The Pop Star and the Violinist

by swords of dawn

Verosika Mayday, a rising up-and-coming Pop Star had just broken up with her boyfriend in Wrath, and was trapped there without any help. She meets a stranger who helps her, and discovers he has a talent for music as well who inspires her to pick up the pieces and move on with her life. She also begins to start developing some feelings unlike those with her ex. Possible OC x Harem

9. Dance With Me

Hello Everyone, here is the first round of Verosika and Rivan's dance competition. Please leave a review to tell me what you think.

I do not won Helluva Boss or any of it's content

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Coco looked on as Rivan wore a puffy shirt show part of his chest making him blush with tight pants hugging his digitigrade legs, and special dance shoes on his feet that were ordered for him.

Apple tried to comb his messy hair styling it in many designs until she was satisfied with his normal look, "Babe, why waste all that hair gel if he's just gonna look the same?"

"Gotta experiment right?" smiled Apple holding up her comb and scissors.

"Tell me about it. His pants and shoes are fine, but his shirt...eh," commented Coco rocking her hand in a so-so manner.

"Um...I-If I may comment a bit. I uh...I'm not exactly comfortable in this," stammered Rivan lowering his ears not wanting to hurt Coco's feelings.

"Yeah, sorry Riv. I was just trying to see if I can make some adjustments due to time crunch. Just need to find the perfect shirt that matches your complexion," said Coco tossing around more shirts.

"I meant that I looked like a weird half furry pirate...and that you can see my chest," blushed Rivan muttering again.

"Aww, You're so adorable," giggled Apple hugging him before going off with Coco to raid her closet.

"Speaking of furry, there's one more thing that we need to do," said Josh instantly grabbing both his arms with his tail, putting hot wax on Rivan's arms.

"Wait, Josh what are you-"

Josh placed a parchment paper on it, and instantly yanked them off.

RIP

Screech

Crash

Rivan let out a loud screech increasing in volume and frequency until all the windows and glassware started to vibrate before they all spontaneously broke after hitting a high frequency. Josh, Apple, and Coco were covering their ears after almost being knocked out my Rivan's screech. Apple was able to recover enough, and placed an apple into Rivan's mouth to cover his mouth while crying tears of pain with his arms slowly starting to bruise.

BAM

"The fuck happened in here?!" yelled out a frantic Verosika barging in with a disoriented Kiki, Milky, Ace, and Tex wobbling in from the other room.

"Yeah Josh! What were you thinking?! You can't just wax a hellbat without warning them first!" yelled Apple after shaking off her vertigo.

"YOU WHAT?!" yelled an angry Kiki.

"I knew he would be a baby about it, so I did it fast. I even used the long ugh...the long ugh...I need a bucket," gagged Josh before reaching out for a trash bin to vomit in.

"Why is the room spinning?" asked Ace wobbling onto a chair.

"You okay little guy?" asked Vortex supporting himself against the table Rivan was leaning on.

Whimper Mumble

"That bad huh?" asked Vortex looking over his bruising arms, "Yeah, it looks bad too. Do you have any aloe vera?"

"You can understand him?" asked Coco shaking her head to regain her balance.

"Milky likes to be gagged a lot. You tend to get a basic understanding of it. It helps when she needs to use the safety word for our rougher play," said Vortex recovering as well with Rivan mumbling directions that led Vortex to the bathroom.

Verosika and Kiki went up to him about to remove the apple from his mouth when Apple stopped them, "No, don't!"

"Why not?" asked a concerned Kiki.

"He's still in pain, and sensitive to touch at the moment. That means his voice still has a high frequency that can still knock us out. It's a defense mechanism all hellbats have when in danger," explained Apple.

Kiki hugged him while avoiding his arms as he stayed still with his arms shaking from the pain. Verosika stomped over to Josh, and roughly picked him up wanting to beat up the cocky dance instructor, "WHAT THE FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?! I SHOULD BEAT THE LIVING SHIT OUT OF YOU!"

"Wait, Miss Verosika, it wasn't Josh's fault! He didn't know that Ribbon-"

Mumble

"Rivan, could do that!" explained Ace after correcting himself also understanding Rivan's mumbling, "It's an unspoken rule for male dancers to have clean waxed chests, arms, and any other exposed body parts in dances!"

Verosika gritted her teeth in anger for someone hurting Rivan, but knew what Ace was talking about. She still didn't like the fact that Rivan was hurt after remembering their first encounter, and he opened up to her about his constant beatings and abuse. It angered her that anyone would try and beat up someone she cared for deeply, but she couldn't let her anger control her so she pulled Josh closer, "Next time you need to do something, you do it with my consent, or you're gonna become a permanent castrated asexual! Got that?!"

"Y-Yes," whimpered Josh in genuine fear when Verosika was about to pummel him if it wasn't for Ace's intervention.

Verosika dropped him to the ground, and walked over to Rivan to inspect his arms. She was afraid to touch him, looming her hand over his bruised arms until she lightly poked his skin making him flinch. She felt bad, and hugged him as well with Kiki, coiling their tails around him. Vortex came back with the mentioned aloe vera and a first aid kit making Rivan look up at him.

"I'm not gonna lie. This is gonna sting a lot pup. I gotta sterilize it first. Don't want it getting infected or anything. I know what it's like to have your fur ripped off. Girls, please hold him down, this isn't gonna be pretty. Try to keep your instincts in check as best as you can pup," said Vortex in a calm tone with Rivan nodding his head in understanding.

Rivan started to breath a bit more raggedly when Vortex approached with a cloth drenched in rubbing alcohol. His white eyes widen with his pupils dilating signaling his primal instincts kicking in to run from the strong smelling substance, and started to flap his wings to try and get away. Apple and Coco quickly held onto his large wings and thrashing tail trying to pin him down, and his legs started to scratch the floor as he frantically tried to back away. However, he held onto the table as if trying to regain some semblance of sanity until the strong sterile substance touched his skin making him muffle his sonic screech.

Vortex quickly sterilized his arms as best as he could knowing the hellbat was fighting a losing battle whenever they go feral. Rivan took a deep bite of the apple and spat it out, ready to let out another high pitch screech when Verosika quickly turned his head and kissed him to silence his yell. She held his head in place not knowing what was happening while Vortex applied the lotion on him.

His wild thrashing soon started to slow down signaling that he was starting to calm down. Rivan was still crying tears of pain with his breathing slowly becoming regular until Verosika let him go. Kiki turned his head kissing him deeply as well wanting to distract him a bit more before he could say anything. Kat came back with another apple, and sliced it so it was more manageable for him, and fed it to Rivan once Kiki broke their kiss to act as a new muzzle.

"You did good pup. You're a lot tougher for a scrawny little thing," said Vortex gently patting his head with Rivan mumbling his gratitude towards him.

"The fuck was that about?" asked Josh.

"Hellbats and Hellhounds have a primal instinct inside each of them whenever they feel cornered. If they ever feel threatened or in danger, they'll go feral and just start biting and crashing anything in their way. It's why I have to muzzle my big lug whenever he's due for his Hellbies S-H-O-T," said Milky putting her hands on her hips.

"I can spell babe...but, thank you for not saying it out loud," said Vortex mumbling the last part.

"Love you too Big Daddy," winked Milky.

"Does Riv have to do that too?" asked Verosika with Rivan putting his head down and his ears drooping to the side of his head.

"He's part hellbat so he has to regardless of what his other half is. They're as susceptible to it as much as a normal hellhound. Just gonna reach into your pocket pup. Wanna see if you have your tag with ya," said Vortex earning a small nod from him, and pulled out Rivan's wallet to show a small green tag near his ID picture, "Looks like he's good for a couple more months."

Moan Mumble

"Tell me about it. Hate it when they pull out that giant fucking needle. Don't even know why it has to be that big," grumbled Vortex agreeing with Rivan.

"My poor Fluffy got his fluff wax off," cooed Verosika petting him on his head.

"I kind of liked it on some cold nights," said Kiki blowing on his arms to cool the lotion on his injuries.

Vortex put the aloe vera away before looming over Josh making the incubus nervous until Ace stood between them. Ace had a determined look while Vortex stared him down before emitting a low growl making Ace flinch, and walked off.

"So suddenly I'm the bad guy here?" angrily stated Josh.

"Yeah, cause you crossed the line dude," said Kat patting Rivan on his back.

"He's a wimp, and I knew he would chicken out! Better do it quick and fast than-"

"Asking him to shave it off so it's less painful? Let me ask you somethin'," said Milky until she reached up to yank Josh's hair down to her level, "Does this hurt?! Huh?! Does it?! Answer me bitch boy!"

