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It was obvious that Cleo had more experience with dwelling inside of a belly, as the lion remained soundly asleep throughout all of Shiro's motions. He could be felt slumped back and just to one side, his head pressed against the side of Shiro's stomach walls like they were some kind of pillow. The lion would gently shift and move a little through his slumber, but he remained asleep entirely. The warmth of the water surrounding his shelter only helped to keep his sleep deep... Cleo Badfur was out like a light, it seemed. If Shiro was looking for company, he might have to have a wander around Brightshore...

...or, perhaps, as the sound of somebody somewhat daintily knocking on his front door could be heard, someone might come to him instead... and whilst he'd just got settled in the bath, of all times!

[Assistant] Shiro only just relaxed in the tub before he heard the knock on his door, and sighed a bit. He had just gotten comfortable, but he wasn't rude, so he got up out of the water and dried off a bit with a towel before wrapping it around his waist, a hand resting on his belly as he made his way to his front door. Now that there was more daylight in the apartment, he got a better look of the inside of it. It wasn't massive, but it was definitely comfortable for three people at minimum, and practically a palace for a single person. He smiled to himself as he realized the fact that he had a much better place he had ever had before as he opened his door to answer it.

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Standing outside the door on the stairway balcony, was a young man that seemed to be about Shiro's own age, although he seemed just an inch or so shorter than the kitsune. He had black hair that was long enough to frame his face, and had to be swept to one side at the top to keep it out of his face. He had big and noticeable bright purple eyes set upon a slightly tanned complexion, with soft but smug and happy features. He was wearing a black shirt with torn off sleeves over his slender frame, and a pair of dark booty shorts to show off his legs, which were smooth and lined by fishnets before finishing in a pair of high-top sneakers. He also appeared to have a pair white wolf ears with black tips on the sides of his head, and a similarly furry white tail with a black tip at his behind... which was also rather generous, though not as big as Shiro's own. Both his butt and his junk were bulging out of his shorts, and although they were big, possibly even oversized, they weren't as huge as Shiro's butt or Cleo's junk, they were somewhere comfortably in the middle. The last notable fashion article was his multiple silver piercings, on his ears, eyebrows and lips.

He also, unmistakably and incredibly hard to miss, had a huge, swollen, orb like stomach. It wasn't bumpy and bulgy like Shiro's own Cleo-filled stomach, and looked firmer and more completely round, as if he was truly pregnant.

The wolf smirked as he saw a towel-clad Shiro before him. "Hi, uh, sorry if I was interrupting anything" He greeted, one hand cradling his belly. "It's just that I saw you arrive yesterday, and I thought I'd introduce myself..." The boy said, before extending his free hand. "I'm Kazsidy Karmichael, but most people just call me Kaz, or by my performing name, K.K. Bounce" He introduced himself. "I live in the apartment downstairs, so like I said, I figured I should come meet my new neighbor... I see you're already fitting in" He said with a chuckle, nodding at Shiro's belly.

[Assistant] Shiro blushed as he saw his neighbor, especially that swollen, pregnant looking belly. He didn't blush too much though, as he was gradually getting more and more used to being less worried about how people thought he looked. He smiled here, a warm smile, and shook Kaz's hand. "It's nice to meet you Kaz. My name is Hisagi Shiro. Shiro is my given name, Hisagi is my family name. I was just going to relax in the tub, but I can hold off on it for now. Do you want to come in? I only just moved here, but I can still offer you some water."

[User] "Oh, by all means, don't let me interrupt your bath" Kaz assured him, waving his hand dismissively. "I'll even keep you company if you're up for it, I could do with a good soak myself, to be honest" Kaz said, with a grin. The wolf seemed to be just as confident as lion that currently occupied Shiro's stomach. "That, and I wanna see that ass I've been hearing about... You were the talk of the town yesterday, I'm guessing that's Cleo inside of you? Man, he's lucky for getting a piece of you before anyone else" Kaz said with a snicker, reaching over and giving Shiro's belly a gentle rub.

[Assistant] Shiro blushed at Kaz's words, but didn't stop the wolf demi from rubbing his belly, murring slightly as he felt Kaz feel Cleo's shape through his belly. "Yeah, Cleo's in here. And I don't think it's so much luck as it is he was the first one to welcome me to Rakuen. But I would be more than happy to have you join me. I'd love the company, and you'll be able to do a lot more than just see my ass." Shiro smirked as he stepped to the side and made a gesture inviting Kaz inside. It seemed that the kitsune was adjusting to Rakuen very well.

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Kaz gave a grin as he stepped inside Shiro's home. "That sounds like a fun offer" He remarked in appreciation. "Though I feel a little overdressed with you like that, so... if you don't mind-"

With that, Kaz began to reach down and pull up, and off, his black shirt, revealing his slim and twinkish physique. Seeing where Cleo had abandoned his own things at the side, Kaz threw his shirt over there as well, before he removed his shoes and socks, setting them aside. "Ah, so much better" Kaz said with a satisfied sigh, as he unbuckled his short shorts and slid them down. "To tell the truth, I'm not really a clothes person, I only really wore them in case you weren't adjusted to just seeing so much bare skin all the time" Kaz admitted, before finally pushing down his underwear and his tights, finally standing in the nude, showing off his plush and grab-able rear end, and his generous helping of junk beneath the dominating bulge of his pregnant belly. His steadily stiffening member was already coming close to bumping the bottom of his belly.

"Apart from collars, fucking love collars" Kaz said, with a chuckle. "Collar me up and pull me around with a leash like a dog, I love that stuff" He said, giggling, as NOW his cock was bumping against his belly.

[Assistant] Shiro blushed as Cleo undressed in front of him, and even more so when he saw the wolf demi's junk and rump. As far as sexual assets go, he was indeed like a happy medium between himself and Cleo, and this made Shiro smile. "You don't need to worry about me adjusting to seeing so much skin. Cleo was my introduction to this world, so I'm pretty used to it." Shiro closed the door behind Kaz, and led him into the bathroom, where a tub of perfect temperature water was waiting for them. Once they were back in the bathroom, Shiro removed his towel, revealing to Kaz the butt that had the town talking, definitely larger than his and very soft, as if he just had two pillows for ass cheeks. To compensate for this though his junk wasn't as large as the wolf demi's, though not small. "So if you don't mind me asking, Cleo actually told me about how guys can end up permanently pregnant here if they want to. Your belly is a lot smoother than mine is, so are you pregnant too?"

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"Heh, yeah, he's not really one to beat about the bush when it comes to modesty" Kaz remarked with a snicker as Shiro spoke about his first meeting with Cleo, following the kitsune easily to the bathroom. He seemed to know where he was going; perhaps their apartments had a similar layout. Once Shiro shed his towel on their arrival into the bathroom, Kaz leaned over to get a good look at Shiro's rear end, and grinned. "Damn, and I thought I was sporting, that's a whole other level, Shiro" He said with a smirk. "If you ever got into dancing, you'd be a great hit at the Coco-Banana Club where I perform" Kaz reckoned.

He smirked, as Shiro asked him about his pregnant belly, putting his hands on it adoringly, rubbing the front with one hand. "Yepp, twins... This is my third pregnancy, and I've had these two for about... I think maybe six years, at this point, something like that" Kaz remarked, as if everything he'd just said was entirely possible and completely normal.

[Assistant] Shiro blushed at the mention of his rump and it being a hit at Kaz's club, but still smiled and nodded. "That's definitely something to consider. Honestly this rump is pretty nice, so maybe I should do something with it aside from sitting on it and shoving cocks and people up there." Shiro idly rested his hand on his own belly as he said this, but listened intently as Kaz talked about his own pregnant belly, and was a bit shocked when he mentioned the time. "I see." Blushing a bit, stepped forward, knelt down, and put one of his ears to Kaz's belly. Thanks to his own enhanced hearing, he could hear two heartbeats inside of Kaz's belly, and smiled more. "I'm actually kind of curious about trying this... What's the longest you've ever held a pregnancy for? Cleo told me that you could hold them indefinitely if you wanted and just have a big pregnant belly at all times."

[User] Kaz gave a chuckle at that. "Nothing wrong with doing all of that, you know" He said with a grin, before he watched Shiro come down before him and press his head against his own, smooth and firm orb of a belly. He reached over and ran his fingers through Shiro's hair, gently scratching the kitsune's ears as well as he listened to his belly. "Oh, you can, absolutely... Sometimes I just wanted to see myself slim again, but that isn't very often at all" Kaz told him. "As for the longest, it's easily got to be my second time... I kept that belly for a good fifteen years before I decided I wanted to have a break from the weight" Kaz explained.

[Assistant] "I can understand why. At that point you're basically lugging around a teenager everywhere. I guess the Font is really something if it can let you get away with that though." Shiro murred as his head was scratched, his nine tails idly waving behind him as he listened to Kaz's belly. After a bit though, he decided that they should get into a bath. "Well, no sense in just standing around when there's a perfectly lovely bath waiting for us." Shiro stood up here and made his way over to the bath, stepping in and relaxing in the tub, beckoning the wolf demi to sit down next to him. "While we're in here, you have my consent to feel up my ass if you wanted to."

[User] "Heh, maybe. This time, I might go for a new personal record though... twenty, maybe even twenty five years" Kaz said with a chuckle, before he nodded in agreement with Shiro, and followed him into the bath tub, easing into the warm water with a sigh of relaxation as he sat down beside Shiro. Kaz gave a small laugh of amusement when Shiro gave him permission to feel his ass. "Gee, thanks, well, same goes for you, and not just my ass if you wanted to get to feel more of me" Kaz said, with a snicker.

