The continent of Elibe and its people were no strangers to violence and war, although this last one had been missing for a while. Men and women had at some point in their lives to make use of weapons or witness some tragedy, and Lyn was no exception. Sacae born and raised, the girl had been living with her tribe when they had been attacked and she had been the only survivor. That had been so many years ago. She had since managed to make a living as a mercenary in the sacaen prairie. She wasn’t exactly fond of her profession and way of life, preferring a quieter life, but she had to somehow manage. The arrival of Florina so many years ago had allowed her to slowly get back on her feet.
Florina was her friend and partner in arms. Trained as a Pegasus knight in the northern frozen wastes of Ilia, the younger girl had parted in her search as soon as she had gotten notice of the massacre. She had found Lyn badly wounded, cornered and fighting all alone against a group of bandits. She dropped from the sky with the speed and precision of an arrow shot by a sniper, and the bandits had dispersed after the arrival of the unexpected reinforcements. She had taken care of her and nursed her back to health, and ever since they had been traveling together, making a living as swords for hire. It wasn’t an easy nor luxurious life, but they kept each other going through the years, be it in abundance or scarcity, both of them maturing into reliable professionals and fine women.

Lyn didn’t know if Florina returned the same feelings she had for her, but she considered the lilac haired woman a very close and dear friend, one she kept in her heart, so seeing her bloodied in the ground, broke her heart. They had been ambushed by what supposedly were bandits, but they were way too organized and well equipped to pass for a band of brigands. No bandit group would possess such armor or such weapons, less be able to ambush two seasoned and veteran fighters like them. And yet here they were, beaten, wounded and bloodied. Florina was unconscious and her Pegasus had been killed, while Lyn was in an equally terrible shape and the pain in her arm didn’t bode well at all.

- Alright, let’s get over with.

Who seemed like the leader walked up to her, bringing Florina along and dropping her dead next to her. Lyn immediately checked on her, she was breathing, but barely. She looked at the leader defiantly, who looked back with visible indifference.

- You can think what you want, but this ain’t personal gal. Apparently you put a target in your back whether it was in purpose or not. It was a good fight though, not many kill that many of my subordinates after being ambushed and manage to land blows on me.

The leader walked off to one of his subordinates, telling something to him. The man approached them and began an incantation, which she immediately recognized. It was a fire ball, and it would hit them both. It was a spell with a quick casting time, so she lied over her friend and protected her with her body as the casting came to an end. She heard the fireball rush towards them while she pressed her body against her unconscious friend’s and prayed to anyone out there to get them both anywhere else. And then everything faded to white.

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Lyn slowly opened her eyes as she came around once more. She was greeted by a stone ceiling and an ambient that was bathed in a gentle light, with the sound of chirping birds coming from outside. She was lying in a bed, a comfortable one, and she was covered by a warm and silky blanket. As she gained more of her rationale back, she noticed two things, that she was buck naked in the bed and there was someone else sharing the bed with her.
Her first reaction was to immediately get out of the bed and checking the identity of her bed partner. Second was taking her hands and covering her mouth when she saw that it was none other than Florina, the woman sleeping soundly and calmly. She didn’t know how to react to both of them being apparently alive and in good health, but a voice coming from outside the room got things moving.

- Oh, you are awake. You shouldn’t push yourself too hard dear, laying down back in the bed would be much better.

In any other circumstance she might have complied or she might have demanded answers, but the image the source of the voice gave away was too eye catching. She was a tall, lean and curvy woman with a very heavy bust, and she also was completely naked. She seemed to be made of some maroon colored metal, but she was very much alive as she had demonstrated by talking and further doing so by entering the room and approaching her. Lyn’s eyes were fixated on her, but as Florina stirred, she quickly kneeled on the bed next to her. The lilac haired woman was still asleep though, her face peaceful and serene.

- You were badly wounded when you appeared, so we treated your wounds the best we could.

- We?

- It’s a long story, one we’ll tell you when she awakes.

More footsteps sounded in the hall and approaching the room, only to reveal two equally admirable women when they did so. One of them was similar to the maroon colored woman, but she was purple metal instead; while the other was shorter than them and also had more modest attributes, being platinum metal with golden carvings on her body.

