The Hero Became a Succubus, and the Only Way to Level is to… What?!

 

After an entire night of availing themselves to the pleasures of the flesh, Kanae awakened with Arenade snuggled against her chest. Their hairs were completely disheveled and a mess. The lingerie had been torn to shreds. Her high elven wife was covered in dried ejaculate from all the facials, creampies, and body shots. Kanae was, suffice to say, plenty satisfied in having defiled this 'holy' temple. If it resulted in another child, well… such was life.

Kanae got up from bed and wandered over to the balcony. She threw open the curtains, allowing the warm sunlight of morning in Kandis to flood in. Arenade stirred a little and turned in bed to face away from the rays. In doing so, however, it gave Kanae a wonderful rear view of her plump ass.

A little twitch in the lower region brought the Futanari dick Kanae hadn't yet switched off to full mast. Leaving it on overnight resulted in the familiar tension of morning wood. Not to mention, she was still wearing the Cock Ring of Hardening, the size which made Arenade shriek like a banshee last night.

Kanae tiptoed back to bed, climbed up, and guided her dick to Arenade's cum-drenched pussy. Slowly, and lubricated by all the spunk, she effortlessly slid into the slumbering elf. The enormous cock split the lips of her pussy far apart, and the twitching walls clenched Kanae's dick with a vise.

It felt so incredible in the morning. Arenade was scalding hot inside, too. Kanae made long and slow strokes, gradually picking up speed the more she got into it. Her wife's breathing grew hoarse. Already rosy cheeks took on a deeper shade of red.

Before long, Kanae was pounding Arenade's pussy with mating presses. From this angle, she delighted in the sight of the elf's immaculate breasts heaving after every thrust.

PLAP! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP! PLAP!

"I'm going to fill your womb up again if you don't wake up, Arenade!" Kanae exclaimed, shuddering as she neared climax.

At this rate, the intense fucking session was going to wake Arenade up. But Kanae's dick was feeling too good to stop.

"Nngh… Huh…" Arenade's eyelids fluttered, then snapped open. "Kanae! You horny monkey! I'm going to— oof, you're crushing… my womb again… oh, oh… aahhh— gods… Mmmh!"

Kanae sealed their lips together. The build-up of pressure became too much to bear. She orgasmed hard, shooting her load into Arenade, whose eyes rolled back and body trembled to its own climax. Wave after wave of ejaculate filled the elf's womb again.

When their orgasms passed, Kanae rolled off to the side satisfied and sated. Her empowered cock finally went soft, and she switched it off before getting into the mood again.

However, one of them didn't feel the same way. Arenade, with a belly full of jizz, tried to get up. Like a newborn deer, her wobbly legs collapsed a few times before she managed to stay standing.

"Kanae…!" Arenade's voice came out menacing and wrathful, and especially threatening when she summoned a maul into her hands.

"W-Wait, Arenade! I'm sorry, I couldn't help myself! We're in an inn, so let's not damage the furniture!" Kanae stammered.

The hammer of punishment came down swift and hard anyway. Kanae was made to apologize on her knees while a big bump throbbed painfully on her head. Arenade stood over her with folded arms and a scowl.

"You disturbed my beauty sleep. I need a full 10 hours for this divine skin of mine to stay supple! What do you have to say for yourself?" Arenade roared angrily.

"Wait, that's what you're angry about?" Kanae gasped.

"What else would I be mad about?"

"Er… Well… I-I thought you were mad that I… had sex with you… while you were sleeping," she replied skittishly.

Arenade expelled a long, drawn-out sigh. She vanished the hammer, kneeled down to cup Kanae's face, and blushed a little.

"I'm fine with the sex… it feels good for me, too…" Arenade said in an embarrassed tone, then pinched Kanae's cheeks and pulled hard.

"Ow, ow, ow, ow! That really hurts!" Kanae cried.

"It's my beauty sleep you're paying for!" she exclaimed.