[Assistant] Shiro snickered a bit as well considering he wouldn't have invited Kaz in if he didn't have something like that in mind. "Well then, I guess that goes for me as well." Shiro scooted closer to Kaz here. He leaned over and smirked a bit, one hand coming over to rub Kaz's belly more but also to put himself in range of Kaz's hands for his own booty as well. "I really wanna feel your ass too, but I think I should let you go first since you're my guest."

[User] Kaz smiled widely as he felt Shiro's hand on his gravid belly, smirking wider as he saw that Shiro had leaned over, 'exposing' his behind some for him to grab, not that he needed to, since it was probably big enough for Kaz to feel up even if Shiro were sat down. Kaz reached one arm behind Shiro and let his hand travel down Shiro's back to his plush rump. "Ooooh, feels as good as it looks" Kaz said with a chuckle, squeezing the cheek he was feeling like it was putty. "Damn, that's actually really soft... I bet I could sleep on these... or with them on me" Kaz remarked with a snicker.

[Assistant] Shiro let out a light moan as his ass was squeezed, the soft yet springy rump molding to Kaz's grip quite well and feeling very wonderful. "Yeah, I don't know what it is... My ass wasn't this large before, but when I reincarnated into Rakuen it was like someone had turned my ass into a really good pillow..." As Kaz squeezed and played with his ass, he couldn't help but reach a hand down to grope and feel the pregnant wolf demi's rump, getting quite frisky from the ass squeezing he was getting.

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Kaz gave a smirk. "Well, however you got it, it's definitely worth keeping" Kaz said with a chuckle, still squeezing and stroking, feeling his hand sink into the skin. He smirked as Shiro was feeling his own rear end, which was soft and plush with more than enough bounce to it. Of course it wasn't as big as Shiro's, but it felt just as pleasant to touch either way, and it wobbled like Jell-O whenever it was.

Kaz grinned as he looked down at Shiro's crotch, and slid his hand along Shiro's hips, across his thigh, and then wrapped his fingers around Shiro's cock as they sat beside each other. "We may as well get to know each other ALL over whilst we're here" He reasoned with a smirk, as he started to slowly slide his hand up and down Shiro's dick.

[Assistant] Shiro murred as he felt Kaz's rump. It felt so soft to the touch and wobbled under his hands as he massaged it, but his mind was taken off of that for a moment and a moan was drawn from his lips as he felt the wolf demi wrap his hand around the kitsune's cock. Shiro's cock wasn't small by any means, being a solid 8'' long, but that was modest compared to some of the other residents of Rakuen such as Kaz and Cleo. "You have a point. What did you have in mind?" One of Shiro's tails snaked in the water and wrapped itself around Kaz's much more generous shaft, stroking it as Kaz stroked Shiro.

[User] Kaz bit his lip and gave a breathy moan when he felt the furry clutch of Shiro's tail around his shaft, which tenderly stroked him almost in rhythm with his own hold on Shiro's cock. As if in answer of his question, Kaz shuffled a little closer to Shiro, and turned his body more towards him. He swapped from his near hand to his far hand to deal with Shiro's cock, whilst their jointly swollen bellies were now touching, brushed up against one another. He then slid his arm across Shiro's shoulders, his hand settling on Shiro's far shoulder, before leaning his face closer, the kitsune able to feel the wolf's breath against his skin. Kaz's eyes were on Shiro's lips, then his eyes, and then back to his lips, before he puckered his own mouth and went for a kiss on the kitsune.

[Assistant] Shiro could feel Kaz scooting closer to him, and murred a tiny bit as he felt his swollen belly pressing up against the wolf demi's heavily pregnant belly. He still had a hand on Kaz's ass, but his other hand cradled the wolf demi's belly as he felt Kaz move in closer. The feeling of Kaz's warm breath on his face made him blush heavily, but the looks to his lips and seeing Kaz's own lips made him get the message, and as he saw the wolf demi move in for a kiss, he puckered his own mouth and accepted Kaz's gesture, the two now kissing. It was pretty obvious that Shiro was still a novice at this, but he was pretty gentle, and very into it.


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As Ryan kept struggling furiously, the very loud and long belch that was elicited filled his ears as his entire belly surroundings started to heavily contract and shudder. Within a few seconds, he found himself forcefully held in a very tight position to the point where he could only slightly move some part of of his limbs, creating smooth bulges on the lemon shark's belly. His outlines are a lot more prominent now as the other sharks could see his human features as his face and limbs were all stretched out tightly and snug on the shark's belly. "MMmmmfffhhhp~!" He tried to speak but the belly walls have tightened over his face to the point where he couldn't.

Now, more defined than ever, he could hear the conversations that were taking place and his heart dropped as Marcuv's shark friends were suggesting about having Ryan on being Marcuv's belly-pet possibly for years? This cannot happen! "MMmmffpp~Mnnnnmnnnn!" He tried to scream no as he struggled up, his motions only so far causing the shark's belly to bounce up and down! It seemed he was rather fearful!

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Marcuv gave a groan, putting a hand on his belly to hold it steady. "Settle down in there, buddy..." He murmured, before hiccupping. "Aww, having trouble keeping him down? Bet you can't even keep him for that long" One of the other sharks teased Marcuv.

"Totally can! Just you watch!" Marcuv said, his body swaying as he pointed out to his 'friends'. "I'll keep him for, for... for FIVE years! How about that? None of you can hold a human for five years, but I will! Just you wait... everyday from here on, I'll have this big belly filled with this guy... And when it's all done, I'm gonna eat all of you, one by one, until you're all gone..." Marcuv said, with a little giggle, as if he was drunkenly joking.

"You're on, Lil' Marcuv" One of them told him. "But if you lose, we get to eat you... and your friend" He added... sounding like he wasn't joking. "Deal" Marcuv responded, with the confidence of somebody three sheets to the wind.

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Ryan was clearly fearful as Marcuv placed his hand on his belly. He could definitely feel his belly shuddering about with Ryan's struggles upon hearing such a dare. Worse even, Marcuv decided to take on the bet! Adding five years to it? This is impossible, Ryan thought as he struggled on before pressing his face against the thick wall belly walls, showing off his prominent details externally!

"P-Please, don't keep me in here for five y-years! I have a life and ev-everything please!" He begged as he struggled about massively, Marcuv's belly was moving about wonderfully as prominent bulges appear here and there, even going as far up to his chest at times.

Though eventually, Ryan felt rather tired from doing so and seeing how his struggles seemed to do anything, he decided to just give up and lay back against the shark's belly walls, feeling his fleshy environment pulsating and slowly contracting on him. "D-don't, please" He continued to beg as he buried his face against the belly walls!

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Though Ryan's struggles and desperate cries were noticeable, it seemed that he was being ignored by all except Marcuv, who only gave a tickled chuckle and rubbed his stomach in response, keeping his hand on it as he seemed to be moving through the party, the conversation having moved on. From then on, it was just a case of Marcuv once more showing off the Ryan-filled stomach to anyone that listened. Perhaps the worst part for Ryan though, was that Marcuv made a decision to keep drinking...

...which meant it all crashed down on top of Ryan, splashing him and his clothes with liquor. No matter how much Ryan struggled or screamed, Marcuv and the rest of the party either ignored him or simply didn't notice him... He was stuck, and he was alone.

Eventually, after what must have felt like hours, but had really been less than just one, Ryan would hear the noise fading to silence, and was jostled this way and that as Marcuv appeared to be staggering somewhere, likely home...

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Truly it was an embarrassing and humiliating for such a squirmy, submissive human being nothing but just a large shark belly bulge for the rest of the party. The entire time, he felt the shark rubbing and kneading on him gently, as if he was caring for his belly like he's pregnant and whatnot. He though it couldn't get worse until of course the ravenous shark continue to get himself even more and more drunk to the point where he binge drink. Ryan being stuck in there himself was splashed with all the liquor, some of which had been accidentally drunk by Ryan as he was rather held tightly in one position. Luckily for him, he had a warm belly to snug around his form, providing the warmth for his currently wet clothes.

Though, he was indeed alone and nobody responded to him. Eventually though, his screaming and struggles stopped and he remain quiet for the later half of the party. Soon, he somehow fell asleep for a bit within his predator's tight and taut belly. Though, he woken up just in time to hear the noise fading though his entire fleshy world would shudder and toss him for a bit, causing Ryan to yelp for a little. His shark predator was staggering and strutting back from somewhere it seems.

"P-please, it's o-over yeah? L-let me go." Ryan decided to ask one more time to see if the shark would consider letting him out

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"Aww, shush..." Marcuv hushed Ryan drunkenly. "Yoush can stop pretending now..." He huffed, using one hand leaning against a wall to keep himself steady whilst his over rested on top of his bumpy, swollen belly. "...betweens you and me, we're gonna winsh thish bet eashy..." Marcuv mumbled to Ryan, as he continued to stagger away, constantly using the walls or whatever surface he could to lean on as he floundered towards his home in the darkness of the night. "...caush I don't really know how to getsh you out... so... we can't lose, woo!" Marcuv explained, pumping his fist in the air for a moment for only his enjoyment.

Eventually, Marcuv would practically fall against a door, his stomach pressed between him and it, as he fumbled for his keys.

