A wolf girl dressed in blue latex spoke up, a clipboard in her hand. "Ms. Chamak, you have been arrested. You have been charged with breaking and entering, multiple counts of theft, grand theft, 4 counts of grand magical theft, possession of illegal love potions, and intent of illegal petrification."
A woman with lavender skin and violet hair spoke up next. She wore a formal suit and miniskirt. "I'm from the public defender's office. My name is Anita. I beg you to cooperate with them."
Kana blinked and took stock of what was going on. "Okay, good news, I'm no longer a statue and I certainly haven't been melted down for gold bars or coins. Bad news, I'm in chains, I just lost the wellspring, and I don't have any of my equipment." She tested the shackle on her leg. She had to think of a way out of this. "What's going to happen to me?"
The wolf eared woman looked at her clipboard. "That depends on you, Ms Chamak. You are being accused of some serious crimes. Normally, you would be looking at some pretty long prison time. The good news is, if you confess to your crimes, we can save some time and skip the trial, even reduce the charges and prison time." She gave a friendly smile, but showed her large canines as she did.
Anita continued, "I was able to talk them into a plea bargain and get you off on a relatively minor sentence."
Kana tried to compose herself. "Maybe I can still talk my way out of this. It will be my word against Janett's. Where is she anyway?" She folded her hands and made her best sorry face. "But I'm innocent, a victim in all of this. The woman with the freaky powers forced me to come along," she begged, a tear running down her cheek.
The wolf woman shook her head. "If you don't plead guilty, we will have to take this to trial. We have both physical evidence and eyewitness testimonies."
Anita sighed. "If this goes to trial, then you will likely end up in Nonvinculum or a lengthy term as a slave."
"Who is the eyewitness? The only other person there was my kidnapper. She wanted to use me to test for traps," she whipped.
The wolf woman stepped forward. "Mrs. Kühn has already been charged last month. We already know she was petrified before you were. She has been found fully guilty and was more than willing to name you as her co-conspirator in this burglary after one of the eyewitness testimonies showed you had intended to betray her from the start."
"Please, they have a strong case against you. The wellspring was locked in your hand, you were found wearing clothing with stealth enchantment, breaking and entering tools were found in your bag as well as stolen inventory, and the witnesses allowed us to view their memories. You were seen in the act. However, an offer has been made and if you plead guilty, you will only have to service a minimum of 15 years as a slave. The offer was for 20, but I was able to talk them down. However, should you plead not guilty and lose the trial, you will have either a much longer stay as a slave or be sent to Nonvinculum Island."
"Now, we have been granted permission to show you the memories, if it still matters to you. Unless you want to sign your confession and we can be done with this." The wolf woman was started to lose her pleasant tone.
"I would like to see for myself what I am being accused of." Kana stated crossly. "Maybe I can still explain my way out of this."
"She figured as much. Pull away the wall." The wolf woman looked at the large mirror on one of the walls, however it was the wall next to it that was pulled away. It folded up as it pulled out of the way.
Kana then got a good look at her so called "accusers". Four mannequins. Two of them wore latex, one was naked, and one was wearing a green qipao. Sitting on a wooden stand was an oval mirror with a brass frame, runes carved into the metal. "I don't understand."
The wolf woman was already walking up to the mirror. She picked it up, stand and all, and carried it towards Kana, setting it a few feet in front of her. She then placed a small gem on the forehead of one of the plastic women. "Please recall the night in question." She chanted a quick spell.
The image of the mirror distorts. When it cleared, it showed the darkened image of a store aisle, lit only by a distant crystal. At first, Kana didn't understand what was going on, but then she saw it. Black mist rushed into view and formed. Soon, it turned into Kana and she slammed into a shelf, knocking the boxes down. She watched as the scene from only an hour ago, at least from her point of view, played out before her eyes. She even heard herself talking with Janett. At the end, Kana walked closer, grabbed a catsuit from just out of sight, and put it on. "What is going on?"
The wolf woman removed the gem from the mannequin's forehead and placed it on the next one in line. "This is a viewing mirror. It allows us to see the memories of the one in tune with it. These four were flesh and blood but have been turned into plastic displays to keep watch over the store you tried to rob. They keep their eyes open for anyone with sticky fingers." One by one they showed the actions of Kana and Janett from that night, from stealing the dolls to the former struggling as she turned to gold.
Kana drooped her head when it was all over. She had thought someone might be scrying the shop, but she hadn't thought of there being people inside keeping watch. There had been no heat spots or even cold spots at night, so she thought it was empty. She had given thought that the mannequins might have been women once, but had no idea they would be able to tell on her. "Dammit! This is going to be harder to get out of. What would happen if I took the plea deal? Time as a sex slave, maybe. If I remember right, masters in this city aren't allowed to kill or beat their slaves, but I still may face whips and paddles. Nonvinculum is said to be inescapable, but on the other hand, as a slave, I will be in bondage but not as strict. I doubt I have the build to be a ponygirl. If I am a maid, I will be allowed to walk around, and if I end up a sex toy, I will be able to seduce my owner and make my escape in a year or two once I earn his trust. Well, this won't be my first time in bondage." She sighed. "Fine, I will take the deal. Let's get this over with."
The wolf girl smiles. "The smart choice. Sign this and we can get started." She held out the clipboard and a ballpoint pen.
Kana took the items and read it over. It listed all the crimes she committed that night, as well as the possession of contraband charges. "Looks like they don't know what I did before that night. If they did, I probably wouldn't be getting off this easy, not that it matters. No less then 15 years a slave? Right, sure. Five years at most and I am gone. I may be able to steal something good on my way out." Kana giggled quietly as she sighed the confession and the slave contract. She had burgled and kidnapped from this city before, just not this year and not that store. She smiled as she handed the clipboard back.