- You are awake! You had us so worried!

- You three helped us?

- Yes, we did- said the purple woman- well, us three and Anna, but she isn’t here now. You had taken quite the beating.

Lyn lowered her gaze. They had not only taken the beating of their lives, but they had been killed. Or they should have been.

- Good thing I was here to take good care of your wounds- said the maroon woman as she sat down on the edge of the bed- you two were very lucky to have such a skilled healer like me around. You two were barely alive dear.

Lyn kept quiet, processing what she was seeing and listening, which was honestly quite hard to come to terms with. Her gaze was fixated on the three metallic women, slowly and mindlessly wandering from one to other while she tried to come to terms with the information, only then remembering that she was a naked as their three saviors. The green haired woman covered herself somewhat with the blanket, trying not to disturb Florina while the purple and the maroon women smiled at her, with a mixture of kindness and seductiveness.

- You like what you see?

The maroon woman lunged at her partners, the smaller platinum and gold woman managing to barely avoid her. The purple woman didn’t even try to avoid her, taking her lunge head on. Both women kissed passionately while they struck a dramatic pose, much to the embarrassment of their smaller partner. Lyn, despite her blush, couldn’t help but giggle at their antics. They had complete confidence to put up such a show for her, and she also thanked their efforts to lighten the mood. Next to her Florina stirred again, this time slowly opening her eyes, which once they grew accustomed to the light immediately fixed on Lyn.

- …Lyn?

The green haired woman looked at the incorporating Florina with teary eyes, immediately hugging her profusely while she tried her best not to start sobbing. The former Pegasus knight was still disoriented, but returned the gesture, trying to calm down her sobbing friend. Camilla, Loki and Kiran, for their part, quietly and discreetly exited the room and closed the door behind them, giving both women some needed privacy. The relieved sobs of both of them could be heard on the hall without any trouble, but they were still alive and had each other.

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Once they had cleared their minds and vented out, Lyn had searched for any of their mysterious hosts. It was only then when they had noticed they were nude, and Lyn had taken the blanket wrapped around her to search for any of the metallic women. When she found one it didn’t turn out to be the maroon or the purple women, nor the platinum and gold one, but one made completely of gold. She had been kind enough to fetch for her another blanket, which Florina would use, and gather the other three metallic women to give the two women some much-needed information. As she made her way back to the room, she could notice several things. The fort was still under reconstruction, although it wasn’t just rebuilding the fortification, but also making it more livable and home-like; The scenery around it was the definition of “ideal”, with grasslands while hills and some small forests broke the monotony and the clear stream of water went through the building to meet a sparkling sea not far from the place, all of it was bathed in a gentle, warm light and clear skies.

And the inhabitants were just as interesting and admirable. As she slowly made her way back, she couldn’t help but look over her shoulder, watching the golden woman walk around naked with complete naturality. She was gorgeous, and when she stepped into the sunlight to gather the other three, she became even more so. Or perhaps it was better to say that they all were. Currently the maroon and purple woman were sitting in the ground, while the platinum and gold one leaned against a wall. The four of them gleamed and glistened under the light, forming quite the image to behold, and after seeing they went inside, the maroon one starting to make her way up, she returned to the room where Florina waited for her. The woman was blushing visibly as she tried to conceal her most intimate area and her breasts with her arms and she looked immediately relieved as she saw Lyn pass another blanket at her, quickly wrapping herself in it and standing up. However, she was still somewhat weak, ad as she stood, she stumbled forward, Lyn rushing to hold her. Florina ended with her face buried in Lyn’s cleavage while trying to pull herself up and Lyn tried to do so too. They immediately stood eye to eye, both of them blushing very heavily, their blush only intensifying when they spotted the maroon metallic woman leaning on the doorway with an amused expression that quickly gave way to a sultry and genuine smile.

- Oh, you two are just a treat. Follow me please.

She started walking after making sure that both Florina and Lyn followed her, moving in an overly exaggerated sensual way, from time to time shooting a seductive gaze over her shoulder to make sure they still followed. Both women did, while they blushed heavily and tried to avert their eyes from the swaying metallic butt cheeks and curves that their host displayed before them. Loki was thoroughly enjoying her antics and their attempts at looking somewhere else, but she took them to the rest of the group. They were waiting in a big room, one that seemed -and was- much more comfortable than some of the others. This one had a big table in the middle with some cups and even a teapot, while being surrounded by comfortable looking chairs. Currently three of them were occupied by the purple metal woman, the gold one and the platinum and gold one, the maroon one sitting next to them and leaving two empty chairs.

