Release That Succubus

Guards had been positioned outside the perimeter of the Luther family household for this event. Since the scale of it was going to be quite grandiose, there were even greater chances that someone was going to cause trouble. Bruce had therefore positioned them in the most suitable position to stop any unauthorized access and to stop any trouble from reaching the product launch location.

The location for the event was none other than the same playground where the servants had been gathered before everything began. It felt quite fitting to bring the uninitiated to this place to show them the wonders of science and human technology.

A stage had been established in the middle of the ground with a huge board on a tripod stand which had been covered by a cloth as if to create even more suspense. Bruce was standing in the center while Diana stood beside the presentation board with her eyes on her brother who was going to be the star of the day.

Bruce had come up with the idea of using Zach’s earlier presentation as the model for the product launch ceremony.

The reason was that Zach’s presentations had become quite popular amongst the servants and even Bruce and Diana quite liked the way Zach delivered his lectures and the presentation made it easy for them to understand the higher concepts that Zach taught them every day.

The crowd kept whispering among themselves as they wondered what was beneath that cloth to create such hype in the city. They forced down their urge to snatch that sheet away to reveal the thing hidden underneath it as they let out their frustrations by talking to each other.

“I welcome you all to this product launch ceremony of my Luther family. This is the first time for me hosting an event such as this so I hope you will forgive me for any mistakes or omission.” Bruce began his announcement once the representatives of the major families had all arrived on the scene and had been seated by the servants running here and there to escort all the esteemed guests.

“I won’t keep you waiting for much longer as I can understand how you must be feeling since we have deliberately kept everyone in suspense from the moment we first announced the product launch till today. But I assure you that what you will witness today will change the history of this world for the generations to come. This day will be remembered as the beginning of a new era where the true potential of this world and the human mind will be unearthed.”

Bruce was quite talented when it came to being the announcer of the event. He had the potential in him because the audience was mesmerized by his words and the confidence oozing out of him on the stage as he described the dawn of the new era.

Only the most cynical of the lot thought that Bruce was trying to bloat his achievement with flowery words and euphemisms. But even they couldn’t control their rising heartbeat that increased its pace with his words and the tone of his voice.

“Since all those meant to be here, are already here, I won’t keep you waiting any longer. Without further ado, I would like to invite my dear sister to present a short explanation of our product so that you all can understand its significance for this world. Ladies and Gentlemen, WELCOME; welcome to the technological era.”

There were quite a few eyes that became agitated as they looked around to figure out if they were the only ones who hadn’t understood what that word Bruce said at the end meant. Of course, all they received were blank stares that were an exact replica of their own. No one here knew what that ‘technological era’ was.

As Bruce rolled himself off the stage, all the burning eyes shifted towards his sister who flinched slightly at being the center of attention in front of such a large audience. But coming from a good family like the Luther family, her education hadn’t been lacking at all. She didn’t take long to get used to it and stared right back at them with a confident gaze.

She pulled on the edge of the sheet covering the presentation board with one swift and fluid motion which made her look like a dancing fairy who had lost her way and had wandered into the mortal world from the fairy realm.

“I am Diana Luther and I will be taking over from my brother to introduce the new product that our family has researched after countless trials and errors.” 𝑜𝑣𝘭.𝘯𝑡

The first page of the presentation had been intentionally left blank and the moods of all those watching fell after looking at the plain white paper staring back at them after the white sheet had been removed. The mystery had not been revealed at all. It was like peeling an onion; peeling off one layer revealed another layer underneath.

pαпdα-ň?νê|·сóМ Again there were several disgruntled whispers in the audience but several “Shush…shush” sounds managed to silence those loudmouths. Some were even snickering in delight at the change of the announcer. After all, everybody would choose a beautiful girl over a cripple in a heartbeat.

Diana ignored those abominable and disgusting stares and focused on the task at hand. Instead of looking straight at some individuals, she kept the entire audience under her focus which eased her growing disgust at those who were throwing weird looks in her direction.

“Before we go towards the details of the product, let me tell you that this product is the amalgamation of the toils of all humans since the creation of this world. Each and every single human, mage or not, who ever lived contributed to this knowledge and passed it on for us to work on it further and enhance it. And in the end, we the Luther family were able to take it to the next level following the teachings of our ancestors and our willing to share the result of our efforts with you all in an attempt to change the primitive methods that we who lack magic are still bound to.”

Diana took the first page and folded it towards the back of the presentation board like those experienced teachers at school.

The audience was burning with frustration by this point. They felt as if they had been brought here for torture instead of a product release. The Luther siblings kept stringing them along by giving them hope that they would soon be able to see the product for themselves. But once they felt that they had reached the destination, it was another long story that began from the dawn of civilization.

But the next page had only three words on it and an image of a wheel. It looked crude like it was the very first wheel that came into existence and quite matched with the words written on the sheet.

“History of Transportation”

Diana had already thought about what to speak in order to set fire to the curiosity of the audience using each page of the presentation. So she didn’t wait for them to douse their curiosity by whispering amongst themselves and began talking again.

“Nobody knows which human thought of moving his things from one place to another. Maybe it was a survival instinct or just human curiosity that brought about the first journey. We cannot be sure as to what was the cause but what we can be sure of is that the first journey did transpire and the mode of transportation used would have been our ancestors own feet that carried them and their things.”

Several voices of dissatisfaction arose amongst the audience as they felt that the Luther family had called them over to ridicule them with this nonsense. They claimed to have surpassed the ancestors by telling them trivial matters like these.

Of course, Diana already knew such things would happen once she began. Therefore she didn’t pay any heed to any of it and kept talking in the same mysterious tone that aroused the sense of adventure of those listening to her.

Diana turned another page and there was a diagram of some cattle carrying load on their backs as humans walked leisurely with them.

“The knowledge was then passed on to the later generations who made use of animals to carry their luggage during the journeys. If our ancestors were lazy like us, the progress and the evolution of human machinations would have stopped right there. Since the burden had been shifted over to the animals, our ancestors could have taken it easy but they didn’t and persevered for perfection.”

At this stage she turned to the next slide in her presentation and there were two drawings adorning the sheet this time.

One was a wheel made of wood and the other was a crude carriage that was more like sleigh that was being dragged on the ground by an animal that looked like a horse but slightly different.

Unknowingly the audience had shut up at some point and was focused on the presentation. A smile threatened to escape her control over her facial expressions but she held it in. Still the corners of her lips twitched with the effort.

“The wheel was one of the most important inventions that came at a time when humans were the most leisurely when it came to long journeys. And it made their lives easier still. And yet, human progress didn’t come to a halt. The descendants used the knowledge passed on to them to build the first carriage that in the modern times looks to be a poor excuse for one. That only goes to show how far the human mind can take us and what kind of potential it hides within it.”