The Reluctant Guardian

Story by foxyscribe on SoFurry

, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Unknown to us all, ours is only one of many universes that makes up the multiverse. This is a fact largely hidden to us because for the most part, ours is an isolated reality, unknown and uncared for by the denizens of the other worlds.

Unfortunately for James, when a mage from another world messes up his summoning ritual, instead of bringing forth a dragon from the realm of serpents, James is pulled from where he was sitting in the Cube Mall enjoying an extra-large burger and fries.

Sadly for James, the mage still needs a guardian for his tower and with his summoning materials spent, he only seems to have one thing left to work with.

The image to accompany the story can be found here


Obsidian flag stones shimmered beneath me, imbuing the reflected lamp light with an almost ethereal, violet tone. The room was a large gothic structure of dark stone and hanging silks, illuminated by wooden torches held in place by dull iron bands.

"What?" I said pulling air through my teeth in shock. I pushed myself up from the floor into a sitting position while rubbing at a bruised elbow. I didn't really expect an answer and I did not receive one. I was not alone in the room and a dark figure wearing long flowing robes looked down from behind a pair of small, round spectacles. He stepped out from behind a wooden lectern, some ancient looking book sitting upon its surface.

"I...Is this a joke?" I asked nervously. My fall had not been all that severe and the pain had already left my voice. The shock, however, was still growing and I looked around wildly "Did someone put something in my drink?" I looked back at the figure and stared for a moment before asking "W...Who are you?"

He towered over me. I was not sure how tall he was but the man was enormous, almost 7 feet tall. He was lean too. His long robes wound around him in a way that failed to hide his figure at all. He reached down and roughly took hold of my chin, forcing my head from side to side. I probably should not have been so docile but I could barely move. I was paralysed by confusion.

"A Human?" He said contemptuously "The Fumore Root was rotten after all, you are beyond useless to me" He looked me up and down and he almost spat "Not even a warrior, useless, useless"

I was beyond confused, I looked around as if somehow, someone would pull away a section of wall or I would notice that there was no ceiling and realise that this entire thing was staged. That would have been quite impossible of course, there was no way I could have been moved from the food court at the Cube to a film set instantaneously.

"Realm" he asked?

I caught sight of his amethyst eyes. They glowed softly and I could almost see tiny violet embers float up from their surface "R...Realm? W...What are you talking about? I was just at the Cube and...am I asleep? ...Maybe the whole afternoon was a dream"

He snorted slightly and released my chin just as roughly as he had grasped it. He returned to his lectern and started flicking through the heavy book. "If you do not know which Realm you are from" he said, with a small, cruel grin "Then I am afraid you are in rather a lot of trouble. Even If I was inclined to send you back, which, let me be clear, I am not. It would be quite a challenge without knowing where to send you back to"

I looked at him as fear and panic were slowly starting to build within me. It did not help that I was still hungry. My (Extra Large of course) Bacon cheeseburger and fries were still sitting back in the food court with my friends Steve and Jason. I had barely had a bite before the room seemed to suddenly turn black, my seat vanished and I fell roughly onto the cold stone floor. I struggled to my feet and threw him a somewhat challenging look. Whatever had happened here, it was not my fault and I deserved answers...even if it was some kind of dream. "Where am I?"

He flicked another couple of pages and peered at me from behind his glasses, like a cat at a mouse. I almost flinched, he really was large and yet, somehow, the tall ceiling made him seem a little smaller in comparison. The ceiling had to be at least eight meters high consisting of a series of ridged arches painted in golds and silvers. I could hear driving rain from outside echoing softly into the poorly lit room; very little light penetrated the enormous stained windows that made the place feel even more like a gothic cathedral.

"Where?" he asked and I nodded. His cruel smile slowly spread "You are rather a source of irritation to me" he said, not answering my question "It is of course, technically not your fault. You are unimportant and under different circumstances I would have already called my servants to throw you from the tower or...dispose of you messily" he laughed as if he had made a joke, one very much at my expense "Of course, to do that, I would need to have some servants in the first place" he repositioned his glasses slightly "But that does not change the fact that you are not what I intended to summon"

My eyes were wide like saucers, this guy was crazy and he felt...dangerous. It wasn't just his size, there was more to it, a sense of energy to him which I could not really explain. Perhaps it was how he was standing or the look on his face, certainly his body language made it clear that I was nothing before him. If he was a cat, I was not even fit to be called a mouse. "S...Summon?"

He made an annoyed noise and slammed the book shut before taking a seat on a stone plinth in front of one of the windows "I do not like explaining" he said coldly "...but perhaps given the situation and" he leaned forward slightly "The fact I lack the materials to correct my mistake. I shall make an exception"

I nodded blankly, what the hell did that all mean?

"Yes, you were summoned. I meant to summon a dragon from the realm of serpents but despite having all the materials for the incantation I suspect that one of my ingredients was not sufficiently fesh" He released an irritated growl, clearly directed at himself "Now I do not have the materials to try again and all I have to show for my magic's is some mewling human! Bah!" He adjusted his glasses again, his eyes almost flaring with anger "Not even a fighter or a neophyte mage! I require someone to protect my tower while I run an errand and what do I have? A... A Damn, what even are you? A Tailor? An Innkeeper? What do you do whelp"

I am sure my mouth must have been hanging open through most of that rant. He, He summoned me? That made no sense, magic wasn't real, other worlds weren't real, this...this could not be real "Ah well...uhm, I work for a printers, we uhm do things like book binding--"

His stare silenced me, it was clear that he was not even remotely interested "A Printer" he said flatly "I have not even heard of such a thing though I suspect it's similar to a scribe. Can you read and write boy?"

I nodded vigorously. "Well, an educated man, perhaps not a complete failure" he sniffed slightly and leant back against the stone bench "How many suns, how many moons? And what colours?"

