A New Motivation: Chapter 9 (Patreon)

Later that night, I grinned happily as I hung up the newest addition to my wardrobe on its hanger, making sure that it sat just right and wouldn’t cause any wrinkles in the fabric. Behind me, Akeno did the same with her part of the luggage, folding it neatly and placing it into the chest at the foot of my bed.

Rias and the rest of the peerage had long since headed home, tired from a full day of shopping and generally having a good time. Akeno would have too, but I had enlisted the other girl’s help in putting away the nearly dozen bags of clothing that I had acquired so I’d be able to go to bed at a reasonable time. She had been happy to help and so here we were a little over an hour later, finishing up a task that would have taken me a long time to do by myself.

I had managed to somewhat get over my flustered demeanor in Akeno’s presence since what had happened in the underwear store, knowing that if I didn't then I’d never be able to do anything when Akeno was nearby because that was just how the girl was. I had no doubt in my mind that she would continue to take every opportunity she had to tease me, just as she had earlier that day.

That doesn’t mean my mind didn’t go back to what had happened though. Nor did it stop the flash of heat that spread through my body when it did. I bit my lip lightly at the dull throbbing sensation that had made itself known between my legs, the low buzz of arousal that had been following me all day spiking slightly at my thoughts.

Later. I’d deal with it later.

I closed my closet, hiding my new clothes away and dusting my hands off, “That’s the last of it, I think.”

Behind me, Akeno was finishing folding her own part of the clothing, putting it into a large chest at the base of my bed, “You know, it’s really too bad that you didn’t buy anything I suggested. I had some ideas that I was really looking forward to seeing you wear.”

At her words, she turned to give me a teasing grin and I was only able to hold her gaze for a moment before looking away as my face heated up. I knew exactly the kind of stuff that Akeno would have had me wear thanks to the little modeling show her and Rias put on for me near the end of our trip.

The underwear, if you could even call it that, that Akeno had modeled for me had started out normal enough with some actually cute sets that I honestly thought suited the other girl. That didn’t last long though as the outfits that she picked out grew raunchier and raunchier, baring more and more skin until even Rias became a little concerned about the possibility of the shop attendant making her way over and immediately put a stop to it.

It was probably a good decision. By the end of it, Akeno had basically given me a full view of her body, baring her tantalizing breasts and sexy legs as she asked me my opinion on outfits that better belonged in an x-rated film than any reputable clothing store.

And that wasn’t even getting into the underwear that was basically softcore BDSM gear. I was almost positive that Akeno brought those in herself. Probably the other stuff too.

I cleared my mind of the images that the other girl’s words evoked as Akeno clapped her hands happily, closing the chest and turning towards me, “There we go! Now you don’t have to do laundry every day! I bet you’re relieved.”

I laughed lightly, “I’m honestly just glad to have some different outfits. I was starting to get sick of looking at my own reflection!”

“Oh, I can’t imagine that.” Akeno grinned, openly looking me up and down, “In fact, I imagine it would be a rather nice reflection. One I wouldn’t mind observing for quite a while.”

And there she goes again with the teasing. I looked away from her, feeling my arousal spike once more. This girl was going to be the death of me, I swear.

Seemingly not noticing the effect she was having on me, Akeno looked out the nearby window, taking in the darkness that had fallen over the land outside, “Anyway, now that we’re finished, I suppose I should go. It’s pretty late and we still have classes in the morning. I’ll see you tomorrow, Nero.”

As she turned away, I suddenly spoke up, “Actually, do you have another hour or two to spare, Akeno?”

It was probably a bad idea to ask her to stay longer after she had already put me in this state, but this was something that had been on my mind for a while now and I’d like to get started as soon as possible,

Curiosity written on her face, Akeno turned back to me, “I might. What did you need?”

“Well, since I’ve had a bit to settle after my reincarnation, I was wondering if we could go ahead and start our magic lessons.” I said, giving her a hopeful look, “I know we don’t really have time to get into it too much but I’d like to get started as soon as possible. Get a handle on my new abilities and all that.”