[User] Ryan sighed as he heard how drunk his shark pretender seemed to be. Though, he shook his head which can be seen as a prominent bulge moving from side to side when Marcuv asked him to stop pretending. "P-pretending? I want to get out of here! I have a life!" He angrily exclaimed as he swayed around in that shark's sagging gut as he strutted back home in a drunken stupor. At least this time Ryan is confident that his predator is not looking to digest him.. "It's a stupid bet.." He said as he pressed both his palms against his belly walls, pushing it outwards though he paled for a bit when the shark told him he doesn't know how to get him out. "S-surely I can just c-crawl upwards when you're l-lying down? Right?" He asked before he let out a small yelp when he was squished between the shark's belly walls and the door which the shark had fallen on!

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"Jush shush..." Marcuv mumbled in response, before opening the door and, quite literally, falling into his own apartment. He landed on his belly, of course. Luckily for Ryan, the stomach walls cushioned the blow and he was left unscathed, though he would feel the weight of the admittedly slim and lithe Marcuv on top of him for a moment.

Marcuv squirmed about for a moment before getting himself to his feet. "...come on in, make yourshelf at home..." Marcuv mumbled, presumably at Ryan who he seemed to forget was trapped in his middle. He closed the door behind him, before wandering towards his living room. "Jush gonna... lie down for... a mo..." Marcuv huffed, as he basically fell over the side of his sofa and onto it's comfortable cushions. Thankfully, he landed on his side this time, and Ryan wasn't so squashed... However, after a few moments, Marcuv's breathing slowed... and he started to quietly snore. Before he passed out completely, Marcuv managed to place one hand on his belly, holding it like he were a mother holding her pregnancy. With that... Marcuv was asleep.

If Ryan was leaving the stomach at all, he would be at the earliest, waiting until morning... or when Marcuv woke up, anyway.

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Ryan grunted lightly as Marcuv shushed him once more. His fear fading away slowly and slowly but Marcuv's sudden fall caused him to yelp and bounce up again but he was immediately met with a loud thud to his body! It was powerful enough to force him against the shark's inner organ while the belly walls were squeezed into every inch of his weary skin. He sighed, a little alarmed from the fell and remain quiet.

He could practically feel his predator squirmed for a bit before finally getting on his two feet while Ryan remain suspended in a drunken shark's hammock of a belly. At this point, he wasn't sure on what to do as his predator was horribly drunken as he could hear him welcoming someone into his own house. Presumably him in which Ryan pushed out his hands against the belly walls. "I-I am here! M-Marcuv!" He yelled as he laid against the belly walls, feeling his predator wandering for a bit. Another fall caused Ryan to yelp and to be pushed against the side of the shark's rumbling belly walls.

He wasn't squashed this time but was rather packed in a tight belly but surprising against the softer belly walls, making him believe that Marcuv had already went to bed or is lying on a sofa. He sighed, knowing the shark would probably sober up tomorrow but for now he is a shark's food for the night. He was about to go to sleep until.. He felt Marcuv's placing his on his the belly bulge where his head was. He was gently rubbing and patting him in his sleep! How humiliating! Or... how comforting, Ryan thought as he squirmed for a bit lightly. It was quite a caress that he has never really received before and this is him coming from within the shark's belly. Though, still flustered but a little comforted now, he decided to get some shut eye. Hey, at least the shark's belly makes a warm bed!

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Marcuv wouldn't stir until well into the morning of the next day, when a distant alarm in his bedroom began blaring. The shark boy was slow to rise and had a horrible, horrible headache. "...urgh... feel so bloated..." He muttered as he started to push himself up slowly, yawning and rubbing at his face. He finally seemed to feel the weight and presence of a human being inside of him for the first time. He looked down at his swollen stomach, and his eyes went wide and he gasped in surprise. "...what the hell did I... oh... oh right..." He mumbled, as events of last night slowly began to come back to him.

A blush went across his cheeks. "...oops" He mumbled, as if the imprisonment of a human inside of his stomach for five, possibly more, whole years was a mere trivial accident. "Oh well..." He remarked, smiling. He gave his belly a gentle rub. "...feels pretty good, actually" He murmured, before he groaned and rubbed his head. He carefully got up, trying not to rudely awaken his 'passenger' and started to head upstairs to get himself showered and changed out of last night's clothes.

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Meanwhile, Ryan slept pretty well the entire night. He was enclosed in a rather warm, tight and snug fleshy chamber in which the belly walls continued to knead him, lulling him into a deep sleep. He would continue to sleep when Marcuv wakes up, Marcuv himself hearing a bit of a snore coming from within his belly. At some points, he would noticed his prey slightly twitching a bit, causing his yellow shark belly to shift for a bit as his prey seemed to be comfortably sleeping within him~.

Marcuv couldn't see it but Ryan had a bit of a grin as he slowly moved about within his ravenous gut. Its as if all thoughts of fear have faded away from Ryan's mind as he moved about gently, snoring right into Marcuv's belly wall. The shark's gentle belly rub would continue to comfort his prey, even so far as causing him to groan rather comfortably as the shark walked upstairs to change his clothes. Though that would be quite a challenge considering how big his belly is now with Ryan making him all full-out pregnant! Marcuv could hear his prey slightly shifting about, perhaps he is about to wake up?

[Assistant] If the walking didn't wake Ryan up, the pattering of the shower water against Marcuv's belly certainly would. The shark wasn't in the shower for very long, heading for his bedroom to change, still feeling a little rough. He started to feel the motions in his belly, looking down at it. "...well, morning sleepyhead, hope you slept well, because I slept great" Marcuv told Ryan with a smile, as he started to get dressed.

[User] Hearing the sounds of shower and feeling the lovely belly scrubbing immediately did stir Ryan up. Again, he was shocked to see dark, pulsating belly walls surrounding him again! He thought he was in a dream! "Wait.. this i-isn't a dream? Let me out!" He yelled once more as he pressed his terrified face forward, a rather large facial bulge can be seen on the lemon's shark belly. It was then followed by dancing prominent bulges which seemed to shift from here and there. Lovely squirming~. Though at the end of the shower, he seemed to calm down a bit as he curled up, slightly shivering due to fear. He glanced upward, sighing as he shook his head. "C-can you let me out please? I need to go home!" He said, totally ignoring Marcuv's greetings!

[Assistant] "Ooof..." Marcuv panted, putting both hands on the sides of his belly to keep it steady, the squirms and wriggles visibly shaking it. He caught sight of himself in a mirror, and grinned widely as he saw Ryan's face pushed against his stomach walls, leaving an imprint. "Aww, come on, it can't be that bad in there, you slept like a log all night" Marcuv pointed out, before he gave a groan and rubbed his head again. "Urgh... tell you what, I feel real rough from last night, especially if you keep squirming like that... so I'm gonna try and throw you up, but if I can't, will you please stop panicking and moving about so much?" Marcuv offered... having no intention of releasing Ryan, though he wasn't going to let Ryan know that. "Like, just chill... think of it as a... vacation" Marcuv suggested, as he headed back to his bathroom.


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Brand woke from his doze almost immediately. He could practically feel the tear in reality, and it grated on his nerves like fire. He went quickly to the entrance of his lair, but by the time he arrived the disruption had ceased. He flexed his wings anxiously, wondering what could have happened. Only one way to find out, he thought as he hurled himself into the sky.

The dragon flew high and cautiously, concerned about the power of the entity that could have ripped open the barriers of time and space. He kept the sun to his back as his eagle-like eyes scanned the forest below him. At first he found nothing wrong, save for the temporary silence of the local animals in the forest. Inevitably, though, he spotted the woman walking along upriver.

Brand dove, keeping the sun above and behind him. His target was covered by his shadow as he dropped from above. That shadow was the only warning she got before he spread his wings wide and landed before her with a tremendous crash. The mighty muscles in his limbs did a grand job of absorbing the impact of his body with the ground.

"I VERY MUCH HOPE YOU HAVE AN EXPLANATION FOR YOURSELF, MORTAL," Brand thundered even as he took in the sight of his target. Well now... isn't this lovely? Twice in one day? Who'd have imagined?

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Even as she walked, she already sensed that something was wrong. She was a fortuneteller by trade, a real one, though her powers in that area wasn't reliably manifesting in this strange place she found herself in. And yet she still had some reaction before the shadow was cast overhead and accompanied by a powerful gust of wind that nearly blew her over.

She turned around in time as the massive reptilian creature crashed down in descent, her cape nearly pulled off by the force of the wind but somehow, Viola managed to stand her ground as she held on tight to the front of her hood. She frowned, intimidated but certainly not about to run away. The fact that this thing could speak wasn't a surprise somehow though her thoughts towards it were that of hostility.

Viola didn't even reply to the demand. If anything, she attacked first and sent her crystal ball flying straight towards the dragon's neck before it clashed harmlessly against the hard scales. The orb flew back besides her and she muttered a silent 'Damn' as she looked up at its imposing figure. She stepped back cautiously, the orb floating around her as she calmed herself down. She had never fought anything of this size before, nor did anyone else for that matter. If she could distract it by attacking its eyes, then maybe?

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Brand let the orb bounce off the scales covering his neck, wondering what the heck that was all about. He paused for a moment, waiting for something to happen. "That was it?" he said with some incredulity. "Are you serious?"

He actually broke into laughter, starting with a deep chuckle and working his way to an outright guffaw. His guard was down and he clearly didn't expect any trouble with her. "If that's all your capable of, I'll be doing you a favor by enslaving you into my harem. You obviously don't stand a chance against even your own males."

