Arc 4

Chapter 44

Let's Get It Started¹fore for four 404 etc.

 

I'm leading a parade through a good-size city, with throngs cheering for me as I go. Lining the wide avenues on either side. My mount, the wolf boy, had advanced to beastman and gained the ability to change to a werewolf-like form. Then had half of each limb transformed into a large, whole horse. From his knees, he is joined to 2 horses' withers, and at his elbows are joined 2 more horses' rumps.

Joined is the wrong word. They are as much a part of him as my paws are a part of me.

His back is the perfect platform for me to sit my haunches down upon as the parade passes along through the endless cheering masses. A one-man palanquin.

As the parade advances, a continuous stream of young women and mature girls comes up to me from each side. I pat them each one on the glabella²the acupoint smack dab in the middle of the forehead with my paws. As I pass them by, they begin to swiftly change into foxes just like me. All of these new vixens then happily join my harem at the back of the parade as it passes along through the streets, stretching it out longer.

"MASTER! MASTER!"

Just then it begins to rain chocolate frogs. As the street begins to fill up with this deliciously poisonous(for cats, dogs, etc.) treat, they begin to hop toward me. Luckily they can't jump high enough to reach me atop my 4-horse-man.³Of the apocalypse, hee hee! But some of them rain down onto all of his backs. So I burn them until they melt into his fur, dripping down his wolf tail and many horse legs.

I turn back to my countless new wives, the vixen parade. Only to see them literally drowning in deliciousness.
Oh, the horror!
Death by chocolate!

"Master, it's time to eat."

The tide of chocolate frogs ran out of vixens to force-feed themselves to, so they all turn toward me.
Hopping, hopping, hopping toward me with a grim determination.
Hopping mad.
Madly hopping.

"Master, wake up."

I blink my eyes a few times. Then rub the sleep out with the side of my paw.
That was a strange dream..

We'll stay in our new temporary camp for a few days more, almost two weeks. While the otters -no, I mean the wolves- are busy running to the city to run errands for me, it's time to start on a brand-new project involving Kujo. I can also start with the seer when they come back. Rather than waste resources doing it with each of the wolves and tigers, it's better to do one of each set, and then a quick "bestowal" for each of the rest. Uncle's gonna be a problem though. I might just have to do it a third time for him.

It would probably work better if I do the thing with him instead, rather than her anyway. That way I wouldn't need to switch her sex in order to be able to transfer it over to the other tigresses. But I'm not sure of his pain tolerance. No, I could probably cut off his sense of pain with a spell.

. .

Dammit, why didn't I think of that before I did the 9-tails thingy.

Or every time I hacked one off to give it to a slave.

No, I can't be like this. It's like that tattoo says: "no regerts".

I should probably not completely sever his pain perception anyway. It will be necessary for us to know when to stop. So about a 90% reduction? For sure, not more than 98%.

Okay, first ask for persimmon. From that, decide which tiger. Immediately after, start on Kujo. Now where is he? Over that way.

Zo Ro) 'Hey Uncle?'

Khan) 'Yes, little guy?'

Z) 'You know about all those Unique Physiques the various tigers around here have? What if you had all of them together, and maybe a couple more besides?'

. .

Z) 'Uncle?'

K) 'I'm sorry. I. . I was seriously done with being surprised by you. And then. . WOW!'

Z) 'Well, bust that bubble. What I'm offering certainly won't be quick or easy. And it might be more painful than anyone could stay sane through.'

K) 'But then why would anyone want it?'

Z) 'First, I just figured out I may be able to reduce the pain to easily manageable levels. And second, not everyone getting this offer will also get a choice like you. Third, some thirst for vengeance so strongly they can not be considered sane. Though I hope I don't meet anyone like that.'

K) 'You mean. .'

Z) 'It's high time to fully pay him back for what he's done. And if you refuse, I'll have to pick the seer instead. That'll make it more difficult to do the other tigresses the way I intend. As well as making it pretty much impossible to fix you up in the same group.'

K) 'Maybe you should discuss these plans a bit.'

Z) *Sigh* (sit myself down) 'Yes, you're right. And call over your girlfriends. It involves them too.'

K) 'And your pet as well?'

Z) 'Fuck 'im. Keep it a surprise. Won't change anything.'

K) 'Ladies, come! We need to have a discussion!'

. .

T3) 'What is it boys?'

T2) 'Have you finally decided which of us to make your first wife?'

T1) 'I hope you pick me.'

Z) 'I may. . have a way to give someone more Elemental Physiques. I haven't tried yet, so I can't be sure it'll work, but I can guarantee the attempt will be more painful than anything you have experienced. Giving or recieving. For the three of you, I should be able to transfer them from a male, easily enough. But first giving the male in question the multitude of Physiques will be mind-bendingly painful. Perhaps mind-breaking. The good news is I can mitigate, almost eliminate that pain.'

T1) 'Oh!'

T3) 'Wow!'

Z) 'Getting back to you three, the best way to effectively transfer the Physiques would be to have you literally be reborn as your own daughters. With said multi-Physique male being the "father" you inherit them from.'