"Ow! Yes! Cut it out!" yelled Josh pushing Milky off him before glaring back at everyone, "I've been bikini wax, before, so yeah I know the pain he's going through! What makes him so special?!"

"He's never had his fur ripped off-," said Verosika glaring back at him.

"So?" interrupted a frustrated Josh.

"Willingly!" glared Verosika making Josh realize what she was saying.

"What?" asked a startled Ace.

"He's lived in Wrath his whole life. He's been bullied, beaten, stomped on, and even more stuff that he hasn't told us since he was a little bat pup. He's had his jaw broken so many times before as well. You think some of those cowboy yokels haven't had the 'bright' idea of ripping off his fur to torture him?" said Verosika making Kiki hold him close.

"And you just literally ripped all of it from his arms," growled Kiki.

"I got some bandages. I think I can make some skintight sleeves to match his natural skin tone. Apple," called out Coco.

"On it!" called out Apple cracking her knuckles as she finished up bandaging Rivan's arms, "Done."

"Why did he bruise so easily?" asked Coco.

"Must be the coffee from this morning to help us get up. Damn it, and we have to perform in a few hours. What do we do?" asked Verosika holding Rivan's hand.

Mumble

"He says he's still gonna perform with you Vee, and he's not gonna hold you back," said Ace making everyone look at him, "Josh likes to be gagged too."

"Ace, please stop talking," groaned Josh facepalming himself.

"Riv, remember it's fine if we don't win. We just need to get some recognition from some of the famous people there. Let's just have some fun together. Don't worry about messing up or anything," said Verosika with an encouraging tone

"I think you should be-"

"Dude, I think we're way past the point of you stating your opinion until you apologize to Riv. I mean, you did just practically hurt our chances of improving, and you could've told him to shave when we first started to give him a better heads up," said Kat helping Rivan un-clench his hands while they trembled.

"Does he need to shave anywhere else?" asked Milky thinking they might have to hold him longer.

Mumble

"He says only his arms had his fur. Sounds weird really, no offense," translated Vortex.

"It's true, his legs were smooth", said Coco.

"Same with his back and chest", said Apple.

"Do you know if he has hair on his dick Vee?" asked Kat.

"No, he's smooth down there too", said Verosika getting confusing looks from Rivan.

"We accidentally felt you up one time we woke up early. Don't worry, nothing happened," explained Kiki leaning in a bit closer to whisper into his ear, "Nice size though."

"Okay about-"

"Unless the next words out of your fucking mouth are 'I'm sorry Riv', you don't get to speak shit! I'm not leaving him out of my sight now! Coco, Apple!" yelled out Verosika.

Snap

Verosika snapped her fingers with Apple and Coco instantly appearing with several mannequins holding three dresses, "What's with the third dress? We're only doing two dances."

"We thought you might need a signature look for your rising popularity," said Coco with pride in her work.

"She worked really hard on it since you hired us from the mall incident," said Apple hugging Verosika.

"Well, I do like it. It's bold, sexy, and 'in your face' type of deal. You've outdone yourself girl", smiled Verosika to Coco. She walked over to the third mannequin wearing a tightly-fitted white and black mini dress featuring a prominent contrasting 'X' and 'O' pattern on the chest, as well as a star design on the abdomen.

"I try," said Coco with pride.

"She even made our uniforms back then. Guess it's what sparked her passion for fashion", said Milky liking all three dresses.

"I even helped pick matching shoes!" squealed Apple excitedly showing off long black thigh-highs with black high heels that have a heart motif and three X-shaped cutouts down the sides.

"You're definitely designing most of my clothes now," smiled Verosika taking out her favorite glasses she bought during her first date with Rivan, "And I have the perfect shades to go with it."

"Aww, cute!" giggled Apple.

"I also made some adjustments to Riv's clothes that he got with you. Sadly I didn't have time to do everything I wanted to do since I'm still trying to find the perfect shirt for him for your two dances...and maybe something a little more comfortable that breathes for his arms now," said Coco looking over to see Apple and Kat carefully apply some sleeves over Rivan's bandaged arms after he gave them consent that they could touch.

"Just do the best you can Coco. Make sure he's at least comfortable, forget about looks for now," said Verosika.

"Did it feel weird when you said that?" asked Coco.

"A little, but it's for Riv's sake so...meh," said Verosika shrugging her shoulders.

"You can't! Dancing is about-"

"Bup! Bup! Still forbidden to talk! You've done enough! Ace, you're in charge of all the dance stuff until Josh learns how to get his metaphorical cork out of his ass!" snarled Verosika angrily.

"Uh..."

Muffle Explanation

"Ooh, Is that what that means? That actually sounds painful," shivered Ace understanding Rivan's muffled explanation on what Verosika meant.

"Okay, yeah, I see what you mean about that BDSM thing now", said Coco.

"Oh, no, it's not that. My previous manager was always late at booking things for me cause he was gagged and bound by his boss until I stormed in, and showed them the amount of money they were losing if they didn't stop all the kinky fun and actually got some work done," said Verosika.

"I'm guessing it was a lot of-"

"It was a lot of money," groaned Verosika at the same time as Coco.

"Fuck, I'd be pissed too then," said Coco holding up some shirts.

"Yeah, it wasn't just them either, but they seriously need some time-management courses. Now, let's get Riv and myself ready to kill this thing," said Verosika with Ace about to comment, "Not literally Ace."

"Okay," called out Ace while Josh facepalmed himself.

"I don't believe this," grumbled Josh.

Lust Dance Competition

"Welcome everyone! I'm your host, Tingles, with this years Star To Dance competition where a bunch of celebrities shake their booty, and strut their stuff on the dance floor down here at the Lust Plaza Studios!" called out a skeleton demon into a camera.

Several famous celebrities and social influencers arrived with the paparazzi taking various pictures in succession. Tingles went up to the red carpet walking up to several of them with the camera crew following, "And to start things off, we're here with Rich Daddy's Boy, Batter Buttermilk-"

"Excuse me Tinkles, but I believe you meant to say Batter Reginald Buttermilk III, Esquire," interrupted Batter.

"Nope! Now who's your hot warrior princess babe? Your date? Dance partner? Bed partner?" asked Tingles putting up his microphone as much as he could up to Tappa's face, until she leaned down making them all nervous.

"I'm just his bodyguard cutie," giggled Tappa giving them a seductive wink.

"I'm scaroused right now," nervously giggled Tingles with the camera crew nervously nodding their heads in agreement.

"Trust me, it'll be such a relief when they finally give me the trophy all thanks to my fabulous dancing instructor my daddy got for me, and my new business partner, Justin Kenny Blaze", introduced Batter to an incubus with skinny red horns on top of his head, a sideways swept dirty white hair.

He had yellow sclera with dark eyes like a normal incubus, and was wearing a black tank top with a mesh shirt with showing off various tattoos he had underneath with tight, ripped, black pants showing a very small bulge, and no shoes.

"I personally named him myself", said Batter proudly.

"Justin Kenny Blaze is happy to be here. Justin Kenny Blaze is especially happy that Batter hired him, and made him famous," said Justin pointing at Batter.

Snooty Chuckle "Of course you are," said Batter smugly.

"Which brings us to our next contestant, Justin Kenny Blaze! The one hit wonder with his new song, Babe!" announced Tingles

"Next contestant?!" yelled a surprised Batter turning towards Justin, "You were suppose to help me win this so that I can keep Monica all to myself!"

"Verosika," corrected Tappa.

"Justin Kenny Blaze knows that, but once Justin Kenny Blaze saw Verosika's picture, Justin Kenny Blaze knew he had to fuck her. For only Justin Kenny Blaze can satisfy her. Isn't that right Tappa girl?" said Justin combing back his hair.

"Not really. I just accidentally knocked you out when I pushed the door on top of you. You just kept talking in your sleep," smiled Tappa shrugging her shoulders.

"Are you single?" murmured Tingles with Tappa's only response was a cheerful smile.

"Now see here! I never gave you permission to-"

"Justin Kenny Blaze knows you're being sly girl. Justin Kenny Blaze won't steal you away from his employer. But Justin Kenny Blaze will have to steal Verosika though. Don't worry, Justin Kenny Blaze will have enough for you as well," interrupted Justin combing his hair back again while ignoring Batter.

"Tappa!" yelled Batter angrily.

"Sorry little guy, but you're not my type. I don't like hurting people unless they deserve it, so please just back off for now," said Tappa in a clam voice tightly clamping down on his shoulder making him flinch with his bones creaking under her tight grip.

