The dragon's harem

Chapter 1079: Needing Favors

As Isdis danced and sang, shaking her hips from side to another with graceful and fluid motions, Tina sat on the bed beside Arad. ”So…Iʼm a royal headmaid now?”

”Probably itʼll be official when Isdis assumes the crown…no, you should be already a royal headmaid in the high elf and dark elf kingdoms.” Arad scratched his head, ”But…with those two kingdoms backing itʼs as good as if Isdis is already the queen.”

”Two much responsibility… she sighed, and Iʼm as fragile as a glass.” She sighed, leaning on his shoulder.

”Wait…” Arad lifted his hand and Isdis stopped dancing, ”Iʼm already the demon lord of those two layers…”

”Three…Kali just said you can have the layer below us as well.” Isdis corrected, and he looked surprised for a second, ”To the point, since Iʼm both the demon lord and an emperor outside, does that mean I can open trade between the abyss and mortal world?”

”As long as the demons donʼt kill humans or cause trouble…wait.” She smiled, ”Doesnʼt this mean youʼre also the demon lord of Meridaʼs layer and Lunaraʼs layer?...no, wait a moment…” She sat on the ground, ”Ah, shit… Tina, call that demon woman Asmin.”

Tina stood, approached the door and knocked on it, ”Call Asmin here.”

A second later a womanʼs voice rumbled from the outside, ”Asmin would be here in ten minutes.”

”Got it, thank you.”

Minutes layer, Asmin arrived, knocked on the door and walked inside wearing her sexiest underwear. She fearfully approached Arad and knelt down.

”I…didnʼt call you for this.” He sighed and she looked at him with a shocked and disappointed face, ”I want to open trade with the human world. There are a lot of decent ores and demonic herbs that could sell well, and the human world must have some resources that the demons want.”

”The god allowed it several times before but the result was always a disaster.” Asmin shook her head, but the moment she looked at Arad she could see Kali in her true form sitting on the ground before him.

”Since itʼs Arad and I, no one would interfere.” Kali leaned on Aradʼs legs, wrapping her muscular blue arms around him. ”Besides, any demon who dares make trouble for my husband would evaporate immediately.”

”As you wish!” Asmin couldnʼt even breathe in front of the demon goddess.

”Ah, one last thing. Iʼll declare it myself to the whole abyss later, but for now, keep it between you and those who work in this castle.” Kali leaned forward and started licking Aradʼs feet, ”You understand what this means, right? Iʼm beneath his feet and you demons arenʼt worth the dirt he walks on, donʼt embarrass me in front of him. If he said you shouldnʼt harm humans when going outside, you better not. Death herself wonʼt endure looking at your corpse.”

Asmin quickly left after hearing Kaliʼs threat, her mission now was to manage the layers and get ready to open a trade route between the abyss and the mortal world. With the demon goddess backing such a thing, it should go smoothly, the only obstacle is making sure the demon controls their murderous urges.

”I hope this will go smoothly.” Arad sighed and Kali stood, sitting on his lap, ”It will be a bit rough, but you know whatʼs smooth?” She looked at him with a grin. ”What?”

”Check her moves then.” Kali disappeared in a puff of smoke and landed in the fungus layer. Merida and Kino were walking around the massive mushroom forest when she returned, ”Where did you go?”

”Back to Arad for something. Did you two manage to learn anything?” She approached and Merida sat on a large mushroom, ”All the shrooms in this layer are connected to the mother shroom, this massive fungal network is the third one.”

”Youʼre right, as long as this layer stands you two canʼt die.” Kali sat on the ground and picked a mushroom. ”This layer also produces mushrooms of all variety, deadly demonic ones, edible ones by human standards, and even ones used in alchemy and toxic brewing.”

”We can sell them to the demons in the other layers, and even to the humans in the mortal world.” Kino looked at Merida, ”We can make a fortune out of this, and Iʼm not talking about gold. Demons can pay with the precious resources harvested from their layers.”

”I wonder if Lunara has anything worthwhile…” Merida looked at Kali, ”Can we go see her?”

”Of course.” She waved her finger and they disappeared.

****

Back inside Aradʼs room, Isdis had just finished dancing. While being a princess and a future queen, at heart she was a bard, a ballad dancer and a singer of tales. With a swift move she leaned forward, standing right between Aradʼs legs. ”How was it?”

”Graceful as ever, but…did your skin get paler?” He pulled her to his lap and she ran her fingers on his chest, ”Iʼm cold, frigid.” Her fingernails scratched his skin, leaving a frozen trail.

Isdis slightly parted her legs, showing Arad her dripping lower lips. When a door separated from her body fell toward the ground with a trail of white mist, and shattered on the ground like ice.

Lala approached, ”Arad, look at this.” She pulled a piece of raw meat, ”A nice piece of beef, we can grill or fry it…but…” She approached Isdis and rubbed the piece of meat between her legs. The red piece of meat immediately hardened and froze.

When Lala dropped it to the ground, it shattered like glass, ”Sorry, but no live baby is coming out of there.” Lala sighed and looked at Arad, ”Your friend here.” She poked his long, hard meat stick, ”It will be fine, but whatever comes out will instantly freeze inside her. Not even a white dragon is this cold.”

”Do you have a solution?” Arad asked and Isdis was the one to reply, ”She doesnʼt, but Isbert does.”

”That woman…” Arad growled, ”What makes you think she has a solution?”