Akeno hummed at my words, putting a finger to her cheek as she thought, “I suppose that I could teach you just a bit. Like you said, we won’t be able to get much done in the little time we have, but I should at least have enough time to teach you how to access your demonic energy.” She suddenly smiled slyly, “But you know, Nero, if you wanted to spend more time with me, you could just ask~”

I froze at her words and the seductive undertone she had spoken them with, feeling the blush from earlier return, “I-uh… I’m not-”

“Just kidding~” Akeno winked at me as she strode past me towards the center of the room, “I know how important getting a good grasp on your magic is to you. I was just teasing.”

I swallowed heavily as she sat down in the middle of the floor, motioning to the space across from her, “...Right.”

As I settled across from her, copying her position and sitting cross-legged with my hands on my lap, Akeno gave me a gentle smile that was extremely far removed from her earlier disposition, “Alright, let’s begin with the fundamentals. What do you know about magic?”

I made an unsure noise, “Not much. I know that it exists and that there’s a ton of different types but as to how they actually work, I’m basically in the dark.”

She smiled, “That’s fine. That just means that we’ll start with the basics.”

I watched, slightly surprised as Akeno’s easy demeanor hardened slightly, a stern look coming to her eyes that was eerily similar to what I had seen in our teachers. It seemed she took this subject seriously.

“Unlike most other magics which use formulas and arithmetics that have been perfected over generations, demonic magic is all about imagination.” The girl lectured, “Where most other styles of magic take a great deal of knowledge on the subject as well as what you want to do, our magic just needs a bit of creativity and a good bit of demonic energy to will the result you want into existence.”

As she spoke the words, a glowing ball of electricity appeared above Akeno’s hand, lighting up the room as I stared at it in fascination, “Elemental magic is the easiest due to its simplistic nature. Some elements come more naturally to some people, like myself with lightning or Sona with water. While some people may be talented in them all, they’re few and far between. A good portion of learning to effectively use magic is figuring out which type your body is specialized for.”

Akeno closed her hand, snuffing out the magic that she had been casting as she gave me a small grin, “But that’s for later. Tonight, we’re going to build a foundation for you to use your magic in the first place.”

I nodded, shuffling in place, eager to get started, “Alright, where do we start?”

“Meditation.” Akeno answered, “Close your eyes and focus your mind. Before you can shape your demonic energy to your will, you have to learn how to recognize it. It’s easy enough to find once you know what you’re looking for, but finding it the first time is always the hardest part, hence the need to meditate. To start, cross your legs like so. A little wider, there. Now clear your mind, turn your focus inside...”

We practiced meditation for a couple of hours, just sitting across from one another as I tried my best to focus my mind on the power inside of me. It wasn’t nearly as exciting as I imagined learning to use magic would be but it was necessary. Especially if I wanted to access all of the abilities this body had to offer.

Near the end of our session though, I had a sudden breakthrough. I was concentrating, putting all of my mental power towards trying to find the pool of demonic energy that was sitting inside of me and eventually, I managed to do so.

I gasped as I brushed against what felt like a pool sitting at the center of my very being, pulsing and roiling with barely-restrained energy. Across from me, Akeno hummed, “You found it, didn’t you? That’s good. Remember what you’re feeling and don’t be hesitant to explore it a little bit. The more familiar you are with your own energy, the easier it will be to call it on it when you need to.”

I did as she instructed, taking the energy and rolling it over in my mental grip, taking it in from every angle that I was able to.

It felt… odd, was the only way I could describe it, a warm pool of power that practically keened in my grasp. It sang to me, connected to me on a deeper level than anything I had ever felt as it silently reached out to me, asking me to use it.

 Curious, I focused on that feeling, imagining myself reaching out and grabbing it, bringing it to the surface to use as my own, guiding it towards my demonic arm. It was surprisingly easy to command. The power didn’t resist me at all, following my presence as I retreated from the recesses of my mind and into the real world.

Akeno’s light gasp clued me in that something had happened, and as I opened my eyes I was met with the girl’s surprised face, lit up by a soft blue glow coming from somewhere over my shoulder. I followed her eyes, and my own eyes widened as I caught sight of my Devil Bringer, manifested in plain sight.

The spectral limb hovered just above my shoulder and I stared at it for a long moment, surprised at its appearance before that surprise gave way to excitement. With a thought, I brought it in front of me, instinct guiding me as I manipulated it almost automatically. I looked it over, taking in the ethereal limb with happy eyes, not having expected this at all.

