„Matt, are you sure you know what you're doing?" Aegis looked at his friend slouching over a heavy-looking book bound in leather and metal. Inside, on worn-out yellow pages were scribblings presenting images of complicated circles, diagrams of human body, and various drawings of plants and demonic-looking faces.
"Positive, mate." Matt turned the page, before tracing his finger along the longest line of text written in green ink. "We're getting rid of this pest this instant. No offense, Ixi."
"None taken," replied Iximaz, dressed in loose tank top and tracksuit pants. She was sitting in the center of a chalk-drawn pentagram, surrounded by five lit red candles. She scratched her head, and the left side of her face twitched in a nervous spasm. "The sooner we get this... thing out the better. Seriously, why today of all days it had to ap-pear... Ugh!"
She suddenly jerked her head back, and when she looked back at the two men before her, something has changed. Her left eye turned black, with a thin golden rim of the iris. Her lips twisted into unnaturally sultry grin. Her left hand moved slowly along the length of her hip.
"Unless, of course, this is the perfect day to get... freaky." The Ixcubus licked his lips, before winking at Aegis. He then lazily turned towards Matt. "Do whatever you want, conjurer. I'm staying."
"Yeah, yeah... Exorcizamus te..." Matt waved towards the pentagram circle, which caused the Ixcubus to yelp in pain, making the body to twist uncontrollably before falling flat motionlessly.
"Don't." Matt snapped towards Aegis, who was about to enter the circle to help his beloved. Time passed. When Iximaz regained control over her mind, she slowly got up, shook her head, and looked back at Matt.
"See? Doesn't work," she panted, wiping some sweat off her forehead. Her left eye returned to normal, and mouth didn't feel like smiling.
"Seems to be keeping it away for fifteen minutes," added Aegis. He scratched his chin and stepped away from the circle. "So it is working."
"Great." Iximaz rolled her eyes, hugging her knees and putting her chin on top of them. "So now all we have to do is make me listen to Sam and Dean performing excorcisms 24/7... which would not be a bad thing, if only I was myself while listening to them."
"What now? Come on, Matt, what else besides exorcisms would work?" Aegis walked over to the sorcerer's work table, where all the books and old papers piled up.
Matt didn't respond. He kept on turning the pages, looking from the book, to Iximaz, then at his vials filled with suspicious ingredients, then back at the book.
"We could cast it into something else... or someone."
Iximaz was the first one to pick up the meaning. She stood up and glared at Matt, anger building up with each word. "Don't you even dare, dude. Not a chance!"
"Who exactly do you have in mind?"
"Aegis, no!" Iximaz clenched her fists. "We're not doing that! Next solution!"
"We could make a deal with him. He gets what he wants and hopefully agrees to let you go?"
Iximaz squinted. "No, thanks," she said dryly. "Next?"
"At this point I'm honestly out of ideas... I mean, nothing here looks like it might have any effect on our pesky intru-" Matt paused, before adjusting his glasses and leaning closer towards the book. "Huh... hello there."
"What?" Aegis and Iximaz asked simultaneously.
"This might work." Matt mumbled to himself, closing the book. He grabbed a water bottle from under the desk and walked towards Iximaz.
"Sorry about that, dude." He quickly dumped the contents of the bottle onto Iximaz, causing her to yelp quickly.
"What the hell!?" she squealed, wiping the water from her eyes.
"We're about to cool this bastard's lust." Matt smiled.
"Cool his lust?" Aegis repeated. His eyes then widened and he smiled. "I see... You want to lower the lust levels and basically starve the Ixcubus! Ha!"
"Cute idea, sweetie, but my flame will never go out from such a silly spell." The Ixcubus purred, coming dangerously close to the edge of the pentagram and looking Matt straight into the eyes. "You're a little too... round for my taste, but... eh, I work with I get, babe~"
Matt rolled his eyes. He took a few steps back, rubbed his hands, took a deep breath, and held them above Iximaz's head.
"O, wielka Lilith, matko wszelkich demonów! Na mocy kontraktu Salomona, wzywam CiÄ™ do nas. Przez Tetragramaton, i na wszelkie imiona Pana, wzywam Twojego syna i TwojÄ... córkÄ™!"
„Um... I heard ‘Lilith' in that chant, man. Are you sure it will work?" Aegis asked, but Matt remained deaf to his words. He wasn't saying anything for a few minutes, before suddenly speaking up again:
"Zgadzam siÄ™ na warunki umowy. BiorÄ™ na siebie wszelkÄ... odpowiedzialność, i wymagam abyÅ›cie i wy przestrzegali zasad kontraktu."
He walked over to the working table, where a small, long dagger bound in dark leather was placed. Matt quickly did a shallow cut on both his hands and returned to his previous spot. He let some blood drop onto the circle, right next to Iximaz's feet. The candles went out, leaving a small desk lamp the only light source. Iximaz opened her eyes. It was her natural color.
"Did it work?" Aegis asked.
"I... think so," Iximaz said, examining her arms, and legs. "I don't feel any different, though."
She stepped out of the pentagram circle slowly, before quickly approaching Aegis and kissing him with all her passion. When she finally ended (out of need for air), both of them had very goofy grins.
"Yeah..." Aegis whispered. "I think everything's fine."
"I'm not sure, mate." Matt flicked the light switch. They weren't alone.
Two figures stood where Iximaz previously was. Both the same height as her, and dangerously similar in appearance, but some minor details were off. The one of the left had the Ixcubus's golden eyes. He was definitely more masculine in his figure, with muscles visible under a thin t-shirt. Disheveled hair and light stubble only made him more appealing. He winked at Aegis, waving his finger in a beckoning manner.
The figure on the right had-similarly to the Ixcubus-black eyes with only thin rims of irises visible, although hers were deep red. This one was definitely a she; slender, with long legs and curves so perfectly outlined, it was almost unnatural. The shirt was nearly incapable of containing the pure abundance of her chest, and she was biting down on her finger, looking at the two before her in a seductive manner.
"Okay, what the hell is going on?" Aegis looked at Matt, before being dragged into another kiss by Iximaz.
"I made a deal." Matt smiled, slowly backing himself towards the door. "See, I thought both of you may enjoy a little more... spicy time together, so I asked Lilith to send you some of her children to keep you company. And that sudden blast of lust? Well, that's their doing. They're gonna leave you alone, after rocking your world."
"Mmmfmgff!" Aegis mumbled, before finally breaking the kiss. "You did what!?"
"We're gonna... mhh~... kick your ass later, Matt." Iximaz growled, before tracing her finger on Aegis's chest.
"Happy Valentine's Day, you two." The warlock laughed, before locking the door after himself.
"Two words... strip trivia!"
Ix and the Ixcubus both glared at the Succubix. She seemed unashamed.
"Winner gets to cuddle Aegis first?"
"And by winner," the Ixcubus said, "you mean 'first person to get their clothes off', right?"
Ix themself had a mean arm and an eye to win- their pants took the Ixcubus in the head, followed closely by a well-thrown boot to the Succubix's face. "Mine."