”She has the same blood as me…and Iʼm her descendant, which means she at least had a child once.” She leaned on Aradʼs chest, ”Iʼll ask her later, but for now…” She kissed him, ”Letʼs just have some fun first.”

Arad lifted her up and dragged her on the bed, ”Of course we would.” He spread her legs apart, looked at her for a second before slowly shoving his flesh inside her. Tina, who was to the side, looked at Lala, ”Wonʼt his…freeze?”

”It wonʼt, all that burning blood flowing into it.” She approached Tina and leaned on her shoulder, ”But donʼt worry, the cold is only confined to her insides. Her skin is surprisingly a good insulator.”

Tina looked back at Arad on top of Isdis, ”You sure there is no way to help her?”

”She said it herself, only Isbert knows what could be done. Iʼm an expert, but you canʼt expect me to know everything about rare bloods.” Lala walked back and sat on a chair, ”You better stay away from them. Whatʼs splashing out of her is extremely cold and would kill you.”

The two sat back and watched Arad and Isdis, ”I know you might have a problem that prevents you from going in bed with him. Mind telling me?”

”I mind, and I wonʼt tell you. This is none of your business.” Tina replied with a passive face without even looking at her.

”I doubt itʼs a problem with you getting pregnant…you could just take it up the ass…youʼre intentionally avoiding anything intimate… but are fine being naked with him…” Lala started thinking, ”He knows why?”

Tina nodded, ”He knows everything, and you should stop thinking about it.”

”Hmmm…now that Iʼm thinking about it, something is off about you.” Lala looked at her, ”Iʼm a succubus, both men and women get me excited. But you look like a piece of stale bread, unappetizing.”

”What are you getting at?” Tina glared at her.

”You have no life to grant, lack life force…is there a problem with your soul?” With a single look at Tinaʼs face, Lala knew she was right, ”Bingo… If thatʼs the case, the ones who should know how to help you are Gracie, the mother of all life and death, and Ereshkigal, the guide of souls.”

”Gracie is your goddess, who is the second one?” Tina looked at her with a serious face. ”A goddess as well and a one that hates interacting with the living, but all of the dead would see her as they cross to the afterlife.”

”She hates the living? That means she wonʼt see me.” Tina sighed.

”Not if you embarrassed her a bit. Youʼve got that devil nun called Sara, I felt a powerful link between her and Asmodeus.” Lala looked at Tina with a smile, ”Asmodeus is Ereshkigal daughter. Sara can ask Asmodeus about the matter for you.”

”You know youʼre talking about Asmodeus? The queen of the nine hells and the strongest devil in existence. You think sheʼll act for the sake of a mere human? Sheʼll more likely curse the whole world to get ravaged by devils than help.”

Lala started thinking, ”And…I probably shouldnʼt say this…but you could also beg Sena for help.”

”Sena? What could she do?”

”I canʼt tell you, but just that youʼll need to put her in a hard spot to get her to move. Try your luck with her, but Iʼm also sure Arad has a better chance with her than you. Get him to ask in your stead. But sheʼll definitely take this chance to get him in debt.” Lala thought. ^Sena is Tiamatʼs daughter and last I heard, Tiamat and Asmodeus are always together, some even suspect them sleeping on the same bed. If she got her mother to ask Asmodeus, getting Ereshkigal to move might be possible. Whatʼs more…Sena had been raised by Gracie, she could ask her to help as well…^

”Why tell me this?”

”If I wanted to get in bed with Arad, gaining your favor is a must.” Lala looked at her, ”Or would you rather me do something else?” Well, when Arad or Tina bring this matter to Sena Iʼm sure sheʼll be furious at me…

Arad and Isdis had just finished and Tina stood to tend to them. Isdis was so cold that she had to clean herself while Tina tended to Arad.

After cleaning Arad Tina went to bring Mira and take Isdis away, Arad was left alone with Lala. ”Iʼve heard you two talk earlier.”

”Angry at me?” She looked at him.

”No, just thinking, why would you go so far?” Arad looked at her and she smiled, ”Didnʼt you hear the part about me needing her favor?”

”I could also sense a great fear inside you. Itʼs as if helping her would spell your end.” Arad stood and approached her, ”Say it, what is the problem?”

”Arad…” Doma appeared from his back using [Gemini] ”Let her be, youʼre putting her in a hard spot. Iʼll handle her.” She approached Lala, ”Come with me to the bath.”

****

Inside the bath Doma looked at Lala with a smile, ”Now you owe me twice. One for letting you do whatever you want and one for getting him off your back.”

”I feel like youʼre worse.” Lala glared at her.

”Of course, Iʼm probably worse than whatever youʼre afraid of.” Doma sat on a stool and pulled a paper out of nowhere, ”Read this.”

Continue your adventure with

”A slave contract? You want to enslave me?” Lala glared at her.

”No, I just want to study you to develop some charm and love curses. Nothing beats a virgin holy succubus. In exchange, you can say I forced you to speak earlier.” Doma giggled, ”Your fear spiked when you spoke of Sena, youʼre afraid of her, right?”

”You think you can stop Sena?” Lala growled and Doma giggled, ”She wants Arad and has to get past me to reach him. She wonʼt bother you as long as Iʼm on your side.”

”Fine…” Lala signed the contract, ”So, what should I do now?”

”Iʼll just take some of your blood for now. You can go and keep living as normal until I call you again.” Doma disappeared.