The Great Stag
#1 of The Great Stag
A clan holds its annual hunt, where one young man finds three of his fellow hunters laying a trap. They are found by the great stag, where their trap is turned on them. The young man must then face the great stag, himself.
The Hunt is On - Heather Alexander
It was the time of the solstice, and it was a time of great celebration within the clan. The great hunt was upon them, and it was beyond a great honor within the clan to participate in it. Seven young men had been chosen this year, dressed in only enough to keep them warm during the hunt, with blue tattoos painted across their bare skin. They were half-champion and half sacrifice to the forest, most years at least one failing to return to the clan. But even as the forest took, it also gave, and it was a foul year that did not see the surviving hunters returning with a fine stag for the great fest.
Zachary stood there among his fellow hunters, bow slung across his back along with his quiver of arrows. This was the first year that he was eligible for the hunt, and his heart was pounding in his chest as the seven stood there, waiting for the hunting horn to sound. Young though he was, he was quite fit and very nicely handsome. He'd done quite well for himself with the lasses of the clan, though he'd never gone further than he should for propriety with them. There were others who didn't have quite the same level of restraint as he did, and a trio of them were among the hunters this year.
When the horn finally sounded, the seven hunters dashed off into the woods. Zachary had taken his time learning the woods. Not hunting, but exploring and preparing. He checked a few of the spots that he'd found to be likely candidates without luck. When he came to the third one that he'd found, he discovered that he wasn't the only one there. The trio of brutes were already in the clearing, putting the final touches on a trap that they'd laid in the clearing.
The hunt was a ritual affair, really, and there were rules that you simply did not break. The hunters were meant to hunt on their own, not in teams, and only a stag taken by a clean shot was worthy of being brought before the clan. Traps were not permitted. The way the old ones spoke, they made the forest angry... an anger that could easily be taken out on the whole clan.
Zachary was thinking through how best to approach the three as they scattered, taking refuge in the undergrowth at the edge of the clearing just ahead of the arrival of a great stag, regal and magnificent. Zachary could barely count the number of points that crowned his head as he strode into the heart of the clearing.
Zachary wanted to call out, to scare it off from the trap, but before he could bring himself to do so, the three sprang their trap. Ropes tightened around the hooves of the noble stag before the three jumped out to subdue the creature. He'd even overheard them squabbling at the last moment who would get the single shot... but to Zachary's amazement, the creature did not budge in the least as the ropes snapped tight.
The trio stopped dead in their tracks as they realized this, their eyes wide with fear as they faced the grand beast that they had expected to be at their mercy. Zachary feared for them on a certain level, images of the three of them gored by great antlers and crushed by hooves filling his imagination. But to his surprise, the stag simply stood there, regarding the three of them before he shook his head and... sighed?
A moment later, there was something halfway between a man and a stag standing there with the three young men, looking at them each in turn, with nothing but disgust on his face. "Thought you knew better than the laws, did you?" There was anger in his voice as he snorted and shook his head. "The three of you will be lucky if I don't feed you one by one to my sister, the wolf. Though, it would likely be a mercy to her... you lot look like you would disagree with her quite badly."
The trio was stunned into silence and immobility... or possibly enchanted. Zachary knew quickly that this wasn't simply a great stag, but the great stag of the woods, who the clan revered as being close to a god. He said a quiet prayer that the hunters of the village all learned, praying to the woods for safety.
As he did, the stag turned his head, looking at Zachary and actually... smiled. "Mmm... so there are some within the clan who still respect the old ways. Come forward," he said, making the young man's heart fall into the pit of his stomach. Still, when a creature such as this commands you to come... you are best advised not to argue.
He rose and walked into the clearing, his head half bowed in respect to the stag. He wasn't sure what to say, though the stag saved him the trouble. "I take it that young men like this are... not the norm within your clan, young...?" He trailed off, leaving the question open for his name.
"Zachary, your grace. And no, they aren't the norm... perhaps three or four more like them, but we are still taught the old ways," he said, the stag regarding him loftily before he smiled broadly.
