Song of the Ancients

❝To be greeted with stares and whispers, to suffer violence and insult on the street, to see mistrust and fear in every eye: this is the lot of the tiefling. And to twist the knife, tieflings know that this is because a pact struck generations ago infused the essence of Asmodeus, overlord of the Nine Hells (and many of the other powerful devils serving under him) into their bloodline. Their appearance and their nature are not their fault but the result of an ancient sin, for which they and their children and their children's children will always be held accountable.❞

Indie Tiefling OCs Multimuse, written by Dev!

Fandomless & Open For Crossovers!

After One had helped Kalliope up and the woman answered her question by saying she’d never heard of Midgard before, One’s expression became more serious. Partial memory loss at the best, then, seemed to be what was at work here.

“ I see… ”

What should she do? One wasn’t opposed to giving her some place to stay for the time being, Gabriella would probably complain, but that wasn’t of One’s concern. Plus, Gabriella complained about everything.

However, the question Kalliope then asked caught One slightly off guard, for she didn’t expect her to ask her something like that. It only really served to heighten One’s concern- did this woman not even know what she was? How much of her memory did she lose? One prayed it wasn’t nearly or all of it.

“ This is the first time I have seen someone with an appearance like yours. I would’ve assumed you’d been cursed if you did not just ask that. ”

With every passing moment One was honestly just growing more concerned. She supposed the best confirmation of how bad the memory loss this woman has suffered was to ask her to introduce herself, if she could at least remember who she was then that would be better than nothing. 

“ Might I ask who you are, miss? ”

One prayed this woman could at least remember who she was, lest…well, they’d have a big problem at hand, then. 

Unaware that the Intoner thought she lost her memory, the tiefling couldn’t help but tense a little when One mentioned being cursed if it wasn’t because she was the one asking. It hurt a little, but at the same time, she couldn’t blame the blonde. It seemed like she wasn’t aware of what a tiefling was.

This was definitely a world different to hers.

Making a rather awkward pause, the girl tried to smile slightly, letting a hand pass by the back of her neck.

“I’m not cursed, I was just born like this. I’m a tiefling. A half-demon, basically. But I can promise you that I’m not hostile or evil.” She sounded pretty secure about what she was saying, so she hoped that One could somewhat think that something like a tiefling not existing in this world would make her think that there’s something more than simple memory loss here.

Now that she looked around, the giant cathedral caught her attention. It was in a pretty well condition, and it was actually beautiful.

Nisha offered a smile in silent appreciation of Kalli’s generous gesture; she’d have to pay her back for that later. For now, though, she was excited to scamper up to their private room, tail flicking back and forth uncontrollably.

“Oh yeah, I know someone who can do that!” Well, sort of. She knew the daughter of someone who could do that, but that was close enough, right? “And… same.” She stopped in her tracks, turning to face Kalli with a broad smile on her face. “I gotta say, I was excited to meet a fellow tiefling, but I had no idea we’d hit it off so well! You’ve made today a thousand times more fun for me.”

With a soft laugh escaping her lips, Kalliope entered the room, expecting Nisha to follow, and getting closer to one of the beds so she could sit on the edge of this one. Checking her bag for a second, the sorceress then would remove it off her belt, leaving it aside and stretching her arms.

Sighing briefly, she then would let her hand rest on her lap, all while her pupilless eyes gazed at the other tiefling.

The fact that a half-demon is performing exorcisms is a little strange. Youkai harnessing the power of gods for one reason or another is something that she’s witnessed before, but for a half demon to be actively doing so…

“Isn’t it a bit dangerous for someone like you to perform exorcisms for a living? Well, unless your method isn’t spiritual I guess.” A couple of her friends do the same, but with more destructive methods.

Reimu leans back in her chair and looks at the ceiling so that she can think in silence for a few moments. She doesn’t know how long she’s going to be here, so maybe it would be best if she kept herself busy. Especially with something that she’s already quite skilled at. Even if she doesn’t have her gohei at the moment, it doesn’t matter.

“Well, if you’re all about kicking ghosts asses then maybe I can join you for a bit.” She sits up straight proudly and gestures to herself with her thumb. “Performing exorcisms is my specialty, and I happen to be an expert.”

Starting to laugh softly when hearing her answer, Azabache let her hand slap the surface of the table once; a grin showing off some of her sharp teeth to the human in front of her.

“I can tell you it’s not spiritual at all. Just magic!...magic and knowing what you’re doing. And having the right materials to do so. That kind of stuff.”