I blinked a few times. What a strange question "Uhm one sun, one moon and yellow I suppose and white"

He shook his head slightly "There are a half dozen realms that I am familiar with that match that description and I suspect the realm you speak of, may as of yet, be undiscovered" he grinned slightly at me "Well, that is unfortunate." He climbed back to his feet and started browsing through a series of large, leather-bound tomes stored in a heavy oak bookshelf "Well, it seems that your tale has a tragic end. Even if you had the skills to survive in this world, my tower is located deep in the Firesands and the surrounding wilderness is crawling with goblins. Even if you somehow managed to make it to civilization" he glanced over his glasses with a cruel smile "there is no way they could identify your realm. That would require studying the point you emerged, namely here, and it is far from guaranteed even that would be successful" he shrugged slightly "I do suspect that when I eject you from my tower you will probably die before tomorrow's rising sun"

I struggled for air, my throat feeling bone dry. Could...could he be speaking the truth? That my universe was just one of many and he had summoned me, accidently, straight out of the shopping mall and into his tower? And worse, he intended to abandon me outside, a thing he seemed pretty confident would lead to my death? I was shivering, the whole situation was overwhelming and yet I was being given no time to process it "P...Please" I blurted "Don't, don't kill me"

He gave me a hard look before pulling several tomes from the bookshelf and placing them on his lectern. He started flicking through one, studying it with an intense look "I am not going to kill you" he said "I am just going to eject you, you are of no use to me. Now, be quiet. I must find a way to summon a servant without any Fumore root or Dimos Crystals" he frowned slightly and spoke quietly "Perhaps I can somehow use that dragon egg I got last summer, though, really, any powerful creature would do, it need not be a Dragon"

"B...But" I wailed "You said if you threw me out I'd die! That's just the same as killing me yourself"

He made an annoyed sniff and slammed the book shut before moving on to the next one "It is not the same and even if it was, so what? Why should I concern myself with some worthless human from some unknown realm? My spell went wrong and something useless showed up. I have no need for you and no reason to care about your welfare" he flicked through a few more pages "And your prattling is hardly endearing"

I looked around, wringing my hands nervously. Oh god, what was I going to do? "T...There must be some way I can be useful" I gave a nervous smile "I could do, uhm, odd jobs, cook...uhm, I must know all sorts of things you don't. We have all this cool technology where I come from; like electric lights and microwaves and televisions and...uhm"

The mage looked at me "Oh? Tell me of these things, what is a microwave? How does it work?"

"Ah Well" I said "It's like a thing for cooking food quickly. It uses radiation. I think it boils the water in the food...or something like that. It uses electricity and"

He interrupted me with a knowing smile "And you know how to build one of these?"

"Uhh...Well...Uhm...No, not exactly"

He sniffed slightly and continued to flick through his book "As I said, worthless" I searched my mind for some kind of answer to what was quickly becoming a life or death situation. He continued to browse his book getting visibly more and more annoyed "Damn it. Dimos crystals are just too fundamental to dimensional magic"

I licked my lips nervously "T...These goblins, how dangerous are they?"

The elf growled and tightened his hand into a fist. His knuckles were white and I could hear the skin creak against itself.

"They are almost as worthless as you" he growled "But there are a lot more of them and I am expecting to be away for at least two weeks, I can't leave the tower unprotected"

I looked at the ground and shuffled nervously "W...well. What if you gave me some armour and a weapon to make me look dangerous. If they are as...worthless as you say? I would only need to look dangerous right? Not actually be dangerous?"

His amethyst eyes started to twinkle "I am surprised Human. You are quite right, I do not need you to actually be dangerous" he quickly returned to the bookshelf and started to replace his tomes while pulling out another "What is your name"

A smile suddenly split my face. I might not die today after all "James, Sir"

He glanced back at me as he sat the new book on his Lectern "You will call me Kymat" he flicked through a few pages and smiled slightly as he tapped the page a few times with his finger "Yes, yes. This should do the trick rather nicely" he looked over the book at me with a wide grin "I accept your solution. Changing you into a more dangerous form was always at the back of my mind but the fact you clearly do not know how to fight prevented me from taking it seriously"

He made a small gesture in the air and I could almost see a wave of energy follow the movements like an afterimage "But as you have so astutely pointed out, you only need to appear dangerous, not actually be dangerous. This should work"

I shook my head slightly and took a step back almost bumping into the wall "Change? Uhm. No, I just thought you could make me look like a knight or something. Don't you have a sword? Or some armour?"

He peered at me with a contemptuous note "No, that will not be sufficient. I need something a little better than a scarecrow"

I looked around before giving him a lopsided smile "This...this is crazy. I just wanna go and finish my burger. I didn't sign up for--"I shook my head with a small noise of complaint "...I mean, change me? Are you serious?"

Kymat shrugged his shoulders "Well, I need something to guard the tower, so, if you would just show yourself out while I work out an alternative solution it would be appreciated. Take a canteen from the kitchen if you wish, you might survive another half day"

I shook my head and my eyes started to water. "P...please, just send me home. I...don't wanna die, I just wanna--" I started to sniff and rubbed my eye slightly, slumping against the wall "Please...don't ask me to do this"

Kymat adjusted his glasses with a thin finger before blowing air down his nose. He paused for a second, glaring at me before he spoke "Loath as I am to negotiate with lesser creatures, especially one from some backwater realm" he shook his head slightly in irritation "...I do need a guardian for the tower or I will not be able to visit Amelia's conference"

I was wiping water from my eyes and looked up at him with a mixture of hope and confusion. It didn't really sound like he was prepared to negotiate on the things I wanted, I was really not sure what he intended to offer me.

"If" he said "You guard my tower, which, I am afraid, will require an alteration to your worthless human form, then I will acquire the materials while on the Anteddan peninsula to send you home"

My eyes widened slightly and I dragged my forearm across them trying to clear my tears. "You will send me home?" He nodded with a predatory smile "But I don't want you to use some weird magic on me. How long are you going to be away?"