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It was laughing at her, somehow thinking that her physical weakness was grounds for insults. Viola frowned, stepping back with one leg before spinning around and throwing the Orb once more. This time it paused in between the two before unleashing an intense, bright light that was intended to blind her foe.

She wasn't stupid. There was no way she had something that can pierce through that dragon's scales and so she immediately turned and ran. Her attire wasn't suited for a chase such as this but if she could just find a place to hide somewhere, then she can form a new plan from there. Viola was used to running away from others after all, and this wouldn't be the first time she outsmarted a more physically powerful foe.

The cover of the trees... yes, that should be a good place to start. Away from the river that made it easy for others to track her down. Her long legs were working as hard as they could and considering this was a situation where her life depended on it, adrenaline made her as focused as possible. She didn't even want to think about what he meant by enslaving into a harem.

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Brand made a grunting sound as the flare caught him by surprise. His eyes watered from the pain of the brightness and he had to waste several moments shaking it off. By the time he could see again, the woman had already gained some distance.

"Fine," Brand said as he shrank down to his "war form", an anthro blend of man and dragon. "We play Hide and go Seek."

The dragon, of course, had a wildly unfair set of advantages over the human woman, like the ability to sense magic and his sharp nose. He took in a breath through his nostrils, caught her scent easily, and strode off in pursuit, his tail lashing around excitedly. How dare this female try to fight against her fate!

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It didn't take long for Viola to reach the relative safety of the trees as she kept running. She couldn't risk this long of a sprint though and given the heels of her legwear, having them break would be disastrous if that were the case. No, she knew when the blinding light eventually dissipated and the young seer made sure that by the time it was gone, she was out of view and out of any normal detection.

She breathed in deeply, her back against a particularly tall oak tree as she paused to catch her breath. She wouldn't be able to beat a creature of that size by force alone and escape was likely the only option. Wherever she had been sent to, she needed to find a way to redo the spell and send her somewhere else. Whoever her companion was... she'd have to fend things off by herself if and when she wakes up.

After a short amount of time had passed, Viola began walking again, slowly and stealthily through the cover of this forest. She didn't want to make any sudden noises and if possible, she hoped her pursuer would grow bored and go away.

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It was hard to tell how much time had passed before she heard the sound of heavy footsteps walking through the brush behind her. Someone was following her trail... too light to possibly be the huge dragon, but whomever it was behind her was not small either.

Brand strode through the woods, hot on the white-haired woman's trail. His humanoid form's long legs ate up the distance between them, homing in on her location unerringly. He smiled to himself, noticing that while his prey had been trying to remain quiet she hadn't used any evasion techniques at all. He was going to catch up with her and there was nothing she could do about it...

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She should be safe for now... or at least, that's what she thought until the sound of footsteps somewhere behind her. A dragon like that from earlier should not be able to follow her trail but the feeling of this one was... different. She wasn't sure what was following her, but she suspected the two were related.

Hiding behind a sturdy-looking oak, Viola closed her eyes and placed both hands close to her chest. Visions came into her mind, visions picked up by her crystal ball that floated some distance away behind her. A second pair of eyes which she used to discern what was following her and its location. And when the image appeared, she took in a deep breath at the trouble she now found herself in.

It was much too close. Just a few paces away and it was only by a miracle that she managed to get out of its eyesight when choosing this particular tree to hide behind. It was smaller than the dragon, but still towered over anyone else, even the golem Astaroth would have been like a child to it. How was she even to fight this thing trying to track her down? Would blinding it again work?

Viola stayed still, slowing her breathing as she opened her eyes. She could try luring it away perhaps? She gestured with her hands, the orb flashing once as it was manipulated from a long distance. It flew, moving in front of the creature's eyes and then straight towards the right towards a smaller cluster of trees. This plan should work... hopefully.

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The anthro dragon in the kilt chuckled. "You expect me to fall for that?" He said loudly. "You have two choices. One is to face me and get this over with, or you could remain hidden and I could inflict my 'curse of a hundred screams' on you. Either way ends the same, but at least if you face me there's a fighting chance."

He held up just right hand and paused, hovering just an instant from making a loud snap with his fingers. "Counting down in 5... 4... 3..."

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Ah, so this one was smart enough not to fall for that. Clever, annoyingly clever. But there was no way she intended to face that creature head on without some kind of noticeable advantage. An advantage she currently didn't have at the moment. Viola closed her eyes and breathed in deeply, trying to think hard about what she could do. Not much came to her right now and with the sudden new threat of some kind of curse being placed on her, she had to make a decision soon.

She crossed her arms, waiting until the creature said '2' before stepping out of her hiding place with an irritated expression on her face. She looked up at her pursuer, shivering ever so slightly as the seer gazed upon him. The vision from the orb was one thing, but this draconic creature towered over her that she couldn't help but take a step back.

"What do you want?" she asked, though judging by what the earlier dragon had said earlier, she knew she wasn't going to like the response.

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"I've decided I want you," Brand said as he lowered his hand. "I'm going to put you in harem pants and a veil and a cute little collar that will go beautifully with your hair and eyes and make you into one of my harem slaves. And you will never want for anything ever again." He smirked.

"After all you're in my territory. Your fate is mine to decide. But I'm willing to give you a chance. You strike me as a fighter of some sort. So what do you think? One round takes all? The stakes being your freedom and virtue versus my service?" He looked like he had few doubts about how such a contest would end. "I'll even refrain from my magic if you feel I have an unfair advantage."

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"Yes, but why?" Viola asked, unimpressed by his arrogant display. If he expected her to oblige so simply, then he had another thing coming. The metal claws attached to the tips of her right fingers could be a defense if they actually were to do battle at least. Not against his scales, but if she could just get to a softer target like the eyes...

"Fine," Viola answered, not even letting him get ready before she made a quick gesture with her left hand.

From a distance, the crystal ball came back from the side and blazed brightly like the sun once more, directly towards the draconic being's face. Already she took that moment to run around the creature, her cape fluttering wildly behind her as she looked for a place to climb and get a good vantage point.

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Though she moved quickly, Viola grunted in surprise as a fair portion of her cloak was torn away in a single swipe. It would be dangerous, instant death if such an attack struck her directly.

Perhaps that would be for the best, get killed instead of be forced in a position where her will is sapped. Viola shook her head and continued on, stepping up and beginning to climb the humanoid dragon's back.

She was surprisingly agile and flexible despite her clothing and she readied the claws on her right fingertips as she made her way up to her opponent's head.

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Viola was able to keep her balance all the way up his back, his wings giving her an extra handhold for her free hand to brace herself for her strike.

Suddenly the dragon reached up and behind him, seizing the front of her corset. The breath was squeezed out of her as he gripped the cloth, his claws penetrating the braces supporting her cleavage. He threw her forward over his head and there was a loud tearing sound as she flew through the air. When she landed she found that the front of her precious corset had been torn open almost down to her navel.

Fortunately she was mostly unhurt and fully capable of continuing to fight. The dragon growled as he charged after her, his claws flashing.

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She got close to her intended target, having raised her right hand to strike and then... a sudden grab. She didn't even register it before she felt a tightness around her chest as he gripped the cloth, cutting through the front area before Viola was tossed to the ground, slightly dazed at what had just happened.

She recovered quickly, though she realized that the front of her corset was torn to reveal the gentle sway of her moderately endowed chest. She clicked her teeth in annoyance, one arm covering herself as she watched forward, the draconic being charging as she twirled about to the side. Her free arm gestured forward, as her orb flew back. Flying around his head like a fly and giving the occasional slam aimed at his eyes.

All the while she tried to back away, careful not to reveal more of herself to this beast.

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Brand lifted an arm to protect his head while the glowing bowling ball slammed into his skull over and over. He still managed to make it to her and slashed with his other hand, grabbing her skirt as he did. He sank his claws into the side of her skirt and his claws slashed the cloth into ribbons with a loud tearing sound.

"You'll never beat me one handed," he pointed out as he swing again, only to snare her cloak and tear an entire section of it away. He ignored the opening that gave him... he could have landed a devastating blow just then if he had chose to do so. Instead he swatted hard at the orb and smacked it away from him.

"That's right," he told her as he closed in. "I'm playing with you. You better up your game if you want to win."

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Despite his size, he reached Viola fairly easily and another slash saw more of her attire torn away. Portions of her skirt were torn away as she attempted to dodge and the next swing nearly pulled her cloak right off of her shoulders. She looked on, looking more frightened now as her orb was was knocked away. It was her only true weapon, normally something that can stand up to blades and other objects but her opponent was proving to be too much to deal with.

And then he came closer, Viola instinctively stepped back with her arms crossed as she tried to hide more of her exposed body. He was toying with her, and it didn't look like she made any progress at all. Even as she continued to step back, she recalled her orb again as it struck the draconic being again and again. A desperation was in its movements as panic began to set in Viola's mind.


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"...That all sounds like a bunch of crazy" Matty remarked, before shrugging. "But I suppose living somewhere like Furchester would sound just as crazy to you, I guess" He reasoned. "...so, all I got is 'why?' pretty much to everything you just said... why are you in a timelocked realm? Why do the dead appear? Who wanders in? Why do you have powers? How powerful are they?... That's a how, not a why, but you get what I mean" Matty remarked, waving his hand.