She was nothing grand like one of those Paladins or Clerics that received their power from the Gods. Hell, that would mean that Reimu here was close to be like a Cleric, or a Paladin, for that matter!

It was her answer what pleased the tiefling the most. The group was just so small...and people died in missions out there all the time, that their strength was diminishing as weeks passed by.

【The darkened blue eyes of the mercenary widened, yet scrutinized the strange woman still. She looked much like common depictions of imps yet lacked the wings. Not to mention she dressed in an odd fashion but one more human than they as well. It was difficult to discern where she’d come from just from her appearance. The question she offered was one that confused them both, Caim more than the Dragon.

The harsh expression he wore refused to fade as the dragon spoke on his behalf.〗 “There is a war being waged here, as is the human wont,” 〖she began, steadily lowering as the man drew closer, turning her head as if to bring attention to him as he scaled her.〗 “But as far as this one is concerned, it is nothing more than sport.” 〖A soft grunt escaped her as he pressed a heel to her throat. Now settled upon the grand beast’s back, Caim looked down to the strange woman.】 “If you are able to fend for yourself, you would do better to lend your strength to the Union.”

Eyeing the dragon still, Kalliope’s heart seemed to skip a beat for a moment. The presence of the winged creature made the sorceress’s respect to grow still, and even more surprising it was to see a human man, of all things, being so close to her.

Looking around herself, alert, the tiefling would then swallow and nod in response to what the red dragon said.

She would definitely survive.

“Oh yes, it wouldn’t be a problem at all,” he said clapping his fist against the other hand’s open palm in front of him, a gesture the Warrior of Light always did when trying to show people he was up to the task.

“I’ve been taking the time to travel actually, so I’m free to show people around. You have a ride?”

A small smile decorated Kalliope’s expression, pushing her away from anxiousness and finding herself more comfortable by the minute.

She was really that lucky for finding this kind man, right? Even if she should still be wary, just in case, but so far, she didn’t feel anything weird nor evil coming from him.

Taking a step closer, the sorceress then let a hand rest upon the bag on her hips.

Victoria lets out a small huff “ Well tomorrow I am going to the nearest guildhall or notice board to look for people who are having issues. and waiting till my boss gives me the next orders. “ 

In otherwords, she would be doing small things the fill the time between her next orders.. 

“Right...so, small jobs. Not bad to kill the time in-between, plus, it still helps the people that need it.” Making a pause, the tiefling took a sip from her drink, and for a moment, she looked around herself and the passerby people with somewhat lost eyes.

It was only after a moment that she stared back at Victoria, humming softly.

When Ekaterina spotted a figure of a lone woman in the distance, she poked Dmitri on the shoulder, and they scampered over to see where she was going. 

“Hi!” she called, waving, “People don’t come here often, are you new?”

@tieflingmagic​

Freezing in place, the half-demon’s heart skipped a beat when she was noticed, and even if her hood was still covering up her head, her horns and odd skin color was still noticeable.

To not say, her tail was shyly hiding behind one of her legs.

Turning around, the sorceress waved a little to the young children, somewhat awkwardly.

     “Yes! But here my new comrade in arms, you will need to protect yourself from scrying if you are to associate with me. But the first planet we are visiting is that of a cold, frosted planet. Will you be fine in your current attire?” Nibbles asked, handing them a little scrying blocker. Then what appeared to be a communicator she could attach to her ear, “There, that way we can just communicate freely as well, along with a teleporter should we need to escape to the ship. Granted we need to be prepared if we run into anti-magic and nullify energy traps that may block that form of escape.”

Accepting the blocker and the communicator, it took Kalliope a second to understand what it was, but as the quick learner she was, it didn’t took long for the tiefling to put the device in one of her ears.

Giving a soft nod in response, the half-demon then opened her bag, putting a hand inside and tilting her head before smiling.

“Seems I have warmer clothes inside my bag of holding, so you don’t have to worry about temperatures. Plus, I know a spell or two that could help with that.”

With that done, the girl then gave a thumb’s up.

“Yeah, you’re telling me.” Vaggie let out a huff of a laugh. She eyed the tiefling’s tail for a moment or two before returning her attention back to Angie’s face when she spoke up again.

“We do have currency down here.” She confirmed with a curt nod. “It’s kind of like cash but we refer to it as ‘souls.’ But yeah…I don’t think gold coins are gonna get you anywhere down here, hon. I mean, I’m sure there’s some place where you can exchange your coins for souls down here. If that’s something you’re willing to do?”