The wizard clutched his book with a smile and pushed open a heavy wooden door "It doesn't matter what you want, those are your options. I have been far more generous with my offer than I needed to be, really, I feel almost faint from my generosity." He took a step out of the door "And I expect to be away for 2 weeks, no more than 3"

He disappeared into the corridor and I was forced to follow, trying to ignore the slight sting in my eyes "Two...two weeks? That's not so bad I guess and you will send me home afterwards?"

He nodded and spoke with an irritated tone as he walked "That is what I said was it not? Do your job and when I return, I shall attempt to return you to your world"

"A...Attempt?" I asked, a squeaky panic entering my voice.

He paused and glanced back at me "I told you. I don't know what realm you come from, so it's hard to say what exactly will be required to create the necessary portal. That being said" he shrugged slightly "I have little doubt I will be successful, I am an arch mage after all"

I didn't say a whole lot for the rest of the journey. Despite my anxiety I could not help but be distracted by the many esoteric and fantastical objects that were on display throughout the towers halls. We did pass a few windows on the way and true to his word, I could see the desert outside stretch into the distance beneath a vibrant sun. Something seemed slightly off however, almost like an image on a television where the colours had not quite been calibrated correctly.

He turned into a small room decorated with a variety of silks, cushions and throws. Heavy benches lined several of the walls, a number of which were clearly designed for creatures significantly larger than either of us.

Kymat pulled a small table up next to one of the couches and grinned at me as he took a seat "I thought somewhere comfortable for your impending transformation would be most suitable. I am not, after all a Monster" his grin would seem to somewhat contradict this statement.

I didn't respond but I did move up and take my own seat at the far side of the same couch. I shivered as I heard a strange whining noise from outside the door. The Tower had been largely silent apart from Kymat and myself but my walk had been punctuated by the occasional unearthly noise that had sent shivers through my spine. I blinked as the source of the whine made itself clear; a strange, floating, crystalline rock that levitated into the room, a series of objects lying upon a small tray hovering somewhat below it.

"This is one of my auto's" said Kymat "Simple servants that help me with my work. You will have use of them in my absence but they are quite useless for combat" the auto moved up and set the tray down on the table. Kymat started his work immediately, placing a variety of objects and liquids from small vials into a much larger glass vessel. He looked up at the floating rock "Return to the mana sanctum"

The rock retreated from the room as he continued to swirl and spin the flask adding a number of leaves and stones to the mixture. They seemed to bubble and dissolve into the elixir making me...well, I was terrified. He grinned at me as he lifted the final object "This" he said "Is a Dragon Egg" well honestly, that was fairly obvious, even to me. The white egg was large and its surface covered in thin cracks washed in a pale blue. "Obtaining this was not cheap, though, I have not had much use for it until now" his lazy grin turned crueller "What I am saying is, I am investing in you here...disappoint me and well, I know places where I can sell a live dragon for more than enough to cover a new egg"

My eyes widened and I nodded swiftly. Did he just threaten to sell me into slavery? I just wanted my burger! As each moment passed somehow the situation seemed crazier and crazier. He dropped the egg into the liquid which bobbed briefly on the surface before starting to sink. It was strange, it was like it was simply sinking below the opaque surface but the liquid was not deep enough for that to be possible.

He took hold of a ceramic mug. It was fancy with a wide bottom almost like a flagon and poured the lightly bubbling liquid into it. I looked at the glass like it was poison and I had to force myself to accept it when he handed it to me. The liquid was a pale blue and when I swirled the cup its contents shifted like it was thick like custard. "W...What does it taste like?"

He looked at me like I was stupid "How am I meant to know? Just make sure to drink all of it. Now the egg has been consumed if I don't get a stupid dragon out of this I won't just throw you in the desert. Academics will study what I do to you for years"

I gulped and nodded swirling the liquid again. I had to drink it didn't I? There was no choice. I mean...a dragon? Despite how terrified I was...that was kind of exciting right? I mean, compared to all the weird things I might have been turned into, surely a dragon had to be one of the better options. I nodded ...not so bad, not so bad...I was trying to convince myself but it wasn't entirely working. I looked up at the grinning Kymat who was clearly anticipating my change. I think it was annoying him that I had not downed the potion already, I could just about make out a vein throbbing at the side of his head. I gave him a small frown, at least he wasn't going to be here. It would just be me, wandering around these halls by myself...wait.

"W...Wait" I said and I saw his mouth suddenly contract tightly "What am I going to do for 2 weeks by myself!"

His voice certainly carried his irritation now "Protect my damn tower, is everyone in your realm so stupid?"

"But you said that all I need to do is...be here. It's going to be so...so...boring"

The elf started laughing "Really? That's your concern? It's not my problem" his head snapped forward and his look would have made me shuffle back had my back was not already been against the couch "Drink the potion or I will administer it in the form of an enema"

I drank the liquid unable to take my eyes away from his. It was...not disgusting. I was surprised too! It tasted of...uhm...well, there was more texture than flavour. It sort of had the texture of liquidized apples but it tasted faintly of milk. I said it wasn't disgusting, I didn't say it was good.

I drank it all down and licked the traces from my lips. I held out the cup and he took it from me, much of his anger having vanished as if it had never been there. I shivered slightly, I felt a little sick, though, I suspected that was large psychosomatic.

"Good" he said "good" he gave me an amused grin "You might want to remove your clothing. I will be most disappointed if you do not get significantly larger"

I shook my head and squeaked "I am not going to take my clothes off!"

"At least remove your shoes. The risk is slim but I would not want you to damage your new toes"

I paused and nodded with a resigned sigh. I removed my shoes undoing the laces and placing each next to the bench. The timing was fortunate because just as I removed the second I could see my toes starting to bulge beneath my white socks. It felt so weird. Not only could I feel the flesh stiffen and bloat, I could feel the tendons warping and the flesh pulling together as several of my toes seemed to be merging into each other

Although I was watching one foot, the sensations from the other told me the same thing was happening. I should have been scared but honestly it was fascinating, almost mesmerising to watch. As the tendons seemed to complete my new digits became easily wiggleable and I could see the three bulbous toes clearly outlined against the cotton material of my socks. I winced slightly as a trio of vicious looking claws suddenly sprung forth ripping through them like they were made of rice paper.