- Please, sit down. We have much to tell you.

For some unknown reason, the words of the purple metal woman had a weight that other words didn’t have, and both women complied, taking both empty chairs. The conversation that followed was a lengthy one, and packed with detailed information, although “detailed” could be considered a rather generous term to describe it, considering that for the metal women there were still plenty of unknowns in the world that they inhabited. They had made interesting discoveries though, such as that they gathered their energy from mainly drinking, absorbing warmth from the sun and… well, getting very affective with any of them, although Camilla and Kiran gave the most energy due to their status. In theory, they would never run out of energy as they could easily satiate their needs, but as their reserves depleted, they would start moving sluggishly slow, and if they pushed it too much, they could end paralyzed until someone found them and got them back moving again. Loki, the maroon metal woman had been a surprisingly eager test subject, and had dared them to find her to test if this theory held any water. When they found her, she was paralyzed and stuck in a very suggestive pose, but what came after allowed her to come back to normal. Or what was considered “normal”.

Another interesting discovery had been the moment when Lyn and Florina had literally come out of Kiran’s arm, being shot by the relic fused to her. She had shot what had briefly looked like a blue lightning portal and the two women had fallen unconscious before the stunned metallic women, who had promptly taken care of them, carefully nursing them back to health. In fact, they had been completely out for two days and they were starting to worry about them.

- However, we don’t know if this happens at random or if there is another reason behind it. -Finished Kiran.

- Well, back then I though we really were done for, and I wished that anything, anyone would take us anywhere, far from there.

Lyn had spoken quietly, Florina consoling her while she tried not to look miserable herself. They didn’t have much before, making a living on inns with what they gathered as swords for hire, but now they had hit rock bottom. They didn’t have anything left except for a battered sword and a broken lance.

- Well, then perhaps with that idea, Loki’s magic and this thing- said Kiran as she pointed her arm- it reacted or caused some spell to trigger. I’m no magician though…

- I can’t tell either -admitted Loki- I do have quite powerful magic, but how that artifact functions… well, it’s a mystery to me.

Silence set in again, as the implications sank in. Them being alive could be considered nothing short of a miracle, but saying that the future was uncertain was falling oh-so-very-short of their current situation. Florina’s face showed worry, while Lyn managed to mask her own with a stoic expression. However, they were fooling no one, as Kiran pretty much had guessed correctly and Camilla and Loki saw right through them. They were immediately served more of the beverage, an infusion made with herbs they had started farming around the fort, but it did little to alleviate the pair of women, who merely stared into oblivion with a blank stare.
Camilla, Kiran, Loki and Anna looked to each other. Anna especially knew what was going through Camilla’s and Kiran’s head, considering they had been in a very similar situation, an eerily similar one in the purple woman’s case. Loki, while not putting it explicitly, had immediately caught on what their idea was, but kept her mouth shut and antics down. Surprisingly, it was Kiran who took the initiative, suddenly standing up and standing in an overly stiff position. But the girl kept going ahead, explaining the possibility and the idea she had in her mind to both Lyn and Florina. She went into surprising detail, explaining how it would be done and what to expect out of it, finishing with the invitation to them both to stay with them.

To say that Kiran had left both Lyn and Florina floored was quite the understatement, considering that Camilla, Loki and Anna were also stunned at the sudden outburst of the woman, and for a moment there was complete and absolute silence. Some would have sworn time and again that any and all sounds had just stopped, and Kiran herself was seemingly slowly becoming aware of her outburst, as her expression turned into one of embarrassment and a very bright blush took over her metallic face. Camilla stood up and approached her, hugging her gently while Kiran tried to look as small as possible while Loki and Anna watched.

- We’d love to.

