18 - General Lust

I was a Tough Lady Killer Mobster, But Now I am a Klutzy Maid Girl, That will take Down a Demon Lord!
Chapter 18 - General Lust
As morning rose on the mountain fort of the Demon lord’s army, a sigh is let out from a hobgoblin as he cleans his glass and makes a new note in a book. “Another night with no new recruits. Her ladyship will not be pleased. But it clearly seems to be best to move on to the next town to place Master Peestain’s curse to gather more members. Humans are growing wise. And before long, the curse would cause would be heroes to try and break it.” A small goblin in a waitress's outfit smiles and hands the hobgoblin a cup of tea.
“Rest easy Lav. I am sure once her ladyship convinces the humans to come out to the moonlight more will come and join the camp. Why I heard from scouts they saw a werewolf on the move to the camp.”
“That is what I fear…. He is returning.” Lav recalls, replacing his glasses on his prolonged snout.
“He?” asks the servant goblin.
“If it’s a werewolf they saw, it's likely Alabaster. We separated him from her ladyship for a reason. She has a small problem….”
“Lady Lust has a problem how?”
Just then a gong is banged about announcing a person coming into camp. And Lav and the goblin join a small collection of miss-mash of creatures that had called this camp home over the past few months. To remain to call it a camp over an outpost is a grand overstatement. The collection of monstrous creatures was hard at work replacing tents with more premiant housing and the grandest of which was a small fort tower that the General had been calling home. Broken into four groups the largest of which turned a mine into a quarry. Ignoring the gold and iron-rich stone for stronger limestone the monsters were hard at work creating an outlying city of monsters. And it was the Hobgoblin Lav’s duty to maintain this growing city. Lav found this a troubling task as the General he served was more interested in personal pleasure than in the needs and wants of the towns growing numbers of Pure, Reborn, and Outsider monsters.
These three groups had issues with each other, to say the least. First was the Pure. These were the monsters and demon lord members born as part of their race for the first time. The Pure were promised great power and control over the newer types. But issues arose with the flaws in the curse of Master Peestain as she was now forced to be called by the demon lord. The second the reborn were the newest of the camp and were loyal… to an annoyance. They would only follow direct orders from General Lust. Mindless slaves, as Lav called them, were difficult to control and even get to do anything out of the basic commands of General Lust. The curse made the Reborn not even able to care for their own basic needs. This already made the Pure busy trying to take care of them a handful and a growing ulcer in Lav’s stomach. The next was the stranger, they could be reborn as monsters or born as monsters like the Pure. But the growing group of monsters known as Outsiders had a different set of problems. These creatures were born here but had memories and the nature of other worlds. These Outsiders were free to do their own thing, and they often worked to determine the ease and convinced their new lives. Lav was troubled by having a group unwilling to follow orders and another that followed them too well. All while the Pure was stuck making up the difference of their master need. And above all of them was Lust. Lav being the in-between man found that much of the issues fell on his shoulders. And he knew all became worse when one Werewolf Outsider, was in camp. While most of the reborn and even Outsiders that became monsters from the curse. Took on forms of undead, elementals, goblins, and so forth. Only one became a Lycanthrope. That was Alabaster. And while Alabaster wasn’t the worst of the Outsiders Lav had to deal with it. The reaction to Alabaster that Lust had was a problem. One that Lav sought to redirect before the two could have their reunion.
Alabaster was a different creature than Lav remembered. A month ago Lav sent a unit of goblins to keep Alabaster in town. Hoping his flirty ways would draw out a new Reborn. But the day before the troubling return of the goblin troop had brought fear to Lav, that Alabaster turned on his would-be monster friends. And seeing a sorrowful werewolf walking into camp covered in dirt brought a fear that Lav’s new town would soon be facing a real threat. “Alabaster, welcome come join me for a bath and some breakfast.” Lav offered.
“No, I need to see her. I need to see General Lust.” The wolf cried. “It’s Keel, she is hurt, I need her healed and General Lust to free her from the curse. She promised me she would do anything for me.” Lav had no doubt about the words the wolf had man-made. Indeed, Lust would do anything for the wolf. But breaking the curse Lord Peestain made was one that Lav knew would be unlikely to do. The problem would be what would she be like after the two met.
“I am terribly sorry, Alabaster, but the general is away dealing with a meeting at the demon lord’s castle…” Lav wasn’t completely lying here. The General had indeed gone a few weeks ago to the Lord’s castle. But she returned a few days ago and had been locked away in her chambers for a while. “I will gather the best healers to help where they can.” Lav started to try and get the wolf to turn away back.
