Ankha's place chapter 1
My first attempt at writing something along these lines, I know I'm not exactly gifted in grammar and spelling but its honestly my best attempt :P
That said comments are always welcome and hopefully I will get around to writing more >.>
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Ankha sat dumbfounded in front of the dead panther, had she really just killed the famed dragon sorcerer Solrond's prized pet white panther one of his two famed companions worth probably more then the entire treasury she was supposed to be robbing. The 18 year old human thief dropped her dagger in mild shock she had never actually killed before, other things sure but not killed. Generally thieves shunned killing the price for getting caught stealing was maybe a year or two in prison, but once blood was shed, animal or otherwise you faced the noose.
Ankha tried to gather herself she brushed her long black hair aside and gathered her tools and turned for the door figuring if she ran maybe no one would know it was her she stood and turned walking right into the rather large half dragon sorcerer himself. With one motion he grabbed her arms and threw her too the floor "what have you done you idiot girl" he roared as his face contorted murderously at her "Shaava was more then my companion, she was a mother to 2 cubs just born a week ago" he pointed to the dead panther shaking. Ankha's life flashed before her eyes everything from her childhood in the orphanage to that night she lost her virginity to the pirates who figured out why she was winning at cards to the fatal mistake that she was quite sure was finally going to end her little misadventure of a life. "wait... wait please don't kill me!" she begged up at him "I can make this up to you, I'm not sure how but I know I can!" her mind was going a mile a minute but Ankha seriously doubted she actually could make this up but at this point self preservation came first.
Solrond's eyes narrowed "I should kill you myself, or turn you over to the guard and let them do it" the half dragon glared at her his black scales shimmering slightly in the torch light. "But if your actually willing to pay the price of the life you took, then maybe I'll let you live.." Solrond pulled a piece of parchment and a pen from thin air holding them out to the quivering thief "the price of a life is a life that is the foremost law of our kingdom, in magic we follow a similar code, to pay back the life you destroyed girl, you will give me your very existence".
Ankha paused "wait, you said you wouldn't kill me!, what do you mean my existence!"
Solrond pulled the paper back "maybe you don't wish to atone for your crimes on your own, like most thieves you don't mean a damn word you say, in that case maybe I should kill you!" Solronds voice grew darker as he spoke as he began to assume his full dragon form.
"no! wait!" Ankha bit her lip "I'll do it give me that pen I'll do what you want"
Solrond shrank back to a simple half dragon and thrust the pen and paper in her face "write your name, your full name if you lie I'll know, and trust me girl I will kill you on the spot if you try that" His eyes narrowed to annunciate the threat as she wrote out her name and handed it back to him shakily. Ankha heard about what a sorcerer could do with a name that was given to them, but in this case she had no choice. Solrond took the parchment and walked over to the dead panthers body dipping it in the blood slowly the paper changed from into a small dagger with one motion he flicked it at Ankha striking her square in the chest.
Ankha fell back with a scream she had been stabbed before in the shoulder one in the side, but its not like it was something she could get used to only this time it was different, it hurt her all the same but there was no blood, and her black leather armor, was... melting? Starting from the point where she was struck the leather was disappearing, all her clothes where she yelped and covered her chest as her large breasts where exposed still her clothing disappeared revealing more and more of her soft white skin even her pants dissolved exposing the raven tattoo on her hip and the soft patch of raven hair between her legs. "ah what is this!" she shrieked trying to cover herself looking up at him for his part Solrond was simply watching her transformation he ignored the girl for the time being.
Next Ankha felt her toes begin to burn looking down they where shrinking into paws soft feline pads and stranger still they where sprouting soft white fur, suddenly pain shot through her entire leg she fell back screaming as her legs changed shape to match a cats perfectly she rolled over and tried to stand up only to find bipedal movement was no longer possible her legs where much shorter now and her joints where now built for a quadruped the best she could do is balance herself with her hands. More so her legs where now covered in silky fur that went right up to her thighs and tapered off at her hip. Ankha wanted to scream or something but at that moment the section started at her fingertips "oh god no! please" she shrieked but to no avail her hands where already turning into paws and her arms where changing shape until she was imbued with both fore and hind legs both covered in soft white fur with a shout she felt the burning start at her head and the base of her spine looking behind herself she watched as her spine shot out just above her ass turning into a long white cats tail unsure of what had happened to her head she looked to Solrond shaking "what did you do to me?"
Solrond simply smiled and waved his hands conjuring a mirror. Ankha gaped in horror she had suspected this but seeing it made her stomach twist slightly. She was completely nude her legs (all four of them), ears, eyes and tail where those of a white panther but her body and had stayed almost the same the only changes was her once black hair now matched her white fur perfectly her bright yellow feline eyes filled with tears Ankha had never cried before she had come close but never actually shed tears, but this was more then she could take. Solrond walked over and placed a collar around the despondent girls neck "I've given you enough of Shaava's life essence that you can live for both of them your smell and fur are hers, you r body voice and mind are your own you will live the rest of your life like this a chimera two creatures living as one" he smiled bitterly and snapped a lead onto her collar. Now come pet its time to meet your mate and cubs".