Matty glanced over to take another look at the map. "...what's the scale on this thing? How long is it going to take to reach... wherever it is we're headed? Because we're not equipped for camping... and the weather looks fine now, but I've got no idea how quickly this could change"

[Assistant] Theo chuckled dryly at all the questions thrown his way, but he was happy they were asked all the same. He nodded his head in agreement. This Furchester place seemed farther along than he knew, and he would certainly be lost were he stranded in such a place. "There are answers to your questions, but I can't answer all of them. Why the realm is as it is, I will not say. Why the dead rise, is because of the fluctuations in time at the border of the barrier causing them to exist once again, but such things cannot bring them back to life fully. As for who wanders in, campers, hikers, people that ignore the tales, or want to see spooky spirits. My powers are natural, gifted down the family line, and it appears that power is relevant. Here, so far flicking a rock has been the best I could manage. At home, I could uproot trees thicker than these, or fly myself around, amongst many other things." His ear flicked a little, glancing off to the side. "I should hope we will leave soon... Should we perhaps climb a tree and attempt to look for a landmark?"

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"Well Damn, that's some mystical mumbo-jumbo stuff right there" Matty remarked. "But, since you're able to do that thing with the rock at all, I don't see why you can't do all that other stuff with time, maybe you just need to... I don't know, be here a little longer? Maybe it's something in the air" Matty remarked with a shrug. "But yeah, that's a good idea... hopefully we get somewhere before I get too hungry, I tend to have a big appetite... having vorgies all the time'll do that to you" Matty remarked, before finding a decent-looking tree with branches that were easy to reach. He started to climb up, ascending quickly. He seemed to be quite an active soul, perhaps better equipped for this land than he really knew.

"...well, okay, I can see this big, huge lonely mountain, way way over there, looks like purple storm clouds around it... so if there's anything on the map that looks like that... it's super far away, like, we're not going to get there in one day" Matty called down. There was some rustling as he shifted positions. "...I can see a big tree on top of a hill, the way we were heading, that's not too far away, that's gotta be less than a mile"

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The demi wolf chuckled, inclining his head. "Well, mystical wouldn't be the correct term for it, but I understand what you mean. The good news and the bad news is that, normally, I should be confined to my home more or less. It would be dangerous to leave the time barrier around my domain, as even I am not quite sure what would happen, yet here I am and I seem unharmed, if underpowered. I believe that my power is connected with my home, so on the one hand, having such limits at the moment might be changed in time as I get accustomed to this plane, or perhaps this is the extent of my power while I am here. But, the good news I suppose is that I still have some power, meaning some connection still exists between ourselves and our homes. Meaning, it is safe to assume that we can find some way back."

Theo would tilt his head some as Matty climbed up, watching him go. "Vorgies is a new term for me," he mumbled, deciding to ask later as he perked up his ears to listen to his report. He stood near the base of the tree as he pulled out the map to look over the symbols again. The symbol of the Shimmerwood was that of a very large tree. Perhaps the center, or perhaps the large tree Matty can see. It wasn't quite the same as what he thought was the symbol of the town near to the symbol of the large tree in that direction. Maybe they were the same, maybe not. He looked up on the map, Seeing there was indeed the marking of a mountain a little distance away from the forest. That at least confirmed the direction of the map as he started to fold it up. "I think that could be the town, or it could be some civilization within these woods. Either way it's probably our best bet. Good job up there," he called up to his fellow demi wolf.

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Matty was quick to clamber down, jumping back to the ground once he was clear of branches and not too high for him to hurt himself. He brushed himself down, clearing the bits of twigs and leaves off of himself. "We've got woods like this... well, normal trees like these, anyway, back where I'm from, but that crazy magic mountain? That's something new to me, but I don't know what your world is like... maybe there's parts of both of our world mixed together out here... God, I wish I paid more attention to Arcane Theory in the academy..." Matty murmured, shaking his head before taking off again, once more in the direction of the lonely tree he had seen.

"So... you're some kind of wolf, like me... that's another thing we seem to have in common" Matty observed. "Don't really know any that are as white as you though, to be honest" Matty said, looking Theo up and down.

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Theo watched him climbing down, quite skillfully it seemed. Were Theo the one to climb up a tree, he would have preferred to simply float up to the top, though he wasn't sure if he even could as he was for now. "This world might have similarities, but I can't recall such a mountain with such weather where I am from either. But, perhaps that is just the magic of this world coalescing there. Perhaps it would be a good place to venture next, after we examine this large tree you saw," he said with a flick of his tail, noticing Matty looking over him.

"Well I don't get a lot of sun cooped up in a castle all day... oh you meant the hair and tail," he paused for a moment to shake some bangs out of his bright eyes. "It's a side effect of the magic actually. Though since the magic has passed through my family for quite some time, it might also just be our natural color now. In any case, it is certainly not a sign of elder enfeeblement. I'd say we're probably about the same age. I've learned my magic through books, a little from parents, but they enjoyed letting me struggle on my own. How about you? Athletic skills could be trained on your own, but, did you mention an academy just now? What sort of teachings is there? Also I'm still curious about that 'vorgies' thing you mentioned, is that something taught at that academy as well?"

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Matty patiently listened, for a change, to Theo as the pair of them trudged through the forest, the outskirts almost clear through the trees. "Furchester? It's one of the top universities in the world that caters to... let's say, the potential, of... non-humans, like myself" Matty explained. "They don't exactly teach you how to do magic, more how to control magic, because not everyone can... but there's also stuff on like, our inner animal instincts, natural prowess and things like that, alongside the usual, you know... English, Maths and Sciences, and all that stuff... me? I dabbled in Dramatics, as well as Athletics and Music... let's just say, if this world is as fantastical as I hope, I think being a bard will be the best choice for me"

When Theo questioned about vorgies, the first positive, almost mischievous grin crept across Matty's face, like somebody who had delighted in the question. "Vorgies are... very much a carnal activity... It'd be hard for just the two of us to have one, but I'm sure we could manage" Matty said, and finally touched Theo for the first time; He put his arm around Theo's shoulders as they walked, grin still on his face. "As long as you're open minded and not too much of a prude, you'll love a good vorgy... I tell you what, once we're all settled in wherever this Shimmerwood settlement is, I'll give you a... taster, if you will" Matty said, snickering to himself at his own joke.

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Theo in turn listened closely as well. He was intrigued by this world Matty had come from. Something like that, proven by his existence was a whole world of learning Theo could experience. Matty didn't seem like he was quite the most studious, but it seemed he had been given a good education none the less, with plenty of room given to grow and experience many things. "A bard hmm? I guess we'll have to see if we can find you an instrument for that pick of yours," he said, nodding his head, then quieting again as he spoke once more. "I would be most grateful to receive a... taster," he said, flicking his tail.

He didn't shy away from the arm around him, and was actually rather glad for it in the moment. It was further proof that this was no hallucination, to feel physical touch without his instigation. "Hopefully this settlement will be welcoming, and perhaps hold some answers for us as well. And maybe a few others that would want to participate in your activity," he said, the last with a grin of his own, leaning his side against the fellow demi wolf's for a moment.

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Matty gave a laugh at this. "Here's hoping... we can call it 'dimensional relations' or something" Matty said with a chuckle, clearly amused by Theo's naiveté of his favorite pastime. With a wide smirk on Matty's face, the pair would eventually break out of the woods, and into the rolling hills that lay around it. Atop the hill not far away was the lone, strong-standing tree that Matty had seen from the tree-tops. He withdrew his arm, not unkindly though, as they had a better vision of their surroundings.

"So, if we're right, or lucky, the actual Shimmerwood settlement should be over the hill, past that tree" Matty remarked.

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Theo smiled at the sound of Matty's laughter. "Sure sure, I wonder if we'll be able to keep in touch after all this," he mused, but that was something to think about another time. He looked on at the huge tree dominating the hills rolling towards the forest. "Right..." he murmured, starting their walk again, slower as they had to navigate the hills before them, though eventually, they would start to see many markings in the tree, unnatural shapes amongst the soaring branches thicker than trees on the ground, and as they neared the colossal base of the tree, the shadow of the boughs above the clouds blanketing over them, they would begin to realize that the settlement was not beyond the tree.

It was a city within the tree! Even as they approached, they could see guards standing before a massive 'door' in the base of the tree, an alcove allowing access within. Wearing a strange wooden armor, and bearing similarly wooden weapons, that still seemed quite sharp nonetheless, a pair of guards with strikingly classical elvish looks slowly lowered their spears, non-aggressively but in a ready stance. "Who are you beings? What brings you to the Kingdom of GreatTree?"

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"...well, I can honestly say, that wasn't what I was expecting" Matty remarked to Theo, gesturing to the colossal tree-bound civilization. "Funny, didn't seem so huge back in the forest" Matty remarked, before shrugging. "So it seems like some kind of magic runs through the landscape as well, or something... at least, there's no trees like THAT back home, only in stories" Matty told Theo, having not yet turned his attentions to the guards before them.

At that, however, he turned his attention to the guards. "Uh, hey, yeah, so... well, this might sound a little crazy, but we kind of just... fell out of the sky, no idea where we are or what this place is... don't suppose you could, uh, let us in? We're not armed or anything... we just kinda want to find some answers, and maybe just get ourselves together" Matty told them, seemingly unconcerned by the truth of their arrival being told about.

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Theo nodded his head as well as Matty spoke, having the same sentiments. "I've never seen such a tree either, though I have not ventured far. There are probably some elvish places that could rival this tree, but I've never been to them."