The wolf woman took the clipboard and the pen. "Thank you. Now let's get you marked. Hold still." She walked over to a magical device on attached to a metal stand fixed to the floor. She then pointed and fired it at Kana's chest. A blast light hit her in the middle of her chest. It didn't hurt, but soon, a holographic magic crest hung in the air inches in front of her. It was pink, made up of a circle with a eight-petal flower in the middle as the runes kept to the rim. Above it was a string of numbers: 015:000:00:00. It soon changed to 014:365:05:59; the countdown had begun. With a moment, it faded. The woman then walked up to her and tested the spell. She tapped Kana just between the boobs and the crest reappeared, as it always would when summoned. "You are now legal property and responsibility of your mistress. It's time to meet her, send her in." She called out to the wall mirror.
"Mistress?" Kana blinked as the wolf fit her with a pair of 18" leg cuffs around her ankles. "I was hoping I'd get some older man who would fawn over a pretty young thing like me." She already knew what they did to slaves in this city: marking them with a magical crest that only appears on request. It was better than other places she had been to that marked slaves with ink or iron. What's more, they were removable. She was sure no one would check for it, as it was more of a way for the owner to chain up the slave rather than a means of objectifying the sub. The owner would have a matching crest on their hand. Even if she couldn't find someone with the right removal spell, she could always just stay away from the region and wait for it to run down.
Anita spoke up. "When your charges were being compiled, an offer was made for your services. A woman of influence was able to smooth things over on your behalf. It's how we are able to get most of the charges dropped, but you still have to serve time. I was able to get her down to 15 years, but a word of warning: should you try and run from her, she can have it extended."
"I'm sure we don't have to worry about that." A blond woman giggled at the door. Her hair was long and some of it went down her chest. She wore a red silk dress and red heels. On her left arm was a gold bracer with a few gems and engravings: a good sign this woman was a magic user.
Walking in behind her was a woman with long brown hair. The first thing that caught Kana's eye was the gold collar around her neck, with a D-ring and four rubies embedded in the front. She seemed to have a thing for purple latex, given the domino mask, bra, tight corset, panties, long opera gloves, and thigh-high stockings with heels, all made from the same color and material. All exposed skin below her collar was hidden by a black bodysuit, further solidifying her apparent fetish for the material. Around her wrists and ankles were padded cuffs with D-rings, but no chains. She held a thin box by the handle and at her hip was a coiled up leash.
The blonde stops in front of Kana. "Hello, Kanakpriya, I am Mistress Smith. Are you ready to be my slave?" She smiled like she wanted her, licking her bottom lip for a second. Pressing the back of her right hand, a crest of a pink lily appeared above it,matching the one in Kana's chest, only this one was just 2" in diameter.
Kana looked at the woman. She couldn't have been much older than herself, and the way she eyed her indicated she swung that way. Her clothing looked on the expensive side, so she likely had a stash of gold somewhere. "Do I have a choice?"
Mistress Smith gently stroked Kana's hair above her left ear as she looked her in the eye. "Well, yes, you still have some choice about what kind of slave you will become." She stepped back. "Akiko, if you would, please." She gave the brunette woman a wink.
"Of course, Mistress," the woman, now known as Akiko, stated with a nod. She stepped forward and lifted the upper lid of the box, holding it open and unveiling its contents: a golden collar, and nothing else.
Kana looked at the collar before her. It was very wide, but still strangely thin. Other than the missing rubies and the larger size, it looked just like one the latex slave wore. There was no clasp or seam, no visible way to open it, but it was wide enough to fit over her head. Still, she had a feeling it was enchanted and she would have a lot more trouble taking it off than putting it on. She hesitated as she glanced between the lovely ring of metal and the blond woman with the look of a sorceress. "If I don't put this on, I get the feeling she has a way to make me, or will do it herself. Worse, there could be another collar waiting for me. Should I say no? I have to be a good slave... for now." Kana lifted up the collar, enjoying the feel of gold in her hands once again, and lowered it over her head. Once it was around her neck, D-ring facing forward, it shrunk and snugly hugged her skin. It was just tight enough so it wouldn't move, but still somehow didn't constrict her airway in the least. "I figured as much," she muttered under her breath.
"Very good. You have made the right choice." Mistress Smith stroked Kana's chin. She then took the woman's cuffs and locked them to her belt. Akiko took the leash from her hip and hooked it to Kana's collar before handing the other end to Smith. "Thank you, my dear." She gave the slave a smile.
"You're welcome, Mistress." Akiko bowed to Smith without hesitation.
The wolf woman spoke up next. "Mistress Smith, since we are forgoing the trial, your property will be processed and returned to you in a few days."
"Very well. I suppose I could manage that." Smith sighed and gave Kana a hard tug, causing her to stumble forward a bit. "Come along, let's get you home."
Kana grunted as she followed. "Watch it. I can't wait to be done with you. At least you look like you have deep pockets. What did that dog mean by 'property' anyway?" She silently thought about it as she followed the blond woman out of the courthouse, the brown-haired woman bringing up the rear. The sky was overcast in contrast to the clear night sky she had remembered when breaking in with Janett just a little while ago. They got into a carriage with a pair of naked twins hitched up like ponies in front. An imp sat in the front, holding the reins. Smith got in first and sat down. The other woman grabbed Kana's butt and helped her up as she got in. She then locked her leg cuffs to a ring on the floor.
