Dark Insignia
Dark Insignia is a nymphomancy spell described in Monster Girl Encyclopedia World Guide III: Sabbath Grimoire.
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Dark Insignia - the power of darkness engraved in the body-
Nymphomancy that employs mana to engrave the target's body with “dark insignia” that produce a variety of effects. Insignia are also called “runes”, “cursed seals”, or “nymphoemblems”. There is a great variety of insignia, and effects vary depending on the pattern engraved. Dark insignia mainly affect the engraved person's body, so “pleasure insignia” which dramatically raises the pleasure obtainable with the target's body is one of the most typical. Also, the lewd changes induced in the target's body by insignia will generally influence the target's mentality as well. Many of the dark insignia activate under specific conditions, inducing increased pleasure, lust, etc. in the target.
Upon activation, mana concentrates in an insignia, and it glows mysteriously. In addition to glowing, an activated insignia will bring about a sort of throbbing sensation in the target, and compel her to seek pleasure, ecstasy, etc. depending on the power of the insignia. Also, conversely, it is even possible to increase the effects if the insignia is activated via the infusion of mana from an outside source. Additionally, the more an insignia is used, the more mana it accumulates, the more firmly it becomes affixed to the body, and the greater the effects it has on the target will be. The light emitted also grows increasingly more fascinating.
Furthermore, dark insignia can only be engraved with mamono mana, and since mamono mana is employed, a dark insignia has a nature similar to that of a monster. In other words, insignia may increase pleasure or cause the target to seek pleasure, but only in reaction to a man that the target recognizes as her husband in the case of monsters and human women who have men that they have feelings towards or husbands.
“Dark insignia” are gradually engraved by tracing over the target's body so as to draw a pattern using the caster's own mana imbued fingertips or a magic tool specifically for engraving insignia. The effects of dark insignia can be boosted by adding more to the pattern beyond the basic pattern or adding in more detail, so the potency of the power induced by insignia is commensurate to the scope of the pattern and the caster's talent. Ergo, there are even specialists who are focused only on mastering “dark insignia”, and in mamono realm cities there are also shops dedicated to insignia. Furthermore, the act of engraving an insignia may itself induce pleasure. If a high rank caster traces over the target's body with her fingers, it produces powerful pleasure each time that the pattern is engraved, and even after engraving is finished, the freshly engraved insignia will continue to throb for a while. After that, whether she likes it or not, the target will be forced to look forward to the pleasure induced by the insignia. Also, engraving insignia isn't necessarily a conscious decision, since it is nymphomancy, and insignia may also be automatically engraved on one's body in response to one's desires. When a human woman is monsterized, if she has a highly lewd mind suitable for a monster, then upon becoming a monster, a dark insignia may also emerge, or so it is said.
The bodies of the creatures known as monsters are made to maximize pleasure received from their husband in the first place, but a monster's desire for her husband is boundless. In fact, dark insignia are produced and engraved so that monsters can derive even more pleasure and delight from spending time with their husband and having sex. Monsters engrave their body with insignia to change themselves into even lewder beings. They are preferred not just by inma who purely seek to enjoy sex and pleasure, but also by monsters who are unable to honestly show their fondness of their husband, and they are even used as a means of straightening out one's mentality by monsters concerned with the ferocity dwelling within themselves. Other than that, they are also often used as a means of awakening the nature of freshly transformed, inexperienced inma, and mainly by monsters belonging to the extremist faction to ensure that human women will be reborn as even lewder beings when changing them into monsters.
The power of “dark insignia” is permanent. An insignia and its effects won't disappear with the passage of time. Removal requires the usage of a spell for that purpose, but since that spell is also classified as nymphomancy and acts in concert with desire, the target would need to wish for the removal of the insignia from the bottom of her heart without even a shred of doubt. If she has experienced ecstasy and delight from the pleasure induced by the insignia, or if she yearns for it even the slightest bit, then the insignia cannot be removed. Therefore, in most cases, once engraved, insignia will remain forever and never disappear. Also, once someone is aware of the rapture induced by the insignia and the fact that she herself desires it; the insignia becomes part of the body and can no longer be removed by any means.
It may be difficult to remove insignia, but on the other hand, using mana to disguise it by hiding the design is easy; however, this only affects appearances. Regardless of the pattern of the insignia being invisible, the insignia continues to be in effect as usual. Upon receiving pleasure from an insignia and falling into a state of extreme arousal, the insignia will activate and glow mysteriously, resulting in the reemergence of the pattern that had been made invisible. Also, to a monster, “dark insignia” often are meant as proof of what a lewd being she is or as an indication that she is her husband's property, so they don't like hiding them very much. A monster would reluctantly hide the patterns if masquerading as a human were necessary to infiltrate a human city or something, but in such circumstances, she would try to cover them up as much as possible using clothing, etc. rather than using mana to camouflage them.
Even “dark insignia” of the same pattern may exhibit different effects depending on where on the target's body they are engraved. Also, insignia have special meanings depending on where they are engraved, and they may be meant as assertions to the opposite sex. Since the specifics differ depending on each type of insignia, more will be explained when each insignia is introduced, but I'll break down the meanings and general effects for each location below; however, in some cases insignia may be chosen purely based on their effects, and there are also many people who choose where to engrave insignia based on how well it matches their fashion, so the meanings detailed below do not necessarily always apply. <tabber> [Hips]=
Engraved around the hips, mainly on the left or right side.
The effect kicks in when mounting one's partner and shaking one's hips, i.e, it boosts the pleasure of sex. It's the most common place to engrave an insignia, is especially preferred by inmas with a strong nature to enjoy pleasure, and has good compatibility with sex in the cowgirl position, shaking one's hips aggressively on top of a man.
Engraving an insignia on the hips is an indication of the intent and desire to enjoy sex and pleasure. In the case of unmarried monsters, it's an “invitation” towards men. It means she'll go with any man who calls out to her and pursues her. Also, in the case of married monsters, it signifies to their husband, “let's do it whenever you want,” “I want to do it with you all the time.”
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