AtoZ2020 - S is for Succubus - #AtoZChallenge

AtoZChallenge 2020

Greetings, Lovelies. I hope you are safe and well, and welcome to my blog. For this year's AtoZ I am introducing my new podcast and eBooks, with character intros, places and themes from The Manor. The episodes go out every Tuesday so look up E, L, R & X, or just check out the podcast & book pages.

Today I am going to talk about one of the supernatural races that calls The Manor home. This one is very close to its creation. Read on to find out more.

S is for Succubus

In folklore a succubus is a female demon who comes to men in dreams, or when they are in dreamlike states and seduces them, sucking their vitality from them. Of course, she is just an illustration of men fearing a women's sexuality and trying to blame their lustful thoughts on a woman.

Lucy is half succubus and requires sexual energy to survive. If she does not have sex regularly, it can cause her extreme discomfort. It is this part of her nature that led her to decide how to set up The Manor, although it was not her major reason for building it.

If her species feed too much from one person, they could theoretically eventually kill them, but mostly because they wore them out, rather than from stealing life energy. It is the act of sex and the ethereal energy this produces which Lucy requires, not the life essence of the human being involved. However, succubae are able to enchant "prey" to keep going beyond their endurance or when their body says stop, which is the real danger.

Humans look on succubae and incubi as different types of demon, but they are actually the same species. They use sex to feed and have been persecuted for it and blamed for all sorts of things by uptight humans for centuries.

Because of her heritage, Lucy's magic tends to have sexual overtones. She can't help it, it's part of who she is. This is why the atmosphere at The Manor is so sexually charged. Even if it wasn't a sex club, there would probably be a lot of naughty games going on since Lucy's magic is literally infused in every brick and sod of the land.

Before The Manor, because of her needs, people have attempted to take advantage of Lucy. She is lucky in that she can defend herself, but she has seen so many people exploited in the past, consent is something she holds very dear. She doesn't care if people have kinks, or what games they choose to play, but she will not let anyone take advantage of those within her domain.

Lucy has human clients among the members who have no idea what she is, but she also has a few special clients aware of her supernatural nature. She can never let herself go if her partner is human, but she can use some of her powers to enhance things for them. It can be fun.

Please do comment below and link me to your AtoZ posts if you are taking part 💖. If you don't know what to say feel free to use to question below for inspiration, but don't feel you have to answer it.

Q. What's your favourite colour?

Mine is something at the redder end of the spectrum possibly mixed with blue, or black or white, but I don't really have a firm favourite. I just know I'm not as fond of yellows and greens. I like to keep my options open ;)

My other self (Natasha Duncan-Drake) is also taking part in this years AtoZChallenge over at Tasha's Thinkings. Her theme is Vampire Drabbles (100 word stories). S is for Stake

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