He stayed quiet as Matty spoke with the guards, who in turn looked at one another, then brought their weapons back to pointing up, relaxed. "Ahh! We saw the summoning storm, you must be the new arrivals then. Come with us, the King will want to meet with you," they said, one stepping ahead through the giant arch into the tree, another waiting for the pair to enter to follow behind. Once settled into line, they pair of them were led inside, to the vast hollowed out area within, though the tree was so big that it clearly still had plenty of support despite some of the base being hollowed out. They were led to what looked like a pond with a giant lilypad on it. After standing for a moment, the sound of water gushing arose from below, with a slight pressure on their feet before the lilypad began to rise up like an elevator through the column of the tree, heading for the top.

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"Summoning storm?" Matty questioned, cocking his head a little. "Well... sounds like this isn't exactly a unique event in this world then" Matty told Theo. "So... maybe there's more people from your world or mine here, somewhere... maybe this King might know something about all of this" Matty concluded. "...I'm not stealing your thunder by making all the deductions, am I?" Matty asked with a smirk as they headed inside the tree, following the guards into the great cavern at the base of the tree.

Once they were ushered onto the lilypad, Matty looked around for a moment. "So, uh... something meant to happen, or---" He began, before the lilypad shook and they were suddenly rising. "Holy shit!" Matty exclaimed in surprise, steadying himself as he looked down, and then upwards at their upcoming destination. "...this is some Elder Scrolls level shit..." He murmured.

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The white demi wolf chuckled at Matty's little smirk, and reached over, rather playfully rubbing behind his ears for a few seconds. "I'm glad you can keep up," he said, returning the smirk with one of his own. "We'll have to wait and-" he began, then lurched slightly as the lilypad beneath them jostled and began to rise, not having expected that either. They rose higher and higher, for minutes on end, the towering column of water below lifting them up. There was a view across the hollow where there were some "windows" cut through to show they were soaring above the ground now. Then there was a brief moment of darkness before the lilypad finally seemed to settle, and before them were hollowed out halls of wood, somewhere deep within up way up the tree.

The guards opened what looked like safety gates, escorted them onto the solid floor, then closed the gates. The lilypad began to slowly descend down out of sight, leaving a large hole. The guards then escorted them upwards, and through a door, and then began a winding spiraling staircase through the trunk leading even further and further up, through many halls and passing by many doors, until at last coming before another pair of guards before a much more regal looking arch, decorated in banners and gems studded into the wood. Through this archway was a long carpet leading up to a throne, where a clearly royal figure sat, awaiting their introduction.


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Brand didn't hesitate. In fact his slightly shy persona seemed to have vanished. His left hand went straight to her now bare breast, his fingers quickly finding her erect nipple and squeezing it lightly. He began kneading her breast while his other hand went to work on the unsewn strips of cloth that her clothing had somehow become. Cloth dropped away from her warm body, baring Allura in all her glory. He pressed himself against her aggressively, one hand on her breast and the other on her hip. She could feel his arousal through the cloth of the kilt he was wearing.

Somehow his shirt seemed to melt away like mist in the sunshine, baring his muscular chest and flat stomach. He began steadily grinding himself up against her aroused body, making her body seem to catch fire. She would only dimly become aware that his kilt had vanished too when his manhood ground right up against her feminine heat.

"You're mine, Allura," he told her firmly between red hot kisses to her mouth and neck. He was drinking in every bit of her with his body, his hands sliding everywhere over her and somehow finding her tenderest and favorite spots. He was playing her body like an erotic instrument... and he was only just starting.

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Allura moaned, pressing herself ever closer to her lover as he took hold of her exposed breast, squeezing the orb and causing her body to tingle and shiver. She shifted and writhed, letting him remove and drop the last bits of clothing she originally had. Truly she had the proportions that would make anyone blush. A slender body with a large rack and hips that made it much easier to grab and position.

Her eyes opened again, this time completely dominated by whatever spell she was under as she stared back. Her arms reached out to wrap around him, and she could care less that his clothes appeared to have just disappeared in the breeze. She arched more of herself, letting him slide his hands all over her exposed body as she breathed in his scent. Her lips returned his kisses and she moaned loudly whenever he shifted his own kisses to her neck.

She wanted to just lay back and let him do whatever he desired. Her body was open to him, a lovely sorceress desiring to be dominated in whatever position imaginable just to satisfy her own cravings.

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Brand grinned as he lowered the sexy, submissive sorceress to the floor. He'd had the pleasure of many women before, but few... very few... came close to this curvy beauty. He gripped her hips as he pushed his now very solid manhood into her tender folds, letting out an involuntary groan as he did. She was exquisite, her incredible body seemingly built expressly for the purpose of pleasure.

He lowered himself above her, holding himself up by his arms as he thrust into her carefully and deliberately, prolonging the process as much as he could... at first. He started grinding against her slowly, rocking that voluptuous body of hers back and forth beneath him. His eyes could not get enough of the sight of her big, round breasts bobbing and heaving on her chest with each thrust. The lusty, almost desperate expression of her face and the wonderful sounds that she made as he had her were a wonderful bonus as he took his pleasure with her.

Locked with her in their passionate embrace, Brand gradually started picking up the pace, seeking out the right rhythm that would drive his sexy partner wild. He lowered himself completely atop her, feeling those mammoth mammaries pressing against his chest and gripping her shoulders as he drove into and out of her, his eyes fixed on her face as she lay beneath him.

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Allura sighed as he was lowered down to the floor. The fact that there was a perfectly useable bed close by must mean something else but she was also glad that her lover was straight to the point. She felt his hold on her hips, before his hard member slipped into her womanhood and she moaned at the same time as him, eyes widening at the feel of his size and girth now pushing its way inside her.

"Ahhh! Haaaah!" she cried out in pleasure as he began to carefully thrust his way in and out of her tight body. With each rhythmic pounding, her body swayed and her breasts moved in tandem like swinging pendulums, though a bit more reserved in their movements. They were perfectly shaped, the desires of men all over and some women too. And now, as she rocked back and forth, all she could think about was pleasing her lover. She spread her long legs, bending them at the knee for easier access and her moans became louder and louder, echoing throughout the chamber where the only inhabitants were the two of them.

He was becoming faster now and with her breasts now pressed ever more tightly against him, she could feel every inch of pleasure being given to her. She shook her head left and right, crying out for more as his rhythm sent a fire throughout her supple body. It's a wonder her hat hadn't fallen off yet.

"Ah... more! Please! Harder... faster! Make me yours!" she continued, repeating herself every so often in her lustful stupor.

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Brand was happy to oblige. He lowered his head and began kissing and sucking on the dark pebbles that capped her personal mountains, all the while picking up the pace of his grinding and pumping. Gods above and below, she felt so very good! So soft and hot under him, so incredibly responsive. He was definitely keeping this one.

His stamina seemed limitless. He never once slowed down to rest, thrusting into her with aggressive vigor as she rapidly began to lose track of time. He put a possessive hand to her neck and gripped it, pushing her head back while the other hand tossed her hat away. She wouldn't be needing it or any of her clothing ever again. Her staff would make a nice addition to his weapons collection too, once he was done having his way with its former owner.

She was vaguely aware that she was being turned on to her side and that his position had shifted. He hooked one of her legs over his shoulder as he thrust deeply into her, pumping her body so that her entire body seemed to flex and spasm as he used her. "You have my permission to cum for me," he commanded her in a rough voice as his hips slapped against her inner thighs.

Finally he turned her over on to her belly and lifted her hips. He drove into her from behind with even more vigor than before. One hand gripped her long tresses of hair and pulled her head back while the other hand cupped her great breasts and massaged them roughly. He was coming closer and closer to his own personal climax, but he fully meant to make her come for him several times before he was done.

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This was the best part really. Her breasts and nipples sucked on and stimulated while her body lay there being used and accommodating everything about her lover. She moved her hips up and down as well, accepting him as her walls tightened, her breathing heavy as he pumped in and out without stopping at all. He was so aggressive and she had never been taken this harshly before.

Feeling a grip on her neck, Allura looked up at him and continued to smile, pleasure mounting up inside of her as she was turned to the side. She didn't know how long they stayed in this new position, her long legs hooked over his shoulder while he pumped his way inside deeper and deeper. The sorceress' mouth hung open, the pleasure of the acts causing her mind to blur. It must have been many minutes since they stayed there and when she was given permission, she came almost immediately. Her folds tightened, warmth enveloping his member... but he never stopped.

Her body shuddered at the sensation, extremely sensitive but also seemingly melting into his grasp as she was turned over. Almost immediately, she was taken from behind and her eyes rolled to the back of her head, barely visible as he pulled on her hair. She was on her knees with her with her upper torso on the ground until he reached down to fondle and squeeze her supple breasts yet again. Her voice was becoming incoherent babbling of pleasure now and the sight was certainly an erotic one if viewed from the outside.

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Brand smiled has his hips slapped over and over again against Allura's backside. He had her now, he could feel it. "Get used to this," he growled at her. "Because this is what you're for from now on. Come for me again... and again... come for me until you can't move a muscle!"

This particular pose seemed to be his favorite, utterly dominating and in complete control over his victim. He could feel himself building up to his own climax as she moaned and babbled below him. He felt like he was going to explode into her at any moment, so he picked up the pace yet again. His breath came in heavy pants as he filled her, making her come for him over and over...

Finally he let himself go into her, filling her with his heated seed with a loud, satisfied groan. He pumped her body a few more times, dragging out his own orgasm as the sorceress lay limp beneath him. Finally he took a deep, shuddering breath and let her go, sitting back down with a contented sigh.