"I can see the truth of it in your heart, Zachary. And you needn't call me by anything so lofty as 'your grace'. Johnny will do quite well," he said as he turned his eyes to the other three, who Zachary could see were actually frozen where they stood. Though at another look, 'stood' wasn't quite the right word for it either. There was actually a small gap of air between them and the forest floor.
"I think these three will not be returning to the clan, though. They have violated ancient pacts," he said with a grim grin on his face, "But you needn't worry about their lives. They will do quite well serving the forest... and learning the value of respecting it," he said with a dark chuckle.
Zachary's eyes went wide and his jaw fell open, even as Johnny held up his hand to the young man, while the trio of misfits rose higher off of the ground. They began to turn slowly in the air, finally able to move again, though they really only used that freedom to flail about and beg for mercy from the stag. The stag laughed and grinned at the three of them, "Don't worry... you'll have quite good lives in the woods as does for my herd."
Even Zachary couldn't help but shudder at that, staring in awe as their clothes seemed to melt away, unable to look even as they were rendered naked there in the cold air. Their tattoos began to glow, changing from blue to a bright white as their begging was cut off and replaced by cries of shock. Zachary watched helplessly as their naked bodies began to twist and reshape themselves, their cocks were the first to start going, only to be balanced out as their chests began to swell outward into full breasts.
Their bodies began to shrink as well, their figures becoming slight and elegant, rather than the brutish forms that they had taken such pride in before. Once they had gained a far more petite feminine form, their breasts and hips began to swell outward. Childbearing hips, Zachary found himself thinking, while their breasts grew full and heavy.
Zachary's eyes widened as he realized just how they would be serving the forest. He just couldn't take his eyes off of them as they changed further. Their faces began to stretch outward, becoming sleek muzzles while their ears moved to the top of their heads, protruding from hair that was quickly growing fuller and softer. Their eyes became soft and sweet, though still filled with fear and shock as they were slowly lowered back to the ground.
They huddled together, though they seemed unsure whether to cling to each other for safety and comfort, or to recoil from one another, the feel of their new forms making it hard to deny the changes that had come to each of them. Johnny turned with a smile to Zachary, chuckling softly. "Tell me, young man... would you care to help serve the forest today?" He couldn't help but laugh, even as the (until recently) innocent young man couldn't keep his tongue from darting out to run along his lips.
He turned his eyes to the great stag, his gaze full of wonder as he took a deep breath and looked back to the trio there on the grass in front of them. "I... think that I would like that..." he said, feeling Johnny's hand came to rest on his shoulder. "Have at them... my young buck," he said with a chuckle.
Zachary snorted, shaking his head as he felt a kind of fuzziness and a prickling along the top of it. The three does gasped and huddled together together as they watched Zachary begin to transform. His own face grew outward much like theirs had, though his muzzle was of a much stronger cut. His ears moved atop his head as well, joining his new additions - two antlers that were growing between them. They were by no means as magnificent as Johnny's, but Zachary was a much younger buck.
Zachary's chest broadened just a bit, his already well kept muscles filling out quite nicely while the others looked on in horrified fascination. His clothes didn't melt away as theirs had, but he quickly began to slip them off, leaving them to fall to the snow below. Much like theirs, his tattoo remained, glowing a rich blue as he stood there over the trio of does, naked and very erect as he couldn't help but lick his muzzle at the sight of them.
Their whimpers were changing, moving from fear to longing as they still huddled close together, though now there was no trepidation about touching each other, the fear of their new forms fading quickly as their pasts gave way to their new present. Zachary came forward, gently stroking their heads, drawing sweet sounds from each of them as they all leaned into his touch, already finding their new natures as sweet, submissive does for their buck.
For his part, there was no anger toward them for their old selves. In many ways, the young men had died in the woods tonight when they wronged the great stag... but new life would come from it, and Zachary would do his part in seeing to it.
They were soon nuzzling into him, licking at his fur so nice and lovingly, grooming their buck to show their submission to him before they moved up to his cock. They breathed in the scent of it deeply, shudders passing through their bodies as their minds were further rewritten. After just a moment, their tongues extended once again as they began to lick and suckle along his shaft, just following pure instinct as they tended to him.
