D.E.M.O.N.S: Getting Summoned Weekly isn't so Bad

Chapter 335: Maō Shoujo Kamiko!

”Hi… Kamiko…” said Kat suddenly feeling really awkward about the question sheʼd just blurted out. Deciding to change the question and hopefully just forget about the whole thing, Kat continued with. ”You seem awfully happy to be here for your punishment”

Kamiko stuck her tongue out at Kat. ”Naw, I just donʼt see any reason to mope about. Besides, this is the kiddy punishment. We basically get the whole sales pitch… er… I mean, we should do… this looks like a lot more people than normal so maybe they will be splitting us up? Hmm… this is for your rank one debt right?”

Kat nodded ”Yes. It is…”

”Great!” shouted Kamiko, latching back on to Kat. ”We can be partners then. They normally make us pair up anyway and they like partners to be similar races so we should be fine” Kamiko made sure to wiggle her eyes at the end proving she hadnʼt forgotten about Katʼs question, but she didnʼt seem upset.

So Kat couldnʼt help but ask. ”So… are you a pure succubus then? I know Iʼm not, but nobody will actually tell me what I am”

”Oh, you poor thing” Kamiko reached up to try and pat Kat on the head, but Katʼs horns were in the way and Kamikoʼs massive sleaves managed to get caught on Katʼs wings, so Kamiko aborted the attempt. ”Well… Iʼm not really sure. I mean… in my family we just donʼt really care?

”I know Iʼm at least a half. I mean, both my parents are at least halves as well… but I dunno what mix I got from either of them really. I mean, I donʼt have anyoneʼs horns, these are all mine in the family… then thereʼs the eyes. My mum also has fancy eyes, but not like mine. Sis has similar eyes to me, but still, not quite right. Actually, my eyes are kinda like a combination of mum and Sis, but… obviously thatʼs not the case.

”Everyone has wings like mine though… or well, all of my immediate family. Cousin Hekresh doesnʼt. but we donʼt like to talk about him. Inherited a bunch of old recessive traits and suddenly thinks heʼs too good for us cocky little shit…” Kamiko trailed off, shaking her head as if to clear the bad memories before looking back up at Kat.

”So sorry about that, I mean… Iʼd love to say that I donʼt know what came over me, but I do… Iʼm a bit of a rambler really. Itʼs a real shame you donʼt know what kind of succubus you are, you have beautiful wings, much nicer than mine. I know I might fly with them one day, but not before Rank 5. You however, they look like the just might be good enough to…

”Oh but you donʼt have to tell me of course, I mean. Iʼm sure thatʼs very personal. And of course, your horns.” Kamiko shivered in place. ”If you have any brothers, you have to send them my way. The colour is just… breathtaking. The power they must be able to help sustain. I bet a Rank 3… no Rank 4 would have a hard time snapping them…

”Sorry, am I making you uncomfortable? I didnʼt mean to do that. People say Iʼm a little full on… but I mean I really see that as a good thing donʼt you? I get to talk enough for both of us really. I get to chat more, and you get to save yourself the trouble… or just ignore me if Iʼm being annoying. That way I donʼt even have to notice!”

”Hey” Kat said softly putting a hand on the, what Kat was starting to consider, young girl. She may look mature, but it was clear her mind was anything but. ”Itʼs alright. I donʼt really mind. Itʼs… well itʼs a bit different to what Iʼm used to but Iʼm listening, and my perfect memory wonʼt let me forget”

”Ooooo” said Kamiko excitedly ”You have a perfect memory? Thatʼs AWESOME! How functional is it? My father actually has filing recall. Itʼs not the best memory ability, and it takes some real time and effort to get the most out of it but itʼs still cool! Why…”

Kat jumped in to actually answer the question before Kamiko got on a roll again. ”I donʼt know really. I… I have to sort of know what Iʼm looking for? Itʼs hard to say exactly but I have it all there in my head, but I have to call it in some way. Either by going through related stuff or just asking for it… oh and if I try to read anything too fast that doesnʼt interest me it starts to blend into a tangled mess in my mind. The memories arenʼt… gone per se, but they are so tangled as to be useless”

Kamiko nodded her head vigorously. ”Thatʼs so cool! I think that might be better than my dadʼs… though maybe less organised… then again, I guess you can sort of still forget them if you have no reason at all to remember while dad can stroll around looking for stuff when heʼs board… still thatʼs so cool!

”Hey so, now that weʼre partners” *When did I agree to that…? Oh whatever she seems nice enough so I wonʼt correct her.* ”We can talk about our other abilities! We can go one for one, exchanging as we go, and demonic fire doesnʼt count cause everyone has that and itʼs BORING!

”So, first thingʼs first, I can shoot lasers out of my eyes. They only burn things right now, and are more like a concentrated version of my demonic fire but IT STILL COUNTS! I think Iʼll get a more options in the future but at the moment thatʼs all the lasers do…

”Though mum is really cool. She actually has healing lasers. And those are like… super rare. Sheʼs the only one I know that has it, and Iʼm pretty sure one of the only people who has something like that in the entire hub and I really really hope I get that ability one day. She wonʼt tell me what rank she got it though… says it should be a surprise…

”But I think thatʼs silly, I want to know so I can try really hard to unlock it myself when I get to that rank. Of course, lots of people say that trying for a certain power doesnʼt really help, but I mean… it canʼt hurt right? And mum does have it already so I should be somewhat likely…”

Kat, seeing an opening, decided to jump in. ”Yes, thatʼs possible I suppose. I managed to get a dream walking ability when a… summoner? Friend? I dunno, anyway, they needed my help and their grandmother cast a very powerful spell on me during my rank up. It was an emergency beacon, so it just sort of happened… and I got a dream walking ability instead of the spell working. Sure it was never going to work at all because it wasnʼt designed for demons… but it did its job”

”Woah” mumbled Kamiko, the stars in her eyes, actually twinkling. They moved ever so slightly as she smiled and were emitting light similar to when Kat was particularly emotional or empowering them fully ”Dream walking is really rare at a low rank, I never thought Iʼd hear about someone my rank that has it! Wait you are Rank 2 right?” Kat nodded, but Kamiko was already ploughing forward ”Great to hear, thatʼs so cool. I mean, itʼs a little specific but itʼs really neat…

”Um, so another one of my abilities… um… well, I bet you have the good skin package right? Dirt just slides off us, which is really nice, especially when you also get it for your hair. Not everyone does you know? I mean, my family was lucky, we all got it but… Iʼve seen things Kat… horrible things… you do NOT want to know what happens when you miss out on that”

Kat actually felt herself swallow unconsciously at the truly haunted look in Kamikoʼs eyes so she just nodded along. ”Ok, yes you do… so that doesnʼt really count… um… did you get the nail poison? Thatʼs pretty standard as well, and everyone except dad has that…” Kat shook her head. ”Oh? No nail poison? Huh… thatʼs normally one of the firsts… itʼs really useful and scales super well as we rank up… you might not get it at all if you donʼt have it yet. I think rank 3 is your last chance.

”Really itʼs great. I mean, itʼs nothing special compared to dream walking but itʼs a solid ability. It lets you pick from, well, I CAN pick from paralysis, internal bleeding, and one that stops cuts from clotting. You can either have it come straight out of your nails when you strike, or, dragging your nails along a weapon, you can apply the poison to it instead.

”Sis, actually has really neat ones. I mean… sheʼs only Rank 1 and she has more poisons than I do… though she doesnʼt have the lasers…”