With all three women seated, the imp cracked the reins and the twins started to pull the carriage. "Well, you certainly are a troublemaker." Smith gave an evil smile as she stroked Kana with her index finger. "Still, I have ways of bringing troublemakers in line." She giggled.
Kana gulped. "I won't make any trouble." She twitched in her chains a little, trying to hide her lie.
Akiko raised her hand and patted Kana's shoulder. "It's best that you don't."
It didn't take long for them to reach their destination, the twins moving faster then Kana ever could. The building in front of them was a mansion in the middle of the city. It was large and took up most of the space, but there were still some grass and bushes between it and the iron fence. It seemed more decorative than anything else, but it would still get in the way of her escape.
Two maids greeted them as they entered. Both wore gold collars and short black skirts. "Welcome back, Mistress."
"Thank you, my dears." Smith smiled.
Kana's attention was quickly taken by the golden fox woman at the other end of the room. She leaned back on her pedestal and had her spread fingers close to the smirk on her face. The only thing she was wearing was the thin collar around her neck. The golden figure was mesmerizing and she found herself wanting to touch it. However, the leash stopped her from getting too close.
"Wandering off already?" Smith giggled as she held tight on the leash.
"Sorry... Mistress." Kana tried to hide her disdain for the title. As she turned to look at her owner for the time being, her eyes fell upon the alabaster form of Janett, one of several statues in the room. The bizarre black tattoos still slid around her naked body. Her hands were behind her head as she stuck out her chest. Nothing had changed since she last saw her. "I see she is here as well. I wonder if she has any idea what's going on."
Smith followed Kana's gaze and looked back at her. "Your partner was taken care of within a week. She is under only a simple stone spell, easy enough for me to break. However, the curse she was already under is anything but." The blond woman walked up to Janett and stroked her marble skin. "We were able to hold her trial, such as it was, and while she was still petrified, it was determined that she was too dangerous to restore. We simply woke her mind up and allowed her to talk like my mannequins did. Now she is enjoying her deep slumber."
"Your mannequins?"
"That's right." Smith walked back to Kana. "I am the owner of the Cheerful Fairy, the store the two of you broke into. You tried to steal an important research item from my office, one that I needed for an important job, and set me back a month while we had to figure out what to do about it and get through all the red tape."
"I'm so sorry," Kana lied while trying to put on a look of remorse. She didn't want a sorceress mad at her, lest of all one who is also her legal owner.
Smith pulled on the leash again. "The hand was given to me as advance payment. I have to find a way to revise it's effects, as the magic is more powerful than your run-of-the-mill transmutation spell." She led the way through a door and down a flight of stairs into a dungeon. Akiko followed behind them. "You see, my client's daughter found the hand and met the same fate you did. She now decorates his halls. I put her in a lovely dress that compliments her new complexion. He was understandably uncomfortable with having the nude image of his daughter standing around, and her old clothes were too damaged to be attractive. She is rather cute and makes a pretty fixture, if I do say so myself." Lilly stops in front of a heavy wooden table. "And because of you, she has to stay that way for longer than initially anticipated. Her father isn't happy about that." She started to open the cuffs.
"I can't say how sorry I am to have troubled you so, my lovely mistress." Kana shuddered a little. "How much butt-kissing and begging am I going to have to do to get out of this?"
"Oh, you will be sorry." Smith smirked and stepped back. "Now strip for me. You won't need your prison jumpsuit here. Then lay down." She patted the table.
Kana looked at the table and the leather straps on top of it. She didn't like the looks of it and gulped. However, there was no point in fighting it, as she was without her wards and had no way to defend against the woman's magic. Slowly, she did as she was told. "What are you going to do to me?" Dropping the latex catsuit to the floor, she sat on the table. Smith helped her lay down, however she didn't touch the straps. Was this some kind of test?
"Think of it as an induction ceremony. I have all my slaves wear gold collars like the one you do now. However, I also have them tattooed as well."
"Tattooed!?" Kana recoiled and scooted to the other side a little.
"Don't worry, it won't hurt. I use some enchanted ink." Smith pulled out a small wand. She pressed it against Kana's wrist and black tendrils started to slide along her skin and form a chain-like pattern along with some runes.
Somehow, this made Kana wish the woman was using normal ink and a needle to mark her. She was sure this tattoo had some power the sorceress wasn't telling her about, so she started to pull away. However, with a snap of the woman's fingers, Kana found herself unable to move. She laid stiff with her arms and legs slightly spread and her face pointing at the ceiling.
"Hold still, my dear. It will all be over soon." The woman giggled and soon pressed the wand against her ankle, followed by her other ankle, and then her other wrist.
"What are they for?"
"Oh, sometimes I need my girls to do some heavy lifting. When I wish it, they will boost the strengh of the subject." She let out another giggle.
Kana didn't buy it. They must give her some way of controlling her, maybe stopping her movements if she was lucky. She then sat up and could see the tattoos on her limbs. She could also see Akiko holding one of those wooden dolls, making it sit up. "Well this is just great. I will have to take care of that before I go." She let out a sigh.
"Don't worry, they can be hidden with gloves and socks. I even have a special makeup for hiding them." Smith strokes Kana's chin. "Now it's time for your first punishment. You certainly caused me a lot of grief." She snapped her fingers. "Get ready."
"Please don't, Mistress, I will not cause anymore trouble." Kana couldn't help herself as she slid off the table and got down on the floor. She stood on her hands and knees, sticking her butt in the air.
"Even if you mean that, you still need to be reminded not to." Akiko set the doll down on the table, but Kana was still forced to mimic it's pose. "That's just the way things work here." She slid on a pair of short, black latex gloves over her long purple ones. Next, she took a bottle of moisturizer and started rub it onto Kana's butt cheeks.
