It had been hours since our group left the small town we lived in, hours I spent carefully balancing over sticks and stones, always trying to keep pace with my father and the others. It was the first time in a long while that he found time for an outing, even if it was tied to his research once again, and I didn't want to slow him down.
Our connection wasn't the best, him and me, mainly because his childhood love died when I was born, but I just knew I had a place in his heart. When he approached me today for the first time in years, asking for my help, how could I ever say no? I just had to say a prayer. Anyone could do that!
I couldn't help but stare at my father. He seemed happy today, which wasn't common, but perhaps this ritual we were about to perform would finally conclude his research after all these years. I had to meet his expectations. They were just a few words!
"Hurry up," Father suddenly said, pulling me out of my thoughts, "we're almost there."
'Almost there' meant we were about to reach one of the dungeons I had heard so much about over the years—not that Father ever found the time to tell me more. But by now I knew a bit about his research from stories. To me, these places were mostly filled with wonders and creatures found only in fairy tales.
Apparently, it was possible to communicate with a dungeon core by praying to it, and it was me my father chose. Of course, I had learned the prayer to the best of my knowledge.
Yet, my father made sure to bring reinforcement. A priest had come with us, a young man in long white robes, which caught more roots and thorns than I could count. Somehow, I felt safer around him, even though I did my best to ensure he didn't have to say a single word - at least not the prayer.
By now, our destination was near. It looked like a small rocky mountain in the middle of the forest, effortlessly towering over even the tallest trees. The closer we got, the more restless the men around me became. A smile had already found its way onto their faces. The research they had been working on for years would finally be completed. Naturally, they were thrilled.
It took us a good half hour to finally reach the place, more than enough time for my breathing to become heavy. I simply wasn't used to hiking through nature like this. But how could we have taken the coach or horses instead? They couldn't possibly make their way through the thick undergrowth! So, when we arrived at the foot of the mountain, I naturally had to take a short break. At least father didn't mind the delay. He willingly approached me to make sure I was okay.
As I rested, I glanced around, only to see a group of strangers standing a few hundred meters away, right at the rock wall. Behind them was a dark opening in the pale gray rock, through which even the largest of them could comfortably pass.
As we approached, I noticed the group was diverse: a long-bearded, brown-haired dwarf in heavy armor, a light-gray lizard man with large, lilac scales growing over his back and shoulders, a young-looking, long-haired elven archer, and a presumably human girl my age, wearing long white robes similar to the priest who followed us.
"Ah, there you are," greeted the elf. "We've been waiting for you."
"Is the place cleared out?" my father asked.
"Not a single monster in sight," replied the elf with a smile. "It'll be some time before they show up again."
A smile spread across Father's lips. "Excellent. Let's make sure it stays that way!"
Father chatted with the group of adventurers for a few minutes, likely inquiring about the state of the dungeon. Only when it was my turn to be in the spotlight did he seem to remember me, but soon a gentle smile spread across his lips.
"Come here!" he beckoned me to his side.
"Yes, Father!"
Soon, he led me to the opening in the rock wall, in front of which the adventurers, now equipped with torches and their weapons, were already waiting. Two of them, the dwarf and the elf, took the lead, while the other two followed our group to cover our backs. However, there seemed to be no reason to feel threatened. The cave we now entered was empty, not even traces of a battle were visible. Instead, glowing moss was sparsely scattered on the earth-covered ground, and countless stalactites and stalagmites grew here and there, making the cave look more like the maw of a beast, especially now, with the torchlight giving them an eerie shine.
"The core is on the third floor," revealed the elven archer.
"And the leyline?" Father asked with a smile.
"The strongest I've ever felt," came the voice of the priestess from behind. "We're lucky the core is so young."
"Perfect."
After exchanging a few more words, our mismatched group ventured deeper into the cave, which soon opened up into a series of rooms, prompting the men to comment.
"This will soon be filled to the brim with everything imaginable," Father laughed, much to the amusement of his colleagues. "Gold, enchanted swords, potions ... and," he emphasized the word, "knowledge."
