Context: There are many kinds of succubi, one for each of the seven deadly sins, ones for certain fetishes, and even some who bend the rules to consume energy by caring even when sex or lust has no bearing on the situation. However there are a few that remain mostly unknown as they can be classified as normal succubi hailing from the lust circle, but their actions and abilities far surpass their counterparts in certain fields. One of such succubi are the Consumers of Nightmares.

These succubi are few and far between as becoming a Consumer of Nightmares means separating from basic monster principles, primarily pitting them against Nightmares, the night centaurs. While most of the time Nightmares are in complete control over the situation and can swoop in before things get out of hand, there are always the younger ones that are in over their heads. In cases like these, the situation falls under “Extenuating Circumstance” and intervention by monsters which would get between the Nightmare and their desired humans is protected by the most basic of the Demon Queen’s laws “Humans are to be protected and kept safe.”

Of course, Succubi, rarely committing to anything other than sex with their attention being as fickle as the wind, rarely are able to learn to counter the abilities that Nightmares have, and since Succubi are the only monsters who are truly capable of both noticing and counteracting such things, the Nightmare usually realizes what they’ve done and can quickly undo the damage of the situation. The consequences of such an action are not permanent but still requires the Nightmare to constantly monitor their chosen human for signs of reoccurring against the Nightmare’s wishes resulting in the common consensus that younger Nightmares need to be watched.

Unfortunately, due to the intimate nature of a Consumer of Nightmare’s methods, they can only save a single human because they end up falling in love with who they saved. Fortunately, the seemingly infinite lifespan of a succubus allows for the chance of a Consumer of Nightmares to be lurking in the night at any given time, discouraging young Nightmares from doing things they have not yet mastered. This alone is why there are any Consumer of Nightmares left.

Story: For the past few days you have been plagued by awful dreams. For the most part, you are unable to remember what takes place in these dreams other than a constant sense of fear that carries over to your waking mind. The only other thing you can remember is a centaur wearing a dark robe with a hood covering her head and a scythe in her hands. Her coat is black as the night and even recalling the image of her makes your entire body shake uncontrollably. You aren’t entirely sure, but every time you fall asleep she seems to get closer.

Recently you’ve started to avoid sleeping at all costs. At first things went fine but after two days it became harder and harder for you to function and when you finally fell asleep you knew for sure that she had gotten closer. You don’t know why, but the closer she gets the worse you feel and the worse you feel the more you try to stay awake. But even when you manage to sleep well, it’s becoming harder and harder to stay awake, like something is coaxing you back to sleep against your will.

At this point, the centaur is almost touching you, the fear you feel from both your waking mind and unconscious mind are melding into one as even asleep you can feel both. It’s overwhelming, almost physical, it hurts to breath, you try to cry out but you can’t. Your daily life suffers, chills make it hard to even hold a cup to your lips, the slightest sound makes you jump, and the sight of a bed terrifies you. But above all else, the sight of a centaur, even a normal one, is enough to give you a panic attack.

Tonight, the centaur in your dreams is right up against you and you’re paralyzed. For the first time you can see her move and she’s reaching out towards you, it feels like at any moment your heart could give out from beating so loudly. You don’t know what’s going to happen when she touches you but you can’t even close your eyes or turn your head. When her hand is almost touching your cheek you feel a breeze against your skin, a breeze that carries air that warms you up, warding away the cold around you.

The centaur backs up and a woman appears in front of you with her arm outstretched and palm facing towards the centaur. The centaur fades into a dark mist and condenses into a few droplets of red. The woman takes the drops in her palm and licks it and the world around you fades… and so does the fear.

You open your eyes to find the same woman sitting at the foot of your bed, her eyes glowing in the dark and the moonlight showing the outline of her horns and tail. She takes a finger out of her mouth and a red droplet falls.

“I’m so sorry I took so long.” She says. “But that Nightmare will never harm you again.”

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"This is why Consumers of Nightmares are so rare, to learn these skills takes centuries of practice to perfect. The human mind is a complex structure and needs careful attention to avoid harming.

But enough about that, let me tell you why I didn’t simply create an alternate dream for you to live out here while I deal with your actual dream.

As you know, I am a succubus, and the best way for a succubus to gain power is through human essence.

And the human mind just so happens to be capable of triggering an orgasm state by simply becoming excited enough regardless of any actual stimulation.

What I’m trying to get at, is that I can gain energy from both your accumulated lust and physical reactions to said lust.

So, while I work out there, I can also top off my energy in here.

I won’t force you, but I can literally feel as your level of desire rises, so what’s your answer cutie?"

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The Script