Chapter 263

"Hey Morrigan, what did you get as your karma ability?" Bella asked.

I perked up at Bella's question too. I had heard a few of them from some of the succubi, but they were all varied and rarely affected me enough for the others to share the details. Since this one was for Morrigan, I was curious what hers was like.

"Hmm, I'll check." She got that far-away look in her eye as she pulled up her status. After a moment, her jaw dropped and her eyebrows rose.

"What? Something bad?" I asked.

"No, not... bad. I..." Suddenly Morrigan started to cry.

Bella sat up so quickly that she banged her unfamiliar horns on one of the bedposts before shifting back to her normal form and scooting over to pull Morrigan into a hug. "Shh, what's wrong?"

I slid over and hugged Morrigan from the other side. "Are you okay?"

"I-it's... The karma ability... It's called Mana Siphon. Killing monsters or magical creatures will permanently increase my mana pool. I'll... I'll be able to cast spells the normal way." She pressed her face against me, and the two of us hugged her tight while she bawled.

"Isn't that good news?" Bella asked concerned.

"Yes!" Morrigan sobbed.

I could feel Morrigan's emotions through the bond and they were... complicated. She felt relieved and excited but also anxious and unsure. Her inability to use magic the 'normal' way had been something she had always been self-conscious about in the past, and to my knowledge, only something she recently started to accept about herself. Now the change opened a new door for her. It allowed her to build up a larger mana pool by defeating monsters. Someday she may have an even larger mana pool than others at her same level.

She rubbed the tears from her eyes. "I should have become a succubus from the start..."

"Shhh," I whispered as I rubbed her back. "It's a good ability, but there wasn't any way you could have known. We'll just have to make good use of it when we go clear the dungeons around the frontier. There will be plenty of monsters for you to slay. Don't worry."

"There were so many demons back at the capital, and in the Goldenhearth castle, and even more when we fought off that dungeon break... Just how large would my mana pool be now if I had this back then?" she murmured.

Bella kissed her shoulder. "We'll have plenty of time to make up for it."

"I never thought I'd hope to fight another horde of demons," Morrigan said with a pout.

I laughed and kissed Morrigan on the forehead. "The way our luck is, I'd count on it."

Morrigan pulled away from me before rubbing her eyes and sniffling. "Lilith, I know I say this a lot, but I love you so much. You've done so much for me." She turned to Bella. "I love you a lot too, Bella. Thank you both for everything..."

Bella kissed Morrigan's cheek. "I don't feel like I've done all that much, but I'm glad to have helped you in any way I could."

Morrigan chuckled. "Always downplaying yourself too... You don't seem to be blushing from your transformation this time at least."

The comment immediately made Bella blush. "I was trying not to think about it..." she said while looking away.

"It wasn't as bad this time, was it?" Morrigan pressed.

"No... but it still feels weird to be like that... I'd say it doesn't feel like me... but it kind of does at the same time. Does that make sense?" Bella asked while rubbing her arm.

"I kind of know what you mean," I said. "But for now, let's just lie down and cuddle. We're supposed to be relaxing."

"Can I lie in the middle?" Morrigan asked.

"Sure," Bella replied immediately. "I feel like I've gotten more than enough attention for one day..."

The three of us slipped under the covers, and I pulled Morrigan against my bare breasts like I know she likes. She doesn't usually indulge in this on her own, but I could feel her desire for it through the bond.

She blushed and nuzzled into them before peeking up at me. "It's going to be impossible to hide things from you from now on, isn't it?" she asked.

"Not entirely," I replied while pulling a lock of hair out of her eyes. "We'll show you how to close yourself off when you want to, but I'd rather you didn't hide your feelings so much in the first place."

Morrigan closed her eyes and took a deep breath. "It's... nice to be able to feel how serious you are when you say things like that... The... training I received always made me doubt you when you said things like that. It's taken a lot for me to trust you as much as I do now." I could feel a tingle of guilt as she uttered the words.

I kissed her forehead again. "That's okay. I'm glad that we'll be able to heal some of those wounds through the bond now."

Bella kissed her neck from behind. "You can always rely on both of us, Morrigan."

Morrigan sniffled and closed her eyes before she could shed any more tears. There was a kind of... cathartic relief that swept through her at our words. She finally felt able to trust us in a way she never had been able to before. She could feel how much we meant those words when we said them to her.

"Thank you..." she whispered.

The three of us laid there quietly for a little bit, but after all of this emotional talk, I didn't think any of us were ready to sleep yet. We didn't even have to sleep exactly, but I've found it better to ease people into that change over time. Except for the new succubi that forgot to sleep because they were too busy through the night, most chose to sleep when it seemed appropriate. I could tell that Morrigan was still wide awake from everything though.

"Did you change your stat allocation much?" I decided to ask.

Morrigan opened her eyes and peeked up at me from between my breasts in a way that made me giggle. "No, from a young age, I've always been pretty meticulous about where to spend my points. The only real difference is that I took the little bit I had in Charisma and put it into Vitality instead. Torien might change her stats around more than I did. We'll have to ask... Oh! I wonder what Torien got for her karma ability."

"Interested enough to get up and go track her down?" I asked.

She paused before shaking her head. "No... I'm comfy."

"Comfy there between my tits?" I teased.

Morrigan blushed and looked away. "Y-yeah."

Bella trailed her fingers up the back of Morrigan's head and started to play with her ears. "Are these any more sensitive?" she asked.

"Not really, no. That feels good though..."

