Halloween for Life

*Halloween for Life* is a novella published in the collection *Life in Shadows* in 2015. Shannon has a bad day at work. Lorelei counsels her on the lasting consequences, and Shannon starts to explore her new life.

## Warning

*Halloween for Life* contains explicit violence, extended explicit sex scenes, profanity, rampant nudity, assault, murder, premeditated sexual promiscuity, reckless endangerment, punching, kicking, shooting, hair-pulling, name-calling, slut-shaming, cheap Halloween costumes, hipsters, poseurs, police, personal calls on duty, arson, destruction of public property, lingerie, war criminals, break-up text messaging, lesbian demon seduction, poor workplace morale, premarital sex, immolation, false identification, ruthless exploitation of personal beauty, unsafe crowd control standards, vertigo, racism (don’t worry, he dies), open relationships, workplace scapegoating, adult use of plumbing implements, economic discontent, polyamory, feminism, demons, angels, jerks, lust, pride, party fouls, consensual sexual misconduct in private, elbowing, grappling, portrayals of divine and demonic matters bearing little or no resemblance to religious canon, sexual power exchange, discharge of firearms within city limits, innuendo, casual disregard for traditional Western family values, consensual sexual misconduct in workplaces and a girl-on-girl grenade fight

## Synopsis

Jack was the prey of Serena, a succubus. He managed to break free for a moment, causing Serena to kill him prematurely and Rachel to find Serena. Rachel ended the fight by punching the mortally wounded Serena off a roof, where she landed right in front of Shannon’s ambulance. Shannon began manual artifical ventilation without protective equipment. Serena’s dying breath—and her spirit as a succubus—was absorbed by Shannon. As Shannon regained consciousness, she was assisted by Kevin.

Rachel advised Shannon not to have sex until they could meet again, but Shannon was highly aroused and called Kevin for a hot date after work. They spent a vigorous night in her apartment. The next day Rachel and Lorelei sought her out, and they discussed what had happened. Rachel left early, while Lorelei counseled Shannon both spiritually and physically on the probable effects of carrying a succubus spirit.

Later, Shannon went to a Rockerdammerung Halloween concert and seduced Michael. In the morning, she met Rachel on her way from the Battle of the Bus Tunnel in *Natural Consequences*.⁠ She called Kevin, asking for another date.

### Characters

* Jack
* Serena
* Shannon Abrams
* George Upton, a World War 2 tank driver
* Paul, George’s grandson
* Ian, an ambulance driver
* Woerner, a doctor
* Brad, Shannon’s former boyfriend (on phone)
* Rachel
* Kevin Murray
* Lorelei
* Julie, Doug, Patricia, Tim, hipsters
* Ramon, a bouncer
* Michael, lead singer for Rockerdammerung
* Jared, bassist for Rockerdammerung
* Simon (mentioned only)
* Marie (mentioned only, unnamed)
* Frank (ambulance service supervisor, mentioned only)
* Attila (mentioned only)
* Alex Carlisle (unnamed, mentioned only)
* and nurses, greasy spoon servers, and clubbers

### Locations & organizations

* Seattle
	+ A luxury apartment in Capitol Hill
	+ A hospital, probably downtown
	+ Broadway through Capitol Hill
	+ Sharon’s apartment in Greenwood
	+ A greasy spoon in Greenwood
	+ A club
	+ A hotel

## Continuity

*Halloween for Life* is set in late October, concurrently with the first half of *Natural Consequences*.

## Theories

Serena appeared in demonic form to Jack as she was riding him. One possible reason is that the the prey of succubae become more sensitive to the supernatural as they approach death. Another possible cause is that Serena revealed herself in order to taunt Jack.

It is unknown who Shannon’s guardian angel was, why they didn’t stop or delay Shannon from attempting CPR on Serena, or why Rachel didn’t talk with the guardian angel. The simplest explanation would be that Shannon didn’t have a guardian angel, but there is no reasonable known cause for why that would be the case.

Serena appeared much less injured to Shannon than she did to Kevin. This might be because the succubus spirit held the body together, or that Serena had some illusions around her that concealed the injuries until her spirit departed.

## Trivia

George, the old man who died in Shannon’s ambulance, was the driver of Simon’s—one of Alex’s past lives—tank in the Second World War.

## Publication history

*Halloween for Life* is a minor rework of *Whoever You Want to Be*, that was published on Literotica on October 22 2012 and took second place in the 2012 Halloween Contest. It was re-published in the collection *Life in Shadows* on December 2, 2015.

## References

1. ↑  *Natural Consequences*, chapter 7
2. ↑ 2012 Halloween Contest Winners: https://forum.literotica.com/showthread.php?t=834989