3 Learning, and Little Sister (1/2)

For many races such as succubi, they grow up similar to the races such as dwarves and humans. As they grow older, however, these races awaken to specific powers and abilities. Succubi, during their 'teenage' years awaken to their powers of lust. Generally, an awakened succubus would need to consume the essence of a man at least once a month.

There were three classifications of being in the world: monsters, demons, and the races. With the rate exception of extremely powerful monsters, such as dragons, monsters and the races couldn't reproduce.

The races were all humanoid beings such as humans or elves that could potentially be found in any of the organized countries throughout the world. They were generally highly intelligent and created many inventions throughout the years.

Monsters were generally stronger, but it's intelligent than the races. The often had more beastial forms and lived in wastelands and the wilderness.

Demons were somewhere in between. They could range anywhere from a werebeast to a griffin, a centaur to a silkie. The only common trait of demons were their ability to create children with both monsters and the races. Though some demons such as centaurs and werebeasts were welcomed and accepted by most countries, others such as orcs and goblins were hunted for materials or money.

Succubi were a peculiar type of demon for several reasons. The first reason is that a succubus is almost guaranteed to have only female children. The second reason is that each succubus takes most of their genes from their father while they gain their powers from their mother. Combining this trait with the fact that succubi are demons, that means they come in many different forms. Simply put, if a succubus has children with a elf, like in the case with Liliana, their child would be a succubus that would grow like, and look like a elf. If they had a child with a manticore, their child would be a manticore succubus. Because of this, it is almost impossible to completely escape from them. Some scholars even believe that some livestock even has succubus blood.

Because of this, the succubi that appear to be from the races or the more accepted demons are generally well received even in countries with discrimination. You can find them in almost every major town or city in the world. They can usually be found in brothels, but it isn't rare to find them in reputable adventurer parties, either. They also were a popular choice as maids or slaves for many of the rich and powerful.

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For the small family that lived in the cabin in the Dark Iron Forest, time passed almost too quickly. After the elite scene in the bath, and at the surprise of both of the children living there, Scarlett was, once again, pregnant. Not six months later, as she had already been pregnant at the time, a fourth member arrived in the cabin. Although jealous at first, as time went on, Kalin came to love this new little creature called a little sister.

After his fourth birthday, Liliana started to teach Kalin about something called school. From that point onward, the two spent the first half of most days learning about different thing. One day he learned about mathematics, the next day, reading, and alchemy the day after that. They would only have breaks from schooling every second week when Liliana would go to a nearby villages to trade monster materials for food and supplies.

Three years later, his clingy little sister, Rosalie, started joining their lessons. During this time, Kalin learned from his mother something that would become one of his life-time hobbies: sewing.

Around the same time that Rosalie started school, Liliana started to teach Kalin how to use battle magic and weapons. After their schooling, she would drill the basics of combat into his head. He learned how to use his innate powers as a succubus (an incubus is just a male succubus) such as dark and charm magics, as well as combat awareness. After testing a variety of different weapons and fighting styles, it was soon evident that Kalin was talented in thrusting weapons such as short spears and rapiers. Although she didn't specialize in these types of weapons, Liliana's 70 years of experience weren't just for show.

Though he showed talent in thrusting weapons, his training was mostly focused on general combat. As he was still a beginner, Liliana mainly focused on making sure he could use any weapon at a fundamental level. It is not uncommon for weapons, even extremely powerful ones, to break in the middle of a battle. One of the most important, but also most neglected, skills a constant could have is the ability to fight with any weapon. All it takes to kill even the strongest warriors is to separate him from his weapon.

Their days continued, and Kalin turned eight. He started to grow taller and more handsome. Well, I'm not sure handsome is the right word, maybe beautiful? Maybe due to genetics, or maybe due to the absence of male figures in his life, Kalin definitely looked more like a young girl than a young boy.

After he started training, though it still had the single braid, he started to tie his hair back in a ponytail. This was a decision he made to avoid it from getting tangled and caught on various objects during training. Usually, he could be caught wearing his combat attire. His legs were covered by a pair of crimson red pants that were tucked into a set of black, slightly heeled, knee-high fencing boots with matte crimson clasps. As a top, he wore a simple black sleeveless half-top, exposing his navel. On his arms, hands and wrists, he wore a set of greaved, detached sleeves. The sleeves were made of a black, elastic leather-like material and covered from his mid-biceps all the way to the back of his hands where they were strapped in place with a couple rings around his middle and ring fingers. The greeves and rings on his sleeves were the same matte red material as the clasps on his boots.

Though he started to grow, he was still very much a child at heart. He was still extremely curious about the world, and loved to explore and discover 'new' things. It wasn't just once or twice that he found himself getting scolded due to dragging Rosalie into his 'adventures'. More often than not, he could be found in the field surrounding the cabin, fighting imaginary dragons and phantom villains, with his now signature toothy grin.

Before bed, he would usually do one of his two favorite hobbies: sewing with his mother, or listening to Liliana tell stories about Adventurers, some her own, and some about others. Though they weren't always happy stories, whenever he heard them, he couldn't help but have a sparkle in his eyes. He knew that one day, he was going to be the best adventurer ever.

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Kalin couldn't help but feel excited. Today was the first day that he would be leaving the valley. He would be accompanying Lili on her trip to get supplies.

There were so many new things that he was looking forward to seeing, most of which he had only heard about in stories. He couldn't wait to see the town with all the villagers. He had heard Lili tell him about stores and how they could but anything. Although she had taught him how to use money and how to convert it, it was still a hard concept for him to completely understand. He wanted to get his own weapon, eat new food, and see all the different clothes that were in the village. He was also looking forward to meeting people that weren't in his family.

Although he had heard about so many different people from so many different races, he still had problems picturing them. Picturing towns, he couldn't help but imagine a valley with several cabins, filled with people identical to his family. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't imagine what the townspeople would look like.

Although it was still long before dawn, Kal could feel there sleepiness in his body slowly vanish. As he looked on the bed around himself, he noticed that Lili had already gotten up, as there were only two other heads resting on the pillow. As to not wake Scarlett or Rosalie from their sleep, he quietly slipped out of the bed and outside the door.

He immediately shivered, as he was only wearing a simple nightgown. In the bath ahead, he could see the silhouette of a person inside the bath. Identifying the figure, a mischievous grin creep upon his face. Slowly and quietly, he took off his clothes as he crept upon the figure in the bath. Making sure to hide his breath, he stopped at the edge of the bath as he prepared to pounce at his prey.

The moment he pounced, however, his prey shifted to the side, causing him to land in the water. As he landed with a splash, so could feel a tug on his tail as he was relentlessly pulled toward the wolf that was pretending to be a sheep.