"Are you sure it will work this time," suddenly asked the dwarf at the front. His long, brown beard trembled with every word he spoke. "The last poor soul you dragged here just collapsed like a sack of potatoes!"
A cold shiver ran down my spine. I had never heard of this before! What happened to that person?! Is this place dangerous?! What would happen to me?
I couldn't help but feel uneasy. My legs began to tremble and falter. Of course, Father noticed. He took my hand to calm me down and simply lifted me, accompanied by my surprised cry, to carry me deeper into the dungeon.
"It'll be okay," he promised, "there are no monsters here."
It didn't take long for me to calm down again. Father managed to carry me for about half an hour to the stairs leading further down before he finally decided he needed a break. But he was right. Not a single monster had appeared. The entire dungeon looked like a vast, labyrinthine cave, which upon closer inspection was quite beautiful, especially with the countless crystals on the walls, some of which seemed to glow in vibrant colors as soon as they were illuminated by us.
After following my father down the stairs to the second floor, we were greeted by a series of rooms seemingly constructed from stone bricks in the same color as the mountain itself. This couldn't be more different from the first floor, which looked entirely like a natural cave. But apart from me, no one seemed surprised by this fact. Only when our group passed by two chests did the men start talking.
"Was there anything useful in those chests?" asked one of them, a black-haired scholar named David, to the group of adventurers.
"Nothing to write home about," replied the dwarf for the group. "A few potions here, a rusty hammer there. Took the potions and left the rest."
"You're welcome here anytime if it works out," David replied with a laugh.
"Aye," laughed the dwarf.
"What will happen…" the priestess hesitated before being interrupted by my father.
"The dungeon will accept her prayer."
"But-"
"Risa."
Just a single word from the elf was enough to silence the priestess. It was obvious she disagreed with the whole idea but still couldn't help but follow her leader's words.
"Hurry up!" my father commanded the group. "The sooner we reach the third floor, the better!"
"Aye!"
With that single word, the dwarf led our group deeper into the dungeon again. It took us another hour or two before we finally reached the stairs leading to the last floor of the dungeon. I was already close to complete exhaustion.
The adventurers breathed a sigh of relief. There was not a single monster to be found, and since we were now here, the dungeon could no longer summon any. This seemed to be one of the few rules dungeons - even the deadliest ones - seemed to adhere to: no changes to the currently visited rooms. I could barely remember the rules:
- Firstly, the dungeon’s challenges had to be balanced and fair, allowing for trained adventurers to traverse it. This also meant a dungeon could not require godly powers to challenge.
- The dungeon also has to allow adventurers to make choices and face their consequences within the dungeon, meaning it cannot cause certain death situations.
- Thirdly, dungeons are meant to help adventurers grow in strength and wisdom. This was the sole reason for dungeons to exist in the first place.
- This also meant that, fourthly, innocent bystanders or creatures unrelated to the dungeon's purpose were not to be harmed in any way, shape, or form. Only challengers should be faced with the dungeon’s various dangers.
- Dungeons are also meant to create an environment that caters to a variety of adventurers with different strengths and weaknesses. A dungeon couldn’t just throw fire or puzzles at you without ever switching to other challenges.
- It was also important for dungeons to provide opportunities for redemption for those who may have initially failed. This meant that those who didn’t die had to be free to try again.
- Next, dungeons had to keep an air of mystery and unpredictability within them. This meant dungeons had to at least adapt somewhat to adventurers, so they would always stay somewhat challenging even at their weaker levels.
- Then there was the rule that dungeons would have to become harder the deeper you delved into them. They were unable to simply toss their strongest monsters at you from the get-go.
- There was also the rule that dungeons had to encourage teamwork rather than cater to lone challengers specifically.
- A dungeon's existence could also not disrupt the natural balance of the surrounding environment. This meant that with few exceptions, challenges and monsters had to stay within the dungeon’s bounds.
- Then there was the rule that dungeons could not significantly change rooms while adventurers were still in them, thus preventing them from simply trapping them alive.