"What... what are you doing?" Kana tried to look back but found herself unable to turn her head.
"Oh, nothing much, just some prep work for what will come next." Soon her hands pulled away.
"Akiko's right. Just relax and take it in." Mistress Smith giggled. She was now dressed in a skintight latex leotard with matching gloves and boots, and held an oak paddle in her hand. "You have been a naughty girl, and naughty girls get spankings." She swung the wooden tool through the air and to its destination.
Kana let out a scream as the paddle met her skin. "Aaaaah! Please, you don't need to do this! I am sure I could make it up to you! I'm experienced in the bedroom. I could-aaaaaah!" The paddle struck again.
* * *
Kana laid face down on a spring bed. She was naked, but at least she had control over her body again. She had just spent the last hour in the dungeon at the mercy of the blonde sorceress. Now her butt was so red, it showed on her caramel skin. Another coat of moisturizer was applied afterwards, and then she was locked in this small bedroom.
"I don't think I can take even a year of this." She sighed. "I have got to get out of here. Maybe I can stand a month, maybe she will grow bored of this in a few days..." Even alone in a small room, she did not dare to speak her mind. Who knows who could be listening?
When she finally recovered enough to move around, she stood up and looked around. "Let's see what I have to work with. A mattress, a metal frame, bed sheets, a pillow, a crystal light, a metal shelf, and a locked door." She searched the room. "Some hair pins. Yes, I might be able to use those later." They were under the bed, likely lost by a former occupant. She held them in her hand and looked at the door. She would have loved to use them to pick the lock, but that would get her nothing. They still had the doll and a strand of her hair somewhere. She would have to deal with those first if she had any hope of escaping. They had left her unbound once, and they would do it again. She just had to wait, so she put the pins under her raven hair.
Some time later, the door opened. A maid with green skin and dark green hair entered. She set a tray with a loaf of bread and a cup of water on the shelf. "Mistress wants you to eat before getting dressed and starting work." She put a folded white cloth on the bed.
"I have to work already? She just tanned my hide," Kana retorted.
"Those are her orders." The maid soon walked out of the room, locking the door behind her.
Kana grabbed the cloth first. It was nothing more then a frilly apron. "I have to work in this? You could at least give me some underwear..." She begrudgingly put on the thin garment, which hugged her tightly, and ate her food.
Soon enough, the door opened again. This time, it was a woman who wore a latex apron over her pink catsuit. She had on a pair of white gloves and a frilly headband. On her left wrist was a golden cuff with a large ruby and runes, and around her neck was a gold collar like the ones almost everyone here wore. "Hello there. I am Mistress's head slave Maylis. You may call me 'Ma'am'. Now come with me."
"Why should I?" Kana folded her arms. She still couldn't bring herself to sit down.
Maylis leaned forward. "In Mistress's absence, I hold absolute authority over all the slaves that bear her mark." She tapped Kana's chest and her slave crest appeared. "You will do well to obey me."
"First I want some real clothes. This feels worse than being naked." Kana covered herself with her arms.
"Mistress told me you would be difficult," Maylis sighed, pulling a crop out of her hammerspace and slapped it against her left palm. "I am fully authorized to discipline you. Now come along."
Kana hesitated for a moment; her butt couldn't take much more. She let out a sigh and followed the woman.
Maylis led the way upstairs and stopped at a supply closet. "Take these. You will need them. I trust you know how to use them."
Kana held the cloth and stone polish in her hands. Sure enough, she had used them before. "I will give it my best." She walked over to the golden fox, drooling ever so slightly from the side of her mouth. She quickly licked it up before Maylis had the chance to see it.
"Oh, you don't need to worry about that one. Metal doesn't require as much maintenance as stone. Get to work on those." Maylis held out her hand and pointed at the marble women standing and sitting about the gallery.
Kana sighed and dragged her feet as she walked away from the gold beauty. Her first stop was Janett, for no other reason then she was closest to the door. "And to think I envied your power, or your curse, but if this is where it got you, then maybe I am better off without it." She smirked as she poured the polish onto the cloth before rubbing it onto her firm breasts. She slowly moved down her body, stroking her navel as she went. She was a little unnerved by the still-visible tattoos. When she normally turned an inked woman to stone, the ink either changed as well or was hidden by the stone skin; she wasn't sure which was the case more often. However, these still moved around her body like always.
Once Janett was nice and shiny, Kana moved onto the next immobilized girl: a short-haired bunny girl leaning forward, her knees bent a little as her hands held each other. Her face had an innocent look, but her arms squeezed her breasts a little.
The next woman was muscular and made of granite, her hair done up in a ponytail. Her left hand was on her hip and her right was extended half way, pointing at something. Her mouth was parted in a cute way. She still had on a pair of metal bracers. Kana took her time rubbing her abs.
A woman made of blue stone was looking at her right hand, her fingers curved. Her left hand was stroking her long, braided hair. She reminded Kana of Carmo, a fellow thief she knew. They had met a few years ago and traded tips on their mutual craft. She was the one who taught Kana on how to pick apart simple defense spells. It had been over a year since she had seen the woman. They weren't so much friends as far as Kana saw it, but they were on good terms and traded information. In the end, it didn't mater if this was Carmo or just a look-alike, she wasn't going to go out of her way to save her, especially when she was first and foremost trying to save herself.
"How the hell did they get you in here?" Kana looked at the lamiai in front of her. She had on a seductive smile as she elevated her breasts with her left arm. Her right arm was slightly extended and beckoning her closer. Kana sighed as she went to work on the creature's long tail. She was certainly larger then any other statue in this room. "Why am I the only one doing this? I see other slaves in here." She eyed a maid who was walking though the gallery. She sighed as she moved onto the solid breasts.
