe one day, when my duties are fewer. I think I'd like a break," she murmured enviously.

"Captain, Triplets ahead! Debris and flotsam in the distance!" a sailor shouted from the crow's nest.

Erma snapped back to the ocean, looking through the spyglass. Even without one for myself, I could see what the sailor had spotted. 

"Is that… what I think it is?" I gasped.

"Yes." Erma collapsed her spyglass and frowned. "This is a worst case scenario: a shipwreck. Bring us closer, and set boats out to investigate!"

It was all hands on deck. The crew armed themselves and manned the canons. Two rowboats went out to look through the wreckage, while the rest of us stayed put. The ruins of the ship floated listlessly in the waters, with the smaller pieces of debris gradually drifting away from each other. They came back shaking their heads. 

"No signs of the lifeboats, Legate. Silver lining is that is only one ship's worth of wreckage. At a cursory glance, no bodies either. We suspect they may have boarded them to the island over yonder," the returning seaman shouted from below.

"What do you want to do? Mio and I can go to the island like how we went ahead to the first ship," I suggested.

"Hmm. We should all go together, just in case. I have a bad feeling about this," Erma muttered under her breath.

As the legate and the crew backed away from the edge of the ship, Mio suddenly leaped from the ship to fly over the wreck below. I headed out with her. She wordlessly flew closer, enough that her reflection showed on the surface of the water. I almost didn't dare get any closer out of fear of a monster coming out to eat me.

"Do you see something they didn't?" I asked.

"Erma's hunch about a bad feeling is probably right. See how the hull folded inwards? Something either rammed into it or crushed it from the outside," Mio explained.

"Like… Like a sea behemoth?"

She nodded gravely. "For the others' sake, I hope not. There's a lotta things out here that can kill ya. Missing lifeboats are a good sign though. But in my experience, if a behemoth attacks your ship, they're gonna go after your lifeboats, too. And some can hunt on land."

I turned to the Triplets, their land masses visible from here. If we were quick enough, with any luck, we could still save them.