K) 'Wait, but you-'

Z) 'I said it's the best way, but didn't say the only one. It should be possible to copy them onto their bodies in the same way those humans were changed into Beasts or beastkins. That way would definately be the easiest and probably also fastest. But the rebirth way will definately have the best results. Especially for the other tigress. But it'll only be possible for her after she reaches Tier 5. I'll be doing the same with all the wolves, and they don't get a vote. I'm pretty sure the four among them would gladly volounteer anyway.'

T2) 'But how can we give birth to ourselves? That doesn't make any sense.'

Z) 'With a spell that links your current body with your unborn cub's. During the pregnancy your mind and soul will inhabit both bodies, and until the umbilical is cut. If your cub dies before that, like with stillbirth, then you'll keep your current body. But if it all works right, as soon as your new body is born your current one will die.'

T3) 'Okay, but how will that be so much better for us?'

Z) 'First because with this method, you get all the benefits of the Elemental Physiques. Including a much-increased elemental affinity with each. Second, you'll get a much younger body. Greatly extending your lifespan. Second-and-a-half, your cultivation Tier can transfer to your newborn body along with your mind and soul.'

T1) 'Wouldn't that be "third"?'

Z) 'It's not a full-on improvement on its own. But listen, your best alternative to the rebirth option is to suffer through gaining the Unique Physiques for yourself. .
Or you can just say the word, and none of this is necessary for any of you.'

T3) 'Well, I think I could stand to be a Five-Elemental Tigress.'

Z) 'Seven elements. Maybe eight? Depends on what materials we can scrounge up.'

K) 'Which other elements are you confident of?'

Z) 'Lightning and wind. Crystal or Ice are also possible, but not worth the effort. No need for you girls to decide right away, as you'll have the option to mooch off another. But Uncle, if you agree to this, it would probably be best to finish before you reach Tier 4. And at your current rate we would have to start soon. I mean as soon as I hit Tier 3.'

K) 'Wouldn't having more Physiques mean the Tribulation becomes so much more difficult?'

Z) 'Normally, but having the Lightning Physique makes passing it so, so much easier. In fact, absorbing your Tribulation Lightning bolts would even temper your Lightning Physique, just like when you chow down on the "special snacks" I make for you. So it more than balances out.'

K) 'But there's one more problem. If these three are reborn as my daughters, they won't be able to be my wives.'

T2) 'Hey, that's right.'

Z) 'Hm, yes. . . Well, the reason someone shouldn't have kits with close family members is from. . Your language doesn't have the words necessary to describe it. So for now, let's call it life-source. The life-source for each individual is half from the father and half from the mother. When the father's and mother's life-sources are also close, from the same family, they overlap. This overlap in their kit's halves is what often causes deformities and some types of (r-word)-ation. But I should be able to come up with yet another spell which would change your gift of life-source, (points at Uncle with my paw) in different ways for each cub. Preventing any such problem, at least for one generation.
Not only would these three's younger, reborn selves be able to marry you.
Their cubs could then marry each other without any problems.
Any other problems?'

T1) 'No.'

T2) 'Nope.'

K) 'None here.'

T3) 'I'm good, for now.'

Z) 'Alrighty then, as I said earlier, I can start as soon as I hit Tier 3. Only if you're willing, Uncle. Otherwise I can start on Mu Lauhu as soon as they get back. I figure I could take as little as 2 months if I push myself.'

T2) 'WHAT!?'

Z) 'My pile of Qi Stones weighs more than the four of you. Don't worry, I share. Here, take a hunny each.'

T3) 'What's a "hunny"?'

Z) 'Besides being a delicious treat gathered by bees, it's a slang term for one hundred units of money. Which of those would you prefer?'

K) 'More of your "een-gleesh"?'

Z) 'Yup. Now it's time to get started on Kujo. Talk to you later.
PET! GET OVER HERE!'

While the four tigers leave the wolf bounds over to me.

Lang) 'You called, master?'

Z) 'It's time to start your next treatment. Lay on your side and hold still.'

(plop)

Z) 'Hmm, your fur is thicker than the others' were. I'll have to burn it off first, so I can see what I'm doing.'

I run a hair-thick and length strand of fire element Qi across his torso to cut through his fur, letting the wind carry it away. And several more times, shaving down closer.
Until the result is similar to using a low-medium trimmer setting of a manscaper.

Z) 'That wasn't so bad, was it?'

L) 'No, master. I barely noticed.'

Z) 'But this will be.'

And I start carving the first in a series of Blood-Rune spells.

{ABSORB AND REFINE FIRE ELEMENT QI TO
OBTAIN AND IMPROVE FIRE UNIQUE PHYSIQUE}

Followed by 6 copies. Changing out the word 'fire' for a different element type each time.
Stone, Metal, Water, Wood, Wind, and finally Lightning.
(And Heart! By these powers combined, you will finally be useful to me!) (smirk)
He had to roll on his other side to make room to finish, after using the blood-clotting paste first of course.

That was the easy part. The painful and time-consuming part will be the exposure to these various types of Qi. I wonder if he'll be able to retain his sanity afterwards? Or would we need to retrain his sanity? In that case, it might be easier to simply have him forget everything that came before finishing. I'm sure this process will be more than enough punishment in any event.