Inner and Outer Demons

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The succubus told Arsling, she could have provided nearly any monster for her to become but the fool went and became a werewolf without wanting to. Well it was better for her to be a wolf then to be human. After all she was the worst kind of monster before and now she would be a hot one.

Selene was more worried about Didi the girl was too kind for the wet work but it was her for sure. Arsling posted about the Hellhounds, it had to be her because otherwise she wouldn't expect the whole team to be wolves, it take a clear betrayal.

The girl was tired after a concert but shapeshifted to look like a biker chick as she made her way into the forest "Didi, come out it's Selene. I'm not letting my friend be alone."

An enormous grey wolf trotted out of the woods. Zahra and the other pack members had licked the blood from her muzzle during their celebration. Z reassured her that the new pup would come around; Didi didn’t have to be the one to mentor her, but they also didn’t need to decide that night. That night they’d simply celebrate.

And on the full moon, the rush of the hunt would win Ash over.

“How did you know?” asked the wolf.

Selene leaned against a tree turning back to her normal form saying like she was El Woods from legally blonde "I'm smart, I guessed and was right. Arsling wouldn't insult the hellhounds if she wasn't mad at you. You are a wolf, she mentioned the hellhounds taking her, I knew someone was trying to change her, it was obvious."

The succubus stepped towards the wolf not afraid and her arms were open for a hug if Didi needed it.

The wolf stepped forward and nuzzled her, letting out a soft whine.

“I’m glad you saw through me the other night,” she said. “I don’t want to have to hide so much about me.” She shifted briefly through her form known as Slate, the enormous half-wolf who had attended some Hellfire parties, and then Didi, the familiar Didi, just as nude as the wolf and beast she’d been moments before.

Selene wasn't shy, the nakedness wasn't really a bother to her. It was a beautiful body though and it was nice for the mystery of who Slate was to be solved.

The succubus compliments "You look fantastic."

Then Selene offered her actual comfort "Do you want to tell me more about what happened? I already think you did the good thing so you don't really need to worry about judgment, unless you prefer it."

Didi looked up at her with bloodshot eyes and a furrowed brow, not really believing what she was hearing.

“Did you know about Ash-- Arsling’s curse? You think I did the right thing?” She really needed to hear it from someone else, someone not the pack.

Selene explained "I did, I sensed it the first time we met. I am a demon of desire so I'm aware when my own is manipulated. I called her out there but I did not know about the murders."

She rubs her forehead going through the history "I ended up aware of what happened in her past and spoke to her, I told her that there was no escaping becoming a monster now, that she should give up and pick any monster she wanted to become and I'd help her become it. Well, you know the rest of the story."

Selene grabbed Didi’s hand "At least it being you means someone who actually cared about her changed her and you saved her from a vampire or fae which probably would have been even more traumatic for her."

“She said she loved me,” said Didi, quietly. “It was the first time she felt safe. She trusted me. I do think it was the right thing to do, but right now it just hurts.”

She leaned into the succubus. “Did you know she killed two whole packs of werewolves? Said she’d lost count of the others she killed? They’re drawn in and she kills them and she wouldn’t stop because she just wanted to be human, didn’t want to change, she’d rather keep on killing. I was so angry I wasn’t sure I wanted her as a packmate, but… I cared about her too. I didn’t want her to be a vampire or to go on like she was. I just wish I’d made it a clean hunt the first time, hadn’t let her suffer.” She lowered her head. “And didn’t have to lie for so long.”

Selene grimaced, that sounded awful, Selene had a thing for Didi sure but she wasn't even thinking about that here. Selene said "I can't even imagine the pain you are in. I love you can be the biggest dagger when things go wrong."

Selene still had all that anger and sorrow she nodded her head "I knew about the kills, maybe not the exact numbers but yes, she was addicted to humanity. It's insulting, I turned into a succubus, you turned into a werewolf, Berry into a wererabbit, people change, it's hardly an excuse. Sometimes being a monster can suck but it's life. "

Selene’s teeth grew sharper as she added in that anger "You didn't make her jump. You couldn't have predicted she would risk dying over turning."