Bella started to massage the base of her ears and I sank into the bond to share the experience a little.

Morrigan sighed in contentment. "I can feel you inside me..." When I laughed at her phrasing, her eyes opened and she chuckled too. "That's not what I meant."

"I know. How do you like it? Does sharing our senses feel good?" I asked.

"It does... It feels a little odd maybe... but comfortable. Like cuddling."

"Did you enjoy it when we shared our senses while playing earlier?" Bella asked.

"Yeah... but you already know that don't you?" Morrigan replied.

"Maybe physically and in the moment... but not logically. Now that you're removed from it, I'm curious if it was something you liked, something you want to do more of," Bella clarified.

"Hmph, you're just trying to embarrass me, aren't you?"

I chuckled. "You know she's not. Focus on the bond more and ask again."

Morrigan paused. "Were you trying to embarrass me?"

"No, I really wanted to know," Bella said with a smile. "It's important to make things clear between us. The bond can feel... invasive at times if you're not careful. That's why it's important to show new succubi how to close off the bond. It's obvious to the others when you're doing it, but it's still... helpful when you need the space."

Morrigan sighed. "Then... yes. I liked it. I like feeling this close to you both... I haven't been able to feel this close with anyone but my sister before... but that's different..." Her fingers trailed through the fur on my side. "You make me feel so loved... It's even more intense now that I can feel it. The warm and fluffy feeling that I get in my belly."

The three of us quietly shared the feeling and it grew stronger as the two of us mirrored the emotion back at her. Sharing our feelings like this derailed our conversation for several minutes as the three of us settled into the bliss of our mutual love for each other.

After a little while, a pang of guilt went through Morrigan and she reached over to take Bella's hand. "I... know it's not like that anymore, but I always wondered if you were mad that I became Lilith's lover too... I know that we've found our own love for each other, but part of me had always worried that you were just making the best of things..."

There was silence for a little while as Bella's complex emotions bubbled up inside her before she was able to reply. "I think I was a little at first... It's hard not to be possessive of someone you love. We even talked about it a little, Lilith and I. At the time, I was worried that Lilith was going to... replace me... or something... I don't know. We talked about it and agreed that we would try all sharing in one big relationship. It took a little getting used to, but I quickly warmed up to you and Mimi. So, while I wouldn't say that I was 'just making the best of things' there was a little bit of jealousy there initially. I was never mad at you, though. You were always sweet and I could tell that you were trying not to get between us too much... and I appreciated that. So no, I'm glad you became our lover."

Morrigan pulled away from me and turned around to pull Bella into a hug. She leaned forward and kissed Bella before settling into her naked breasts instead. I pressed my chest against her back and kissed the back of her neck. "At least you know what you like," I said with a chuckle.

"Don't tease me. I know you like breasts too," Morrigan said.

"I do, very much, but I'm pretty sure it doesn't hold a candle to how much you do."

"Or how much Bella likes her ass played with," Morrigan said with a giggle.

Bella blushed and glanced away. "I- I can't help it... Lilith made it feel too good when she changed me."

I laughed. "It's my fault now?"

"Yes!" Bella replied.

After a quiet moment, Morrigan whispered, "I love you, Bella. Thank you for everything too."

"I love you too, Morrigan," Bella said as she kissed her forehead.

"Call me Mori... at least when we're alone like this. You too, Lilith. No one other than my sister calls me that, but... I'd like it if both of you called me that too."

"Of course, Mori," I say with a smile before kissing her between her shoulder blades.

"I love you, Mori," Bella said after.

"I don't really have a nickname to give you like that, unfortunately," I said.

Morrigan chuckled. "How about... Leelee? or Lily?"

"Wasn't Lily the name we were going to call her in the capital? That didn't really work out, did it?" Bella asked.

"Ugh, don't remind me. Please don't call me either of those," I grumbled.

"Aww, that's right! I wanted to call her Lily, but... things got kind of complicated really fast," Morrigan said.

"Being singled out by the guards as a demon hunter and then running into your aunt immediately after made all of that planning a little bit useless," I said.

Morrigan smiled. "True... It was mostly Torien pushing for that anyway. She worries about a lot of things."

"She's just trying to protect all of us. You especially," I told her.

"I know. She's always been really protective of me... It makes me happy though. I love my sister."

"Do you think she'll let me call her Tori?" Bella asked.

Morrigan giggled. "No, probably not. Not even if I whined at her."

"I bet she would let you if Mori whined at her," I said with a chuckle.

"Come on, I don't whine that much," Morrigan said defensively.

"Yes you do..." Bella replied immediately.

"Nuh uh, do I Lilith?"

"I'm not going to let you trick me into taking sides between my girlfriends," I told her.

"Fine, turn into your big form then, Lilith. I want big cuddles," Morrigan demanded.

I laughed. "Are you sure you don't want big cuddles from Bella?"

"Nah, she won't do it. She doesn't like her big form yet."

"I don't know if I should agree or disagree with you..." Bella said.

"Fine fine, big cuddles from big Lilith." I pulled away and let my body grow into its larger form. The bed became a bit tighter, but there was still plenty of room for all of us. I pulled the two of them against me and Morrigan shuffled up so that her head was framed by both of our breasts. She did it so smoothly that I might not have noticed if I couldn't read her intentions through the bond. I laughed and covered the three of us with one of my wings.

"You're a bit of a pervert, aren't you, Mori?" Bella asked with amusement.

"Hush, it's time for sleepy cuddles," Morrigan replied.