Kana had to use a stepping stool for number 7. She was an 8-1/2 foot tall granite amazon. She had taken a combat stance, her legs spread, the right foot to the side. Her right hand pulled back to her side in a fist while her left hand hand was in front, ready to grapple. Kana started with the woman's washboard abs before moving up to her large breasts. "Do these count as D-cups when the body is this size?" She worked the muscles of the large woman, thankful that she was smaller though taller than the lamiai.
There were a dozen stone statues in this room. The final one was an elf with long, wavy hair, which would be a pain to polish. She had her hip swung to the right and her shoulders to the left. Her right hand was on her hip as her left hung at her side and her gaze pointed to the right. Kana got to work on her legs first and slowly worked her way up. "Last one, finally," she groaned. She slowly slid the cloth up her smooth belly to her ample breasts. Elves certainly are creatures of beauty.
With her task done, she moved to the door, wanting to find some water to wash her hands. "Where do you think you are going?" Maylis snapped her crop. "You have a job to do." She pointed at Janett.
Kana turned to look. "But I already took care of her." She walked closer to her one-time partner. When she got closer, she noticed the shine had already faded. "What the..."
"She doesn't look finished to me. Do it again and don't slack off this time." The woman sounded cross, but still seemed amused by this. She tried to hide a smirk.
"I know I got every inch of her." Kana sloshed the bottle of polish as she walked back. It sounded full. "What's going on?"
"What's going on is that we both have jobs to do, but I have to stay and make sure you do yours before I do mine." Maylis snapped the crop as she suppressed a giggle.
Kana looked back at the woman with a glare. She knew something was up, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. As much as she wanted to fight her on this, she guessed the sorceress had to be somewhere nearby and knew what magic she could work on her. No, she had to get them to drop their guard. Letting out a sigh, she resigned herself to her fate for the time being. Pouring polish on the rag once more, she got to work on the athletic woman, slowly moving the washcloth all across her nude figure. She got every nook and cranny before stepping back to double-check her work.
It was then she saw that the granite woman had lost her luster. "This is going to take me all day." She jumped at the sound of the crop cracking.
"Then you better get to it." Maylis watched her like a hawk. She twirled the crop in the air a bit as she moved around the new slave.
Kana wondered if she was going to strike her just for fun as she worked the woman's six pack abs. Like with Janett, she double-checked her work before moving onto her blue friend. Well, friend was a strong word. After what felt like hours, she moved along the dozen statues until she was once again polishing an elven butt. "Finally. Can I wash up now?" She groaned at the woman.
"Not with the sloppy job you are doing." Maylis crossed her arms when Kana found her next to Janett. Her shine was already faded again.
"This is some kind of punishment, isn't it/" Kana sloshed the bottle of polish. A moment ago it was half empty, but now it was once again full. "What kind of cheap-ass magic polish is this? I'm never going to finish this task. They keep undoing it some how." She looked back at the stone elf to see she too had lost her luster. This was odd, as Janett had been shiny when she started on the woman but now all the statues looked to have been left sitting for a week or so. Letting out another groan, she poured the polish onto the dry cloth and got to work on the elf. However, going around the room counterclockwise didn't do her any good either. After her fourth round of polishing, her stomach started to growl as well. While working on Janett slowly, she looked back at Maylis. "Can we stop to eat? I know you have to feed your slaves." The one positive Kana could think of about being a slave is never having to worry about how your next meal would get here. If she remembered right, the city required all masters and mistresses to feed their slaves three meals a day and it had to be close to dinner time by now.
Maylis put her finger on her chin as she thought about it for a moment, or at least looked like it. "Very well. I think we are having ham sandwiches for lunch today. Let's go, but don't dawdle, or I will have to discipline you." She giggled as she led the way.
"Lunch? What time is it?" Kana followed behind the woman.
* * * *
Kana rubbed her tender butt as she walked down the hallway. Her latest outburst had earned her, among other things, another spanking. As it turned out, since she had dumped Smith's gold into her bag of holding, the cops hadn't bothered to figure out just how much was stolen and just gave Smith all the gold that was in the bag. Naturally, when she decided to share this information, Kana freaked out and broke her act. True, most of her gold was still safely stashed away in her hideout - no one would find it anytime soon - but it still enraged her.
Her nipples were also sensitive at the moment, despite the healing magic used on them. A pair of gold rings now adorned her chest. Kana had been paralyzed with the doll's magic as they inserted the needle and then the rings. The ends had been fused together, making each a perfect circle. This meant that the only way to remove them was to break them. Then she cast a spell to stop the bleeding and grow new skin, making the new holes permanent. "Why couldn't she have used a little of that magic on my ass as well?"
The final piece of this latest punishment was taking away the only scrap of cloth she had left. She was now walking naked down the hallway, having finally left the closet she hid in after they were done with the session. "Where am I, anyway?" She hadn't learned the layout of the mansion yet, but this area seemed very different then what she had seen so far in terms of architectural design. The walls were stone rather then plaster, making it look more like some of the castles she raided than the strange buildings she had only seen in Starcoast.
"There you are, Kanakpriya. I want you to come with me," said a voice from behind her.
Kana turned to look at Smith. She had changed out of her red and black catsuit she wore during the punishment to a lovely white dress with gold trim. As always, she still had that gold bracer on her left arm. She hesitated for a moment as she covered herself with her arms. "Yes.... Mistress." She slowly walked over to her owner.
"Oh, no need to do that. We are all girls here. Besides, you will need your hands in a little while. I have something I want you to hold for me." Smith smiled as she stroked Kana's cheek.