- A dungeon was also required to have its core accessible by mortal means. This would allow a god’s champion to punish dungeons that did not follow the set rules.
- Last but not least, this meant dungeons were required to recognize the authority of the gods, especially those they were aligned to. They had to follow these rules or risk being punished or destroyed.
Adventurers, on the other side, had basically no rules. They would only risk incurring heavenly wrath should they decide to hinder the dungeon from serving its purpose by whatever means. This was an easy rule to live by and one my father most likely remembered all too well.
I hastily shook the thought out of my head, hoping that whatever he had planned to do here wouldn't cause him any harm in the long run. There was way too much an angered god or goddess could do, even without the assistance of their champions.
With a sigh I focused my attention on our group again, hoping for the best. It took us about half an hour to reach our target destination, which meant that the dungeon had not yet completed its third and final floor.
Before I knew it, we had reached a small pedestal where the dungeon core awaited us. It was a marble-like white sphere the size of a head, with a strange glow slowly moving across its surface, half cloudy and half milky.
"Finally, after all these years…"
Father reached for the core, a gentle smile on his lips. He slowly placed his hand on it, as if wanting to caress it, and then murmured something I couldn't quite understand. The core seemed to react to his affection, but in a way that visibly displeased my father. He recoiled from the now glowing sphere surrounded by what appeared to be a furious blue flame.
"It summons monsters."
"It does," replied the dwarf who had led our group. "Your thing better works. I'm not fighting through those damn monsters again!"
"Oh, it will!" my father responded with a laugh.
His colleagues had already started working. They were busy drawing line after line, creating a large magical circle around the base of the core, in the center of which my father still stood. He seemed lost in thought and didn't even react when I tried to talk to him.
Reluctantly, I approached the priestess who called me over and waved her food ration at me. She waited until I had sat down next to her before handing me one of her sandwiches. It was delicious.
"Do not repeat. The. Prayer," she suddenly said, one word after another and loud enough for me to hear.
"But I-"
"Do not. Repeat. The. Prayer."
Cold shivers ran down my spine. The green eyes of the woman urged me to heed her advice. As I looked at her more closely, she seemed scared, no, it was more than that. She looked as if she were facing death itself!
"What-what-"
The blonde now whispered a short prayer into my ear, urging me to remember it. All color drained from my face. But before I could ask her what all this was about, why she was so scared, my father suddenly approached me. He waited for me to finish eating, then took my hand and helped me to my feet.
"It's time," he said gently. "Step into the circle."
"Yes – yes, Father!"
I did exactly as he told me. Father accompanied me to the magic circle, and then let go of my hand. I slowly walked into the center of the circle, being careful not to touch any of the chalk lines, and then embraced the dungeon core with both arms. Only this way, he had explained to me, could the dungeon hear my prayer.
"Speak the prayer," my father reminded me.
I couldn't help but hesitate. Yes, I knew the prayer. By now, I could recite it aloud without a single mistake, but something told me to use the priestess' prayer instead. Something urged me to deny his wish this one time. And I did. I began to murmur the priestess's prayer, making sure no one else could hear it.
"Cilia, Mother of all that exists," I carefully repeated what she had told me, avoiding - most importantly - the name Cohold, the god of dwarves and wealth. "Light of Life, please hear my prayer."
Before I could even finish these few words, the magic circle began to glow in a vivid blue light, which my father and the others were more than happy about.
"Cohold listens! It works! It really works!" Father couldn't contain his exclamation. "Quickly," he urged me, "finish the prayer!"
I did just that. But instead of asking for wealth and knowledge, for chests filled to the brim with jewelry and ancient tomes, I asked for a home and a family, for a place where I could be safe. I asked for my mother, for someone to listen to my wishes and worries. For someone to be there for me.
Cilia listened, I knew she did. After everything they had told me, after everything I had experienced, I knew it was time to ask her for help. And I did.
"Please," I asked her, this time out loud, "please save me!"