I groaned slightly and removed my socks. My clothing was going to get wrecked, Kymat was right, I should really get naked but I didn't want to. It seemed somehow like giving him some form of victory. I took a look at my changed feet. They seemed a lot more animalistic with their three swollen digits each sporting a huge claw. They seemed to be coated in a dusting of bright blue scales which were slowly spreading, consuming my flesh. It didn't hurt, in fact none of it had.

My nerves had subsided a bit, the changes to my feet had been painless and despite the slightly stretched femur they felt okay. Even as the scales spread and the underneath of my foot toughened into a thick black pad I found myself strangely calm. I think this was because I couldn't undo drinking the potion. All I could do now was wait for the change to complete. I hopped onto my new feet to try them out, my claws clacking against the marble floor. The shape had not changed much but the tough pads on the bottom of my feet felt really strange against the smooth, cold floor.

As I moved, I realised that my t-shirt had ridden up and my belly was showing. I felt a pang of annoyance and pulled it back into place but it wouldn't go all the way down. What the hell? This definitely fit me this morn...oh.

I blushed as I realised I had been slowly swelling. In fact, now that I took the time to examine myself I had plumped up quite a bit. My thighs were thicker, my stomach had a little more paunch than it had a moment ago even my pecs had swollen a little. I had expected my body to tone up rather than get flabby as a dragon but perhaps that was still to come.

As I roamed my hands under my shirt I could feel little patches of scales forming all over my body. I released a small sigh and tugged my shirt loosely over my head. It wasn't going to survive, that much was obvious and I either took it off now or continue to watch it ride up my belly as I got larger until it split.

My shirt removed, the changes were much more obvious. My scales were visibly spreading, those little patches of blue were growing like a culture in a petri dish, spreading and merging until they were forming into an azure sea. The spreading scales seemed to avoid my stomach and chest as they flowed over my form. It made sense as most dragons I had seen did not have a scaled underbelly or they had separate plates, I guess I was going to be the same. My body was still plumping and I ran my hands over my skin surprised at how blubbery I felt. Even my scales seemed to rest upon a thick layer of squashy flesh...I blushed again. It felt nice under my fingers and honestly as the pliant flesh gave way under my roaming touch my scales felt nice too.

My roaming hands paused at my chest, squeezing lightly at my swollen pecks. The sensation was surprisingly arousing and caused me to exhale unexpectedly. I had not been the most athletic person ever but my body had been fairly trim. A little pudge around my stomach perhaps but not much. I frowned for a second and gave my changes some thought. I had certainly seen dragon designs that were quite plump, though, they tended to be the storybook kind and certainly my plumping hips hinted that might be what was destined for me but my...chest. I tried to think whether any of those dragons had ...well, man boobs. I sighed slightly, this logic was a complete dead end. What could the portrayal of dragons in my world tell me about the real deal in another?

My body was still plumping and my hips were now spilling over the top on my jeans in a rather unsightly manor. I gave a small grunt as the tough material started to dig into my sides enough to hurt. Damn it. Why had I not just taken my clothes off like Kymat suggested? I Squeaked as my jeans broke, the fastening button being flung across the room and noisily pinging off the back wall. I tried to remove them but my claws just shredded them as I tried to pull them over my feet. I allowed myself a small groan, they were completely destroyed but at least they weren't digging into my side anymore.

Unfortunately, I could not say the same about my underpants. They were wedged rather uncomfortably into my expanding ass. I tried to rip them but all I succeeded in doing was giving myself an unpleasant wedgie. Embarrassingly, all my fiddling had left my cock hanging out from the nylon underpants. It shouldn't have bothered me, I had been trying to get naked anyway but it still did. I shifted so I wasn't facing him and tried once again. The sound as my flesh squeezed through the painfully tight fabric made the weirdest squishy noise and I sighed in relief when I finally sat unclothed.

I looked over my plump body and pressed my fingers into the pudge on my thighs. I didn't really want to be a fat dragon...couldn't I be a cool, elegant, fire-breathing one? It was weird...the fat wasn't very evenly spread. My thighs and ass had certainly thickened dramatically and my developing man boobs were large enough that they were starting to look a little bit like actual boobs, my belly however, despite growing a little pudgy, was nowhere near as thick, causing an almost hourglass shape despite my obvious tubbiness...wait--

I turned around, eyes wide, not even caring that I was exposing my cock to the elf. He had this amused little half smile on his face and his eyes were slightly narrowed as if this was the most normal thing in the world "Why...why are you turning me into a girl!?" my voice was a high pitched squeal, my face bright red in embarrassment or maybe fury...I wasn't really sure.

He gave me a slight shrug, though, he was grinning almost lewdly at me "This was not an intended outcome, though, I of course knew it was possible" He leaned back slightly crossing his legs "I had no way of knowing what gender the egg was, nor, did I frankly care" he made a dismissive gesture "It hardly matters what gender you are, you will be able to do the job"

I poked at my soft pudge, face still an inferno "but...but...if I had to be a dragon I wanted to be like...You know...an elegant, fire breathing--"

"ice" he cut in

I blinked at him "What?"

"Ice Breath" he said "You are turning into a Cryodragon and no, I didn't know that either. The spells required to analyse the egg were not worth the cost and again, outside a few rare species, any dragon you might have turned into would have been sufficient"

Ok, cross fire breathing off the list too, though, ice was still kind of cool I guess. I sighed slightly and slumped back against the couch, my body still slowly plumping. He didn't do it on purpose...did that make it better? He was still grinning at me lewdly, so unintentional or not, he was seeming to enjoy the show.