Once Arenade felt she had sufficiently doled out enough pain, the two of them went to bathe together. As punishment, Kanae was to scrub her down, massage her, and finally comb her luscious golden hair to satisfaction.

"We're going to meet Vizier Duran for dinner tonight. Is there anything you wanted to do before then?" Kanae asked while drawing the comb down Arenade's locks of hair.

"We kind of bought all the souvenirs on the first day, didn't we?" Arenade directed Kanae's attention to the pile of various goods they purchased for the kids.

Weapons, armor, jewelry, a brand new alchemy set, some confections, toys, a new collar for Tiny since his old one was fraying from age… All this was going to take an army of Renya's crew to bring back to the ship. Well, a problem for later.

"I practically dragged you around the entire city doing what I wanted to do yesterday. How about we do what you want to do— within reason, obviously! And no sex. Last night and this morning should have been more than enough for you!" Arenade shot down the one thing Kanae wanted most before she could even say it.

"Fine… Hm. I kind of want to visit Kandis' adventurers hall," Kanae suggested.

"You just want to put yourself in danger to get screwed by the wildlife. I'm telling you now, that's still part of the 'no sex' clause." The high elf's eyes narrowed into judging slits.

"N-No, I swear that's not it! I just think it would be fun if we did quests like old times," she insisted defensively.

Arenade acquiesced, but not without a heavy dose of suspicion. They donned their equipment and weapons, then set out to the city again. Kanae was surprised that yesterday's robbery incident seemed to be an afterthought. Everyone went about their day, not at all concerned that a group of thieves stole from the bank. Though, she supposed a lot of that money did fall into the hands of the populace. Many were probably happy for some pocket change.

It was just odd that even Vizier Duran was so nonchalant about an attempted heist in his own city. If it had happened in Radevic, there would have been a whole investigation launched led by a Knight of Color. Here? Nothing.

"I think we're here." Arenade nudged Kanae in the shoulder.

The carriage they had hailed rolled to a stop in front of a wide, oval building. A spire erected into the sky at each end of the crest. When they hopped off their ride, a familiar face near the entrance into the adventurers hall waved to them. Renya was leaning against a lamppost.

"Renya? What are you doing here?" Kanae raced up and asked.

"Oh, I'm just a clone. The real Renya's knocking heads with a couple of swashbucklers at the docks. She sent us to a couple of places in the city where you were likely gonna go. Guess this clone won the bet! We seriously thought you were going to be at a strip club!" Clone Renya laughed.

"We have dinner with the Vizier later! What's she doing stirring up trouble in the city for?" Arenade threw her hands up.

"Ah, a little fun has never hurt anyone. I'm here to tell you Renya's gonna meet back at your inn around sundown. Also…" She lowered her voice, glancing up and down the street before continuing. "Saw a couple of Ortesian ships pull up in the dead of night. Not sure what they wanted, but they dropped some people off before leaving port. A few of my crew tried to tail them, but lost sight of them in the dark."

Ortesia meddling in another country again?

"Thanks for the heads up." Kanae nodded.

Clone Renya performed her little two-finger salute and vanished.

"What do you think Ortesia wants? If they ruin my honeymoon, they have another thing coming!" Arenade slammed a fist into her palm.

"Whatever they want, it can't be good. We'll tell Vizier Duran when we meet him later. Let's just check out the adventurers hall," Kanae said.

Right through the entrance, they were treated to the spectacular sight of Kandis' adventurers hall. It was sectioned off into three ascending lofts the farther in it was. On each floor, adventurers filled the redwood tables furnished with food and drinks, or gambled with cards and dice, and others were just chattering away. Potted plants hanging from the ceiling draped down vines of vegetation. Harpy employees flew from floor to floor, delivering meals to hungry patrons.

Directly to Kanae's left and right, signboards against the wall were plastered with quest notices. Ahead, a three-sided counter serviced adventurers who had pulled quests from the board to be signed off.

"Next!" A raven-feathered harpy woman, her hair in a bun and wearing thick glasses, hollered to them without so much as looking up from a stack of papers.