"That's a good girl," he told her as he rubbed her back and shoulders as a reward for her submission. "Good girl..." He let himself rest, enjoying the afterglow and the sight of the ravished Allura on the floor before him.

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Allura's lustful moans carried on, unable to stop herself as she was completely dominated. The order was something she must allow herself to experience and the limitations of what she felt were gone. She was his, completely, and she came over and over, her insides tightening and releasing instinctively as pleasure overwhelmed her senses.

Even as he picked up the pace, the sorceress' smiling face was a visage of ecstasy and a mostly broken mind. She moaned and cried out, riding the waves of pleasure that constantly assaulted her. One hand fondling her large breasts and the other pulling back on her hair, and she was not in control for any of it. No, he was literally riding her without pause and when he finally let go inside of her, she also let out one more cry of pleasure as her entire body shuddered at the sensation. She lay limp underneath, immobile and barely conscious.

It was an enjoyable feeling, and all she wanted to do was to please her lover.

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The human body definitely had plenty of advantages and pleasures, Brand thought to himself as he rested. A major one was being almost perpetually in heat. Despite that, he much preferred being what he really was.

He stood up and stepped back from his latest conquest. Skin shifted and changed texture, becoming shining silver scales. Batlike wings unfurled from his back and a long silvery tail grew from his spine. His head elongated and became distinctly draconian, his coppery hair morphing into a metallic mane while a pair of horns grew back from his forehead. He leaned forward until he was on all fours, his body rapidly ballooning until he had resumed his true form... a massive silver dragon thirty feet from nose to tail with golden eyes and a powerful build.

He stood over his prey, gazing down at the defeated sorceress who had thought to rob him only to fall victim to his more powerful and subtle magic. He reached down and picked her up in his right talon, lifting her as easily as he might a doll.

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Laying there in a blissful afterglow, the lovely sorceress slowly turned over so her back was on the floor, looking up at her lover just in time to catch a good glimpse of his transformation. Still mesmerized, she continued to look on with a smile on her face even as he was displayed in his full splendor.

Allura licked her lips, watching as the dragon towered over her and looking at his prize and conquest. The sorceress gave a rather loud gasp as he reached down to pick her up. It was so easy, and yet she was also excited what could possibly come next now?

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Brand lifted her up to his face, his mouth wide in a toothy smile. He opened his mouth and licked the side of her face. The agile serpentine tongue slid down her neck and to her full, round breasts. He lingered on them for some time, tracing their soft shape with the tip of his tongue and toying with them a bit, making them jiggle delightfully.

Eventually his tongue slid down to her belly, painting a trail of warm saliva as it went. Finally the tongue slid down further and slipped between her legs.

Without warning the dragon opened his mouth wider and pushed her upper body forward into his mouth, laying her out on his tongue. The tip of the tongue pressed firmly under and behind her, pulling her deep into his mouth. She was suddenly trapped in a cage of teeth while resting on the beast’s naughty tongue, his hot breath rushing over her.

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The sorceress shivered as he licked her face, cooing ever so softly as his tongue continued downwards to taste the rest of her body, paying special attention to her bountiful breasts. Feeling the soft scraping of his tongue against them and making the soft orbs jiggle wonderfully, Allura began to moan again, unable to resist the pleasure.

He continued down even more, lathering her supple body in his mouth as it trailed all the way down in between her legs before curling up and forcing her forwards. The breathing of her lover was hot and she felt it all over as she hugged the thick tongue tightly, feeling it press against her back and front, savoring her greatly.

And instinctively, she enjoyed it. She was grinding herself against it, back and forth, back and forth in a steady motion. She wanted to please him, and she only knew how to use her body to its advantage to do so.

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Brand grinned, very much enjoying the delicious taste of Allura as she rocked and squirmed on his tongue. The woman was rapidly coated in the dragon's warm, slick saliva, spreading her flavor even more intensely. The dragon let her continue for a bit, the tip of his tongue pressed on and stroking her bud of womanhood. He could taste her erotic excitement as her nearly exhausted body rubbed itself all over the slender muscle of his tongue.

Finally, though, he decided it was time. His tongue lifted a bit, pressing her back and buttocks against the roof of his mouth. He tilted his head back and the helpless Allura began to slide head first steadily back and down towards the narrow, black tunnel that was his throat. He could feel her wonderful breasts slide over his warm tongue as she went.

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Allura was trapped, willingly in fact as the tongue rubbed against her skin and tasted her as much as it could. She couldn't help herself as she allowed herself to grind against the lustful touches of his tongue, moaning all the while and giving it soft kisses as it pressed on and on all over her lovely body. It was nonstop and despite the exhaustion, she continued on until it lifted a bit with a tilt.

Something new was happening as she felt herself begin to slide down steadily into the tight, warm corridor that lay just ahead of her. The sorceress allowed herself a smile as darkness enveloped her, pressing tight against her body as she slipped into her lover's throat. Her shapely legs gave a few light kicks as if paddling, swimming forward to continue on towards her final destination. But she was not in control and slowly but surely, more and more of her became truly trapped within the confines of that fleshy prison.

Her voice was muffled within, moaning and crying out in pleasure all the while as the slightest hint of her outline could be seen from the outside, ready to fulfill her purpose.

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The shapely, squirming lump in the dragon’s throat steadily worked her was down through the fleshy tunnel. She was enveloped in the powerful muscles of the throat, compressing her breasts to her chest and pinning her arms to her sides. The throat muscles undulated against her, working her downward into the dark. She could hear the sound of the great beast’s heartbeat as she descended head first into his chest. Finally Allura was squeezed into a fleshy sac.

The dragon sighed contentedly. He would probably be bringing her out of her prison fairly regularly in the foreseeable future. She’d made an excellent plaything, and a tasty meal as well. He settled down on to his bed and let the magical enchantments he’d placed on himself go to work, gently rocking the former mage to sleep and placing her into storage with the rest of his harem.

He must be doing something right for the gods to have sent him such a delightful prize, he decided.

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Allura slipped slowly inside, the walls of the throat caressing and sliding against her smooth body as she was guided down the tunnel. She was a tight fit, especially given the size of her breasts and it stifled most of her movement. Not that she minded as her pleasure-filled voiced filled the humid air within the dragon's throat. Soon, she was squeezed right into another tight area.

The sorceress didn't mind too much about her fate. With her mind having been taken over, it didn't look like she was in any shape to protest. Already she began to feel tired, more than usual, and oh so sleepy. The inside of his throat was different from what she expected but it didn't matter. She didn't know or care what happened to her next. Her body was his and as she drifted into unconsciousness, a rumbling could be heard outside the mountain.


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Gaia laughed shortly after the dance had ended. She was feeling aroused, more and more, as the whole thing had happened. As she was leaned back and supported by Brand, she smirked as he playfully asked this question.

"I could show you few moves... and more..." Gaia said, flirting with Brand. They continued dancing more and more. As they did, Gaia felt more aroused and lustful. It was only a matter of time until the dancing would stop and they would just start kissing.

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Brand suddenly ended the dancing by pulling the sexy girl to him and bringing his mouth close to her. She could smell his very male scent, unaware that his versatile pheromones had become synchronized with hers at last. He held her close in his arms, his hands holding her hips against him and pressing her generous breasts against his chest. The seams of her top had somehow partly unraveled, becoming loser on her body and coming dangerously close to slipping off entirely.

He couldn't resist those lips anymore. His slowly moved his face closer to hers, giving her one last chance to refuse him. Unlikely at this point, but possible.

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Brand's assumption about Gaia was proven true, as Gaia clasped her hands on Brand's face and locked lips with him; resulting in a deep, passionate kiss. She rubbed her body against his as they kissed relentlessly. Gaia was soon pressed against a nearby pillar, as their new activity began.

"Come... on..." Gaia said in between kisses with a lustful tone, "Show me what you can do to pleasure this goddess."

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"Gentle or rough?" He didn't wait very long for his answer. Gaia's top came apart and Brand cast it aside with an impatient grunt. One hand went behind her head and gripped her thick hair while he took control. As he kissed her with a combination of wild passion and experienced technique his other hand yanked at her loincloth. The seams came apart just as easily as Brand peeled it off her incredible body.

He pinned the goddess against the pillar while his free hand began to roam over her flesh. This was as much scouting as it was lusty, he was seeking out her most sensitive and responsive on her body. For every woman such places were different, and he gauged here responses carefully as he learned to play her body like a fine instrument.

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As Brand was scouting Gaia's body, he found a few areas of note. Kissing her neck was a good area to receive moans of pleasure from her. As his hands and chest squeezed her breasts, it elicited moans as well. Plus, his groin pressing against her womanhood made her more aroused.

Gaia moaned in complete bliss and pleasure as Brand continued doing his work on her body.

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Brand started rhythmically pressing himself against her now naked body, his lips traveling up and down her neck while his hands gripping and massaging her breasts. His thumbs quickly found her pebble-like nipples atop her dark areolas and toyed with them mercilessly. He pushed a leg between her inner thighs and was gratified to feel the heat there.

"Lead the way to your bed," Brand growled playfully. "Or your altar. Whichever suits me just fine." Along his back, just out of her angle of sight, his skin shimmered briefly silver. Veins of glowing silver shot up along his spine before he regained control of himself. Despite his words he didn't seem likely to let go of her to let her lead him to either location.

