The Ultimate Humiliation

The high demon's aura of dread was absolute, a crushing weight that had turned Kenjiro's limbs to lead. He was trapped, a spectator to his own impending doom.

SLAP!

A flash of golden light accompanied a stinging impact across his cheek. It wasn't a physical blow, but a wave of pure, holy energy that jolted his system, shattering the paralysis of fear. He stumbled back, gasping, and saw Seraphina standing over him, her hand glowing.

"Wake up," she commanded, her voice sharp as glass.

Kenjiro could move again. He looked over at his party—Gluteus, Lyrielle, Kaito, and DragonSlayer were still frozen like statues, their faces masks of terror.

"You," Seraphina said, pointing at the smiling demon at the end of the room. "Make the party regain their senses while I fight him."

Kenjiro nodded, a new resolve hardening his red eyes. Seraphina didn't wait for a verbal confirmation. She became a blur of white and gold, launching herself at the demon. Crosses made of pure light and holy fireballs filled the air, exploding against the demon, who met them with casual waves of dark energy.

Kenjiro dodged the crossfire, his eyes scanning the room for something to help his team. His gaze landed on a small stone font near the altar, filled with shimmering, clear water. Holy water. Perfect.

He scooped up a handful and rushed to his petrified party. He splashed the water on Gluteus, Lyrielle, and Kaito, who all gasped as the fear broke, their senses returning. "Thanks, Bombom!" they yelled, immediately rushing to aid Seraphina.

Kenjiro looked at the last frozen statue: DragonSlayer69. A wicked, petty smirk spread across his face. He walked over to the warrior, leaning in close.

"She saved me and not you, Mr. Dragon Butt Face," he taunted. Then, he bent over, deliberately pointing his own rear at the still-active drone camera. "Look, everyone! Mr. Dragon Butt Face is all over the camera!" he cackled.

Just as the chat was exploding, a stray fireball ricocheted off the wall and hit Kenjiro square on the butt. It didn't do much damage, but it stung, and he yelped, jumping and dropping the remaining holy water all over DragonSlayer. The warrior jolted back to life, his fun ruined.

DragonSlayer shot Kenjiro a look of pure fury but saw the intense battle raging and decided to help, charging toward the demon. As Kenjiro got closer to the fight, the high demon, who had been effortlessly parrying Seraphina's attacks, looked at him. And began to laugh.

It wasn't a menacing laugh. It was a wheezing, hysterical, can't-breathe kind of laugh. "Look at him!" the demon choked out between giggles. "All dressed up... and that makeup!" He started crying tears of mirth.

The entire party paused, staring at the bizarre scene. The demon was laughing so hard it couldn't defend itself.

Kenjiro's face went from pale to red to a shade of purple that clashed with his skirt. "WHAT ARE YOU LAUGHING AT, YOU SHIT-FACE?!"

The demon just pointed at him and laughed harder. "STOP LAUGHING OR I SWEAR I WILL—" The demon dropped to the ground, rolling around in laughter.

Seraphina just stared, utterly bewildered, before seizing the opportunity. She placed a hand on the demon's forehead. "Be gone," she said flatly. The demon vanished in a flash of golden light, its helpless laughter still echoing faintly in the silent room.

Kenjiro stomped his foot. "WHY WAS HE LAUGHING?!"

Gluteus walked over to him with a confused look. "My lady, you have something on your back." He reached out and peeled a piece of paper from between Kenjiro's back. He read it aloud.

"I'm a cute femboy with a big butt."

"WHAT?!" Kenjiro shrieked, snatching the paper. "WHO PUT THAT ON MY BACK?!"

They stopped the stream and reviewed the VOD. There it was. In the middle of the fight, the demon had vanished for a split second, appeared behind Kenjiro to slap the note on his back, and reappeared, all in an instant.

"I'M GOING TO DESTROY HIM! I SWEAR!" Kenjiro yelled at the ceiling. He sighed, his shoulders slumping. "Even that little shitter was laughing at me."

The rest of the party, seeing the note and replaying the scene in their heads, couldn't help it. They burst out laughing as they finally rested, the quest officially, and ridiculously, over.