The succubus's voice calming down "You tried your best Didi, if anyone had to make me a new monster I'd hope they had the compassion you had."

Selene was saying everything Didi wanted to hear, but the werewolf believed her. Not just because she wanted to believe, but because the succubus really did seem sincere. SheSel relaxed into Selene’s arms, wiping away a tear.

“It means a lot to hear that,” she said, squeezing Selene’s hand in both of hers. Her mind was still racing with the night’s events, with all the possibilities it raised for good and ill. “And from someone who’s not part of the pack, treating it like it was a simple hunt, a no-brainer. A glorious victory with some necessary pain. It was good to hear their perspective, that I’m not the first person dealing with this, but I could only celebrate so much when doing the deed caused so much hurt, too.”

Selene held the werewolf “it’s okay, it's not time to celebrate yet, that time is when Arsling embraces her inner wolf. I don’t know when she’ll forgive you but I hope she sees what she was doing was wrong and that you saved her from herself. From her toxic addiction to being a human.”

The demon rubbed Didi’s back just holding her and being quiet after that,she was still mad at Arsling but yelling at her girlfriend about her wasn’t going to help, she could yell at Arsling about it later.

Those back pets were nice. Didi shifted her weight and began to grow, sprouting fur again and rubbing her enormous head against Selene’s hand.

“I didn’t realize a succubus was a thing you could become,” she said, in her low, rough voice. “But I’m glad you are who you are. You’re a good friend.”

Selene just realized she let her secret lose, her eyes darted to the side “It’s not normally...I mean there are rituals but it’s not like turning someone when you're a vampire or a werewolf ...my situation….You don’t need to hear about it. Tonight is about you, not about some slutcubus you meet who is on your team.”

The wolf looked up with guileless yellow eyes, then relaxed again.

“If you ever want to share, I’d like to know. I don’t need tonight to be all about me; I kind of want to stop thinking about me and what happened for a while. If you hadn’t found me I’d probably go hunting.” She scanned the woods, as if she might spot some creature by chance.

Selene broke the hug and suspended herself in the air taking a seat as if there was a chair “Well, you’ll be the first person to know about this who isn’t in the Inner Circle but I already let it slip.”

The girl explained “My moms wanted to use me, to see if a succubus raised by humans would be more effective at feeding from humans. So I was turned human by them as a baby or something..the details are vague but I raised human and had no succubus abilities until I was a teen then suddenly, I started changing and it was scary at first, exciting at times, I mean a trans girl unlocking shapeshifting and having people think she is hot for the first time is nice but there was also a lot of problems...then my mothers grabbed me from my human life and took me to their realm explaining who they were and who I was.”

Selene sighed and said frankly “That’s the short version without any messy details but I think it gets the point across.”

Didi’s expression was as horrified as Selene had ever seen a canine look. She shifted again, into her towering half-wolf form, and scooped the succubus to her chest with massive, furry arms.

“Your moms treated you like a tool,” she said, wanting to protect the pop star who was now so tiny in her arms. “An experiment. That’s awful. I’m so sorry, Selene.”

Selene wrapped her arms around Didi, resting her head against the fur, she rubs her nails against Didi’s back. The succubus nodded her head and said “It’s not over either, I was more or less only allowed back to the human world so soon because I promised that my music career would bring results and they have. The lust is all over the place for me so I get to enjoy life.”

The girl shrugged, feeling a bit defeated about it all, there was no opposing her mothers and she managed to get what she wanted so at the end of the day it was all good. They were over having her go back but it didn’t change they were watching her results.

Didi stroked her pink hair as she effortlessly held the idol.

“I don’t know what I can do, but… I’m here for you,” she said, just holding Selene for the moment, trying to absorb the talk of demons and ‘the human world.’

Selene looked at Didi and with the most honesty Didi had ever seen from Selene she let out "this is enough."

After another moment of hugging she looked at Didi and asked "Do you want to spend the night at my place? Not for sex, just to not be alone tonight”

The werewolf reluctantly let Selene go and nodded. “I’d like that.”