“That’s certainly unexpected.” Akeno commented, clearly surprised as well, “I didn’t think you’d manage to do much more than get a feel for your energy in the short amount of time that we had to practice. You’re full of surprises, Nero.”

“It was actually oddly easy.” I responded, looking the arm over, “I did what you said, using my imagination to try and bring it out and it just… did it.”

“Interesting.” Akeno gazed at the limb with curiosity as I manipulated the fingers on it, “I only caught a glimpse of it the other day but now that I see it here, it’s oddly beautiful. That shade of blue is quite eye-catching, and those claws look sharp enough to cut through steel.”

I shrugged, “It’s modeled after the real Devil Bringer so probably. Nero mostly used it to grab things though so I’m not really sure.” I said as I turned it over to look at it from a different angle before, with a thought, I dismissed the limb, letting it fade back inside of me and causing the room to fade into darkness once more.

“I suppose that’s something we’ll have to test then.” Akeno said, “For now though, I’d say that’s a good place to stop for the day. It’s getting extremely late and I doubt we’ll manage to make much more progress in the time we have left. You’ve already exceeded my expectations on what you’d be able to manage tonight.”

I gave her a thankful smile as we both stood, “Thank you for your help, Akeno. Both in putting away all my stuff and this as well. I can’t wait to start actually learning magic with you.”

She gave me a genuine smile, “Of course, Nero, and I feel the same. I’m looking forward to having a student who’s actually interested in learning magic unlike my other kohais.”

Her smile shifted into something more familiar, “I’ll also be looking forward to more sessions like this. Just the two of us, alone, with nobody else around to interrupt us… Mmm~ I can’t wait.” She practically moaned.

And then she just… left, leaving me staring after her with an open mouth, and wide eyes. The arousal that had faded from our meditation session had returned in full force, making itself known as the area between my legs tingled with blatant want.

…Alright, it was later. I was going to deal with this.

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Several minutes later, I was a bit more hesitant about my decision than I had been earlier.

The cool air of the night felt incredible as it flowed over my heated skin. I stared at the ceiling, completely nude as I laid atop my covers, just enjoying the feeling for a moment. I had made sure to lock my door just in case, preventing anyone from entering and interrupting what I was about to do.

If I was even about to do it. I bit my lip, my fingers twitching at my sides as I wondered to myself, “Am I really about to do this? I could just go to sleep. I don’t have to… do that.”

Even as I said that, my mind flashed back to what had happened inside the changing room and even in the store afterwards. The images of Akeno’s nearly naked flesh paired along with the vestiges of her touch on my body sent a flash of heat racing to my core and I groaned as my body silently begged for me to alleviate the tension filling it.

Yeah, okay. I was doing this. There was absolutely no way I was going to be able to go to sleep with this burning lust filling me to the brim.

With a small huff of anticipation, my human hand slowly moved from its position at my sides up to my breasts. I gave one an experimental squeeze, feeling the incredibly soft flesh give way underneath my fingers, before moving to pinch my rigid nipple, gasping at the feeling that emerged from the sensitive nubs.

Exploring my new body was as strange as it was exciting. With everything that had been happening, I hadn’t really had a chance to appreciate my new form outside of the shower or the odd glance at my body in the mirror as I changed in my bedroom.

Now though, I was free to explore it as I wished without any form of interruption or impending need to leave and do something else. I moaned lightly as my smooth hand ran over even smoother skin, the light touch of my fingers grazing along my body sending tingles down my spine, further stimulating my already buzzing nerves as my demonic limb clenched into a fist at my side.

Even in my lust filled state, I knew that touching myself with the Devil Bringer would be a bad idea. The rigid, scaly flesh wouldn't feel nearly as good on my skin as a normal hand so I kept it away from my sensitive skin. I wanted this to feel as good as possible.

As my hand moved over my heated flesh, my mind was abuzz with the images that had reduced me to such a state. Akeno’s seductive posing as she ‘modeled’ underwear for me. The feeling of the other girl’s teasing eyes on my skin as she began to slip my bra off of me only to be stopped at the last moment by the unfortunate timing of our King.