Father immediately knew something was wrong. He ran towards me, trying to grab me and pull me away from the core and the carefully drawn magic circle, but he was unsuccessful. Before he could even step into the circle, green flames engulfed me. They surrounded me from all sides, creeping up my legs and soon enveloping my entire body.
I felt no pain, nor did I fear the fire. Instead, it felt as if I were being gently embraced by a warm blanket, so soft that one could only dream about it. And before I knew it, my vision faded to black.
Will there just be normal foxgirls or will there also be variants like nogitsune, fox slimegirls, etc?
Thanks for the chapter
Never heard of Nogitsune, but it will for sure have fox slimegirls. This novel has a thing called "Vulpine Circle", which can be used to combine elements of foxes. For example fire+earth=lava. The results can be slime as well. Also: Bosses will be foxgirls, each with their own character, the rest will be "regular" elemental foxes.
@Catnip
So, it is also possible that there are living dolls, automatons, plush golems, cursed dolls made in the image of foxgirls, right?
@Gin_Otamegane
Didn't think that far yet, as I only wrote up to chapter 15, but yes. It would be possible. This dungeon has a thing for turning random things into foxes and fox girls, after all.
@Catnip
I see.
What do you think of the idea of a foxgirl Valkyrie riding a plush-clad winged fox golem as her mount?
@Gin_Otamegane
That would certainly be a first. Foxgirl Valkyries will be a thing 100%. Not sure what they will ride, though - if anything.
@Catnip
But since the dungeon is all about foxes or foxgirls, it makes sense that the mounts are something foxnoid, right?
Hypothetically, if the Foxgirl Valkyries rode huge plushies would most of their challengers underestimate them?
@Gin_Otamegane
Mounts will indeed be foxnoid. And them being underestimated would totally happen If they Look cute or silly, yes
@Catnip
Google: In traditional Japanese folklore, a nogitsune can be characterized as a type of kitsune: magical foxes capable of shapeshifting. These dark kitsunes feed and thrive off the pain they cause humans.
@EntonaVZ
I love that. Will add it for sure.
@EntonaVZ This version of the nogitsune looks more like the one described in the Teen Wolf series rather than the Japanese folklore that I know.
The version I know is:
Nogitsune are a type of kitsune – magical foxes found in East Asian folklore. Specifically, the term refers to low-level wild kitsune who do not possess divine souls or serve as messengers of the gods. They are particularly known for transforming into humans and are notorious for their pranks such as tricking people, breaking into human dwellings and stealing their favorite foods like fried tofu and alcohol. It is an animal afraid of bright light, objects with blades and dogs. They also like to feed on the vital energy and blood of women. They can also carry out possessions, generally targeting women as they consider them easier to possess in most cases and also to feed on their vital force during the possession. Despite their bad reputation, they sometimes return favors to those who are kind to them, so there is no guarantee that a nogitsune is outright evil.
I will leave the links to the articles below:
https://yokai.com/nogitsune/
https://divindades.com/nogitsune/
@Catnip
Mounts will indeed be foxnoid. And them being underestimated would totally happen If they Look cute or silly, yes
So, hypothetically speaking, a smol lich foxloli with smooth, soft pale creamy purple skin dressed in lolita style would be so underrated that most adventurers would only notice the danger after she summoned an army of undead foxes, undead foxgirls, and used the corpses of your fallen companions to make more undead foxnoids?
@Gin_Otamegane Thank you!
@Gin_Otamegane
Cilia isn't the biggest fan of undead for obvious reasons, but I guess in that case she will let it slide.
@Catnip
Cilia isn't the biggest fan of undead for obvious reasons, but I guess in that case she will let it slide.
Mainly due to her being exotically cute and well preserved, right?
Hypothetically, what would Cilia and Kiomi's reaction be if they saw the foxloli lich summon a tall undead maid foxgirl just so she could curl up in her lap and be carried like a child?
Now that I stopped to think about it, in this world do people use tools to facilitate casting when casting spells like wands, staffs, rings, etc?
