Chapter 4: 4: Goat Mom Massage Parlor

“Want me to give you a back rub while we talk?“

“What?“

“Don’t you guys have massages in this world? C’mon, I saw how stiff your wings look,“ the former yakuza patted the soft bedding to her side a couple times, inviting Lilith to partake in the softness.

"We do, it's just a bit... sudden, that's all."

"-Sides, that'd keep my hands occupied, help me think," continued Ryder. Although a bit flustered, the sleepy demoness cautiously approached the bed, moving a few open ledgers out of the way, clearing the way for one more occupant of the sheets. Crawling on top of the bed and resting her head and wings on it, Lilith hesitantly accepted some skinship from her saviour.

Turning the horned head to the side, as not to speak into the pillow, the goat-eyed Demon Queen glanced at her masseuse, "So as you probably already guessed, the last ditch effort, that summoning ritual that brought you here required some preparation on our end first."

"Sure. It also apparently told you my name and some things about me, yeah?"

Ryder gracefully jumped on Lilith's sizable buttocks, right at the base of her massive dragon tail, hearing a barely audible yelp escape her lips. Straddling the Baphomet with her legs, she placed her palms upon the majestic bat-like wings, rubbing them symmetrically from pointy spikes on top and down to the shoulder blades and the spine. Caressing the demonic skin through the fabric of the crimson dress, she started pushing on the stiff muscles.

"Y-yeah. General Aeiaei peered into other worlds in search of a ‘Demon Queen'. I believe that it’s the only being she believed would be strong enough to protect me in a dire situation, as dangerous as it may be. Thankfully she was right, plus you didn't devour me right away."

“And who says I won't?" Ryder gently squeezed the trapezius muscle, the place between Lilith’s shoulders and neck. First pushing, then slowly relaxing her hand - giving a feeling of relief for the soreness. "I’ve devoured a queen or two back in my world."

“…Clearly. Honestly, aside from your name, your occupation, and your social standing, we don’t know anything. You’re a wildcard. Moreover, you’ve got no magic in you whatsoever - something which is unheard of. It unnerved Aei and Bellatrix to no end.“

Slowly making her way under the armpits and down to the demon's pectorals, maybe reaching a bit farther into the dress than she ought to, Ryder was surprised by the firmness of muscles she was massaging. The softly breathing chimera was quite toned, which complimented her monstrous appearance. With a wide back to support such large wings, surely flying took quite a toll on the girl’s body.

Really makes your mind wonder what other powerful beasts and fiends I can find in this world, and how strong they are. Although, right at this moment I can only think about one. A sexy satan laying under me.

"Ah" -Lilith buried her face into the pillow-"could you not massage there? It’s sensitive."

“Sorry, my mind wandered off for a bit.“

Ryder switched to working on the lower back, feeling the scale-covered tail twitch and squirm under her, in rhythm to the soft pinches and squeezes the back muscles received. She decided not to try her luck by getting her hands under the dress (for now). She was content just watching that tail thing react to her movements, like it had a mind of its own.

“So as I was saying, Aei warned us that you are a criminal in your world, and that you plundered and schemed your way to the top. It’s probably self-evident, but Crucible, the land we inhabit, is one filled with monsters and beasts such as myself. Even if I personally prefer less barbaric and primal methods, most disputes here are solved by violence, and world peace is no goal of ours.“

“Ooh, then pray tell me about your goals. Let me guess, enslaving the human kingdom? Subjugating the monarchy? Exterminating all non-demons?“

Assuming we’re in the capital, and it was actively being besieged two days ago, these things are hardly possible. Tell me what you really want, Lily. Why am I here?

With a mighty push, Lilith turned over from her stomach, lifting her masseuse up, flapping the massive black succubus wings across Ryder’s face. She was now laying on her back, under the yakuza. Placing her claw-adorned hands on her rider’s waist, she suddenly had a very pensive look on her face, completely switching up the mood.

And yes, they were now in the cowgirl position. No, it wasn’t in the least sexy. Promise.

“The human kingdom, as you called it, is known as Terminus Imperium. Currently, it does not recognize demons as sentient species. We are nothing but animals to them, a prey to exterminate. Until it’s current ruler is in power, there is no goal other than survival. In the coming months, we either do the impossible, or cease to exist. I see no path forward without bloodshed and sacrifices. Aeiaei and I chose you as the target of the summoning ritual exactly because you are ruthless and have a death wish - which you confirmed two days ago.“

A nasty grin instinctively formed on Ryder’s face. I wonder if running a magical medieval kingdom is similar to running a business, she thought.

