Epilogue: Nikolai

"Where have you been?" Harold asked us when we were entering the tavern. The crew was gathered at the table before my friends stood up as I entered with Alvina. I put my cloak around her body as she was naked.

Again.

"We were taking a stroll," I said before Alvina was nodding beside me. They narrowed their eyes at me. I swear these lads will be the death of me.

"I think I might turn in for the night," Alvina said before I was looking at her retreating figure. I smiled before I was looking at the lads. They were arching their eyebrows at me.

"Well, are you going to tell us what was going on between you two?" Logan asked before I smirked. For the first time, I felt like I was being the superior that was holding them at bay.

"I would love to but I have to get to my betrothed and see what she wants," I said before they were looking wildly at me as I was going upstairs into the inn and went to my door.

As soon as I closed the door, Alvina was hugging me and pulled me toward the washroom. Now that I know her true identity, she did not resist the attraction that I was feeling for her.

"Take a bath with me?" she asked as her lithe hands were removing my clothes in a few seconds. We were naked and we were sitting in the bath as she was straddling my laps. I was arching my neck as Alvina was kissing my skin.

"I love you," she said before I was pulling her face and whispered it on her lips.

"And I love you, my love," I said as I was kissing her passionately. I was playing with her clitoris as she was rubbing herself on my fingers. I moaned before Alvina was pulling at my length and we were both panting.

"I need you, now," I said before I positioned myself in front of her core and slammed home. we both gasped before I was kissing her lips again. I thrust in and out as I was gripping her waist before she was kissing my hard chest.

Alvina licked my nipples before I was pulling her up and increased my tempo. She moaned before she was riding me as I can sense that we were closed now.

"Come with me, come!" I commanded and within seconds, she came as I was spewing my hot load inside her womb.

Well, I guess the expedition was a success after all. I got a succubus and she was all mine for the taking.

*****

I was informed that the king and queen died a few days after my expedition of the shipwreck. We went to pay our homage to the late monarchs and I saw that Arabella was trying to be strong. Nick was there to help her get through it all for she was only 18 years old when she was a queen.

But then, she did something else as well.

She went into hiding and found her prince consort rather than being forced into a loveless marriage. I know how I would feel if I have to be with someone other than Alvina. And she was the best part of me.

Alvina married me when I asked her to be my wife. She said that she would never go back to Dark Realm and she was in love with me from the moment she saw me in that forest. I laughed and then made love to her throughout the night as she knew I loved her as much.

It was a quiet gathering and my mother loved her like a daughter she never had. My crew was there to see the wedding, as we have a church wedding.

We don't want people to know she was a devil's spawn now, are we?

She can stay in the church for it did not bother her. but not for too long only 2 hours at the most and we were off to get our own wedding breakfast. We planned to have our honeymoon but Alvina said that she wanted to care for my mother for she did not have long.

How did she know? I don't really get it as well.

Two days later, my mother died of old age and I was there to pay her homage as well as my wife. We were in mourning and I cried for the first time in my life. Alvina helped me to get through that sadness and this time, I was not alone anymore.

The day goes by and Alvina told me that she wanted to be a merchant and a seamstress. She has some ideas for the dresses that were designed to fit the social norms but I know she would get around it anyway.

For she was not the one to follow the rules. And I was shocked to hear that Queen Arabella insisted to be her clerk. I just let her have her fun until I went to visit her one night as Alvina thought it would be a good idea to close her tent early.

"Well, you just miss the duo. I think Aiden was in love with our Queen," she said as I was arching my eyebrow at her. It was common knowledge that she can sense desire, lust, and hunger.

But never love. What changed?

"How do you even know that what he was feeling was love?" I asked her as we went inside the tent. It was full of fabrics and I thought that one day, we will have our own shop. But that's for another day. Tonight, I think I wanted to be a little bit daring with my succubus wife.

"Hmm, well, I think I just knew that because it's what I feel for you. I attuned to his emotion and it was there. So, I think you can call it intuition," Alvina said before I was arching my eyebrow at her.

"And what I was attuned to right now, my love?" I said as I was kissing her neck from behind. She sighed before we were inside the tent that was supposed to be her office. I liked it when I can make her remember me when she's working.

"You want to make love to me?"

"Correct," I whispered before I was putting her on the desk. I slipped her dress up to her waist. She was not wearing her drawers and her core was wet for me. I licked my tongue before I was kneeling in front of me. Alvina put her legs on my shoulder before I was smirking at her.

"Bon appetite," I said before I was diving for my dessert. She was wet and Alvina moaned my name. I was licking her slit before I was sucking and circling my tongue on her clit. She closed her thighs before she was gripping my hair.

"Nikolai,"

I always knew that she was turned on when she was calling my real name. I sucked and pushed my tongue into her canal before I was playing with her clit. She was moaning loudly as I was playing with her hardened nipple as well.

"Yes, yes, oh Nikolai!" she shouted before she came and I lapped it all. I was moaning before I sensed that my erection was pushing in my breeches but this was Alvina's moment.

Later, I know she would pay double for my worship of her body and that's the exciting part of our marriage life.

*~*~*~*~*

The Dark Realm was first discovered by Sir Nikolai. It is discovered on the island of Chestersea, the small island on the east side of Niapachad Island. The Dark Realm was believed to be the place that was inhabited by the creatures that were created from the dark matter; also known as Demons.

Originally, they were summoned by a group of cultist that believed the demons were the superior supernatural to the Vampyre. They have made a pact to breed a hybrid of the human and demon which was later known as a succubus for female progeny and incubus for male progeny. There has never been proven such hybrids existed in our plane but it is rumored to be living among the gentry; such rumors like the Vampyre controlled the gentry.

A Succubus was known for its constant thirst for a male's seed as its source of power to stay strong and young. It would prey on the weaklings and small-minded males but it is also enjoying the constant challenge from the males that it chases but never succumb to their desire.

It was proven that the only way to not fall as the prey of the Succubus' calling was to stay strong and control your carnal desire or succumb forever to be their prey.

Some were known to keep males as their companions and partners for the rest of their lives or until the males died of old age for Succubus lived for a very long time. They would mate over a bond with the males so that they will live the same life as the Succubus. Immortality was the gift that a Succubus will give if the males were willing to be with them.

But beware, for there will be a price to pay for such a rare gift. It did not come for free.

What is the price for the exchange of the rare gift? No one knows or lived long enough to tell the tale for it was not known nor discovered that the males lived long enough to share the knowledge.

And we have no records for it as well.

Or maybe they were still alive and have been in the companion of the Succubus for the longest time that they forget the experience? But one thing for sure, the Succubus was a part of The Dark Realm and if they chose to go back, they can.

However, will the male partners of theirs go with the Succubus to The Dark Realm that we don't have much information about? And will they survive the whole journey to come and go as they pleased?

No evidence to tell for the real mystery did not occur in the first place and it is difficult to share the knowledge of it with the world, or it is still a mystery that would remain unsolved for a very long time.

(Adapted from The Dark Realm, first edition, Sir Nikolai of the Higher Court)

But wait! What has happened to Nikolai's mates; Harold Davenport, Robin Douglas, Jeremy Ortiz, Logan Cavendish, and Ronny?

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