I couldn’t help but wonder what she would have done to me if Rias hadn’t appeared like she did. Would she have just been satisfied with my breasts or would she have taken it even further? Would she have slipped her hands down my body, tracing a path towards my core, all the while staring at me with those teasing purple eyes?

Imagining that it was Akeno, I moved my hand even further down my body, mimicking the gentle pressure of her touch as I slid past the small tuft of blonde hair and towards my pussy. As I reached it, I whimpered at how incredibly wet it was, practically throbbing and begging for attention from just the light caresses on my body.

I had always known that I was sensitive; the repeated encounters with the girl currently on my mind had proven to me that my body responded eagerly to touch. I didn’t realize just how sensitive I was though. Just rubbing my pussy was enough to coat my hand in my arousal, slicking my lower lips even more than they already were as I panted harshly at the incredible feeling.

It was a thousand times better than anything I had experienced as a male, more vibrant and stimulating than anything I’d felt before. I had heard that women were often more sensitive to sexual stimulation than men but this was ridiculous!

My light strokes turned into something much more frantic as I gave in to my arousal, beginning to rub myself furiously. My hips thrusting lightly into my palm as I bit my lip to keep from moaning too loudly and I rolled onto my side, trapping my hand between my thighs and up against my pussy.

This new position, caused by the sheer arousal I was feeling at the moment, was so far removed from the tender and soft caressing that I had been doing moments earlier. It was also incredible. The buzzing arousal that filled my body grew to a feverish pitch, filling me to the brim as I masturbated to the thought of my friend and what her mere presence did to me.

Soon enough, I gave into my lust completely. With only the slightest moment of hesitation, I slid a finger as deeply inside myself that it would go, only to almost immediately slide another inside as well because it just wasn’t enough. The feeling of being filled by something like this was completely alien to me but it felt so right, so incredible to spread myself open as my digits thrust inside of me at an incredible speed.

The feeling of my fingers hammering in and out of my soaked pussy caused my body to shake with pleasure and soon enough, I stopped trying to suppress my sounds of pleasure, moaning and groaning loudly. I flipped onto my back once again, spreading my legs widely as I used the position to slide my digits even deeper inside myself. My eyes fluttered as they reached deeper than ever before, bringing me so much pleasure that my mind was beginning to go fuzzy.

“Akeno!” I moaned as I fingered myself to the thought of the girl and what her mere presence did to me. The anticipation that sat in the back of my mind whenever she was around, always waiting for some sort of teasing remark or offhand comment about what she did to me behind closed doors. The feeling of her hands squeezing my breasts, gentle yet firm, and the way that she was prepared to go even further in such a public venue mere hours earlier.

It was all too much. My body arched up off of the bed and I bit my lip harshly as the pressure that was building up inside me grew to be unbearable. My fingers picked up the pace even further as I tried my best to send myself over that edge that had been in view for the past minute. My demonic hand dug into the sheets beside me, dangerously close to tearing straight into the mattress but I didn't care about that. I needed release!

With one final cry of pleasure, all of the pressure that had built up inside of me was released, leaving me shaking in its wake. My legs moved on their own and thighs squeezed around my hand, keeping it trapped there as I continued to thrust my fingers in and out of myself, riding the orgasm for all that it was worth.

The feeling rippling through me practically left me unable to breathe, surging through my body and filling me with so much pleasure that I felt like I was about to pass out.

Luckily I didn't, and after what felt like an eternity, I came down from my orgasm. As I came back to reality, my fingers slipped out of my pussy at a leisurely pace and I heaved a large sigh. All of the stress and lust that had been slowly building up all day had completely vanished, leaving a deep sense of satisfaction filling my body in its wake.

Not to mention tiredness. I couldn’t hold back the yawn that escaped my mouth as I realized just how tired that I was, ready to fall asleep at just about any moment.

Without really thinking about it, I slipped my fingers into my mouth, sucking them free of the juices that covered them. The taste was curious, not bad but not exactly good either. My tired mind couldn’t really put a name to the taste, far too concerned with the sudden influx of fatigue that flooded through my veins.

I just barely remembered to slide under the covers before I drifted off, my eyes slipping closed as I fell asleep, more satisfied than I had been since I arrived in this world.