“The old geezer back in my world had a saying, ‘when blood is in the water, make sure you are swimming with the sharks.' Alright, little one, I’ll join your ranks.“

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Just then, with a slight squeak, the master bedroom door opened. A familiar blue face popped into the room, Alessandra’s horns preceding her excited scarlet-colored eyes.

“Hey, Lily! Wake up! I-“

…

For a moment, General Alessandra’s face froze, completely blanked out, unblinking, in a PTSD flashback poker face.

“Alex, I know what this looks like,“ Lilith spoke up, lifting her head up while still holding onto Ryder’s waist, instinctively.

“I’ll be in the training room. Don’t speak to me.“ The general left the room as quickly as she entered, dismissing herself in the process. Storming off, the doors shook from the sheer speed at which she ran through the lounge into the corridor.

A sigh permeated the room, originating from Lilith who rubbed her sleepy eyes, followed by further silence.

“You two dating?“ inquired Ryder.

“No, but… It would still be hard to explain.“

“Sure would, buttcheeks,“ Ryder playfully slapped the goat woman on the thigh, standing up from the compromising position.

Interesting. I could swear they acted more like siblings before. Childhood friends maybe? Ex-lovers? Looks like you unintentionally put yourself into someone else’s weird unresolved relationship again. Good going, Ryder. Real smooth, a sarcastic thought propped itself up in her thought-space.

What followed was a dry and monotonous recount of the past century in the Wild Frontier continent. A landmass stuck in perpetual conflict, years of bloodshed with no end in sight - a story all too familiar. Looking over the up-to-date war maps, it looked like the demons only had control over a singular region, called the Crucible. Sure, it was well fortified, but the simple numerical disadvantage in number of troops was hard to ignore.

Thankfully, all the writing in the room was in a language Ryder could understand. She even correctly guessed some of the scattered shorthand markers such as “GLM“ to represent golem-driver automaton formations, or “HEM-req“ to point out that a certain warband needs a supply of fresh blood to function.

The main unknown variable for the former yakuza was the role of magic and its effect in battle. Not dissimilar to artillery and heavy weaponry, it was a powerful equalizer for underpowered and untrained troops. She made a mental note to investigate the rules of magic of this world as soon as possible. Getting caught off guard wasn’t in her plans.

Looking over the most pressing issues, there were a couple things that interested Ryder in the makeshift calendar Lilith prepared for herself:

An expedition to the beastmen tribe, holemand of a certain Commander Cerberus - the third and final general of war. The sizable force that the beastmen represent for some reason failed to join the main ranks of the demonic army. Cerberus was sent to investigate, but is yet to come back, or even accept contact through magical means.

A war prisoner exchange. According to succubi spies, the newly-appointed Terminus Imperium commander will be there from the other side to conduct diplomacy, reportedly, the very same woman that came up with the blitz plan that forced the summoning ritual.

A visit to the archeology and excavation team, who are in search of something called Shields of Durandal, some kind of relic from the human kingdom.

All that, of course, was to be done after recovering from the recent siege. Roughly 50% of active garrisoned troops needed recovery, and all supplies needed to be refreshed.

A good opportunity to investigate the castle and its inhabitants, as well as to learn about this world’s magic, as well as the particularities of the various demonic races in Crucible.

Not noticing the passage of time, the two demon queens were buried in conversation, suddenly interrupted by a shortstack goblin maid reminding them about dinner. Lilith told Ryder to go ahead and eat, while she has a talk with Alex - to clear up the misunderstanding that took place. As she put it, “Alex has a tendency to dwell and overthink things. She is never direct, but she appreciates people being open and forward with her.“

Before fully devoting her thought process to the planned consumption of carefully prepared opulent food, Ryder thought, I feel like there is something Lilith is not telling me when it comes to her and Alex, although I’m not one to pry. Maybe I’ll just ask Alex myself later.

Ryder… no, demonic war council member Ryder went ahead to have dinner, deciding to visit the training grounds later, perhaps catching Alex all sweaty and worked up in the process~

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