“I will stay and wait. I won't leave Keel alone again! It's thanks to a wonderful maid girl the two of us found each other again.” Alabaster's words sent a worry down Lav’s spine. It was well known that the Demon Lord himself had set a target on the back of the hero’s party. And the marking factor in all the warnings was to completely halt the one that was a maid girl. Lav grits his teeth and swallowed hard. If she was on her way here then it meant the General must be informed no matter what.
“Alabaster, right you are. You shouldn’t avoid being at the side of your beloved. Fleg, take our wolf friend and his earth elemental girlfriend to the field hospital. I will make sure her ladyship is informed of his arrival and she will come when she can to see to your request Alabaster.” Lav leads the wolf and goblin servant to send them far from the tower and hopefully in the case of Lav’s stomach out of his further pain.
“You’re a good man Lav!” Alabaster laughs and chuckles as his fangs brim wide. Surely now the pending issue of the general coming into contact with Alabaster was in the clear… and that was the case… till Lav turned around to see the spectral wisp that is Lust standing there wobbling her hips in pure happiness.
“At long last Alabaster, you have returned to me!” The ecstatic voice of the general started deep in heavy breathing. “My brilliant brute will finally take me!” The sight of the obsessed spirit of the General, caused Lav’s already hurt stomach to twist.
“M…mmm….my Lady! I didn’t think you were free enough to…” Lav whimpers.
“Surely you didn’t think I couldn’t sense the manly animal musk of Alabaster coming up the mountain. After all, he is the only one for miles good enough to build a fire in my loins.”
Alabaster lets out a nervous chuckle himself. “Lust it's been a while. I see you still want to…”
“To have you breed me! After all, you’re the alpha and I demand to be your beta! I even had the grunts to work hard on a special suit for me to wear when I saw you again.” Lust produces out of thin air a full-on furry suit. “I always been such a huge fan of furries and when I got my chance at this world, I hoped to meet a beastly bestial of a man such as you. Now make me have your puppies!” Lav lets out a sigh and nervousness hits Alabaster as well.
“Well, uh… I told you before I really don’t play the dominant role. I just came to ask if you could help my girlfriend.” Lust turns and looks in disgust at the injured earthen mound.
“Your girlfriend?” The strong sense of desire that lived in the general’s eyes. “Keel, back when I first met you. I told you about her. And you promised if I ever found her you would free her from the curse for me! I know it took a long time but thanks to the amazing friends I made I finally found her again. So, you will do as you promised me, right? You will save her and break the curse on her for me.” Alabaster’s nerves began to fade and turn to a grin before the General.
The General smiled and patted Alabaster’s nose. “Well, if you ask it of me then I have no other choice.” The general thrust out her arm gripping the earthen mound up. “So, you are the one my beloved loved…. How sad…” Suddenly thrusting her other arm it formed a collection of blades and she thrust them down on the mound. “I will free her like you say my dear Alabaster. The only way to truly cure my lord’s curse. With the blessing of death.” Lust’s face turns as her eyes bulged out wide and a cracked smile found its place from ear to ear. As earth cry is let out from the mound and Alabaster moves in quickly to snatch Keel from Lust’s next attack.
“What are you doing? Is this how you help your friends.”
“Friends… I don’t have such useless sediment for friends. I am Lust, I can be anything I want, and indulge in any pleasures I desire. And use all those I find useful… But when one stands in my way I am more than have to give into the lust of pain and suffering them. Oh, what a disappointment this earthen girl can’t scream for me. It would drive me mad with pleasure. And You Alabaster will take your place as I demand of you or else. Your dear lover here will suffer more of my enjoyment.”
Alabaster leaped back with Keel on his back gritting his teeth and growling. “I thought Azulle was wrong about you. That unlike the warnings of the demon lord’s members that you were nice and cared in love.”
Lust’s laugh grows larger “Love… you think what I do is in love…. What a fool you are! There is no such thing as love. Only wanton desire. I don’t love you. Neither did this or any girl. Why don’t I show you Alabaster?” Lust runs the razor talons of her hand and she cut at Alabaster's chest.
“Lady General! That girl Alabaster talked of as a friend… is a maid girl.” Lav trembled to get out.
“Now see Alabaster, that is how men and women treat each other. With desire. Lav is here in his desire to live and keep doing his job. Sold you out further. He gave into his desires.” Lust places a hand on the hobgoblin and smirks. “Such desire is to be rewarded.” Lust moves quickly slicing open the throat of Lav in five cuts. The hobgoblin choked and gasped clasping to the ground dead, within seconds. “A desire for a quick relief of the pain and trouble this all is.” Alabaster glares at the whisp of a woman and growls with fury in his eyes. “Your heartless!”