Kanae and Arenade exchanged glances, shrugged, and walked to the counter. The harpy, whose name tag read Vorha, glanced up and blinked in surprise.

"A succubus? I did hear your kind had recently resurfaced up north. Well, if the guards haven't thrown you in the dungeons, then it's safe to assume you're allowed to be here. And… blonde, blue eyes, pointed ears, and an air of self-importance. You're Ortesian. House name?" Vorha asked Arenade.

"House Brightwind. Arenade Brightwind, and I am que—"

"Newbies!" Kanae slapped a hand over Arenade's mouth. "We're new in Kandis. Looking to get some fresh experience as adventurers."

Vorha eyed them up and down before pulling out a form to begin writing in.

Arenade pulled Kanae's hand away to ask, "What are you doing? Don't we want the royal treatment?"

"Like I said. I kind of want to come in as a new adventurer. Besides, we don't want to pick up dangerous quests. We can just do some easy ones to get a feel of things," Kanae explained.

"Signs your names on the dotted line at the bottom." Vorha slid two forms across, one to Kanae and the other to Arenade.

Both of them did so. The forms didn't seem suspicious. All of the information looked to be for identification and documentation purposes. Though, this was already much different compared to adventurer halls back home. As soon as they handed the forms back to Vorha, she straightened the papers and cleared her throat.

"Welcome to the adventurers hall of Kandis, the Sapphire Jewel. Fundamentally, it is not so different from how you must have operated in the north. But there are a few differences. Your crowned class and level matters little to us. By signing up, you have begun your journey as Rookies regardless of your status elsewhere. Continue to complete more and harder quests, and you will work your way up to the rank of Seasoned, and then finally Veteran. Each rank grants you entry to the ascending floors, where the quests are increasingly difficult and you have access to skilled blacksmiths and enchanters. For now, you are only allowed on the first loft. Thank you for your civil service to Savir and good luck." Vorha bowed briefly before casting her eyes to the papers and shouting for the next in line.

The two of them stepped aside for the next adventurers to file in. They shrugged, then headed up to the first floor for the Rookies rank.

For beginners, the Rookies' floor was very clean and well-kept. Kanae expected a shitty tavern-level of messes, drunk adventurers barfing on the floor, and some thugs mixed in. This also happened to be the largest loft of the three. From here, she spotted out the Seasoned. There were significantly fewer adventurers, but they appeared to be a lot better armed and equipped than the ones down here.

"We should be up there! I feel so insignificant down here, and that's not allowed!" Arenade stared up at the Veterans' floor.

"I thought you didn't want to put in any effort." Kanae ignored her and went to the signboards for Rookies, and Arenade joined her to check out the quests.

Slay wild boars. Gather blueberries in the jungle. Forage for firebird feathers. Find a lost dog.

"I really don't think we belong down here…" Arenade muttered.

"If you keep complaining, I'm going to stick my tail up your ass." Kanae groaned.

They were only here to take it easy anyway. Kanae reached for the wild boar slaying quest until someone behind them spoke up.

"Uhm… Uhmm! C-Can… Can we…" 

The pair spun around to find a feline beastman a few years younger than them, peering up with bright green eyes. Short, orange hair framed a timid face. She wielded a dented iron buckler and shortsword.

"Sorry, were we in the way?" Kanae asked.

"No, it's just… uhm…" She pointed to the wild boar slaying quest in her hand.

"Hey, succubus! That's our quest you're taking, is what she's trying to say!" A harpy boy stormed up to Kanae, but due to their height difference, he was only really confronting her chest.

"Kara, Seven! What are you two doing?" A human woman only slightly older than the two raced up to pull them away. She wore her dark brown hair in a ponytail, had freckles across her cheeks, and wielded a shortbow. Strapped around her right thigh was a quiver full of arrows. "I'm so sorry about these two! We didn't mean to bother you!"

"Yeah, I did!" the harpy boy cried.