Agh "Let go! Let go! Let go!" squeaked Justin in pain.

"That's enough Tappa. I must be off to get ready for my real partner, and sweep her off her feet," said Batter straightening his ascot.

"But you haven't practiced with her at all Batter," said Tappa letting go of Justin.

"And speaking of Verosika Mayday, here she comes now! Hot damn!" yelled Tingles as Verosika stepped out of her car wearing Coco's mini-dress that she designed while adjusting her shades, and blowing a piece of gum. Her tail waved with each step while posing for the paparazzi.

Rivan stepped out of the car as well wearing a white shirt with a white and black hoodie that had a black winged heart shape mark on the front. His white pants draped around his legs with black stockings underneath wrapped around his legs. He had on shades over his eyes with his ears twitching excitedly at every sound around him. His shades protected him from the blinding flashes, but just barely as he was still unable to see clearly. His bandaged arms completely covered by the makeshift tight sleeves Coco made to match his grey skin color.

Rivan stood next to Verosika raising his arms a bit to until Verosika took his free hand, and led him onto the red carpet.

"Verosika Mayday! The Pop Diva herself! Back from the rumored rehab it seems! How was it in the Halfway House?!" asked Tingles appearing in front of them.

Heh "First off, rumors of my rehab were greatly exaggerated. I was never in it to begin with, and already working on my new album," said Verosika into the microphone.

"That's not what that freak imp said," commented Tingles putting the microphone near Verosika's face.

"What imp?" growled Verosika with one imp in particular already popping into her mind.

"Is he the one on that tattoo on your shoulder?" asked Tingles making Verosika cover her crossed out tattoo, making her relive one of the greatest regrets of her life.

"He's just a has-been imp who doesn't know shit," said Verosika with a slight growl in her voice.

"Uh huh, And who's this freak-of-nature next to you?" asked Tingles putting the microphone near Rivan's face making him back up a bit.

"Um, M-My name's-"

"That's nice, and what exactly do you do? Are you like one of those jokesters memes, and influencer, or are you just some random shmuck Verosika picked up?" asked Tingles interrupting Rivan, and making him feel uncomfortable.

"No, I-"

"Man, you're so slow. Can you even do anything?" interrupted Tingles again making Verosika angry and was about to punch the skeleton demon.

"His name's Rivan Nightwing, and he's an incredible violinist who's collaborated with Verosika in many of her now-hit singles, and more to come," intervened Kiki appearing between them, and hugging them both closely.

"And what's your name Sugar Tits?" smiled Tingles excitedly while ogling Kiki.

"Me? I'm the one you wish you were cause I get to actually fuck Verosika and her new partner while he makes us cum over and over again, and scream his name in pure ecstasy," erotically moaned Kiki invading Tingles personal space before quickly backing up to follow the pair, "Later Bones!"

"Shit that chick is hot", commented Tingles with more celebrities arriving for him to interview.

"Was it really okay to lie to him like that?" asked Rivan when Kiki caught up to them.

"Not really a lie if I didn't say when I fucked both of you. It's all a matter of perspective," giggled Kiki.

"Remind me to never get on your bad side Kiki," smiled Rivan making Verosika giggle at his response.

"You know you love it. I know I will," giggled Kiki following them inside.

Dressing Room

The trio quickly arrived to their dressing room with the girls immediately preparing Verosika into her first dance outfit, hair, and make-up. Vortex and Ace helped Rivan with Ace giving him last minute pointers or other small possible gestures that he can try due to the limited movement.

"Remember that Cha-Cha requires fluid movement, so pretend like you're swimming in slow motion whenever your arms are not around Verosika. Don't do it too fast either. Remember, you're not swatting flies," said Ace checking Rivan's sleeve as carefully as he could, "How are your arms?"

"The pain subsided, but I'm still sensitive to touch. I'm grateful for Kiki choosing a sleeveless shirt, but won't the judges know I'm wearing a sleeve?" asked Rivan with Kat combing Rivan's hair.

"Nah, You'll be fine," said Ace reassuringly.

"Unless they have magic to check for that, and cheaters," commented Josh making Vortex growl at him to remind him of his position, "What?"

"You don't get to talk until you reflect on what you did. Boss's orders", said Vortex making Josh grumble, "That includes annoying sounds."

"She never said that," argued Josh.

"You're right, that ones just cause I'm sick of hearing your grumbling noises," said Vortex with a slight growl.

"I was even planning on giving her this little charm as good luck," mumbled Rivan holding a small wrapped package.

"Oh hey, they came on time. I'm surprised," said Kat knowing he ordered a special gift for Verosika and Kiki as good luck charms.

"Y-Yeah...I hope they like it," mumbled Rivan again.

"Hey guys, Vee's done," announced Coco with Verosika walking into the boys dressing room.

She was wearing a black bustier top that hugged her curves with a faded pink miniskirt the same color as her natural hair. She still had her thigh-high heels wanting to be more comfortable before she changed into her dance shoes. Her hair was tied in a high pony tail with a fusha pink highlight making Rivan blush.

"Someone likes it," giggled Kiki appearing behind Verosika making both succubi smile at Rivan's glowing blush.

Kat lightly nudged Rivan to snap him out of his stupor, and motioned for him to make his move. He stammered out some random noises while fumbling one of the boxes in his hands, almost dropping it before he caught it in time. He went up to Verosika and Kiki blushing brightly before he presented Verosika with the first box while stammering out his sentence.

"I-I um...I g-got...I got you this as um...a-a good l-luck charm...for um...for both you and Kiki...i-if that's alright," stammered out Rivan with Verosika blushing at his gesture, and finding his shy attitude endearing.

"Aww Riv, that's so sweet of you," said Verosika accepting his gift before Kat handed him the second box.

Both succubi took out heart necklaces with a thin metal chain that each best suited her. Verosika had a purple heart necklace adorn with two demonic wings it with a spade tip on the bottom. Kiki took out a light pink heart with various loops and a wide bottom showcasing a classy look. Both girls were speechless at their gifts with Rivan worried that they might hate it.

He stammered out a few words before the girls went up to hug him. Kat, Coco, and Apple giggled happily with Rivan blushing as he returned the hug while still being careful with his arms. Josh stayed quiet staring at corner with a disdain look that didn't go unnoticed by Ace who was clapping happily at the triple pairing.

"Alright you three, we've got a show to win. Let's see how we do in the first round," said Vortex snapping the group as they went off to the viewing platform with the other contestants. The group was walking along the corridor until it opened up to the big ballroom dance floor with various chairs for guests, and a judges table in the far corner with three prominent chairs behind it. Rivan looked up to see various imps working on the catwalks above to adjust the lights, and an orchestra on the far end prepping with a DJ checking the sound system similar to what he has seen Kat do many times. He felt a cold wind rush through his body making him chatter his teeth on reflex making Kat share his coat as he ruffled his hair.

Josh was walking in the back behind the group with Ace next to him looking on in concern. Vortex was in front of them occasionally twitching his ears similar to Rivan as if trying to pick up every sound around them. He would also look back to see if the two dance instructors were behind him while keeping up with the rest of the group. They made it to the registry desk until they heard a voice that they were all too familiar with, but still irritated them.

"What do you mean you can't find her?! I'm her dance partner! Check again your little clipboard thingy! I am dancing with Pacifica Norway!" yelled out a fuming Batter in a tantrum making Kiki shiver in disgust.

"Look pal, we already told you. How am I supposed to check for a specific name if you keep changing it every time I ask? None of the names you gave me are on the list, and you don't even have a registered partner. So either get one, or get-"

"Hi Verosika," greeted Tappa waving at them making Batter look at their direction.

Ugh "Finally! Monika, please tell-"

"Verosika Mayday checking in with her partner Rivan Nightwing," interrupted Verosika ignoring Batter.

"Is he here?" asked the incubus at the registration desk.

"That's a strange way to say my name, but if that's what she-"

"Yes, I'm Rivan Nightwing," said Rivan unintentionally interrupting Batter's mumbling.

"Identification please," said the incubus checking both their ID's to match the names on his clipboard, "You'll be going second after your opponent. Should you pass, the judges will inform you on the theme of your next dance, and what to perform."

"Now hold on a minute! I'm-"

"Hold up little man. I believe my boss is still finishing her registration," said Vortex putting a hand on Batter's shoulder.

Ugh "You're shedding all over my new suit! Tappa!" ordered Batter snapping his fingers.

"Hey, nice muscles. How much do you bench?" said Tappa admiring Vortex's muscle.