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Gaia moaned in utter sensation as Brand ravaged her body like this, particularly with Brand's leg rubbing against her womanhood; which was also raising her up and down. As Brand asked her to lead him to a spot, she did just that. She started guiding him to the stone alter in another chamber. The chamber itself contained statues of deities surrounding the altar. Laying Brand on the flat surface part of the altar, Gaia climbed on top of him.

"This altar releases vapors that intensify all physical pleasure." Gaia said, "At the same time, the humans use this place to increase their chances of becoming pregnant." She laid down on him as she started pulling away his pieces of clothing.

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Brand let her lay him back on her temple's altar. He grinned at the scent of the room and at her explanation about the room's uses. Good luck with getting pregnant from him... it wouldn't happen unless he wanted it to. He let her pry the leather braces and defensive plates off his torso but had to help a bit to escape his shirt. It was a little tight to enhance his muscles. He put his hands on her hips as she climbed atop him and kicked his boots off.

Wow... her body is absolutely glorious... I'm keeping her. Brand decided as he let his eyes feast on her narrow waist, her generous hips, and full, round breasts. He pulled her down so he could lock his lips on to hers and start grinding her hips against his. She could feel his excitement through his cloth pants... pants that somehow seemed to dissolve away as if by magic. NOW she felt every inch of his aged body. He was rock hard and ready for her. He just felt that she might need a little more warming up. Once again his hand took a handful of her hair as he pressed her lips to his, his other hand on her hip and making her nethers rock against his manhood.

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Gaia only moaned in pleasure as the vapours began to enhance the physical sensations that she was experiencing. As her womanhood rocked against Brand's manhood, only made her want more. After a short while, Gaia put her hands on Brand's shoulders, as she climbed up his body a bit. This was for the next step: sexual intercourse. Spreading her thighs, she directed her womanhood over Brand's hard rock penis. Then, she lowered herself. The next few seconds for her were overwhelming sensations of pain and pleasure, causing her to gasp and scream a bit in erotic pleasure. This was her first time and Brand was about to take away her virginity.

She sat there, with Brand's member insider her tight, moist vagina. She panted a little bit before rocking a bit, getting use to something like that inside her.

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Brand groaned as she settled herself down on top of him. "Easy, easy," Brand cautioned her. He knew the signs of inexperience... which struck him as odd given the nature of this place. "Go at your own pace. Start slow and figure out how you like it. Every woman is different."

Good heavens, she was tight. And slick. Like sliding into fine oil. Wonderful. He let himself move in contrast to her movements, thrusting steadily deeper into her as she rocked atop him.

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Gaia took note and started off slowly. She rocked her hips back and forth, still taking in the sensation of Brand's manhood inside her. "So... tight..." Gaia moaned out as she continued. Placing her hands on Brand's chest, she pushed him to lay back on the altar, as she started riding him; which, in turn, allowed him to see her body at work.

After a couple of minutes, Gaia started to pick up the pace and went faster.

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"That's it," Brand breathed. "Lean back a little... support with your arms... now you have a little more control."

Not to mention that he got a grand view of her big bouncing breasts, her narrow waist, flat stomach, and gyrating hips. The white markings along her sides emphasized their rest of her body, and the ecstatic, unfocused expression on her face made Brand smile with delight. He reached up and grabbed a breast, rolling and massaging it in his hand, trapping the sensitive nipple between finger and thumb. The other hand traced down her belly and between her legs, finding her feminine bud and stroking it aggressively. If she thought she was feeling good before...

[User] Gaia gasped and arched her head back; moaning in delight as Brand was pleasuring her body with his hands. All the while her pace became faster. She maintained this speed as she rocked her hips back and forth and causing Brand's manhood to push and slider in and out of her vagina. "Ah... oooo... ah..." Gaia released several grunts for every thrust she was making with her hip.

[Assistant] "Let me know when you get tired," Brand told her. "Or just want to switch. Meanwhile..." Brand pulled her forward again until he could crane his neck far enough to reach her tasty nipple. He kissed one of them at first, gauging her reaction. In moments he changed to putting his mouth on one and sucking on it, all the while continuing to stroke her clit.

[User] Gaia continued to rock back and forth, still enjoying the sensation of Brand's manhood inside of her. As Brand went up to kiss and suck on her breasts, Gaia wrapped her arms around him; one around his back and the other so that her hand was on the back of his head; pulling him close to her body. Over the next several minutes, Gaia continued to release erotic moans as she prepared for what was coming next.

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Brand enjoyed nibbling on her nipples for ca but more before he made his decision. He got a fistful of her hair and used his grip to roll her carefully on to her back. He let himself roll with her, settling down atop her. "My turn," he said with a lusty rasp in his voice.

He began thrusting into her, gently at first but with increasing aggression and pace. He gauges her responses, looking for just the right pace to turn her on even further. He could feel her naked body under him... right where she belonged. Her breasts bounced with every thrust as he drove into her harder.

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As Brand did his magic, he discovered how to get the most efficient responses. It was clear that the best responses from Gaia were from slow, yet powerful thrusts, followed by rapid ones. The rapid thrusts would end up making the slower, powerful thrusts much more effective.

Gaia laid there as Brand continued to work his magic. The slower, powerful thrusts, made her womanhood feel tighter, while the rapid thrusts helped with easing her up for the powerful ones. Soon, she was feeling about ready to cum.

[Assistant] Brand gripped her hair again as he looked into her eyes. He was naturally dominant, so it was hard for him to keep himself gentle. "Cum for me," he growled at her, his voice heavy with desire. "Let yourself go. It's easy... you're in my hands now..."

[User] Gaia moaned as she felt Brand getting rough. Just before she was about to have her orgasm, she pressed down her womanhood hard on Brand's manhood. What happened was a moment of pure ecstasy, as Gaia orgasmed. Her screams of pleasure echoed the chamber. Of course, she felt Brand climaxing into her, as she felt his seed entering her body.

[Assistant] When Gaia's body began vibrating underneath him, Brand couldn't hold it back any longer. He came into her with a loud groan. He let go of her to keep his clenched fists from harming her. He let loose his heat into her with great satisfaction as his shoulders shuddered. After a few intense moments he finally rolled off her and let their bodies get a chance to cool off. One of his arms went behind her neck and his hand began idly playing with one of her plump breasts. "Good girl," Brand said. "I think I'll keep you."

[User] Gaia was panting, taking in the terrific moment she had with Brand. She was unaware of Brand's latest comment. She moaned as she felt Brand fondling with her breasts.

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After a few minutes of cool down, Brand slipped off the altar as carefully as he could while she rested in the afterglow. As soon as he was out of her line of sight he began to change.

Fleshy muscle became covered with silver scales. His previously heroic build became positively superhuman as he grew several feet. Silver wings unfurled from his back and a long scaled tail grew out behind him from his spine. His powerful legs became digitigraded and his fingernails became talons. His young, handsome face elongated into a fine combination of a lizard and a horse. His long auburn hair lengthened and became metallic copper while long horns grew and swept back from his temples. In mere moments a mighty anthro dragon man stood over Gaia, smirking slightly as he gazed down on his newest plaything.

[User] Gaia was still tired from the sex she had. As such she did not fully catch on as to what was happening. She only saw the silhouette of something big towering over her. "What the..." Gaia said in confusion, unaware of what was going on.

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Brand grinned, showing a lot of teeth. The dragon man picked the tired woman off the altar and lifted her high in both hands. "I am granting you the greatest honor of your life," Brand sad to her. "Taking you as my bride. Of course I'll have to get you safely to my home, and there's only one way to do that..."

He opened his mouth wide as he pulled her headfirst towards his face. His hands had her arms firmly pinned to her sides as his mouth salivated heavily. Strands of saliva stretched and snapped as she got a close up look at his red mouth and long tongue.

[User] "MMMph!" was the only sound that came, as her voice was muffled by the dragon's mouth and throat. She tried to move her arms, but could with them pinned, she could not move them. At the same time, she kicked her legs frantically. "Release me!" Gaia demanded.

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Brand ignored her demand. Instead he slid her curved, bubble body into his mouth and over his tongue. His tongue particularly enjoyed the feel of her plump breasts sliding over them. In mere moments her arms were no longer pinned by his hands but by the constraints of his mouth. Her kicking legs flailed uselessly as her head was enveloped by the flesh and darkness of the dragons tight throat.

The muscles of his throat began rippling downward as she was pushed downwards. She could hear the dragon's heartbeat as he pushed her steadily downward. Her kicks became more restricted as her hips and thighs slid into his jaws.

[User] It took a few moments, but soon Gaia was completely inside Brand's throat. Outside, one could see a bulge that moving down the throat slowly. "WHY!?" Gaia screamed, asking for a reason as she continued to be pulled further down towards her destination.

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Brand swallowed hard. In moments Gaia was pushed down into a small fleshy sac. The woman was forced to curl up in the darkness as she was forced into it. Brand patted his slightly swollen belly. "I was telling the truth," Brand said. "I need a few ladies for a proper harem. Honestly you should be thanking me. It's possibly the highest honor any woman could hope for. You thought you had a good time tonight, wait until I get you home."

There was no acid, no foul smells. Just the dragon's heartbeat and the steady pressure of his breathing. She could move a little bit, with effort, but there was no purchase for her to use to try to climb back out.

Brand sighed as he resumed his human form and reclassify himself. Despite his size change Gaia was not crushed or otherwise discomforted. "If there's one of you there's more," Brand said. "You can tell me where to find them or not, but they'll be mine anyway. Gotta catch them all."