"What's got his feathers ruffled?" Arenade asked.

"We're Rookies. We were just working up the courage to take on that quest, but it's okay! There's a lot, and I'm sure we can find something else," she said.

Kanae handed the quest notice over, taking the three Rookie adventurers by surprise.

"We don't really need to do this quest, so just take it. I think it's great you three worked up the courage to take on wild boars," Kanae said.

"Yeah." Arenade nodded. "This bimbo succubus was probably just going to let the boars fu—"

Kanae slapped Arenade's ass with her tail, causing the elf to yelp in pain.

When the oldest adventurer of the three took the quest notice, she looked overcome with emotion. Something about them reminded Kanae of herself, Arenade, and Edina when they first started out— minus the caveat of her needing sex all the time.

"That hurt, you bitch!" Arenade put Kanae into a chokehold for slapping her behind.

"Arenade, wait… People are… watching… at least let me turn Masochist on…!" Kanae squealed.

"Would… Would you two maybe like to join parties for this quest?" the archer asked.

Kanae and Arenade stopped fighting, now their turn to be taken by surprise. The five of them eventually agreed to work together. The two younger adventurers had apparently recently reached twenty years of age, and the oldest introduced herself as being a year older than them. Kara was the feline swordswoman, Seven was the name of the harpy, and their leader was Theena, an Arkesian human like William and Analise Bellevue. They ventured out of Kandis from the east, which led into the jungles that lay between the city and mainland.

The terrain was horribly uneven. So close to the ocean made the ground constantly moist. Towering trees were constantly misting off excess water from transpiration, and the heat created a very humid atmosphere.

"So, why are you named Seven?" Arenade asked the harpy, whose black crest and blue plumage suggested he was a blue jay.

"What do you mean, Ortesian? I'm named Seven because I'm Seven! My older brothers and sisters are One, Two, Three, Four, Five, and Six. Obviously, that makes me Seven. Are you stupid?" Seven returned.

"I regret asking…" she murmured.

Kanae stifled a laugh.

Ahead, Theena was taking point. Kara stuck close to her, like a clinging little sister. She occasionally threw glances every which way. Those feline ears were working overtime, it seemed.

"I'm guessing this is your group's first quest?" Kanae caught up to ask the two.

"It is. The three of us only met a week ago, and we got along really well. It's hard finding work in Kandis, and none of us have any trade skills, so the adventurers hall was the next best thing," Theena explained.

"W-What about… you and Arenade?" Kara asked quietly.

"We did a little bit of adventuring in the north before coming here," she answered, leaving enough room to let their imagination run.

Both Kara and Theena's looked like a weight had been lifted from their shoulders. They seemed relieved to have someone along with experience.

"Betcha can't fly as fast as me!" Seven exclaimed suddenly.

They whipped around in time for the harpy to blow past them in a gust of wind, followed closely behind by Arenade.

"I'll show you, squirt!" Arenade shouted while hot on pursuit.

"Be careful, Seven! We should stay as a group!" Theena warned.

The two were having a lot of fun flying around, weaving through the trees, and dipping and ducking past hanging vines. Their game of tag came to an abrupt stop when Seven slammed into a gigantic web. For whatever reason, there were a bunch of statues around.

Statues…?

"Hah! Couldn't even see where you were going. You're a thousand years too young to be challenging me, kiddo!" Arenade taunted.

"As if any of us will ever live that long! Get me out of this already!" Seven thrashed around helplessly.

"Giant web… Seven, stop disturbing the web and stay still!" Theena screamed.

"Staying still isn't getting me out… of… huh?" He turned his head to the canopy as a several horse-sized black spider with a dozen red eyes peering back at him.

Seven blinked back tears and trembled. One of the spiders was about to sink its sword-like fangs into him until Arenade batted a homerun with Holy Armament: Big Fucking Hammer, sending the monster flying into the distance.

"I got this in the bag!" Arenade peeled Seven right off the web and tossed him down to Kanae, who gently let the terrified boy to his feet.

