Succubus 8 (Riddles And Revenge): A LitRPG Series by A.J. Markam

Author:A.J. Markam [Markam, A.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: A LITRPG SERIES
Published: 2021-06-29T22:00:00+00:00

18

“Hi, Tarka,” I said calmly.

“Uh oh,” Stig muttered behind me. He and Alaria were still back in the captain’s quarters, and I was blocking the way.

I heard the whompf! of a fireball lighting up in Alaria’s palm.

“Stop, you bitch,” Tarka snarled, “or I’ll cut him a second mouth and a bloody one at that!”

I wasn’t too worried about Tarka killing me – if she even could. I kind of doubted that slashing my throat would immediately reduce my hit points to zero, which meant I could use Soul Suck on her to replenish my Health. If worse came to worst, I would just resurrect a mile away and come racing back on my magic carpet.

No – what I was most worried about was having to fight Tarka before getting any intel out of her.

“Alaria, stand down,” I ordered.

There was a second’s pause as she hesitated…

Then the sound of the fireball petered out like somebody turning down a gas stovetop until the flame extinguished with a poof!

“Wise move,” Tarka sneered.

“We don’t want any trouble,” I said.

“Too bad, because you’ve found it.”

“We’re not here to kill you. You and me, we’re good.”

“Mm-hmm. And I’m sure this has nothing to do with my ship.” Tarka leaned her head over and glanced behind me into the captain’s quarters. “Is that damned traitor Krug with you?”

“No, we had a falling out. As far as I’m concerned, the Revenge is all yours.”

“How very generous of you,” she said sarcastically.

“Well, I’m in a generous mood. What with your sword at my throat and all.”

“If you don’t want me or my ship, then why are you here?”

“I just want some information about Nix.”

Tarka frowned. “Who?”

“The warlock you teamed up with. The one who helped you kill Krug and the others.”

Immediately Tarka’s olive-skin went visibly paler, and the belligerence faded from her features.

“I don’t…” she mumbled, then stopped.

“What?”

“He’s looking for you, you know.” She looked ill as she said it.

“Yeah, I kind of figured that out,” I said drily. “If Nix isn’t his name, then what is it?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know?” I asked, incredulous.

“What, are you deaf? He didn’t tell me.”

“You didn’t ask?”

“Of course I asked. He wouldn’t tell me. Said all I needed to know was he would set me free, get me back my ship, and give me a crew, if I…”

She trailed off into silence.

“If you what?”

“If I threw in my lot with him and pledged myself to his cause.”

“Which is what – going around destroying cities and slaughtering people?”

“I never wanted any of that,” she insisted. “I’m a pirate. I steal. I kill when I have to, but I don’t go around murderin’ for the fun of it.”

“You killed Krug and the others,” Alaria said angrily.

“They took my damn ship!” Tarka roared. “And you GAVE it to them!”

“Well, I gave you something else,” I said with a hint of a smile. “Gave it to you good.”

Tarka looked at me, surprised… then dropped her eyes to my crotch and smiled lasciviously. “Aye, ya did at that.

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