"Yes, but you look at my body like a dirty old man." Kana sighed and lowered her arms, following behind the blond woman. There was no sign of Akiko, not that she wanted to see her after what she just did to her backside, as harmless as it was in comparison to the actual punishment.
Smith led Kana into a study. There was a wooden desk, a latex chair with breasts, lots of book shelves, and a statue of a woman holding two glowing crystals. There was also another door between two of the large book shelves. "Right this way. Stay close, you don't want to fall behind." She led her through the already open door and down a few more. At the end of the hallway there was a large, heavy metal door hanging open.
Kana's eyed widened when she saw what was inside. Gold and silver treasures of all shapes and sizes. Stacks of gold bars, large piles of gold coins, a massive diamond, gold chests, a full length mirror with a gold and ruby frame, a growing dragon... "Eep!" Kana backed away.
"I said stay close." Smith smirked as she looked back at Kana.
"Who is she?" demanded the jade dragon, a few sparks emitting from her mouth. She was currently in a humanoid form. She had the outline of a woman, but still had her wings, tail, and more importantly claws. Her body was covered in jade green scales. She had short hair, but also a pair of horns pointing backwards. She wore a gold collar around her neck that was locked to long chain that fed into a hole in the floor. She was close to the door and might already have the reach to strike.
Kana moved behind Smith. She noticed the lizard woman had the same tattoos she did. Dragons were known to be magic-resistant, but it couldn't hurt to put the sorceress between them.
"Easy, Amora, she is just one of my newer slaves. As you can see, she is unarmed." Smith giggled as she grabbed Kana and pulled her in front of her, holding her arms up so the lizard could see everything.
"Rrr... I still don't like her." The jade dragon grunted, not taking her eyes off the nude woman. She did smirk slightly at the nipple rings, though.
"Well, you won't have to worry about that for long. Now I just need to find a few things." Smith let go and walked over to a shelf and picked up a fine gold tray.
Kana stayed close to the woman. She couldn't help but smirk herself. "The stupid bitch just showed me where she keeps her gold. I have never seen so much in one place before. Now that I know this vault is... how did I get here again?" She was lost before the sorceress showed up; now she wished she paid better attention. "Was it the library? Whatever, I just have to map it out in my head once she takes me out. The dragon lady is troublesome, but even knowing about her is good. I might think of a way of dealing with her." She started taking stock of the room. All the riches it held, what she should take, how big the room was, et cetera. However, she kept getting distracted by all fine gold works.
"Hold this for me." Lilly handed Kana the tray. "No, hold it up with both hands. There are a few more things."
"What? Oh, right, yes, Ma'am, er, Mistress." Kana smiled as she lifted it up and took it with her other hand as well, holding it level just below her breast line. She then eyed the golden amulet Smith picked up. A large smile spread across her face.
The dragon then squealed with joy. She moved into Kana's line of sight with a bit stupid smile on her face as she looked at her.
"Why is she so happy all of a sudden? Why can't I move!?" Kana tried to back away from the approaching beast but her legs refused to listen. She started to panic as she rubbed against her.
Lilly set the amulet down on the tray. "Amora, be a dear and help me move this mirror in front of her."
"What just happened?" It took her a moment to pry herself away from Kana. She then went to the standing mirror and started to pull it into view.
"That's what I want to know!" Kana shouted inside her own head. Then she saw her own reflection. She saw a golden woman holding a tray with a smile on her face, her legs spread a little. "Oh no. No no no no!"
"This little trouble maker is a thief who tried to steal from me."
"And you let her in here?" The jade dragon moved back to Kana's side. She sat down next to her, only visible in the mirror.
"I'm not done. The greedy girl grabbed a wellspring that turns people into gold. I believe it has more power than that, but it's very defensive and turns anyone who touches."
"That sounds like something I want to see." The pet dragon giggled as she rubbed against Kana's leg, her claw sliding up her thigh.
"Yes. The problem is, I haven't figured out a way to completely reverse it yet. For now, it's basically permanent."
"What!?" Kana was shocked.
"Why would you want to do that? I think she looks better this way."
"Well, for one thing, my client wants it. His daughter turned to gold. So far, the best I have found is a reanimation spell. I can wake her up and let her move around." Smith stroked Kana's chin. "It lets me turn her back and forth at will. I have done that several times and she hasn't seemed to notice the gaps."
"So that's why the statues always needed polishing... Wait, how long have I been out of it?" The shock had started to wear off and now Kana was just getting mad.
"She seems slow." The dragon giggled.
"Not as slow as... Get your claw off my butt!" Kana couldn't move, but she still had a sense of touch.
"Maybe so. I was expecting her to try to escape the first chance she got. I even left hair pins in her room to pick the lock, but she never used them." Smith giggled as she held up the bobby pins Kana thought she had in her hair. "Still I need to come up with a real cure. Should something happen to me, she would return to a gold statue, which is why my client turned down that path. On the plus side, she seems immune to other forms of petrification. In theory, not even an elder gorgon could change her even when awake. Still, it's only a theory, I have yet to test that on her or any of the other subjects." Lilly added more things to the tray. Little trinkets, a few gems. "Now don't you look just lovely? I think you will make a good shelf."
"Are you talking to her?"
"Yes. This time, I altered the spell so she will remain awake. I know how much she loves gold, so I thought I would let her watch over my collection, and join it."
"Stop this! If you are going to keep me as a statue for the next 15 years, then at least let me sleep though it! This will get old in like a week!"
"So I am getting a roommate?"
"Yes, you could say that. I may take her out for parties, so try not to make to much of a fuss when I do." Lilly placed a gem on Kana's forehead and hung crystal earrings from her nipple rings.