"About 200, give or take. Don't want to overdo it sometimes," said Vortex showing his biceps until he noticed the Amazonian succubus, "Hey, aren't you the five time heavy-weight body-building champ? You're a huge inspiration for getting me into weight lifting. I even followed the regimen mentioned in your channel."

"Aww Stop, it's just a little something I do if anyone is interested," said Tappa blushing a bit and swaying her hips happily.

"Hey, Muscle Babe, you wanna have a threesome?" asked Milky floating up behind her boyfriend.

"Aww, Aren't you adorable. Thank you for the offer, but no thanks. I'm a little picky on my type of guys, but sadly most of them find me a little intimidating," giggled Tappa.

"What type of guy do you like?" asked Milky.

Tappa didn't respond only smiling coyly before tilting her head to the side to look at Kat who just pointed at her with a flirtatious wink, "I just find them adorable."

"You're weird, but I respect that," laughed Milky fist bumping her.

"Tappa!" yelled a frustrated Batter.

"Now, now, Batter, you have to wait your turn. Remember that you have to follow the rules here as well," smiled Tappa in a motherly tone.

"No! You have to stop them before-"

"All set. Please wait over there with the other contestants. Next," called out the incubus making Batter furious.

"I demand that you pair me with-"

"Justin Kenny Blaze, here. Justin Kenny Blaze is wondering if you can pair him up with Verosika Mayday," said Justin shoving Batter out of the way into Tappa's arms.

"She's already signed in with a partner. You're out of luck, Dipshit. Though Daddy's Boy over there needs one, so you can dance with him if you think you can," said the incubus pointing towards Batter.

"Justin Kenny Blaze doesn't do guys, but he won't dis his male fans. Justin Kenny Blaze is only reserved for the ladies," said Justin combing back his hair to wink at Tappa who just politely waved back at him.

"Whatever gets your dick hard Ass-Wipe, but you ain't going through without a partner," said the incubus in an irritated tone at constantly hearing Justin's name.

"Seems like it's too bad for you, Justin Kenny Blaze. I, for one, do have a backup partner. Isn't that right Cici?" asked Batter not hearing a response when he noticed that only Tappa was with them while Verosika's group already left to join her next to her waiting position, "Hey! How come they got to go through?! They're not participating!"

"They're Verosika Mayday's support team along with her partner and back-up partner. They even registered their names ahead of time like any descent planning folks," said the incubus showing another clipboard showing various support names, and who they work under.

Growl "Fine! Tappa!" called out Batter in an irritated manner.

"Sorry, Batter, I can't be your dance partner. I'm on the clock, and still technically your bodyguard. Same goes with Justin," said Tappa.

"She's right, it's against the rules unless she's registered as your backup ahead of time before today's starting competition," said the incubus holding up a set or rules and regulation.

Sigh "So irritating. Very well then-"

"Also, no professional dancers or dance instructors can be your partner. It's literally explained in the rules on the very top," interrupted the incubus noticing Batter taking out his phone as he started to grumble angrily.

"Justin Kenny Blaze isn't worried. Justin Kenny Blaze will steal Verosika away with his good looks and charm," said Justin about to cross when the incubus stopped him again.

"That's nice Micro Dick, but you still ain't going through without a partner. So find one, and then you can pathetically try to steal someone else's dance partner," explained the incubus growing more and more irritated by Justin's attitude, "Now beat it!"

Verosika's Corner

"I'm feeling a little nervous about this," mumbled Rivan.

"Same, but we got this Riv. We're sure to impress whoever these judges are," said Verosika trying to encourage him and herself.

"Greetings one and all, and let's give it up for our panel of judges for this year's competition! Starting up, we got one of the great Ars Goetia to grace our presence! Give it up for Prince Stolas!" called out Tingles with an owl demon wearing a deep red tunic with six linked golden buttons down the breast, beige breeches, a feathery tophat that features a regal gold crown encircling it, a long tattered burgundy cape lined with a plush ermine-look fur collar, and long black gloves with white feathered trims at the elbow walked out waving to everyone.

Rivan saw that the owl demon that arrived was tall and slender with a white, heart-shaped facial disk and small black beak. He has two pairs of almond-shaped red eyes, one set atop the other, with no visible irises or pupils. His gray-blue feathers were delicately combed back along with his plume-like tail, and a light gray-blue puff of fur on his chest. He reached for his chair with one of his long, thin, black limbs making the occasional clacking sound of his owl claws.

"Well shit, they actually managed to get an Ars Goetia to judge this," said Verosika feeling a bit worried, "Well, it's fine. I mean it's not like they got-"

"Next! Straight up from Pride! It's the fabulous, the voluptuous, the sensational Siren of Pride and Queen of Hell, Lilith Morningstar!" announced Tingles shocking Verosika's group.

"Did he just say-"

"The Lilith Morningstar?!" said Verosika finishing Kiki's sentence after hearing the second judges name.

The group saw a tall, slender, curvaceous woman, with pale skin, thin eyebrows, silver eyes, long black eyelashes, and extremely long, light blonde hair with thick honey blonde streaks reaching down to the floor. She had a pair of long, magenta horns on top of her head with a black crown around her head showing her royalty status to match her outfit. She wore adark purple sequined strapless dress that reveals a lot of cleavage with a low back, sweetheart neckline with a mesh shirt underneath, a string of pearl necklace adorning around her neck, and high thigh slit on the side. She also wore lavender stockings, black stilettos, and matching elegant dark purple opera gloves

"Oh shit, oh shit, oh shit, oh shit!" cursed Verosika with her legs trembling.

"How the fuck did they get the Queen of all Succubi to come here and judge this?!" meekly whimpered Apple hugging Coco who was frozen in shock.

Rivan looked over towards the Queen of Hell, and could easily see how she got her title. She had an air of calm and grace around her, and could easily entice anyone she wanted with a mere glance. He could also sense a strong and dangerous power behind her silver eyes that could easily obliterate anyone who crossed her. Rivan nervously gulped as she waved to the crowd until she looked towards his direction making Verosika stand up straight at attention until Lilith just kindly waved at them.

"I can't believe my idol just waved at me," meekly whimpered Verosika hugging Rivan who was gently patting her back.

"Hello Lady Lilith. I'm surprised you accepted the invitation to judge this little soiree," greeted Stolas with a light bow that she politely returned.

Giggle "It's nice to see you too, Prince Stolas. I just thought it would be a nice change of pace from singing at my club up in Pride. I've also been a little interested in doing something with my husband and thought this might serve as a nice inspiration for me," smiled Lilith enjoying Stolas's company.

"Oh I know what you mean. I've actually been meaning to teach my daughter some ballroom etiquette, and thought that this might help me in teaching her some traditional dances. Of course, with some added flare to it. Even Royals need to have a little fun every now and then," hooted Stolas pulling out Lilith's chair like a gentleman.

Giggle "That we do, and thank you," politely thanked Lilith taking her seat with Stolas sitting back down once more.

"Okay, so we have to impress an Ars Goetia, and the Queen of Hell to help us win this or we would look like total fuckers," nervously stammered Verosika, "Can this get any worse?"

"Ooh Never say that out loud," said Milky cringing a bit.

"And Finally, we have the big cock himself! The mac daddy of all Pound Town! The great King of Lust, Asmodeus!" announced Tingles with the final judge entering from a descending swing with the entire ballroom erupting in boisterous cheers and whistles.

A large, vibrantly-colored, burly demon of a staggering posture swung down with his long arms holding onto the velvet rope until his digitigrade legs touched the floor. His broad upper chest and narrow waist swayed with each step, and ruffled his tuft of cyan rooster-like tail feathers that have three sickle tail feathers colored red, black and white. His dark blue head looked all around with his large feathers running to his chest. His neon green eyes and mouth on his main head smiled with a sinister aura as if taking it all in until he fluffed up his thick mane of cyan hair, in which are two additional faces of a ram and a bull on the right and left sides, respectively looked around as well.

Asmodeus wore a navy-blue vest with two pairs of glowing white stripes on the upper half and a red undershirt with blue cuffs that have red heart-shaped cuff links. He wore a top-hat on his primary head with red and white head feathers sticking out from its red-colored band, and jagged high-heel shoes with red tips on his digitrade feet.

"Hello to all my wonderful denizens of Lust! Go on and give me a thrust!" yelled out Asmodeus making the crowd cheer at his famous saying.

"Show me some lust!" responded the crowd making Asmodeus laugh loudly at hearing his song.

"Too late," commented Coco with Verosika's eye twitching.

"Oh For fuck's sake!" yelled Verosika wanting to scream in frustration.

"Well...we're boned," commented Josh earning a growl from Verosika.