Zachary was amazed at what was happening, his hands moving on their own to caress along their heads, fingers running through their soft hair as they... worshiped him there in the grove. Their attentions were certainly having the desired effect, causing his cock to slowly start throbbing, and precum to trickle from his tip. The red-haired one moved to suckle at his tip, her cervine tongue coiling so deliciously around him while her brunette sister turned her attention further down along his shaft, focusing more at his base. Their raven haired sister, though, moved further down still, sucking his balls into her mouth and moaning just so sweetly around them.
He wouldn't be able to last long against their combined efforts, snorting and lowing deeply as he felt their mouths work on him just so hungrily. They seemed to know, though, when he was getting close, and drew back, presenting their faces and gentle eyes turned up to him while their hands continued the work, caressing along his cock and balls until he threw his head back and bellowed in pleasure, spraying his rich, hot cum over their faces.
Had he the senses to do so, he would be amazed at just how much he came, giving the trio a proper shower of his thick seed. He may have been innocent when it came to the girls of the clan, but he'd known the pleasure of his own hand before, and none of those orgasms even began to compare to this one.
His does cried out in delight as he came for them, their mouths open wide with their tongues extended to catch his gift for them, even as their hands were drawn downward, unable to help but play with their new little pussies. Need for him... for his seed to fill their bodies was quickly becoming their one concern, even as they turned to one another and groomed his thick cum from their fur.
Ruby was the first to draw away from that, not moving far, but far enough to give him room to join her as she got onto all fours and raised her plump little ass for him, her short tail raised high as she wiggled her hips from side to side invitingly.
She didn't need to ask twice.
He quickly moved down over her, reaching his hand up to rake through her fiery red hair before he took firm hold of it, gripping it in his fingers while his other hand moved to her ass, drawing back and striking it with a resonant smack. She moaned beautifully for him, helping to spur him on as she ground herself back against him.
There was little hesitation as he drew his hips back and thrust into her, driving deep into her body with a deep grunt of pleasure. He ground himself into her for a moment before he started to mate her there on the green. His hips slapped against her upturned ass, drawing sounds of pleasure from her that filled the woods while his hand laid into her as well, striking her ass again and again as he claimed her to the very depths of her being.
Chocolate and Raven came alongside their sister, taking turns kissing her and caressing along her body as she was mated by their buck, patiently awaiting their turns beneath him, their pussies dripping juices down their thighs. Looking down at the three of them, he couldn't help but grin broadly, licking his lips as he took his hand from Ruby's ass and released her hair, only to bring his fingers to Chocolate and Raven's dripping wet cunts.
He let his fingers dance over them, playing along their lips with a skill that he'd never possessed before. He found their clits and rubbed steadily at them, adding their moans to the chorus of sounds filling the grove while Johnny stood back, leaning against one of the trees and watched, considering what would come after.
Ruby was beginning to shake, her body twitching as her senses were quickly becoming overwhelmed. Her walls were tightening around Zachary's cock, wordlessly pleading for him to fill her... to mate her... to breed her as her body craved.
He didn't keep her waiting for long, his hands moving from Chocolate and Raven to hold Ruby's hips as he drove himself deep inside her one last time, bellowing once more as he filled her with the seed that she desired. She came on the spot, throwing her head back and crying out in bliss, even as her sisters looked upon her and Zachary with longing and need. While their sister and buck's orgasms went on, they tended to Ruby, grooming along her throat and breasts, showing their love for her.
Zachary slowly came down from his orgasm, snorting and grunting as he returned to his senses. Seeing the other two there, he smiled and leaned down to kiss first Ruby and then the other two, giving them the reassurance of his love for each of them. He drew himself slowly out of Ruby and moved across to Chocolate, rolling her onto her back so that she could look up at him as he mated her.
She blushed so adorably at that, whimpering even as he moved between her thighs. He reached down and stroked her cheek softly, being so wonderful and tender with her as he thrust himself inside of her. She nearly sang out her pleasure, crying so beautifully as Raven came to lie by her side, nuzzling gently into her breasts and suckling softly on her nipple while Ruby was recovering on the moss beside them, slumped against the ground while her bright red ass was still presented up to the sky.