"I make no promises." The dragon lady folded her arms.
"Well, we will cross that bridge when we come to it. See you later, then." Smith walked out of sight. Soon, the sound of the heavy metal door closing entered Kana's golden ears, and a claw slid up her belly.
* * * * *
Kana started feeling nostalgic during her confinement. It was only natural that her mind wandered with nothing to do but looking at the same gold all the time, and the dragon that had gotten way to friendly.
She started thinking back to sister, Hemangini. She could just picture her, naked, tied in ropes, a wadded up cloth stuffed in her mouth. She begrudgingly followed the rope as it dug into her bare crotch.
"I will give you ten silver for her," stated the slaver. He was a burly man with a short beard. A few scars here and there showed that he had seen some action.
"Come on. A cow is worth more than that. I'm sure you can spare some more, even a gold coin." Kana begged.
"I'm just a middleman. I can hardly raise my price for a single slave, I have to ship her out to sell to another middleman." He was trying to low-ball her.
"But our mother is very ill. We need the money for her medicine," Kana lied as Hemangini screamed though her cheap gag. The truth was, Kana was leaving home and wanted to sell everything of value before she left. She figured her cute sister would go for a lot, she was always popular with the boys in their village.
"Well, I know of one way you could earn more for your dear old mother." He smiled as he leaned closer to Kana. He looked her over, trying to picture what she looked like under her loose fitting clothes, no doubt.
"Well, I have to get the money back some way. Besides, with our dad gone, someone has to take care of mom." Hemangini let out another scream behind her gag. "She only turned 18 last month and is still a virgin." This time, Hemagini blushed.
The man sighed. "I think I could part with twenty-five silver then." He walked around them and looked at not only Hemagini's backside, but Kana's as well. "If that doesn't work, we can step into my office and discuses her 'qualifications'."
"Fine. Twenty-five it is." Kana held out her hand for just a handful of silver. She wanted to make this deal in public where everyone could see them. Who knows what would happen to her if he got her alone?
Hemagini was the first girl Kana had ever sold, and she sold her for next to nothing. She should have started to walk. There were other slavers in that port she could have talked to, but no, she had to stick with the first guy she spoke to. She then recalled meeting Zerrin for the first time.
Kana walked into the room and headed over to the young mage in green, her school crest embroidered on her chest. "Hello there. Are you Zerrin?"
The light blue haired mage looked up at Kana from her book. "Yes, I am. How do you do?"
"Oh, just fine. Listen, from what I hear, you have been researching secret passages. I was wondering if you could help me with a project I am working on." She gave her a friendly smile.
"What kind of project? I am still not that skilled at finding hidden switches yet."
"But you can make them, right?"
"Yes. I am doing a paper on them."
"Well I think we can help you out. I want you to help me build a hidden door. I'll pay you, of course, and you will get some experience in the field."
The two of them chatted for a while, and when all was said and done, Kana was able to get Zerrin to agree to secrecy. The two of them labored for months building the hidden room within the little cave. Zerrin added vents so that air could still flow in, even when the door was sealed. She turned out to be a perfectionist and rebuilt the hidden door several times to get it just right, using her magic to melt and mold the stone.
By the time they finished, the two of them sat down with ales in hand. "I think this went well. Only a magic user skilled in detection could possibly find it." Zerrin took a sip.
"Are you sure about that? All our hard work will go down the drain if someone comes in to get out of the rain and stumbles upon the switch."
Zerrin empties her mug. "I am sure. I have spent years studying the secrets of mechanism and hidden passages. Give it one last look, and I will show you." She stood up, grabbing her wand, and walked over to the cave. She pressed her hand against the wall they had created and slid it across, stopping once she found what she was looking for. "There are no real markings, so remember where it is in relation to the bumps in the wall." She pressed down on the flat area and turned her hand counterclockwise, then clockwise half as much. A seam appeared on the wall, opening the hole they had walked through many times already. It pulled back enough for them to walk through. She then cast a spell, lighting up the crystal at the end of her wand.
Kana followed Zerrin inside, holding a lantern, and pressed the switch on her side of the wall, sending the door back into place where it sealed up. "Yes. It worked like a charm."
"You should put in some lights if you are going to live here. Fixed lights work better than store-bought magic lanterns." Zerrin walked deeper into the chamber. "Hmmm, where would be good...?"
Kana reached into her shirt. "Oh, I am sure I will think of something." She pulled out the crystal pendant by its chain. It had a pair of golden snakes coiled around the glowing blue crystal.
Zerrin turned to her left to talk to Kana. "I am sure..." She was struck with a beam of light from the pendant. She froze up before she could get another syllable out. Her skin quickly changed from soft and smooth flesh to shiny and hard gold, reflecting from the light of her wand.
"Only good for one shot." Kana grumbled, but not for long. She took the darkened pendant and tossed it on the table. "Well, not bad for my first golden transformation." She walked over to Zerrin as she took out her knife. "I would have thought your light would have gone out as soon as it hit. I have to say, I am liking this surprise." She grabbed her robe and started to cut away at it. It was a skill she was getting better at. She was hardly her first petrification, but it was always a pain to cut away the clothes and she didn't want to scratch her wonderful golden body. "Woman, you have some good tits. Why are you hiding them under this bulky robe?" She stroked her golden melons.
Soon, the golden figure was fully naked, retaining only her wand. "It's nothing personal. In fact, I kind of liked you. I haven't spent this long with someone since I left home. The thing is, I can't have this location getting out, not even by mistake." She ran her fingers up and down her former partner. "I wonder how much I could get for you. Would it be worth it? It seems a shame to give up such a treasure for some rich pervert. He would have to pay a lot. Well, I will just have to sleep on it."