With her tail stopping in place, the tiefling gave it a thought; one of her hands moving to the bag that was resting on her waist’s belt. In all honesty, if she wasn’t going to need gold coins for a long time, it would be better to just get some of those ‘souls’ to go by.

At the mention of souls, however, a strange presence seemed to fill the room- something powerful and eerie that surrounded Angie for a second, before disappearing.

As if nothing happened, the woman gave a soft nod, and a smile appeared on her face.

“Ah, thanks very much. Sorry I asked you to do all that, Kalli, I guess it’s a bit awkward for you to use your shapeshifting powers for such a favor, but it’s really handy if you’re looking to get a gift for someone, or… well, wearing really pretty clothes which society would make fun of you otherwise, aha… ha…”

Well, he’s not going to outright say it, but while he does have a really big interest in fashion, it’s not like he could run around wearing a dress either because… you know, boy.

“Haha! Don’t worry, I won’t do anything like that, I don’t really like taking the identity of others and going around posing as them unless it’s some kind of friendly prank or something. Scout’s honor, yeah?”

Unlike a certain kitsune boy back in a certain mystical realm, this boy doesn’t really like walking away with someone else’s identity and use it on unsuspecting people. But right, he still has to repay her for the favor, right?

“Tell you what, since I owe you, how about I treat you with some food around here sometime? You still want to explore around the area, right? We could get you some clothes too while we’re at it, how about it? W-Whenever I’m free, that is-”

“It’s alright. I mean, as long as I don’t get requests like this often, it will be fine.” Resting a hand on the frame of the room’s entrance, Kalliope tilted her head and raised an eyebrow, blinking twice.

It’s not like she knows this boy for long, and even if he sounds sincere and genuine, you never know how people could act, so she will take the promise with a grain of salt for now!

When invited to eat some food or even go shopping, though, the half-demon’s tail seemed to swing, even if her expression of confusion just grew when Eri made it felt like he almost had no time at all.

School?...she heard schools here in Japan could be really strict, but still.

“Is school that harsh on you? I’m in no rush, either way! I have my own job to do, and with it being more sporadic, I never know when I could be busy and all.”

Turning around, the woman got closer to her desk, picking up her phone and returning to the younger boy after.

“I like to think I’m a comforting presence,” Nisha said with a proud smile, holding the front door of the inn open for her companion. She knew her exuberance could be a little much for some people, but so far Kalliope had demonstrated only fondness for her company, and it was enough to make her heart do flips if she thought about it for long enough.

“What, worried that I thought you were secretly a siren?” the tiefling teased. “Don’t worry, Kalli, I’m of the opinion that you’ll be entrancing me in very different ways.”

Following suit, Kalliope entered the inn once Nisha opened the door for her, but awaited for the other tiefling to enter and be by her side. All her smile did was grow whenever the other woman talked, and soon enough, it was the sorceress who was placing a few coins on the counter of the building, to pay for them both.

She was, in all honesty, excited about the start of this small adventure.

A concern less to worry about, it wasn’t a critical wound, still her arm needed to be treated. Perhaps this would help before he should apply the bandages around the wound. 

“Wait, please let me try this.” Leon then reached his hand towards her arm, soon emitting a faint light which it slowly healed the wound a bit. Still needing to master his healing spell to its fullest potential, it seemed. 

“Me? My name is Leon.” He then answered upon receiving her last question. “What’s yours?” 

When the other started using his healing magic on the arm, Kalliope looked down at it with some surprise. It’s not like the other looked like the kind to have this kind of magic, but so wasn’t she, and she still had a trick under her sleeve really close to this one.

“Oh! Thanks...”

Flexing her hand and inspecting her wound, the tiefling would then swing her tail and look at Leon, the smile still persistent.

Victoria hums a little. listening to the other. before crossing one leg up over the other. “ okay. if you say so. I will warn, I deal with more than just demons, vampires, generally helping the populous. but I do mainly deal in demons.. devils and all the like “ 

“ And I plan on setting out for more work tomorrow. “ she grumbled out. watching the other closely. “ I don’t often do breaks. “

Demons, vampires, and all those kinds of fiends.

Crossing her arms, the tiefling let a pair of fingers pass by her chin, giving it all a thought and tilting her head when the paladin added that she almost didn’t take breaks.

With good reason, Angie could understand her at least.