"I'm sure we have a chance to win this," said Ace getting between Josh and Verosika to try and veer some of her anger away from him.

"Ace, you're sweet and all for sticking up for your boyfriend, but in case you haven't noticed there are literally THREE FUCKING ROYALS SITTING AT THE JUDGES TABLE!" shouted Verosika.

"Two of which are very well renowned for their nature of lust," said Kat.

"And one of them happens to be Verosika's idol," said Kiki looking at Verosika panicking.

Judges Table

"Well, well, well, do my eyes deceive me, or is that the lovely and marvelously delicious Lilith?" chuckled Asmodeus lustfully leering at Lilith.

"Asmodeus," replied Lilith with disdain.

"Now, now, no need for that. I'm sure you and I can have a wonderful-"

"I'm happily married," interrupted Lilith in a clam tone, but her eyes momentarily flashed bright with power.

"Of course you are. I was just saying that you could-"

"You forget your place Asmodeus, and I certainly don't need my husband's help to put you back into yours," interrupted Lilith slowly emitting a strong primordial aura making Stolas nervous, as one of Asmodeus's head looked over the crowd seeing several incubi and succubi starting to kneel down on instinct as a reaction to Lilith's power.

"Now, now, no need for that. Let's just enjoy the spectacle, and maybe someone will get out of control for a real show," chuckled Asmodeus mischievously flashing his own power as well confusing some of the succubi and incubi around at the sudden display of power making them duck under their seats while feeling their lust hunger rise a bit at the presence of Lilith and Asmodeus power conflicting with one another.

"That pathetic excuse of lust is nothing more than a fool's errand and nonsense," said Lilith with a bit of disdain in her voice.

"Maybe so, but remind me again who rules the Ring of Lust, and influences on what lust really is? You may have had that power once, but now it's mine," growled Asmodeus smiling victoriously.

"You forget Asmodeus, the Succubi that inherit the Lust Ring, were of my design. They won't always be influenced by you," said Lilith making Stolas nervous.

Chuckle "We'll see, won't we," chuckled Asmodeus smiling victoriously.

Verosika's Corner

"Verosika," said Rivan placing a calming hand on a hyperventilating Verosika, who was blowing deeply into a paper bag, "I know your nervous about all this, especially in front of Queen Lilith, but I know you can do it. Look at all that you've accomplish by yourself, and you've risen so much with all your hard work. Even if this is just a bump, you can recover from it, and we'll be here every step of the way," said Rivan with an encouraging smile with her team smiling back at her.

"Alright, I trust you Riv. Just like last time, no holding back," said a determined Verosika with her eyes flashing bright.

"What a load-" Mmph

"It's so beautiful," tearfully proclaimed Ace after slapping his tail against Josh's mouth to stop him from grumbling.

"Vivika! There you are! Finally! Now, you, peasant rat, switch with me with this...this...imp girl I found among the rabble," huffed Batter approaching the group with a female imp.

The imp girl had a slim figure, bright red skin similar to most imps, large black curled horns, red eyes with yellow sclera, sharp teeth, and black, claw-like fingers. She had several white markings over her arms and along the tip of her tail with two strips near the base of the arrow tip, and a white marking on her forehead. She was wearing a white and dark red, short striped dress with black, knee-high boots.

"Gee, Thanks for that, Asshole. Now where's that money you promised me for following you?" asked the imp girl dusting herself off after being dragged over to the group.

"Barbie?" asked a shocked Verosika.

"Verosika? You're all these girls this fucker keeps name-dropping?" asked Barbie surprised to see Verosika, "Wait, if you're here, then that means-"

"Blitzo and I broke up months back. I thought you knew that. What are you doing here? Didn't he-"

"I don't give two shits about that lousy dead-beat asshole! He can call himself whatever he wants, but as far as I'm concerned, I don't wanna know shit about him! He's no twin brother of mine!" interrupted Barbie angrily snarling at the mention of her brother's name.

"Twin?" asked a confused Rivan.

"Who's the bat?" asked Barbie.

"He will be your new dance partner, while I-"

Wham

"Justin Kenny Blaze has finally arrived," announced Justin shoving Batter out of the way once again into Tappa's arms after catching up to them.

"Oh Great, it's this talentless hack again," groaned Barbie.

"Who even is this idiot? I never even heard this so-called song of his," said Verosika crossing her arms in frustration.

"Be happy about that. Trust me," groaned Barbie in anger.

"Don't worry girl, Justin Kenny Blaze will dance to Justin Kenny Blaze's hit single, all dedicated to you girl," said Justin combing back his hair as he got close to Verosika making her visibly cringe before Vortex grabbed him by his vest, and hoisted him up in the air.

"Hey little man, ever heard of personal space?" growled Vortex.

"Justin Kenny Blaze-"

"Is about to be Hellhound Chow if he doesn't stop saying his name. Now be a good little bitch, and walk far away from us before you get hurt," warned Vortex.

"He's right, you did lay a finger on my own charge as well. I can't exactly forgive that," said Tappa with a sincere smile, but had a dangerous aura around her with her eyes momentarily flashing with power.

"Uh, Justin Kenny Blaze will woo Verosika with his slick dance moves, and then she'll trade partners with Justin Kenny Blaze," said Justin trying to remain cool with his legs trembling in fear.

"You don't have a partner. How'd you even get here?" asked Kat in annoyance.

"Excuse me, Mistah Justin Kenny Blaze? Are you gonna pay me for my dance now, or do you wanna do it after our turn?" asked a curvaceous female baphomet with bright blue fur covering her neck, ears, and a small goatee beard, yellow goat eyes with bright blue goat-like pupils, golden curved horns on top of her head, magenta skin covering her curvy body, three bright blue claws on each hand, and goat-like digitrade legs with bright blue hooves, a long bright blue candle between her horns with an azure flame ignited on top, and a magenta-blue spiral around her tail ending in a spade tip with snake-eye like markings with a tassel at the tip acting as a tongue.

"Paradise?" said Kiki and Barbie at the same time.

"Hi Kiki! Hi Barbie! Did you two win the radio contest too?" greeted Paradise.

"I did, don't know about her," said Barbie pointing to Kiki.

"I work for Verosika. What are you doing here?" asked Kiki.

"Oh, I got a new job as one of the dancers down at Ozzie's! Isn't that exciting?! I even got Jeremy Cookie Bacon to ask me to dance with him!" said Paradise excitedly making Tappa, Barbie, and Verosika's crew snicker at the mistake of Justin's name.

"Justin Kenny Blaze will forgive you for that girl. Justin Kenny Blaze will introduce you to your new partner once he-"

"Oh, Does that mean there's two of you at once? Okay, so my hourly rate for threesomes is 65 for each for the first hour, 90 for anal, 100 for-"

"Justin Kenny Blaze is not paying for sex at this time. Justin Kenny Blaze wants you-"

"Ooh My, you're making me blush, but I have a husband already. But since you're a famous singer, I'm sure he'll agree to join us. Hopefully he won't trample you like the last guy who tried to hit on me. Let me call him," said Paradise taking out her phone from her bikini top.

"T-Trample?" nervously stammered Justin.

"Okay, since you seem to have your partner, get the fuck out of my corner," said Verosika snapping her fingers making Vortex shove Justin and Paradise out of their corner.

"Good riddance to bad rubbish-"

"I meant, all of you," growled Verosika at Batter.

"Of course, we'll get out of your way Verosika. I just wanted to wish you luck, and to you as well Rivan. Good luck out there," happily cheered Tappa lifting up Batter while covering his mouth to muffle his protests, "Come on Barbie, I'll have your check ready after you finish your round with Batter."

"Well this just turned to shit. By the way, I heard a rumor that you were in rehab. What room were you in? I didn't see you there," asked Barbie looking at Verosika.

"I wasn't in rehab. I just found out some stupid imp has been spreading that rumor about me. Was that you?" growled Verosika.

"Bitch please, if anything it might've been my fucking brother. Shame though, we could've been roomies. Might've been fun," said Barbie shrugging her shoulders.

"Probably," said Verosika shrugging her shoulders, "You snore like your brother, so I probably would've been use to it."

"I don't snore!" snapped Barbie blushing brightly shifting her eyes, "As loud! Whatever, just break a leg out there. You too bat boy, she's a good succubus...treat her right alright?" said Barbie waving her hand before walking towards where Tappa was waiting for her.

"She seems nice," said Rivan waving back at them.

"Yeah, she was always the better half of the two. Makes me wonder what I ever saw in her douche bag twin brother. I wonder what other stupid mistakes I did back then," muttered Verosika reflecting on her past actions.

