Origin
Serpina, a cunning and malevolent succubus, was born in the darkest recesses of the Infernal Realms, where she honed her powers of seduction and deception. Unlike many of her kind, Serpina discovered that her true strength lay not only in draining the life force of her victims but also in manipulating their deepest desires. To enhance her influence over mortals, Serpina crafted an elaborate ruse: she began masquerading as a jinn, a being of immense power capable of granting wishes. Using her dark magic, she was able to mimic the abilities of a true jinn, fulfilling the wishes of desperate mortals—at a terrible cost. But each wish granted by Serpina comes with a binding contract, where their souls were the ultimate price.
Serpina’s reign of deception began as she moved through the mortal world, preying on the weak, the desperate, and the ambitious. She established a network of followers who spread rumors of a powerful jinn who could grant any wish, luring countless souls into her web. Each time she granted a wish, the consequences would eventually lead to the ruin of her victim, whether through twisted outcomes or fatal accidents. When their time was up, Serpina or her loyal enforcer, Fyre, would come to collect their soul, often in a violent and unexpected manner after having sex with them.
Serpina takes souls because they are the ultimate source of power in the supernatural realm. Each soul she collects is infused with the life force, memories, and spiritual energy of the individual it belonged to, making it an immensely potent resource. By harvesting souls, Serpina can amplify her own dark magic, sustain her existence, and even manipulate reality to fulfill her deceptive promises. Souls also offer her control and leverage over those who trade them, binding them to her will and ensuring her influence extends beyond death. Additionally, the eternal nature of souls grants her the greatest form of spiritual currency, allowing her to thrive in both the physical and spiritual planes through deal making. In the metaphysical economy of the infernal realms, souls are the ultimate currency, and by amassing them, Serpina secures her dominance, spreads her influence, and furthers her demonic agenda.
As her influence grew, Serpina targeted more powerful individuals, including sorcerers, politicians, and even other supernatural beings, always staying one step ahead by maintaining her jinn disguise. However, her growing infamy began to attract the attention of those who could see through her deception, or use her for their own goals while avoiding the ultimate outcome of losing their soul, setting the stage for a dangerous game of cat and mouse as Serpina seeks to expand her power while avoiding exposure.
Story Arcs
In Epitaph/Hexcraft Mechanics: Ultimate Control #1 – Ultimate Control it is revealed that billionaire Natas Talbane made a deal with Serpina to get the money and power he has today and he trapped her to keep her from collecting. Serpina, in corporeal form, came to confront Natas. They fight, but she doesn’t kill him then as she had something big planned for him. Serpina is later seen with SoulFyre, a human familiar who collects souls for her, as they seduce and kill a United States senator who’s time was long overdue.
In CurseRisen #1 the story is slightly retconned and she gives Natas the choice to have sex with her, then she would kill him and she could take what’s hers or he could try to fight her. He chooses to fight and he loses because none of his spells work as she’s incarnate and his spells are for use against spiritual beings. She doesn’t kill him, but this time her plan to kill his family first, make him suffer and then later kill him is revealed.
In CurseRisen #1 it’s also implied Serpina was the force that Savanni Harrison had connected with via the Ouija board and that she guided him to free her.
In CurseRisen #2 Serpina uses her magic to bring down the private jet that Natas’ daughter Loren and her mom Alana were flying on. At the end of the book Victor Locke is hired to find Serpina and stop her.
Power and Abilities
Serpina possesses a formidable array of powers, centered around her ability to seduce, deceive, and manipulate. Her primary skill is her mastery of dark magic, which she uses to fulfill the wishes of her victims, often with a sinister twist. By masquerading as a jinn, she can create illusions, alter reality, and grant temporary boons that seem miraculous to mortals. However, these wishes always come at a steep price, binding the victim’s soul to her through the very sex act that puts the wish into effect. Serpina also thrives on sexual energy, which she harvests by seducing and coercing male victims into intimate encounters. This energy not only sustains her but also amplifies her magical abilities. Despite her formidable powers, Serpina’s greatest strength lies in her cunning and her ability to blend in with the mortal world, using her jinn disguise to ensnare even the most wary of souls.