I glanced down and sighed. My breasts were getting kind of big. Even without Kymat's revelations I wouldn't have been able to deny that these were boobs now. I poked at them lightly and my eyes widened. That had felt ...really nice. I grasped them both gently and released a little smile. Pleasant waves of warmth seemed to flow over me as I gently squeezed and kneaded my still swelling chest. The flesh was spilling over my fingers as I pushed them together.

Kymat Coughed and my face went bright red as I realised what I had been doing. I looked towards him and stamped my foot. I immediately regretted it as it sent a series of jiggles through my increasingly curvy form "I didn't, uhm." I looked down slightly "C...cant you do anything? You know, to keep me male?"

The Elf just looked at me "Why would I waste resources on something like that? I told you. I don't care what gender you are"

I groaned. This sucked. I had not signed up to become a curvy dragoness. I paused and considered the alternative option: to be thrown into the goblin filled desert...okay, I would have still agreed but I would have complained more!

I sighed slightly and gently tapped my feet together. The scales now covered most of my form and they shimmered and twinkled under the lamp light. My belly and breasts were still covered in skin but the flesh was becoming smoother and shinier. The colour was fading too, my soft, slightly tanned skin, fading to an alabaster white. It felt fantastically smooth to the touch and just as pleasant as my scales.

I stood up again trying to ignore the lecherous elf so that I could examine myself better. My figure was almost a parody of femininity. My ass and thighs were huge and my breasts had to be approaching the size of my head. I clutched at my chest again releasing a small moan. They were even more sensitive than before and given the sensations released just by cupping the soft flesh, I was a little scared by what might happen should I touch those large swollen nipples.

I groaned as a pressure began to build at the top of my head. Before I had much time to react, a pair of heavy white horns began to grow out from the scaled surface. It felt a little like my head was being pulled heavily from both sides. It didn't hurt exactly but it wasn't entirely pleasant. Fortunately, the sensations did not last long and soon I was sporting a rather impressive pair of sinuous white horns that had to be over a foot long.

The sensations of tugging and pulling moved on to my ears which seemed to be drawing away from my head. I ran my fingers gently over the twisting shape and groaned slightly. The flesh seemed to be pulling out into a series of long spines with the remaining flesh being pulled between them. My ears were becoming rather traditional draconic fans and there was a strange modulation happening to all the sounds passing through them.

The modulation was so weird and I could not help but be fascinated by the process. I stood, listening to all the little sounds in the room change pitch as my ears changed shape. Something tickled my hand and brought me out of my little trance. My fingers quickly closed over a thick plume of hair...wait. I gulped slightly, feeling my hair slowly tumbling down my head. As my ears finished and the sounds of the room came back into focus I was forced to brush hair from my eyes. It was blue! Like a deep ocean blue. It was like some kind of freaking anime character. I released a small noise of annoyance "I...I look Ridiculous!"

Kymat snorted "You look unfinished." He stood and I looked at him with surprise. When I had arrived Kymat had towered over me like a giant and now...I think I might have been several inches taller than him. He circled around me slowly examining my form and I could not help but feel a little self-conscious. "I mean, I have to say, the figure you are developing is impressive, even for a Dragon" my cheeks coloured and I wanted to reply but a sudden twinge in my face stopped me. I went to open my mouth again but my face began to slowly push out into a muzzle interfering with the operation of my jaw.

A lot of the sensations from my change had been subtle, my flesh moving slowly and painlessly. This, however, was quite different. As muscle, bone and flesh moved, it caused the position of my eyes to adjust, blurring my vision. The shifting flesh played havoc with my mouth making speech quite impossible, though, believe me, I made a variety of embarrassing whines and moans instead. My nose almost melted into the shifting flesh, the nostrils separating and migrating for opposite ends of my face as my muzzle continued to push out.

The process was over rather quickly but it felt so very strange. My face wasn't just pushing into a draconic muzzle, it was feminizing significantly. I mean, the idea of a draconic face looking feminine might seem strange but trust me mine did. My eyes were big and soft with heavy eyelashes that made me look like I was wearing eyeliner. My muzzle was plump and rounded and sat above a single swollen black lip. My flowing blue hair simply completed the deal and it all added up to a draconic face that lacked any trace of masculinity whatsoever.

"Is...Is it done?" I asked, my eyes growing wider at the soft feminine tones that escaped my lips "M...My voice" I complained quietly.

Kymat was still examining me "Hmm not bad, the only concern I have" he grinned "Is whether the goblins desire to fuck you will be greater than their fear"

My cheeks went bright red "W...What?" I sniffed a couple of times drawing air through my sensitive snout...what was that scent?

The elf grinned "Don't worry. No goblin is going to risk messing with a Dragon...I doubt it anyway. Besides, how hard can it be to fight a goblin as a dragon? Point your snout and breathe" His smile widened and his eyes narrowed mischievously "I am more worried about you wanting to fuck them"

"W...What are you talking about?" I was off balance. My panicked, squeaky voice sounded even cuter now that my voice had been replaced with its new feminine tones. I found myself drawing more air through my nose...What was that smell...it was musky...sort of inviting. Oh god...was my cock semi erect? How long had it been like that? I tried to hide it between my massive thighs but that just made it worse, not only was my cock quickly hardening, I could feel my nipples responding too.

The elf took another step around me and this time he ran a finger across the back of my ass. I shivered, why did that feel so pleasant? "Dragons have a rather legendary Libido. Why do you think the term brood mother originated with them?" He moved back around to my front to look at my rather distressed face. Actually, if I am honest, that distress was mixed with a rather significant dose of lust. The scent it seemed was coming from the elf. That musky, masculine scent was originating with him. It was insidious, drifting inside my expanding snout and caressing my brain. Oh god...why did I want him so much? He was such an asshole AND he was a guy! I wasn't gay, I didn't think so anyway!