"Our past actions haunt us only if we let it define us who we are, not who we'll become," said Kiki earning awed looks from her colleagues.

"That was amazing Kiki," said an impressed Rivan.

"Thanks, that's something I learned myself along with many other surprises," said Kiki getting close to him while seductively stroking a finger against his cheek to make him blush, "Some of which I'll let you learn first-hand with Vee once you're ready."

Round 1

Rivan and Verosika saw the first couple of dancers with Ace pointing out steps and mistakes that they should avoid. The judges would then comment, and even point out several stuff they've noticed that Ace also mentioned during the dance routine, and then hold up numerical paddles for their overall score. Some of them got decent scores, other "original" routines that broke from the rules were mostly disqualified, but those rare few that managed to pass was mainly due to making the crowd roar in a frenzy and partially impressing the judges. It was also clear that Asmodeus adored routines that mostly involved strip moves, and would applauded for any wardrobe "malfunctions" in their routines. This earned the disdain of Lilith and Stolas whom were trying to be fair, and quickly disqualified any intentional "malfunctions" or any form of foul play much to Asmodeus's dismay for being outnumbered.

Verosika and Rivan practice some movements Ace mention to add in their routine with Kiki and Kat helping them avoid some of the repetitive mistakes that they keep doing out of instinct. Josh continued to look on in disdain letting out another disapproving groan.

"Why do you keep doing that?" asked Ace sitting next to him.

"Doing what? Waiting for our inevitable doom and embarrassment in front of a wide Hell audience with this dumb bitch-"

"You need to stop that Josh," interrupted Ace looking at him.

"Stop what?! Telling the truth?!" said Josh angrily.

"No, I mean you need to stop beating yourself up, and taking it out on everyone. He isn't here, and we're not in Pride anymore. He can't hurt you anymore, nor will I ever let him take advantage of you ever again. You managed to escape him despite his power as an Overlord, and you made something of yourself after that. Even if this rich incubus did steal our studio, we're still here doing what we love because of Verosika and her gang. What you did to Riv is wrong, and you know it. You didn't even ask for his consent...and you know exactly what that's like," said Ace making Josh look up at him with teary eyes of anger and frustration, "It's just like Kiki said, we can't let the past hurt us, but we gotta make sure it doesn't change us for the worst."

Ace reached out his hand to his boyfriend as he stared at it, and took it to help him stand up, "Let's have some faith in them. They are doing the routine you help come up with. It's only fair that they get their teacher's approval before they head out."

Josh was about to approach them when Jingles took center stage to announce the next couple, "Wasn't that something folks?! Glad to see that not everyone who knows how to suck ass don't suck ass on the dance floor, and I don't mean that literally," said Jingles wiggling his eyebrows to the camera making everyone silent at his horrible pun.

"Leave the jokes to the professionals Bone Boy! Let's move it along!" called out Asmodeus in a deadpan voice.

"For once, I completely agree," said Lilith in a similar deadpan tone.

"Same," said Stolas ruffling his feathers.

Nervous Chuckle "R-Right...anyway, next we have the fabulous Verosika Mayday and her partner uh...some weird bat guy!" called out Jingles trying to read Rivan's name, but threw the card out not really caring, making Verosika angry.

"It's okay Vee, just smile," whispered Rivan leading Verosika out to the dance floor waiting for their opponent.

"And against them is-"

Feedback

Hushed Whispers

"Eh? For real?" said Jingles after a staff imp walked up to him and started whispering in him, "Well how bad is it?"

"What's going on?" asked Josh.

"I don't know. Some imp just ran up to the MC, to tell him something," said Milky with Verosika's group nervous at the sudden interruption.

Whisper

"Oof, That's bad. No, no, I got it," said Jingles clearing his throat, Ahem "It seems that due to an unfortunate accident, Verosika's opponent has inexplicably uh...made himself a eunuch after uh...accidentally exploding off his balls...and decapitating his partner on some defective sex swings. Seriously folks, you gotta read those safety manuals for a reason," said Jingles getting loud murmurs from the crowd with Asmodeus nodding his head in agreement.

"So I guess the only sensible thing left to do would be to let Verosika go forward without doing anything," said Jingles scratching his head.

"Maybe we caught a lucky break?" whispered Apple.

"But fuck that! We're gonna make her do it anyways!" called out Jingles make the crowd cheer.

"Shutting up now," whimpered Apple with Verosika and her crew facepalming themselves with Rivan slightly trembling from all the attention.

"This clown reminds me so much of Blitzo it's annoying!" growled Verosika angrily, but instantly forgot about it after sensing Rivan's trembling hands. She gently squeezed it to get his attention, and smiled at him, "Hey, we got this. Like last time, just focus on me...and I'll focus on you."

Verosika and Rivan stood in front of each other in the standard position until they heard the music que.

Ooh~ Hey! Hey! Hey!
Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Rivan did the first cha-cha steps until they released to view the crowd, and the back again before twirling Verosika, posing in front of the crowd, while Rivan moved behind her twirling her in the process looking into the camera that was panning over them. He moved his hips to the beat just as Verosika did, and reached behind him to spin her several times before reaching up to the front of her dress to rip away her initial dress revealing a golden top with a matching miniskirt revealing her tone midriff.

Here we go!

Let's get loud!
Let's get lo~ud!

The crowd cheer at Verosika's sudden dress change with Asmodeus whistling loudly. Lilith looked on impressed at the succubus's ability to stay on beat, and trust in her partner who looked nervous yet determined. Stolas's eyes widen and clapped along to the beat of the song as Verosika leaned back against Rivan's arms moving her limbs in a fluid motion until she turned around.

Turn the music,
Let's do it!

Come on people,
Let's get loud!
Let's get loud!

Rivan put his hands on her hips while she expertly shakes them to the beat of the song while he looked over to her sides to smile at the camera. Verosika counted the seconds in her head, before signalling Rivan with her hands on his shoulders for him to get up, and moved back in a cha-cha motion and twirled while Verosika flicked her hair as part of their showmanship, and twirled herself before performing more basic cha-cha steps.

Ain't nobody gotta tell ya,
What you gotta do!

If you wanna live your life,
Live it all the way,
And don't you waste it.

The two danced a bit more Cha-Cha steps before Verosika did several dramatic half turns making various poses until she put her hand on his shoulder as support to out stretch her leg, and slowly gyrated herself forward until they were face to face. She out stretched her leg to point with her toe-heel-step, interchanging her legs in quick successions while moving her hips. Rivan squeezed her hand to signal her, and twirled her several times in quickly before going back to the standard dance position.

Every feeling, every beat,
Can be so very sweet,
You gotta taste it!
Mm-hmm!

You gotta do it!
(You gotta do it.)

The two Cha-Cha danced, never breaking eye-contact, and smiling at each other feeling ecstatic at the cheers they were hearing, and the trust they had in each other. The two separated as per Josh's instructions from earlier with Rivan pointing at a camera and smiling while Verosika strutted with some side steps until they met in the middle to grab each other's hands.

You gotta do it your way!

You gotta prove it!
(Pro~ve it)

You gotta mean what you say!

Let's get loud!
Let's get lo~ud!

Ain't nobody gotta tell ya,
What you gotta do, oh no!

Rivan twirled them both around until he released one arm and moved it with Verosika motioning for him to get closer. Once he did, he spun her, and Verosika shook her hips once more before they both kicked up their feet for him to kick back, and her to kick forward in the same direction. Verosika spun Rivan this time, and ducked under her arm until he spun behind her to lift her up.

Slow Latin Beat

(Make it hot)

Let's get loud,
Let's get loud,
Let's get loud!

Rivan spun her behind his body initially shocking Verosika the first time he did it with ease despite their size difference, and grabbed her legs to lift her until her upper body touched the floor, for her to get up. She shook her hips in a seductive manner feeling herself grow excited at the thought of Rivan staring at her ass, until she sat up and saw his hands to slowly and sensually carry her up. She made sure keep her limbs loose as Ace advised, and both of them dance separately mirroring one another dancing in a large circle to the beat making Verosika's excitement grow as she yelled out.

"PUMP IT UP!"

Ah~ Hey! Hey! Hey!

Latin Drum Beat

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Verosika shimmied her shoulders while Rivan tried his best at it, and gyrated her hips to the beat of the song, and moved back before she slipped only to be caught by Rivan to roll her down to the floor. He improvised a bit as Verosika lifted her legs, and he separated them to grab them to hoist her up as Josh and Ace once showed them in some dance videos. Verosika was shocked at the sudden improvisation, but smiled happily at Rivan's quick thinking and twerked her ass while backing up against Rivan's crotch.