"You okay?" Kanae asked.

"I— Watch out! Seven pointed to Arenade.

Both spiders' many eyes flashed deep red, petrifying Arenade's legs up to her thighs.

Kanae didn't let that happen. She exerted Mass Charm on the remaining monsters, stopping them cold in their tracks, then drew a wand from her bag to Dispel the partial petrification from Arenade.

"I swear, you're always letting your guard down! I should have let them petrify you," Kanae teased.

"Good thing you didn't, or it's the couch for you tonight!" Arenade fired back.

Kanae rolled her eyes. Always with the couch threat. She was just going to melt when they climbed into bed again later anyway.

Since the two other spiders were immobilized, Arenade easily finished them off. Kara, Theena, and Seven were stunned.

"That… That was amazing!" Seven exclaimed, throwing himself onto Arenade and clinging to her robe. "Take me as your pupil! I want to learn to fight like you!"

"Hey, hey, hey! Watch those talons, kid! These robes are expensive— Also, I can't teach you to fight like me. We're not even crowned the same class!" Arenade groaned.

"So, a little bit of adventuring?" Theena raised a brow.

"Just a little." Kanae shrugged and smiled.

As it turned out, the statues were actually all travelers and adventurers caught by the petrification spiders. Kanae used Dispel on all of them. They were alive, if not a little disoriented. The party shelved the quest for now and guided them back to Kandis.

Upon reporting what had happened to the front desk, Vorha couldn't believe it. They had unwittingly completed a quest intended for Seasoned adventurers. The quest had been left unchallenged since petrification spiders were incredibly dangerous, and she considered passing it up to the Veterans. According to her, the adventurers they saved were a few days away from being spider food. She was more than happy to give them the full reward of the quest.

They spent it on as much food as possible. Seven stuffed his mouth full of meat. He and Arenade were arm in arm, beer in hand, and living it up.

"Cheers, to my savior and new teacher!" Seven toasted.

"I told you, I can't teach you a damn thing! Ah, whatever… Bottoms up!" Arenade merrily chugged her beer.

Meanwhile, Kanae, Theena, and Kara watched from the opposite end of the table. They knew full well these two were going to get wasted, and it was up to them to look after the drunkards later.

"I'm guessing you and Arenade are a lot stronger than you let on?" Theena asked after slurping up some stew. "Judging by how you two fought, you must at least be Veterans. You probably have your secrets, so I won't press it. But thank you so much for helping us. We were soooo hungry. This is the first real meal we had all week that wasn't soggy bread."

"Good thing we came along when we did then. I can tell you that Arenade and I are actually just here for vacation. We recently got married. We came to Kandis for our honeymoon," Kanae explained.

"Eh? A s… succubus and… high elf?" Kara stammered, blushing red and ears tensing up.

Kanae winked, further making the feline beastman redder than a tomato.

Funnily enough, it was a relief to Kanae that their union was odd to people. That told her the inhabitants of Kandis were normal. That also told her they were very closed off from the going-ons just due north of here. Well, the lives of people in one country probably had their own concerns to worry about than those in another country.

"Ex… Excuse me! You can't just barge in here!" someone from the front shouted.

When they turned in the direction of the commotion, Renya was strolling up to the Rookie floor like she owned the place.

"Oh, calm your tits. I'm looking for… Hey! Kanae, Arenade! There you two are. The sun's coming down. It's time for you-know-what!" Renya waved both hands.

"You're leaving?" Theena asked.

"We have someone important to meet with, but don't worry. We're going to be in Kandis for a while. Let's meet up and do some quests again?" Kanae offered.

Theena flashed a smile and nodded.

It took Kanae and Renya to wrench Arenade away from the table so she would stop drinking. She was probably going to drink more once they got to Vizier Duran's banquet anyway. As soon as they left the adventurers hall, Kanae turned in the direction of the Cerulean Palace, where the leader of Kandis. It was about time to find out what he wanted.