Sujad, The Illusion

Voressa catches Sujad skulking about the camp. She hates him, and after she presents him to Gliedian, she asks if she can have him drawn and quartered.

Dinamogue was feeling the urge. It would have stayed in Bastion’s Crossing and eventually stumbled across someone suitable to seduce, except it’d recently had a run-in with the duke’s pet mage, a man of surprising talent and grudge, and it was feeling the heat. Oh well. Dinamogue came out of the encounter with a small stack of gold and the duke’s guard on high alert. Most of them were inept, but a few would and could sniff him out, given the opportunity. Under lock and key, it’d never get to satisfy its urge, and so Dinamogue took on the rags of a beggar and slipped through the main north gate just as the last flush of travelers were pressed through before it closed for the night.
On the road north, Dinamogue played the part of a tinker down on his luck. It stole a small hammer and purchased a few other tools well passed their prime, then promised to do a bang-up job for anyone that asked his business. None took up his offer. It Meandered north for the better part of a week, burning with rage and desire, before it happened across one suitably naive and undoubtedly talented. —18m21s — 2022/09/24

The introduction of Sujad, the Illusion: a little girl of nine or ten asks her older sister, “who’s Sujad, the Illusion?”

At first, the older sister ignores her.

The little sister insists.

The older girl turns, and grabs her sister by the face. She says, “is that you, Sujad?” she asks, worry creeping at the corner of her voice. “Are you playing your tricks?” She stared. “Well, you can’t expect me to lie to my little sister, you ruthless creep, so hear the truth, and see if it’s to your flavor,” she hissed. “Sujad is one of the most despicable beasts you could ever have the misfortune to encounter. He’s a gleeful butcher, a methodical plotter, both patient and vile. He can appear as anybody, and looks like nobody. Sujad is a demon!” she finished, and gave her sister a stinging slap.

For a long second, both girls stared back at the other, both half expecting the situation to escalate. But the younger girl was half the age of her sister, and so caught by the vitriol in her sister’s voice as she described Sujad, the Illusion that she began to cry.

“Now, now,” the older sister gathered her in. “I love you. I truly do. But you must never say that name to me—you see, I’ve met the beast, and he is most villainous. I hope he is done with me—but I guess you never know with a monster like him,” she confessed.

Celesi is seduced by Sujad, the Illusion. Sujad, the Illusion bites off Andrus’ balls, then goes after the girl. Biting off Andrus’ balls is necessary so Sujad can get Celesi pregnant.

Sujad, the Illusion has slowly coaxed her to strip down on the bed. She is hesitant, but hopeful. She doesn’t realize it’s about to be the worst night of her life—but there’s still a little more build-up before it goes south…

Suddenly, Tahoran bursts in and stabs Sujad, the Illusion center mass. Celesi is freaked out, because Sujad, the Illusion looks like Andrus. She pulls a revolver and shoots Tahoran. Sujad, the Illusion and Tahoran are both dead. Shortly after, Andrus hobbles into the room with a bloody crotch. Celesi is horrified—especially since Sujad, the Illusion now appears in his natural state (a very rare thing).

If you enjoyed this, consider donating, because donating is love.