(Time to break it down!)

Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey! Hey!

Let's get loud!
Let's get loud!

Rivan took Verosika's hand to twirl her one final time before he kneeled down, and she swung her hips to playfully look as if she rejected him as he fell down with his hand over his heart for a final pose.

Ain't nobody gotta tell ya,
What you gotta do!
Ah~

BOOM

"Didn't know that I could do that, did ya?" laughed Verosika helping Rivan up hugging him excitedly with the crowd cheering loudly.

She could sense their rising lust at their performance, and she felt her own excitement growing from all the intimate poses she just performed with Rivan. She wanted to kiss him, but held herself back while hugging him happily turning their attention to the judges while brushing off some confetti.

"Finally, a real show with some sexy ensemble and stripping to boot. Almost made me wish you took off all your clothes babe, would've made a more exciting dance that's for sure," commented Asmodeus whistling loudly.

"Despite that last comment, I actually agree with Asmodeus. You showed great showmanship, poise, and execution all while keeping tradition with the dance. It was all wonderfully done, and the costume change was a nice touch. How long did it take you both to practice this routine?" asked an impressed Lilith.

"Two days, your Majesty," panted Rivan still high on his adrenaline rush.

"I think we want to hear from-"

"Be silent," calmly interrupted Lilith with her eyes flashing before looking back at the two, "Two days, that's quite a time crunch. What happened?"

"We uh...we had a bit of a challenge after our initial sign-up before realizing the time crunch. But we still found some great coaches, and made this routine with the limited time we had," panted Verosika resisting the urge to bow in front of Lilith when she flashed her power.

"I must say, your resolve was exquisite, as well as exotic if I do say so myself. Your executions were sublime despite the little flaws here and there. Though I must say young man, you do tend to stiffen up a bit during some parts, and it was nice recovery on that fall as well near the end," commented Stolas shocking the two that he caught that after trying to make it look purposeful.

"Yeah, for someone so puny, you do seem to have a good amount of upper strength. Could it be something to do with those bandages you have on your arms?" asked Asmodeus with a sinister smile making Lilith scowl at his question while Stolas looked on in confusion.

Rivan stiffen up nervously not knowing how to respond with his sweat now more profound as he was still going through his adrenaline rush. He stammered out some responses before Verosika intervened, "He was hurt before we got here."

"I wasn't talking to-"

"Let her finish," interrupted Lilith raising her hand interrupting Asmodeus once more making him growl in anger at her.

"He uh...had an incident with some hot wax, and got hurt so we tried to bandage him up, and put some sleeves. He wasn't cheating or anything like that! Honest!" said Verosika in a pleading tone.

"Oh Dear," hooted Stolas with his feathers ruffling at the thought of having them plucked.

"I believe her," smiled Lilith

Humph "I'll believe it when I see it. Make him take those things off," ordered Asmodeus making Lilith scowl at him again.

"What are you trying to prove here?" whispered Lilith.

"If he has nothing to hide, then he should be able to take it off. It's simple," mischievously chuckled Asmodeus while Lilith stayed quiet.

Rivan trembled nervously until Verosika grabbed his hands to draw his attention away from the judges, and gestured towards his bandages with her eyes. He gulped nodding his head as she undid his bandages showing his bruised arms making some of the crowds gasp and grimace at the sight of his bruised arms. Lilith and Stolas slightly grimace as well at his bruises knowing how painful it can be when they appear despite their magical abilities.

"Hmm, Now that's just nasty. Kinky, but still nasty. I'm sure they were nasty to begin with regardless. Cover up those unsightly arms," ordered Asmodeus motioning his hand in a disgusted manner.

Lilith was fed up with Asmodeus's attitude and used her powers in front of everyone. Rivan closed his eyes thinking he had offended the Queen, and closed his eyes until he felt a warm sensation on his arms. He opened his eyes to see them completely healed with Verosika staring in awe as well.

"There, no more unsightly bruising for the poor Hellbat. I applaud you for your performance young man. You did a marvelous job in your execution. May I have your name please?" asked Lilith politely with a sincere smile.

"R-Rivan Nightwing, your Majesty," stammered Rivan nervously.

"Nightwing, what a wonderfully clever name for a unique Hellbat. I'll be sure to remember that, and well done," said Lilith applauding them with the crowd of succubi and incubi applauding them as well making them both blush.

"Now then, I do believe we have to give you your score. I shall give you a 9," happily hooted Stolas holding up his paddle.

"I agree with Stolas, a 9 for me as well," smiled Lilith making Verosika happy that her idol had given her a high score.

"I thought it was hot, but I still don't like him. I'll give you a 7," said Asmodeus causing mixed reaction from the crowd, "My dear, you're one smoking hot succubus, and could very well win this thing...just not with that ugly freak. He's definitely gonna hold you back, and if I were you, I'd get rid of him like yesterday's One Night Stand, and get yourself a real hunk of a man to dance with. Then you can boogie just as good if not even more so on the dance floor, and in bed."

Lilith stayed quiet sensing Verosika's conflicting emotion, and her lust that was different from the rest of the succubi around her. She smiled happily having sense this sensation before long ago, and is also sensing a faint trace of it from another succubus nearby, both directed to the Hellbat. She quietly giggled knowing exactly how Verosika was going to answer feeling the strong desire in her heart, and how she wanted to follow it.

"Thank you Ozzie uh, sir, but I think I'll stick with Riv. He's been with me through thick and thin. I think it's only fair that I see it through with him after all," said Verosika looking at Rivan with determination and happiness as he smiled back at her.

"Your loss," scoffed Asmodeus shrugging his shoulders.

"Is it really?" commented Lilith with a knowing smirk confusing Asmodeus.

"I agree, they're overall score and performance was magnificent. Considering that they have no opponent to compete against, and having proven both their skills, shall we perhaps let them proceed to the next round without a second dance? It seems only fair," said Stolas pointing out that they only had one couple to judge this round.

"I also agree with Prince Stolas. Without an opponent to compete against, I see no reason for them to perform a second dance this round," said Lilith with both of them looking over to Asmodeus.

"Fine," grumbled Asmodeus.

Verosika squealed happily hugging Rivan returning her hug until she kissed him making Asmodeus gag while Lilith smiled happily, and Stolas clapped excitedly as he hooted. The two went back to their corner hugging everyone at their victory with Apple and Vortex checking out Rivan's healed arms, and chatted amongst themselves excitedly.

"Rivan...Riv," called out Josh making everyone look at him, "I probably don't have the right to call you that anymore actually. I...I'm...I'm sor-sigh fuck this is hard."

"Josh, just say it," muttered Ace encouragingly with a small nudge.

Sigh "I...know what it's like to do things against...against your will. I know it's not exactly a fun feeling, especially when it's from someone you once trusted. Especially when it's...forced upon you," said Josh making everyone look at him in shock realizing what he was saying, Sigh "I'm...s-sorry. I shouldn't-"

Josh was suddenly interrupted when Rivan outstretched his hand with a small smile, "It's alright, I understand. Apology accepted, and also thank you. We couldn't have done this without your help."

Apple let out a small squeal as she hugged them both making Josh feel awkward until Coco walked up to hug them as well. Kiki and Verosika looked at each other and shrugged joining in on the growing group hug with Ace and Kat joining in next. Milky grabbed Vortex as they joined in as well with Vortex easily lifting all of them before placing them back down laughing excitedly.

"I don't see why you're all laughing about. I'll have you know that now it's my turn to wow the crowd with my superior-"

"It's time for Justin Kenny Blaze to shine, and woo Verosika with his mad skills," interrupted Justin making the team stare at the two with deadpan expressions.

"Uh, Barbie, as much as I hate your brother, I still have some respect for you. Are you gonna..." droned on Verosika motioning her hand in a circular motion until she finally gesture to the two arguing incubi.

"I'm not fucking him. You crazy?" cringed Barbie.

"I meant 'dance'. Are you gonna dance with him?" facepalmed Verosika.

"Ooh, Is that what you meant? Fuck no, not unless he's paying me more money. I'm not even wearing that skimpy outfit like yours," said Barbie gesturing towards her.

Rivan suddenly froze in his track after realizing that he had his bare hands around Verosika's waist, and many other intimate areas until he started blushing brightly while fainting on the spot.

"Huh, What do ya know. He did faint after realizing Verosika was wearing a skimpier outfit. That's five minutes after the dance routine, I win the bet," proudly proclaimed Kat making Apple, Coco, and Milky grumble as they took out their money to hand it over to him, "Thank you, thank you, I know my bro so well. I'll give him half of this so he can buy you girls something nice again."