Lyn’s answer finally allowed the tension to dissipate, as the metallic women smiled broadly and sincerely. Lyn however was caught off-guard when Florina incorporated and faced her, breathing heavily, slightly teary eyed and with her hair somewhat dishevelled, but before she could react, she kissed her passionately, the green haired woman simply being able to return the gesture. It was long, heartfelt and sincere, the metallic women taking the chance to tidy up the room while the couple of women broke the kiss and breathed heavily.

- Oh Lyndis, I’ve been wanting to tell you for so long… Ever since your tribe-

Florina could not finish as now it was time for Lyn to go on the offensive, kissing the lilac haired woman passionately. It was her time to show her sincerity and affection, the gesture lasting and being completely sincere. When they parted, Lyn used her strength to catch the lighter woman in her arms. She had always been the bruiser while the woman in her arms had been the swift and manoeuvrable flanker. Lyn turned to the metallic women.

- Shall we get going then?

Their hosts and soon to be sisters were more than eager to lead the way, the more daring ones like Camilla and Loki sometimes rubbing their bodies against each other and against Lyn’s, the women becoming intoxicated with the presence of the two queens as time went by. In fact, neither Lyn nor Florina had noticed they had at some point shed the blankets they used, now marching as naked as the metallic females towards the bedroom. As the distance became smaller, their heat increased, and by the time the door was open, they barged in without a care, quickly taking things to the bed. However, before getting any further, Loki used her magic to widen the bed, allowing all of them to lay on it.
What followed was both Lyndis and Florina confessing their feelings for each other, soon turning into kisses, caresses and more intense love-making. Both former mercenaries let their long bottled up feelings loose, surprising the other women with their fiery passion, dragging them along into the ride. As the lovemaking got more and more intense, Lyndis and Florina slowly but surely transformed, becoming much like the rest of the women they currently shared bed with, but they were too busy leading the group to take any serious notice about the changes. Soon the two flesh and blood women had turned into two metallic beauties, much like their new sisters, taking the colour of their hair on them. The new dark green metallic woman and the lilac one found their pleasure heightened now that they were their new selves, courtesy of Camilla and Kiran, and kept the affair going well into the night, surprising everyone with the passion and lust they had bottled up. Not that anyone complained though.

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Lyn’s eyes slowly opened, only to close immediately and start the process over again, as she grew accustomed to the sunlight that illuminated the place. She was warm in the bed, and as she became more self-aware, she found that the warmth came mainly of the bodies of the metal women that were pressed against one another, all of them sleeping peacefully. Lyn carefully incorporated herself, not waking anyone up, and looked at her new self. She was just as metallic as the rest of them, but she had taken the dark green of her hair. Her lean and athletic form was now eternal, and the same could be said of her attributes. She wasn’t curvy, but her lean figure had a sensuality of her own, and her bust was generous enough. She thought this last thing while she gently cupped her breasts. They felt smooth like metal, yet they were malleable and warm, like the others’, and Florina in particular had had plenty of them last time she was conscious. As a lilac arm hugged her waist, she turned around to see Florina awake too, smiling radiantly.

- Good morning.

Lyn’s words were full of affection as she lied down again, this time running her left hand over the metallic lilac woman’s figure and smiling back. Florina carefully and quietly got closer to her, pressing their foreheads as she closed her eyes. Lyn took the chance to admire the shorter and more modest woman, along with the rest of them, now gleaming in the light that entered the room.

- This is it then.

- You don’t like it?

- Of course I do Lyn, but my sisters…

- You think they’ll notice?

- I… I don’t know. As Pegasus knights, we work as mercenaries and send the earnings back to Ilia, so they will find out eventually…

Silence took over again, only to be interrupted by Loki’s voice.

- I wouldn’t worry too much, they are your sisters after all. You might not have been lucky in that world, but in another you might be fighting alongside them, and who knows, perhaps one day they might end here too.

The maroon metal woman’s words raised Florina’s spirit, the woman having a kind heart despite her seductive and flamboyant attitude, and Lyn would thank Loki later for it. But as the other three women slowly stirred awake, she helped her up as she got out of the bed in an instant, the seductress giving her a thankful smile. As she helped Florina up and slowly made their way into their new life, they would never have to worry again, not only they had each other, but Florina had found a new group to belong and Lyn herself had found what she wanted to consider a new tribe. A certainly unique one, but a place she would like to call home along with her dear Florina.