Paid in Blood:
Simone’s Notes:
Seduction, seen negatively, involves temptation and enticement, often sexual in 
nature, to lead someone astray into a behavioral choice they would not have made 
if they were not in a state of sexual arousal. Seen positively, seduction is a 
synonym for the act of charming someone — male or female — by an appeal to the 
senses, often with the goal of reducing unfounded fears and leading to their 
"sexual emancipation" Some sides in contemporary academic debate state that the 
morality of seduction depends on the long-term impacts on the individuals 
concerned, rather than the act itself, and may not necessarily carry the 
negative connotations expressed in dictionary definitions.
 At midnight, Manami rose from her throne.
“My children,
We have 
completed our city!
Join with me to 
open the gates!”
Manami drew out 
a dagger and stabbed herself in the right hand.
Her blood 
dripped into the black iron keyhole on a box sitting before her.
With a low hum, 
the box creaked open.
A small smile 
spread across her face.
Pink smoke 
crawled out and consumed her body.
Manami 
disappeared into the veins of the city.
She could see 
everything.
Arousal, 
foreplay, copulation, and climax
She took it all 
in.
“Yes! Yes! Feed 
me!”
In the wires, 
Manami gave her commands for the final plans.
“My darling 
slaves, your city is now open! Take the fruit and devour everything. Leave 
nothing in your wake. We shall rule this world with our lust!”
The pink smoke 
returned her body to her room.
Manami opened 
her eyes and smiled. Now the real work can 
begin.
She opened her 
arms and legs to the hungry new seduction.
“I am ready for 
you, my loves.”
The demon of 
lust gave her a long kiss on the lips.
The poison 
leaked out upon Artemis.
Then the sun rose upon the new city.