"But we like our necklaces," said Verosika and Kiki cradling their necklaces Rivan gave them.

"Yeah, but he can also buy ri~ngs," said Kat in a sing-song voice making Kiki and Verosika blush at the thought of Rivan going down on one knee, Chuckle "Ah, You guys are so much fun. I love my new job."

"Next up we have our two final couples of the night! Give it up for-"

Record Scratch Sound

Groan "Give it up for Daddy's Boy and the Poser," said Jiggles after interrupting himself and scratching the microphone in his hand after reading the card of the last two dancers for the night.

"My name is Batter Reginald-"

"No one gives a shit. Just dance already," said Jingles throwing the discarded card to Batter's head with Barbie blowing a bubblegum.

"You know I still ain't dancing unless you pay me right?" groaned Barbie.

"No need, my dance skills will win us the victory that they won't even notice you," snidely commented Batter.

"Fuck, I hope not. This is embarrassing enough as it is," groaned Barbie.

"Where's the pole? Or the cage?" asked Paradise looking around the stage.

"We're not in Ozzie's place Paradise. There is no pole or cage," groaned Barbie, "Knew I should've waited for the wrestling tickets instead."

Ugh "Commoners. Maestro~"

Snap

Batter snapped his fingers starting the intro to his song with Justin posing in front of the camera, "We'll be dancing live to Justin Kenny Blaze's hit single! Babe!"

"Oh no," commented Tappa taking out some noise cancelling headphones to put on herself.

"What in the-"

Song Intro

Babe! Babe! Babe!
Babe! Babe! Babe!

Batter and Justin soon started dancing awkwardly making Barbie and Paradise visibly cringe at how awkward the two looked dancing. Justin looked like he hanging his arms while shuffling his feet while Batter looked like he was kicking sand while shuffling his body. The song kept repeating the same word over and over in a high pitch auto-tuned screeching voice to the beat of some distorted House Music making the whole crowd cringe and cover their ears.

Barbie slowly backed away guiding Paradise with her before they ran away completely after reaching the edge of the stage. Rivan was covering his ears completely as the sounds of the loud beats disoriented him along with Vortex feeling the pulse of the base course through their body.

"THE FUCK IS THIS SHIT?! KILL IT ALREADY!" yelled Verosika covering her ears.

BOOM BOOM BOOM

Pant "Even my asshole of a first ex-husband had a better sense of rhythm that that! And that's coming from me!"" panted Lilith after all three judges used their powers to destroy the speakers.

"I thought we agreed on no sonic weapons to disorient your opponents," panted Stolas wiping himself off with his embroidered handkerchief.

"That wasn't a weapon. That was supposedly the number 1 song on the charts here," growled Asmodeus looking over the DJ imp who whistled nonchalantly before slowly backing away from his sound equipment.

"I'm sorry, perhaps I may not exactly be 'hip', or whatever the slang enunciation for it is, but that wasn't even music, let alone a song!" said an outraged Stolas fixing his hat.

"Nor was the performance even remotely adequate," said Lilith glaring at the two nervous looking incubi kneeling down in front of her presence.

"We should just kill these two fuckers for that fiasco," said Asmodeus.

"Actually Asmodeus, we all agreed into a non-disintegration contract when we first became judges so as not to kill anyone for the remainder of the competition," interrupted Stolas holding up their signed contract.

"You would know that if you read the fine print," said Lilith holding up her own contract.

Growl "Fine, but these two fuckers are forbidden from using any of Daddy's money to help him unless to find a proper dance coach, and find some real music, or they'll be banned from Lust for eternity," growled Asmodeus.

"Of that I completely agree. I can almost speculate that it was Buttermilk's money to manipulate the charts to have this individual become popular for some half-baked scheme," said Lilith regaining her composure to fix her dress, "It sounds exactly like your definition of lust, is it not Asmodeus?"

Asmodeus grinded his teeth in frustration not knowing how to respond to Lilith's remark while she smirked victoriously. He and Lilith always had a competitive streak with one another over the definition of Lust, but always seems to find himself on the frustrating end of Lilith's arguments as far back as he could remember. He continued to wallow trying to think of a clever comeback until Stolas interrupted them.

"Well, while we might not be able to do anything about both of them, we can at least eliminate one of you from the competition," said Stolas sitting back down on his seat after pulling Lilith's chair for her to sit as well.

"Agreed, so which one of these fuckers is getting kicked out?" asked Asmodeus sitting down.

"Justin Kenny Blaze got this. Justin Kenny Blaze will simply woo Lilith-"

"Him," said all three judges pointing at Justin, and blasted him out of studio with their powers with Tappa grabbing Batter to move him out of the way before any falling debris could hit him.

"That was...unfortunate," murmured Batter still processing what happened with Tappa stroking his head in a motherly way.

"And as for you, little Daddy's bitch, get a real partner, and some real music, or next time it's you that'll we'll be blasting out of this studio," warned Asmodeus with Lilith and Stolas nodding their heads in agreement.

"Wait, but I'm supposed to be-"

"Say 'thank you' to the nice judges Batter. I think it's time for us to go so we don't offend them anymore," said Tappa in a motherly tone as she politely bowed to them, and left muffling Batter's protest.

"Well that's it for this bat-shittery folks! Pun intended-"

"Hey!" yelled out an angry Verosika to Rivan's defense.

"Catch us next time to see who'll go to the next round, and how much air time Butters over there will get when the judges blast him high up to Heaven! Here on STD!" said Jingles zooming into the camera.

Verosika's Corner

"Miss Mayday, a word," called out Lilith shocking Verosika.

"Queen Lady Lilith! Ma'am! My Majesty! I-I mean your Majesty! Ma'am! I..." stammered on Verosika before she just dropped down to kneel in front of Lilith with her crew doing the same.

Giggle "Now, now, no need for formalities. I was impressed with your dance skills, and I've heard some of your latest songs as well," said Lilith wholeheartedly.

"Y-You have?" asked a blushing Verosika.

"Yes, it's quite unique, and wonderful to listen to. You and Nightwing make quite a wonderful duet. Even more impressive was how well you two dance together. I came here with a little business venture if you're interested," smiled Lilith.

"Y-Yes, Yes! Of course! Anything of you Queen Lilith!" said a giddy Verosika at the thought of working under her idol.

"I'm happy to hear that. Tell me, do you know what these are?" asked Lilith holding up a shard of a brightly lit crystal in her hand.

"You mean an Asmodian Crystal? Yeah I know of them," said Verosika making Lilith deadpan at the name.

"Of course he would name them that. I was such a fool for trusting him with the patent documents," mumbled Lilith before taking a calming breath, "These are actually called Lust Crystals that I helped Asmodeus in their initial formation. Unlike his, this is one of my own design, with a few more added benefits that not even Asmodeus is aware of. I run my own little Lust business up in Pride that I would like for you to Freelance for this year's Spring Break. If you're interested of course," smiled Lilith shocking Verosika.

"Y-Yes! Of course definitely!" squealed Verosika excitedly with her team cheering behind her.

"Wonderful. Head to this address in Pride, and they will fill you in on the details and how the crystals work. Make sure you all bring something that can be hidden on your person along with the necessary license paperwork. Don't neglect your practice for the next round as well. Can't wait to see what you will come up with next," said Lilith smiling turning her attention to Rivan, "Good bye little Nightwing, you play beautifully alone, but even more so accompanied with a such a lovely voice."

Lilith looked towards the two of them after handing Verosika her business card and documents, and walked backstage to get her belongings. Verosika stood there dumbfounded along with the rest of her crew. Kiki was the first to recover as she grabbed the paper in Verosika's hands, and quickly took pictures of all the information and shook Verosika out of her stupor.

"We get to work for Queen Lilith," mumbled Verosika before smiling happily, "WE GET TO WORK FOR QUEEN LILITH FUCKING MORNINGSTAR! WHOO!"

"This definitely calls for a celebration tonight! Let's hit some clubs!" cheered Kiki happily.

"I know some great karaoke bars if you're up for it," said Vortex following the group backstage to gather their things.

"Fuck yeah! Kiki, let's make it Riv's first threesome date with all three of us! Let's sing the night away tonight!" cheered Verosika hugging Rivan along with Kiki as they went off to celebrate.

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Rivan and Verosika Song: Let's Get Loud

Singer: Jennifer Lopez

Dance Moves: Pasha and Jessi from Dancing with the Stars, Cha-cha with same music and costumes

Verosika and Kiki's necklace symbol: Kingdom Heart's Dream Eater symbols. Verosika is Nightmare, and Kiki is Dream Eater.