Naomi’s attention through the showing had been torn between watching the movie itself- to watching the tiefling next to her. Trying to gauge her reaction, did she like the movie, did she think it was awful? Naomi had to know, to the point where each time Kalliope’s tail nearly bumped her she only barely registered it. 

Holding her breath as the credits roll, Naomi waits for her opinions on the matter. Of course she didn’t expect such a good one, and her slightly anxious stare quickly becomes an overjoyed smile and she almost squeals and reaches for her box of movies. 

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ Yes! There’s a whole bunch more!  We’re not going to touch on the new Star Wars ones though, they’re… Bleh. But I can’t wait to show you, like, Star Trek, The Matrix, Treasure Planet- that one’s animated- ❞

She giggles as she pulls out the next in the series, 

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ Oh! I c-can watch movies for hours, so if you have to go at some point just, uh, tap my shoulder or something. ❞

There’s a gasps as she sets down the DVD case, standing suddenly, 

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ I need to make popcorn. ❞

With her smile widening, Kalliope saw no problem in staying here to simply watch movies. It was entertaining, and it was fun, and most importantly, it was a fantastic break from what she was used to- death and conflict in real life is the last thing she wanted to see right now.

And so, she nodded a little, herself getting a little more comfortable before she let her hands rest upon her lap.

“No new Star Wars movies, alright...I’m up to watch everything, as long as I snack something in between, and all that! Or, in case I need a bathroom break, but that’s it.”

Well, she also needed to sleep at some point, but tiredness would eventually catch her, and now wasn’t the time.

     “Okie! When you’re done, we can go on our adventure then to make my Rune Bomb! This way I can start focusing on helping others with that little deterrent for any selfish annoying divine beings that wish to force me to work for them. I’ve been in this little sphere for a reason I suppose, but I will begin calibrating the planet we will need to go to,” Nibbles remarked, going off to work on a terminal as nothing seemed to happen in terms of movement, but it was mostly how advanced the Chinchilla Folk had designed her spaceship.

The tiefling was pretty much finished, so for when she really did that, she put the empty plate aside, hoping to find the place to take care of the trash, and then following Nibbles to what was coming next.

Her goals seemed really interesting, so the sorceress wanted to follow in close, in case she learned a thing or two from this encounter.

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ Yeah it- It can be kind of weird sometimes. E-Especially if you’re just trying to get a coffee or run errands a-and then suddenly the Malwart is closed because Flamebeard decided he didn’t like the price of pork today. ❞

She chuckles, scratching at her ear lightly. That was a fun Friday, and by fun she meant stressful as all getout, thankfully Endymion was also shopping that day. Though some could say he only escalated the situation, considering Naomi was about ten seconds from just giving him the stupid pork. 

God she needed a new job. 

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ Well, yes, citizens are at risk sometimes. Heroes generally try to get people away from big fights though, and most villains only really have beef with the heroes so they’re not really trying to hurt civilians. B-Believe it or not the big city-shaking fights aren’t as common as you think, It’s usually just little spats that last like five minutes at most. ❞

There’s a pause in her step as the next question is asked, the poor vampire nearly tripping over her own two feet- but catching herself and continuing on her path. 

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ U-Uh, I am a hero- s-sorta. I-I’m on a team, we’re call the Sentinels of Dawn… T-Though truth be told it was kind of an accident that we joined up. ❞

She clears her throat then, eyes darting about for something else to focus on. yet failing to find anything all that interesting to mention. Just… grass and trees. 

|| 🌙 ||: ❝ S-So, tell me about your world! What kind of magic brought you here? Is magic common in your world? ❞

All in all, this world seemed fascinating already, and quite different to the places she has visited before, to the point the tiefling couldn’t help but laugh softly when Naomi was explaining herself.

“Sounds like it can get lively around here, even if it’s villain and heroes fights we’re talking about.” Fighting was something she avoided when she could, but it sounded so lighthearted compared to the kind of fights she usually got involved with that, she couldn’t help but warm up to the thought.

There was a hint of envy at the back of her mind, but only because she wishes things would’ve been like this in the place she came from.

“So, you really are a hero! I think joining up by accident with other people is usually more fun.” After making a pause, the half-demon swung her tail rather playfully, before letting a pair of clawed fingers rest upon her own chin.

“My world is filled with magic. It’s quite common, really. There are even academies and schools to study magic, or some, like me, are born with the ability to cast magic without the need of studying it.”

Snapping her fingers for a second, the sorceress made a small blue flame of fire to appear on her fingers, but not long after, she waved her hand and it disappeared.