<div class="floatright">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/d/d0/Sullen_succubus.jpeg)<br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Quick stats</div><div class="spoiler_body"><strong>HP:</strong> 304/304; <strong>AC:</strong> 40; <strong>Ini:</strong> +36<br/><strong>Spot/Listen:</strong> +35; <strong>Hide/Move Silently:</strong> +36<br/>Darkstalker, Mindsight 300 ft., Blindsight 30 ft.</div></div></div>"Oho?"  And, perking up at hearing someone else make a sword joke, Muramasa turned towards the speaker, guessing at her identity by her position at the table and general manner of speaking.  "Ah, Ligeia, you always did love to tease.  Unfortunately, I'm afraid you missed your chance and another woman's got me well in hand these days.  My little Princess and I are practically joined at the hip!"<br/><br/>Because she usually wore him at her waist... not that he was going to say that part aloud.  Jokes weren't funny if you had to explain them, after all.  That said, however, the time for joking quickly passed as Alexander spoke again, and Muramasa was left giving the green-skinned old ogre a rather pointed stare by the time he finished speaking.<br/><br/>"Hey now, old man, careful..."  The sword's projection warned, eyes narrowing threateningly  "Don't just go around casually revealing other people's secrets."<br/><br/>Torahime, however, was giving careful thought to Vholdran's words.  Much like Muramasa had insisted when they first entered the room, she now believed that the Abyssal Seer was telling her the truth.  She had concrete proof that one of his promises had already been kept, in fact.  Every sixteen hours, she applied a magical enhancement to Muramasa's blade, a little trick she had managed to pick up that made his edge more finely-honed and improved his overall balance.  It was something of a necessity, given the way his curse caused him to perform in battle.  She could sense that that enhancement was still in effect upon him, even in spite of whatever odd transformation or other magical effect had taken place that caused him to regain his memories.<br/><br/>As the originator of that enhancement, however, she could also tell that it had, in fact, been strengthened.  The magical power she had imbued into his blade had been not merely boosted, but outright doubled in effectiveness, making him easily a match for even those mighty artifact weapons wielded by Demon Lords.  They had already gained the power they had been promised... if only she could find a way to draw Muramasa forth from his sheath.<br/><br/>"It's fine."  She spoke up, and Muramasa's projected image turned to look back at her, surprise clearly written across his face.<br/><br/>"Huh?"<br/><br/>"It's fine."<br/><br/>"Are you sure?  This is a pretty big deal, Princess.  You've killed to keep it a secret before, remember?"  And then she had a rather pointed stare of her own for him, and he chuckled and shook his head.  "Alright, alright, I remember.  Don't make you say the same thing three times in a row.  But if you're sure, then... mind if I explain?  I'm sure at least a few of my other friends are wondering just what Alexander... or would that be Vholdran, now?  Well, I'm sure they'd love to know just what the big secret is."<br/><br/>And, after a nod from Torahime, Muramasa turned back to face the table, a playful grin on his face.<br/><br/>"Alright, so check this out, everyone.  My little Princess, here?  Believe it or not, she's actually two of the rarest things you'll ever find in all the lower planes, all wrapped up together in one admittedly pleasing little package.  To put it simply, she's a Demon who's turned her back on Chaos..."  And then he gave a brief pause for dramatic effect before moving on to what he considered to be the more unbelievable of the two revelations he was making.  "...And she's a Succubus who has no interest in sex whatsoever!"