Lust stares down the wolfman and breaks out laughing. “Of course, look at me do I appear to have any form to you? I am a creature called a Spectral Desire. I am nothing but pure want and lust. Formed in the magic of greed and want from worlds, and given life in the souls of those that cursed the world for denying them what they wanted. I can take these desires and shape my form from an incorporeal to a physical form. And that is not all I can do.” Smiles and moves in close to the wolfman who soon finds that a squad of armed warriors stand behind him blades aimed towards his back. “I also possess the power to read minds, and even take them over if I wish.”
“So, you plan to control me against my friends!” Alabaster snaps.
“Oh, now that is an idea, I could make my sweet little wolfy be just the man I want him to be. But you see that isn’t fun. Now is it. But no… I think you will serve better in a different way.” Alabaster's eyes fill with fear as the whisp moves in to run her talon under his chin cutting it. Besides… I want you to do as I want under your own wishes. But I do like the idea of a warning… Your monster form has a strong healing factor as long as it doesn’t get cut by a sliver correct!”
“Yes, but what does that … “Alabaster stops and Lust without moving pulls her hand to grasp Keel’s broken form. “No, let Keel…”
“Let her live, yes? But you don’t want me to control you to hurt your friend’s ether. Taking away so many choices. I could promise to not harm the girl to have you fight your friends for me. But I will let you decide on that. First, you will have to survive to that point.” Lust quickly slices at Alabaster who leaps out of the way but soon sees a new bladed limb from the general that has formed and slices the wolfman’s left lower leg right off. Soon followed is the upper right leg and left arm from the shoulder.
“You wish to kill me!” Alabaster shouts.
“Kill no. You will deceive your friends. Lead them to a trap I have set. Your limbs will regrow in a day or two thanks to your power. Just long enough for you to join them in the trap. Then the choice will be yours. Tear your friends apart and I will let you and your girlfriend here live as slaves in my servitude. Don’t and you and your friends will starve or kill each other long before your get out. Such is the thrill of desire I want from you, Alabaster. Become the monster I want you to be. Or die the love-swooned weakling you are.”
“What if I refuse to take them to your trap!” Alabaster Shouts.
“Then your girlfriend dies if I get so much as a pretty little doubt in your head. My sweet little wolf boy.” Lust squeezes Keel causing a cracking and crumbling of her form a bit! “The choice is yours Alabaster. Men take my precious wolf friend and the rotting corpse and throw them down the cliff. I am sure the Hero’s team will see them long enough to get the message.
“Yes, General Lust!” A large collection of monsters state grabbing the remains of Alabaster and Lav. “Listen up Alabaster. Lead the hero team to the Crumbling Skull Mine. Then the choice is yours what you want to do, with your own desire. Alabaster cursing the general he once trusted watched as she carried his love once again fading from his sight.

The day had already reached noon when Azulle and her teammates made the cliffside road up the mountain range. “Everyone, keep eyes on both the road and above! We know that somewhere up this cliff path is the Demon Lord’s camp. All they need to do is drop a boulder on us from above and cause us real problems!” Gil shouts back.
“So, you feel it’s a good idea to shout that idea up to them, fucking moron prince!” Francois snarks back.
“Hey Azu, I demand you make your cat slime friend act nicer to me!” Gil shouts back.
“You think I can control her mouth? She has been like this for years. You just couldn’t hear it till now.” Azulle tries to be the only voice of calm in the group.
“Yeah, and it would be a real shame if I didn’t feel like healing you when one of those rocks squash your precious fucking royal ass!”
“No offense but can we save the bickering when we aren’t walking alongside a sheer cliff!” Shouts Kawa adding their own two cents in the fight.
“Please argue and fall! Then I will be free to go to our Lord’s side!” shouts the tiny voice of Eve from within her dark prison.
“If anyone would like to shut up, it should be you.” Azulle groans.
“Um Ms. Darkholt, but it looks like something is ahead!” Shouts Ori.
“It’s a monster!” Kawa panics and begins to wall walk up away from the lump.
“Worse… It's Alabaster!” Shouts back Cabbage. “He looks alive… barely. Must have had one hell of a fight with this Hobgoblin.”
“Fran, heal Alabaster, please, everyone else be alert!” Azulle shouts and Fran follows through to see to Alabaster but one look at their furry friend and worse yet at the scene before them and a thought triggered in the deep mind of Azulle. A thought from back in the days on earth. That the fight wasn’t here, and by all guessing, the group just walked into a trap waiting for them.
Chapter End