@Gin_Otamegane
Not really a Spoiler but while we are still at it: Artifacts have beneficial effects on spellcasting, such as lower mana usage, increased damage/healing and such, thus they are almost always used. There are also artifacts already enchanted with spells. You could still cast without them, though. Additionally, invokations are used by inexperienced casters or those who lack knowledge and imagination. Grand spells and faith based magic almost always use invoking via words as they either are more complex or use a certain gods assistance.
@Gin_Otamegane
As for your idea.. the more I read about it the more I want to see it implemented myself.
@Catnip
I'm also familiar with artifacts with effects like this.
But just to check, the basic function of the general casting tools in this world is also to facilitate control over mana, which consequently reduces casting time, wasted mana and the burden on the caster, right?
So, if I understand correctly, in the case of spells woven by the caster himself, invokations are like training wheels to help focus on the image of the spell if the caster is lacking in imagination, knowledge or familiarity with a new spell he just learned, right?
@Catnip
I'm glad you liked it. If you want to use my idea to make your own lich foxloli character feel free to do so. After all, loli liches are ultra rare especially in novels and an increase in their number would be very welcome.
What do you think about the lich foxloli having an artifact pacifier that, in addition to mysteriously not interfering with her speech, works as a casting tool, and also functions as a high-capacity mana battery where she can save mana for emergencies? (This is a reference to Koenma's pacifier from YuYu Hakusho.)
@Gin_Otamegane
Yes and yes!
@Gin_Otamegane
The first floor will focus around the four basic elements and their combinations, so the loli lich fox would have to wait for the second wave of elements for now. But that also means she will be a stronger boss! As for the pacifier.. that would surely add to her charm. Liking it a lot!
@Catnip
Yup! I wonder what kind of rumors and legends have arisen about such a powerful but adorable 2nd floor boss.
Would there be many adventurers who would find their pride more hurt than normal when they were defeated and forced to retreat by a boss who looks like a little girl who isn't ready to grow up yet?
Have you already decided on the height of the lich fox loli?
Now that I stop to think about it, the foxloli lich is going to be the type of lich that has a phylactery/soul jar/soul vessel that makes it harder to kill and makes it easier to resurrect it while it's intact, right?
@Gin_Otamegane
Questions over questions. You are just about as eager as I am to find out
@Catnip
True. I really can't deny that.
Can the dungeon bosses in this world have phase 2?
@Gin_Otamegane
Don't know what would speak against it. I would have to think about logical reasons for them to have it, though.
@Catnip
I just thought that the loli lich fox would probably be a pretty easy boss to make a logical reason for her to have a phase 2 if she was the type of lich that has a phylactery, for example if she had a spare body to use right after she the first one was destroyed, that could count as a phase 2 boss, right?
@Gin_Otamegane
Sounds good to me
@Catnip
I'm glad you liked it.
For her backup body I think an undead homunculus made in the image of the first body or a golem doll would be good options. What do you think?
@Gin_Otamegane
I think I would go for the golem option since it can carry the phylactery in its body
@Catnip
True. How about making the golem's core itself the phylactery?
Would the golem doll be the same size as the primary body or smaller? I would recommend smaller as this way it can be disguised as a toy when carried by the primary body or as decoration.
@Gin_Otamegane
Smaller souns good
@Catnip
What do you think of the doll normally being about 70cm tall like Suigintou from Rozen Maiden?
Now that I stop to think about it, it could also be interesting if the doll could resize itself with magic when fighting, since an opponent who can change size freely can be very difficult to hit. What do you think?
I can already imagine the adventurers entering the foxloli lich's room and coming across the interesting scene of a throne with a maid sitting on it with the fox loli lich sitting on the maid's lap receiving headpats, while combing the hair of a doll on her lap. of her who looks like her. What do you think of this scene?
@Gin_Otamegane
I like the scene. I don't know what to think about the resizing part, yet, though. Would that be needed if the main aspect of the boss fight is summoning adds?
@Catnip
Think of it this way by being able to resize herself the lich loli fox doll could easily hide among her summons, inside her summons' hats, pockets, clothes and armor; Imagine how problematic it would be to have to kill each of the summons to find her, while she continues to summon more and more. What do you think of this challenge for phase 2?