Chocolate brought her legs up to wrap around Zachary's waist as he mated her, feeling his long, steady strokes driving into her body while her walls held him so sweetly. She would make a fine mother to their fawns, he was sure of that. Even though his mating with her did not carry the fervor and vigor of how he'd claimed Ruby, the sweet doe beneath him was giving him such sweet pleasure that he knew he could only last so long with her.
Slowly his hips began to thrust more quickly, slapping against her soft thighs as his breathing grew heavier. At no point had she stopped singing for him, the sweet music of her joy filling his heart to bursting, and driving him on toward climax every bit as much as her walls were. It wasn't long before he leaned in and kissed her deeply, moaning into her mouth as he drove himself into her body one last time, filling her to the very brim with his cum. She shuddered so wonderfully, crying out into the kiss as well as she felt her release rush through her body as well.
Raven was smiling with delight as she watched him slowly finish with her sister, but as he drew from her and left her lying there on the green to snuggle up against the slowly recovering Ruby, Raven was quick to act. She pressed him down onto his back and moved to straddle him, catching him quite by surprise. After he realized what was happening, though, he couldn't help but grin up at her and bring his hands to grip her hips as they ground down against him, her dripping wet cunt rubbing along his cock. "Mmnh... eager one, aren't you?" He certainly wasn't unhappy, even as his hand struck her firm ass for her daring.
She moaned sweetly at the blow and licked her lips slowly. "Ahh... yes... I need to feel Master's cock inside me..." she begged so wantonly for him, her hand moving to stroke along his still rock hard shaft. Calling him master surprised him, but it only took him a moment for that to feel natural for him and he held her hips and lifted her up, letting her guide his cock into position at her entrance before he slammed her down onto it.
She moaned out at that like a true little slut, starting to ride his cock, her hips twisting and grinding down against him as he held her there atop him. Really, she was doing the work, though neither of them had the wherewithal to wonder where she'd learned to do that. In the end, it was all pure instinct held within her new body. Mind you, neither of them would have complained to know that. No, Zachary was just relishing the feel of her riding him like that, knowing that she and the other two were very much his now, down to their very cores.
The knowledge of that, along with her need quickly pushed him over the edge, his hips lifting her off of the ground as he filled her too with his cum, causing her to arch her back and cry out just that beautifully for him, one hand reaching down to stabilize herself on his chest, while the other reached up to grip and knead her own breast. She collapsed against him soon after, and he gently laid her alongside her two sisters, letting them nestle contently against one another, unable to help but love on one another as they lay there together.
His heart was full of love for the trio as he looked down at them before he rose slowly and turned to face Johnny, who was grinning broadly at him, and... actually gave him a respectful bow. "Well done, young buck," he said with a chuckle, shaking his head and smiling from ear to ear.
Zachary looked down at himself, turning his arms slowly as he examined his new form before he looked back up at Johnny in amazement. "What... what happens now? Am I... to be 'lost' to the forest as well?" He wasn't sure how he felt about that, even though he knew that he wasn't part of the human world any longer.
Johnny grinned even broader at that question, laughing softly as the does drifted off there in their huddled pile. "No... I don't think that will be entirely necessary. Your clan... honors the old ways far too much for the way the world is becoming. Bad apples aside, at least. But the world is changing. It will only become harder and harder for your clan to continue to respect the forest the way that they have for generations. The old pacts won't hold the way they once did."
Zachary looked properly pained at that, his heart breaking for his clan's ways. He knew the truth of what Johnny was saying. More and more, the clans that were modernizing were doing their best to take what they could from his clan. They'd yet to find guns that could best them, especially with their affinity for their woods, but even he knew that it would only be a matter of time before they either became like the others... or were conquered by force. He shook at that thought, a pained expression coming across his face. "What can be done about it, though?" His tone was almost pleading, asking for an answer to a problem that threatened to consume the way of life that he'd been raised with.
Johnny laughed and came to stand with Zachary, clapping him on the shoulder as he looked into the young buck's eyes. "I think that it is time for a new pact," he said, drawing a look of confusion from Zachary. "It has come to the point where your clan must choose between the mortal world and the fey lands... the forest that you've spent the last few hundred years in harmony with. I think that it is time for all of you to become lost to the forest... and by doing so, to find new life."
