In The House Of The Succubus

Alice in wonderland | Chapter 27

"Watch out!" Iria shouted as she destroyed a boulder that was about to crush Viridia with a magic spell.

"I won't thank you for that! You still kidnapped Fii!"

"It wasn't my idea, but I'm not asking for your thanks anyway, freak!"

The Jubjub bird roared, breaking every window of the lower castle levels with its hellish screech. It lunged towards Iria who guarded the attack with a magic barrier, but a single strike of the Jubjub bird was enough to make the barrier explode. The blast sent Iria flying against the walls while the Jubjub bird was merely pushed back.

The bird opened its jagged beak and a red light flashed from the depths of its throat. Thereupon it shot a red magical orb at Iria. The impact of the orb tore apart the walls and part of the ceiling, but Iria survived thanks to Viridia's magical shield.

"How are you even able to defend against attacks like that?" Iria asked as she stood back up.

"How is it that every other demon that I know is so weak?" Viridia replied mockingly.

"Shut up! I regret asking! Of course the freak has freakish powers!"

The Jubjub bird gawked angrily as it approached Viridia and Iria. It tried to crush Viridia's sphere like shield with its massive claws, but Viridia stood her ground.

"Do something Iria!" Viridia shouted while using all her power to prevent the claws from crushing both of them.

Iria pointed her finger at the Jubjub bird and shot a dark purple projectile at the bird. However, Viridia's shield was too strong and the projectile ricocheted off it directly back at Iria. Her arm was immediately paralysed.

"Fuck!" She exclaimed angrily.

"Fantastic! What now!?"

"Hey, don't pass this onto me! That was your shield!"

"Speaking of my shield... I don't think I can hold it up much longer!" Viridia wheezed.

"Can't you just teleport out of here?"

"Teleportation is extremely hard to do! I don't want to rely on it! Besides, if you're dead who's gonna rule the demon realm?"

Viridia's magical shield began to visibly flicker and shrink. Soon it would break. Viridia barely had any strength left when suddenly:

"L-leave them alone you... you ugly chicken!" Fii yelled as she threw a rock at the back of the Jubjub bird.

"Fii!?" Iria and Viridia exclaimed surprised.

The colossal bird, not fazed at all by the rock, slowly turned around to face Fii, letting go of Viridia's shield in the process.

Viridia almost immediately collapsed afterwards, barely holding herself up on all fours, "That was so close... but why is Fii here!?"

"Someone must have freed her. Standing up to a Jubjub bird like that. That girl's got guts!"

"No, she doesn't! That's the problem! That thing will tear her apart!" Viridia stated, fighting to get back up.

The giant bird headed for Fii, who ran as fast as she could to the big hole in the wall that led outside. Before the Jubjub bird was able to catch her she had already taken flight. The Jubjub bird looked back at Viridia and Iria, but then a sudden purple flash appeared in its eyes for less than a second. It turned around again and flapped with its colossal wings to take flight as if Viridia and Iria weren't there.

"It's... It's going after her! We have to stop it!" Viridia yelled, barely able to stand.

"You need to rest! You can barely stand and yet you want to fly? I'm more interested in why it ignored us and pursued her instead!"