Still, the nude image of the golden women was quite alluring. She couldn't help but rub against her, even going so far as to remove her robe and leather armor.
Kana then shifted to a more recent memory, one several years later: another trip to the cave.
Kana walked into the cave and felt along the wall, glancing over the bumps and finding a smooth spot. She pressed her hand down and turned it counterclockwise, then clockwise half as much. The door appeared and pulled back. She then entered the hidden room. "I'm home!" She called out to her lovely lamp. She never did sell Zerrin, she couldn't bear to part with her. "I had a profitable trip this time. Not only did I get a lot of wyvern scales, but I even snagged a slutty elf. Douglas gave me 375 gold coins for her. I should hopefully get a few more gold coins for them."
Kana walked into the cave and felt along the wall, glancing over the bumps and finding a smooth spot. She pressed her hand down and turned it counterclockwise, then clockwise half as much. The door appeared and pulled back. She then entered the hidden room.
Kana walked into the cave and felt along the wall, glancing over the bumps and finding a smooth spot. She pressed her hand down and turned it counterclockwise, then clockwise half as much. The door appeared and pulled back.
Kana pressed her hand down and turned it counterclockwise, then clockwise half as much.
"Why the hell am I thinking about the switch so much?" Kana wondered as she relived the same moment over and over again in her golden head. "There has to be a reason. I do miss Zerrin, but I don't understand why... Let go of my tits, you stupid lizard."
Amora was once again rubbing against Kana. Her claws and slid up her body and gripped her firm breasts. Soon, she started fiddling with the nipple rings.
Kana silently yelled at her jailer, knowing full well she couldn't hear her. Still, her memories continued to play, even with the rubbing and groping.
* * * * * *
It was just another day, or night. Kana had no idea what time it was. There were no windows for the sun to shine through and the crystal torches never burned out. The buxom reptile was now curled up at her feet after her most recent fondling. However, she jolted up once she heard the door start to open, it's gears turning.
"Is it feeding time? That's about the only thing that happens. No, wait, I thought they just fed her a hour or so ago." Kana couldn't turn her head. The vault door was to her side. Thanks to the mirror, she could see both in front of her and the pile of gold behind her.
Amora stood up on all fours, ready to strike as she kept her eyes on the door. Soon, it opened and she let out a squeal of joy. Quickly, she ran out of Kana's limited field of vision, the clank of the chain following her.
It was Smith's voice that entered her golden ears next. "Hello, Amora. How are you today?"
"I'm doing well, Mistress. Is she for me?"
"Not quite, but you will be guarding her like everything else. Move the mirror over a bit. She will be going there."
"Yes, Mistress." Amora returned and pushed the mirror to the side.
Soon, a purple skinned maid carried a golden figure into view. Kana was shocked at the sight. "NO! No no no no no. This can't be!" If Kana could shed even a single tear, she would be crying her eyes out. Before her, the maid set down her most prized possession. "Zerrin! How could they have found you? You told me no one would ever find the chamber! No one!"
Smith walked into view and looked over Zerrin's still body. She stroked her gently and lovingly. "Polish her up and make her shine." She then looked over at Kana, sending her a smirk.
"You know! You know she is mine, don't you!" Kana yelled at the blond sorceress. "You know that's my hideout, you know..." The maid returned into view, dumping a bag of gold coins into one of the piles in front of her. "My gold! You've taken everything, haven't you!? How could... the gem! That gem you put on my head! It's the same kind those blasted mannequins had on!" Her thoughts soon devolved into name calling.
"Is she another thief?" Amora slid her claw up Zerrin's leg, over her belly, and stopped at her breast. "Is she awake?"
"Get your claws off my treasure!"
"No, just a naive young woman who trusted the wrong one." Smith walked over to Kana. "I have already looked into it. She sleeps, unaware of how many years have past. I thought it was such a waste to just leave her in that damp cave, alone with no one to gaze upon her and admire her beauty. So I liberated her from it."
"Will whoever did this come for her?"
Smith giggled. "No, she is not going to go back for her. I know for a fact she can't." She stopped next to Kana and whispered into her ear. "Thanks for the memories. By now, you had most likely said something foul." She stroked her breast. "It wasn't for nothing. I did find out that despite your screw-up in my office, you are a talented thief. If the need ever arises, I could return you to the flesh for a little while so you could do jobs for me. I have nothing lined up, but you never know when one might. Maybe one day, you could even work off your sentence."
"Like hell I would ever work for you! You've taken everything from me, you bi-wait, what was that about my sentence?"
Smith licked Kana's earlobe, tracing it with the tip of her tongue. "Oh, that's right, I forgot to mention it. There is a loophole in our contract." She groped her breast. "You see, your contract is set on a timer, not on a date. It only ticks away when you are flesh and blood. Letting you turn back to gold pauses it. Still, if you are good, I will give you some vacation time after a successful mission, something you can do to relax and eat up your time."
"I hate you so much."
Smith pulled away. "I will see you all later."
"Take care, Mistress." The dragon giggled as her claw slid over Zerrin's sex.
Kana could only mentally scream in anguish. All her memories, all her treasure, all her hidden caches of gold and sliver, all of it was at this woman's finger tips, even Kana herself. After all the women she has petrified and sold, after all the lives she had ruined, the families she had broken up, the people she had double-crossed, this is how it would end for her. Just another statue, albeit a shiny one, forced to watch as this overgrown lizard fondled her and her treasure in a similar manner as to how she used to handle Zerrin.
Karma is a bitch.