He gave a laugh and grinned at me "Had I wanted to I could have rather enhanced that draconic libido but I was looking for a guard, not a toy, and as I said, I did not intentionally turn you into a girl" his smile widened slightly "I suggest you get your libido under control however. If you cannot control yourself, you are of no use to me as a guard...of course, it does mean you would fetch a higher price at the Menagerie"

I shivered and started to fidget. Did he just threaten to sell me as some kind of sex slave? "I...I'm okay" I squeaked, trying to hold my arms at my side almost like I was standing at attention. I released a tiny noise as I realised this position just emphasised my still swelling breasts. I closed my eyes slightly shaking my head, just how large were they going to get?

As I stood there, eyes half closed, I tried to ignore that musky scent, tried to ignore how my cock was throbbing from where it was jammed between my meaty thighs, tried to ignore the intense pressure building at my tail bone...Ah wait, no, that was new! I moaned slightly as the pressure transitioned into a powerful swelling sensation. I glanced back, panting slightly, to watch a plump, heavy mass of blue flesh pushing out from above my swollen ass cheeks.

I shifted as the growing mass started to alter my balance. I suddenly realised just how much I had been leaning back to compensate for the development of my heavy chest but the more my new counterbalance developed, the easier it was to take a more natural stance. I tried not to shift my hips as I experimented swinging the still growing mass but it was difficult. As much as I had a strange fascination for watching that new limb move to my every whim, almost every command caused my plump things to squash and shift against my cock. It really was maddening.

My tail finished growing in, a huge, soft, fat blue and white mass that swung behind me. I looked back to the elf and my heart almost skipped a beat. I groaned a little and shifted from foot to foot...I really wanted some privacy to take the edge of my lust. I really wanted to play with my cock but that stupid grinning elf just seemed to be staring at me, taunting me to do something.

I moaned softly. I didn't mean to, I just wanted to ask a question but the tones were drenches in arousal "A...Am I almost done?...I...don't want these to get any larger" I lightly clutched my boobs to illustrate my point. I had to bite my lip from the sudden powerful sensation. As each part of me had changed, other parts of my body had continued to slowly alter. My breasts and hips had continued to grow after their initial burst and even my hair had been slowly lengthening. My boobs were easily several time the size of my head and my thighs were similarly absurd.

Kymat laughed "Nonsense. I have no control over how large they will become but I can certainly say, I have no complaints at the appearance of my new guardian. She is developing beyond expectations" He suddenly leapt to his feet and took a couple of quick steps towards me. A sudden surge of unease caused me to take a slightly unbalanced step backwards. I was nervous...and yet the elf now seemed almost a half foot shorter than me. I glanced around the room in surprise. I had to be almost 8 feet tall at this point; an 8 foot tall, absurdly curvy ice dragon...what a ridiculous situation.

Kymat took advantage of my sudden distraction and used the opportunity to push into my swollen body, grasping tightly at my plump nipples. The sound that escaped my mouth was not human and the icy blue puff of frozen gas that evaporated into the air in front of me was a similarly unexpected development. My cock sprayed a few spurts of pre as I found myself roughly pushed against the wall, my knees feeling weak beneath me.

My draconic screech shifted to a more human like moan as the elf teased at my chest. He sounded disapproving when he spoke "I need a guardian, not some draconic slut. Control yourself"

I mewled and I shifted against the wall "Ah p...please" I moaned. I wasn't entirely sure if I was pleading with him to continue or asking him to stop. My hips certainly seemed to be involuntarily thrusting against him so the answer from at least one part of me was clear. It was so strange, he was so...small. It seemed like I should be able to easily overpower him but fire roared through me from his every touch and his smell caressed my mind like an elixir.

He twisted hard at one of my nipples. It was so large it easily filled his hand. I stumbled and fell to one knee as saliva dripped from my open maw. I could only imagine just how much of a mess I looked. "Bah" said the elf "You are only good to serve as some wench in a dragon's harem. Still, considering your form, I am sure the bidding for you will be intense."

There was a lot of amusement in his voice though it was intertwined with lust. I actually think he was joking but the idea of being some dragons sex slave was terrifying and...oh god...strangely appealing. What had this monster done to me? I moaned; a pained, needy sound and pushed him away with a monumental burst of willpower. My head almost instinctively came down and within moments a strange rumbling from within me resulted in the room being almost filled with a rushing mass of violent blue gas and twinkling ice crystals.

For a moment, my lust was almost entirely replaced by shock. Despite my significantly increased size it was still hard to grasp where this was all coming from. This was not a small room and the gas flowing from my maw was almost entirely filling it. I couldn't really see anything, I couldn't see Kymat, though, in theory, he was in the direct line of fire. The deluge of frozen gas continued for almost 30 seconds before it began to abate. Once the flow began, I wasn't really sure how to stop. It was almost like a sneezing fit that once started just had to be allowed to run its course.

When the flow ended and I was able to close my mouth, the gas cleared quickly to reveal Kymat. He was holding up a hand, a glowing symbol in the air before him, some sort of shield clearly surrounding him. His face was strangely neutral and somehow that was scarier than any of his previous expressions. I almost tried to take a step back from him but I was already against the wall and had nowhere to go.

All the couches and cushions were encased in ice and the floor was a single frozen sheet of water. Piles of snow and sleet haphazardly formed little hills and valleys across its surface. The entire room looked like a walk in freezer that had been forgotten about for 6 months. Weirdly, I did not feel even slightly cold but I didn't really realise this till later.

A pressure from my shoulders caused me to wince. It didn't really hurt but it was so unexpected it caught me out. I slumped slightly with a groan as I reached up to feel my shoulder blades. they seemed to swell and separate into two. It was a really strange feeling but all this motion was rather inflaming my lust again and despite everything that had happened my cock had not softened a mite. Within moments, the split shoulder blades were pushing out, forming into short fleshly lumps that soon stretched out into the frame work for my new wings.

As the struts extended out from the limb Kymat's face broke into a grin "Excellent, excellent. You will be more than sufficient" He walked towards me again and I shook my head as the wing-sails started to form between the struts. I was gently stretching my wings almost subconsciously as they finished forming. I glanced back and felt a sudden surge of disappointment at my somewhat small wings. They seemed largely ornamental, it was unlikely that they would be able to support my weight.