Zachary stared at Johnny in shock, his muzzle hanging open at that. It took him a long moment to find his words before he stammered out, "Join the forest... all of us? But... how... wh..." he stammered out as he tried to wrap his head around that.
"It's not a small thing... but in joining the forest, your clan will be safe from the outsiders that are already trying to take you over... either by changing you or enslaving you."
Zachary fell silent again, thinking it through before he closed his eyes and took a deep breath, changing back to his human form. He wasn't sure how he knew to do that, but there were mysteries enough to contend with in time. "I will go to them... and offer the pact."
Johnny grinned broadly, saying, "We will go and offer the pact."
When Zachary emerged from the woods, arms held high, there were cheers and the sounding of horns. "I have brought the great stag!" he called out to amazed cheers, which very quickly became sounds of shock and confusion as Johnny emerged from the forest alongside Zachary in his full stag form. The clan fell silent as Zachary placed his hand on Johnny's shoulder, unable to believe their eyes that such a magnificent creature existed... let alone was tolerating the touch of a human.
The stag seemed to smirk, stunning the clan into further silence and fear as he shifted into his half-human form, looking out across the assembly. The clan leader in particular looked at Johnny in fear, coming forward with his head bowed. "Great stag... what... what brings you... out of the forest?" He really was terrified at the moment, but was doing an admirable job of maintaining his composure.
Johnny smiled at the elder, stepping forward and placing his hand on his shoulder. "Your clan has done well to honor the ancient pacts and respect the forest... but the world is moving on far too quickly for the old pacts to hold." There were cries of dismay from the assembly, as their sacred animal was saying such things. Johnny looked up at the rest of the clan and held up a hand. "Fear not. Though the old pacts will no longer be sufficient, I've come to offer a new way. A new pact," he said, his voice strong and carrying to all gathered.
As he spoke, Zachary let his human form drop and strode up alongside Johnny, standing proud as the young buck he now was. "The great stag wishes to offer for us all to join the forest... to leave the wicked world of men behind. All of you who've dealt with outsiders have seen it. The deceit, the greed, the darkness within their hearts. He is offering us safety from all of that... freedom from those who would use us and abuse us," he said, his voice carrying powerfully.
Hope was beginning to filter through the crowd. They saw Zachary, recognized the markings on him, and knew that this young buck was still their boy. They saw what the great stag had done to him. No for him. Seeing him standing there like that, they could see that he'd truly come into his own. Found himself out there in the forest. Murmurs began to spread as clansmen and women spoke to each other. First quietly, but growing steadily louder. The clan leader looked to the circle of elders and excused himself from Johnny, going to them and talking with them.
The buzz of conversation filled the village, but in time, the chief called them to order before returning to the pair who had come from the forest. "It is... an incredible honor. We have come to a consensus. We will join the forest."
Cheers filled the village as the solstice celebrations began in earnest. The stag may not have been roasting on the fire as was usually the case, but it was a time of celebration nonetheless.
The clan faded from the memories of men, becoming first a myth, and then passing from memory entirely. What had been their home stood as a truly wild wood, one that resisted any encroachment of men. Those that tried either found nothing, or were themselves never found again. The world outside may have forgotten to respect the forest according to the old ways, but a new kind of respect was written in the hearts of those who dared disrespect it.
Within the woods, the clan flourished, growing like never before. When they had accepted the forest's gift, they had all been changed. Deer and wolf, squirrel and badger, each one's true nature finding expression in their new forms. It even grew with arrivals from the clans surrounding the forest. The lost, the forgotten, those who still held the old ways in their hearts. Lost to the woods became a term of despair and loss to those on the outside, and became a kind of badge of pride and cause for celebration to those who were lost to the woods.
Zachary grew into a fine apprentice for Johnny, taking care of his little herd very well. Though more does joined him (often through much the same means that his first three did), Ruby, Chocolate, and Raven always held a special place in his heart and in his herd. They were the matrons of his does, helping the new mates in feeling a part of the family. When it came time for the old chief to step down, Zachary was the unanimous choice as the new leader of the clan.