Kymat was close now and for a second I thought he was going to grope me again but he didn't. He merely seemed to be examining my new form "So" he asked "What do you want to be called? I doubt your old name feels very appropriate"

I groaned slightly and tried to stand up straight. It was hard because my cock was throbbing so violently. I wanted so much to just wrap my hands around it and just stare at my boobs as I played with it. Was it wrong to find my own appearance a turn on? I wasn't sure...I didn't think so. It wasn't my fault after all. "I...I don't know" I moaned "I...Let...let me think" He was kind of right. I think being called by my old male name would have felt very strange and using a different name would make it much easier to feel like this was a holiday from myself "J...Jane maybe?" I offered. My fingers were playing against the tops of my thighs, pushing lightly at the pliant flesh. It was taking all my will-power not to just masturbate in front of this elf.

"Jane?" he asked with amusement "How dull, you are a dragon after all. What about something like Cobalt or Azura for your scales" he tilted his head slightly with a grin "Or maybe Squish or Juicy for this ridiculous plump body you have"

I gave him a hard stare...okay, I gave him an aroused, lusty stare but it was supposed to be hard. Squish or Juicy. Some mage, he was just a damn pervert...still...hmm. I actually kind of liked the sound of Azura and after a few hazy moments, I sighed and nodded "I...I like Azura"

The Elf grinned at me, his eyes flicking down to my hands that were now rather tightly gripping my cock. I couldn't handle it anymore and I moaned as I started to softly stroke it. I told myself that I wasn't going to masturbate, I was just trying to take the edge of the intense sensations but it wasn't really working. To make things worse, the throbbing mass that I was holding tightly was getting smaller.

"No" I moaned softly "Please don't take my cock away...I can still guard if you let me keep it"

Kymat laughed "How many times do I need to explain? You turning into this draconic wet dream was a side effect of my spell, a predictable side effect but still not one I intended" He grinned lewdly and began to press in against me again "I am not going to waste any magic to allow you to keep some worthless piece of meat"

I groaned and tugged at my cock as I could feel it dwindling in my hands. My lust was rising further and with the elf pushed so closely to my body his scent was once again seeping into my mind. If it came to it, I was not entirely sure I would be able to make myself push him away again "P...please, don't sell me" I moaned softly, almost sobbing as I grasped at my miniscule cock "please"

Kymat gave a laugh and ran a finger across the pudge of my belly "You demonstrated enough control" he said "As much as I am sure I am disappointing Dragon-kind everywhere, I will honour my deal"

I slumped into his arms with a happy sigh "T...Thankyou" I had grown taller again and had at least a foot and a half on him now but somehow he held me easily. I was not sure how much I weighed but between my height and absurdly plump body, it had to several hundred kilograms at least. I moaned pathetically as my hand slipped from my cock. It was now too small to maintain a good grip on ,though, I really did try, scrabbling at my groin as Kymat held my immense body.

My little azure hands had developed their own claws, though, gladly, nothing like the monsters on my toes. Strangely, the slightly sharp sensation was not at all unpleasant as my fingers played against the long opening forming below my nub of a cock. Each tiny movement sent sparks of electric fire racing throughout my body and I moaned lewdly into the elongated ear of the elf "It's so intense" I whined "I can't take much more"

Kymat grinned "Well, let's see what we can do about that" he pushed me back against the wall producing a small squeal before he leaned in and kissed me.

It was perhaps the strangest kiss I had ever experienced, it was certainly the sloppiest. My mouth easily engulfed his; it was far larger and in a lot of ways all he was doing was suckling at my single plump lip. Additionally, my tongue was just enormous compared to his and at times when I was tasting his mouth, it was difficult to image how he could possibly breathe...of course, I didn't actually think of any of these things at the time, all these thoughts came later. I was too focused on Kymat to think clearly, it was like nothing else mattered. His scent consumed me and I had this animal need to mate with him. My insides were moving and churning as I squashed him between my enormous breasts, suckling violently at his face, barely registering what was happening. Somehow, we both ended up on the ground, my boobs splayed out over the side of my body. It should have been cold lying against the ice but my body really didn't care.

It started to become clear as we writhed upon the frozen floor just how large I had become. The elves body was entirely squashed between my breasts and as he positioned to enter into me his head barely cleared to top of my boobs. My mind was no longer conflicted. I wanted this. I wanted this sooo badly and I was starting to twitch more and more as I waited for him to penetrate me. My insides were still rumbling and I was moaning like an animal in heat.

"Are you sure you want to do this Azura?" he asked? It was another form of control. He knew I wanted to, he just wanted to make me say it. His façade was slipping slightly though as his own words were filled with need.

"Just...Ah...y...you fucking monster" I Mewled "Just do it. Fuck me!"

There was a small grin from that cheeky face peering through my boobs just before my world exploded. He said nothing, just thrust hard and I cried out in arousal. My whole body tightened, my limbs wrapped around him and my hips started thrusting like a machine. To both our surprise...okay to his surprise and my later surprise, I completely overpowered him. Clutched in my limbs, the tall elf could do little other than accept my rapid pace and soon, without realising, I was entirely in control.

Fortunately, we both largely wanted the same thing at this point and the writhing, moaning and screaming continued until the elf came noisily and messily into my new pussy. Drool went everywhere. Little explosions of icy gas sent sprays of snow flying through the air. My vision was completely unfocused and I squeezed Kymat heavily enough that his bones creaked and he gasped as he filled me full of his gunk.

Eventually, I relaxed, panting and mewling as my limbs slumped at my side. Cum was oozing from my pussy and little aftershocks were sending pleasant vibrations across my form. My body was still heaving even as Kymat struggled to climb off of my large, jiggly form.

He panted as he slid on the ice looking a lot less elegant and composed than he had earlier. He groaned slightly as he took a half step "Ugh, I'm going to feel that in the morning." He paused and looked at me flatly "At some point it stops being hugging and starts being crushing Azura"

I lifted my head slightly and moaned "S...Sorry"

He gave a small smile and chuckled "Well...It was worth it." He shook himself down "I ...need to clean up. Give me half an hour and we will talk about your duties. I will be leaving tomorrow"

I just nodded feeling exhausted and laid my head back down against the ice. It really did not feel cold and if anything actually felt rather pleasant.

I slumbered on the ice, not quite sleeping. I felt full in such a weird way and I tried to ignore how creeped out I felt by the fact that cum was literally oozing out of my womb. At least an elf couldn't get a dragon pregnant right? And...well, It would just be eggs anyway Dragons didn't give live birth. Eggs...Oh god, was I going to lay Eggs? I shook my head slightly but I couldn't truly bring myself to feel down. The afterglow felt wonderful and now the change had completed I felt...I felt strong and healthy and...well, powerful! I was huge! The ice breath was super cool! And now that my mind was no longer addled with lust, I was gaining a developing clarity that eclipsed what I had before.

The elf came back as promised looking as if almost nothing had happened. Several buckets of water were floating behind him and he frowned as he looked down at me "Azura" he said disapprovingly waking me from my semi slumber "I expect my servants to be elegant and refined. Why are you lying in a drying pool of cum? "

I gave him a small frown and climbed to my feet breaking the skin that had formed on the crusting goop. A new flow of gunk began oozing from me splattering onto the ice below. "S...Sorry" I said "I was tired...uhm"

He shook his head and the buckets of water settled around me along with a number of towels "Clean yourself up, meet me in the room across the hall"

I watched him go, my face feeling like it was on fire. As soon as he left the room I got to cleaning myself up. It was an interesting process and squashing down my belly to force the cum to ooze out from me was such a weird experience. Still, soon I was clean and I wandered across the hall as requested.

Kymat showed me around the tower. He showed me how I could command the autos and where the various amenities that I would need were stored like food and bedding. To my embarrassment he even supplied me with a number of sex toys, dragon sized dildos and other such materials. He explained that although the change had brought about a particularly heightened state of lust dragonesses simply had intense libidos and that I would need these to help manage it. He didn't seem to think it would cause me any significant issues though.


Kymat was away for quite some time and in his absence I spent a lot of time exploring the tower and the surrounding desert. The tower was quite tall and provided an easy landmark standing starkly amidst the expansive sands. It meant that as I explored the desert I was never in any real danger of becoming lost.

I saw goblins in the distance quite frequently; strange little twisted creatures that screeched at me from afar. Kymat had been right, none of them ever risked coming particularly close to me and in some ways I found that kind of a shame. This world could not help but fascinate me and seeing more of its inhabitants inflamed my curiosity far more than the burning sands. Part of me also kind of fantasised about actually protecting the tower against an aggressor, using my imposing figure, my strength and my powerful ice breath to defeat them. I even played make believe sometimes, freezing sections of the desert as I combated imaginary foes. Don't tell Kymat.

A little more shamefully, I also occasionally fantasised about encountering the goblins in other ways. Kymat had not lied about my libido being difficult to deal with and it flared up frequently. I masturbated multiple times a day, sometimes in full view of the distant goblins when I could no longer take it during my explorations. The first time I did it, I was so embarrassed. I had really tried to return to the tower but eventually the lust overwhelmed me. Once I had done it once though...I didn't really worry about it next time. I was big, dangerous and powerful, if I had to shove my hand into my pussy to relieve my lust then anyone who had a problem with it could let me know.

Kymat took a little over two weeks to return but a part of me was disappointed. It is amazing how quickly you can get used to something and I almost felt more comfortable being Azura than James. I was sure that this would subside once things returned to normal however.

It took Kymat 2 days to come up with the spell required to send me home and honestly, I wouldn't have complained if it had taken longer. We screwed several times during those days and I quickly lost any reservations about having sex with him. On the last day, to my deep embarrassment, I laid several eggs to replace the one that had been used in my ritual, an experience that I will frankly never forget.

Finally, Kymat sent an auto to fetch me from my room. The ritual was ready and Kymat was preparing to send me home. He grinned at me as I stood within the ritual circle "Are you sure you want to go home? I wouldn't mind keeping a pet draconic fuck toy around. It's been surprisingly pleasant"

I hesitated. I no longer reacted to Kymat's lewd and degrading language. It was just how he spoke, he was looking for a reaction from me and he wasn't going to get it today. I had to admit that I liked being Azura and that this world was beyond fascinating. I really enjoyed my passionate encounters with Kymat and I would be lying if I said I wouldn't miss it but I had friends and family back on Earth. I had a life and I had people who cared about me who had to be wondering if I was dead or worse...no...as much as I wanted to stay, going back was the only choice.

I shook my head with a small smile "I have enjoyed this a lot more than I expected too but I can't. I want to see my family...my friends. I am ready"

The elf shrugged and nodded. He simply clapped his hands and the world faded out.

The world faded back in almost immediately. It was like an extended blink really. A slight pause of black and then light. It was immediately obvious that I was somewhere different. I felt my face tighten into a slight smile as I recognised the food court. I almost felt a giggle start to rise in my throat as I could see the same look of shock replicated across dozens of faces. Customers sat at tables just holding their food while all activity on the stalls had stopped. It must have been quite the shock to see someone just appear out of thin air! Surely, just as shocking, was the fact that it was me. I had a feeling my face would have become quite well known during my absence. I wondered just how much my vanishing had been reported on the news.

Snap! The chair gave way beneath me and I plummeted to the floor with a soft flump. It didn't really hurt but I still released a small noise of surprise. There were screams and shouts and people started flooding out of the food halls. I started at them wide eyed, I'm not sure that helped. That noise I had just made had been unexpectedly feminine "No" I said in a breathy seductive tone "No!"

I looked down. I was still a dragon. My head whipped around at the people scattering away from me "Wait" I cried "Wait. I won't hurt you" I looked up into the air and cried out in a voice loud enough that the lights shook "What the fuck Kymat!!"