@Gin_Otamegane
Sounds good to me
@Catnip
But it's not like the fox loli lich can just run away teleporting between her summons while letting them do all the work. After all, as a full-fledged lich and summoner she would have to be able to at least support her summons with covering fire, defensive and offensive buffs, barriers and wards. What do you think of this configuration?
@Gin_Otamegane
That would make the fight a little more balanced. I Like it.
@Catnip
What do you think of the idea of the room also having platforms on the walls and ceiling made to measure for fox loli lich to teleport there when necessary, whether to escape, analyze the battlefield from above and to cast spells from high ground?
How about the lich can also use magic to manipulate threads?
She could use the threads to hinder and restrict the movements of challengers, wield and throw knives with the threads, like a melee weapon to defend herself by parrying and deflecting attacks in emergencies. And for locomotion, pulling herself from one place to another on the battlefield so as not to immediately reveal that she can also teleport short distances and levitate. What do you think?
@Gin_Otamegane
I think that would make her a much more dangerous boss, meaning much deeper into the dungeon.
@Catnip
How much deeper into the dungeon?
I don't want her to take too long to show up. ...how about if she wasn't so cunning and dangerous from the start? She could first learn from experience and come up with new strategies over time and be moved deeper into the dungeon later as a recognition of her efforts. What do you think?
@Gin_Otamegane
That would work
@Catnip And before I forget to ask again. What do you define as "loli" personally?
@Gin_Otamegane A female Charakter around ten years of age (+-3 years) that is cute and makes you want to protect them? There ist also the concept of older characters that just look younger falling into that category as "legal loli"..
That question caught me off guard
@Catnip This is a very simple and versatile definition.
I asked it because in my opinion loli is a term that can be very subjective. For example, I've seen people and stories consider female characters who looked 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, and 7-15 years old as lolis as long as they were cute and equal to or below the average female height, which is usually 160cm or 150cm depending on ethnicity (although heights 150cm and below are most common for lolis).
@Gin_Otamegane When I think of lolis I think of anime characters like Kanna from the Dragon Maid series or Shiro from No Game No Life. By your definition, characters like Megumin from Konosuba would also fall under that category, right?
@Catnip Yes, Megumin is also considered a loli in my definition, as is Milim Nava from Tensura. After all, I tried to create my definition in a way that I could fit as many loli variants under it as possible.
@Catnip I think my current personal definition of loli is:
Definition of Loli - Version 7:
Loli is a girl of small stature who looks very young and cute regardless of her actual age. Lolis vary between looking young like a little girl and a short teenager. In general, the apparent age is 7-13 or 7-15 years depending on the people's opinion. (Note: Loli is an informal term that is quite subjective and is mainly used to refer to fictional characters.)
*Lolis generally meet the following factors:
1-A young, cute face that usually still retains childlike features to some degree. (A cute face that looks 12-13 years old at most in most cases)
2-Obviously young, wrinkle-free skin (Note: scars do not count).
3-Have a small build similar to that of a child. Particularly, the average height of a loli, is approximately 100cm to 150cm, even 160cm. The average height of a loli can vary based on average race, ethnicity, etc. PS: The size of your breasts, butt and thighs can be ignored, as you can be a loli regardless of them.
4- A loli is a girl/woman and therefore they are generally of the female gender, but they can also be of the futanari or inters*x gender. (*No exceptions for traps).
What do you think of the full version of my personal definition?
@Gin_Otamegane Sounds good to me
@Catnip Oops! I forgot to include genderless loli gynoids as living dolls.
@Catnip What do you think about one of the lich loli fox's summons being a living armor in the form of a werefox?
After all, because it is technically a large empty armor, the smol lich loli fox could hide itself inside the living armor as if it were a mobile fortress, right?
Now that I stop to think about it, in your world are there living armors of the undead/haunted type?
How about spirit, symbiote, mimic parasite, tentacle, and clam type living armors?
@Gin_Otamegane Didn't think too much about living armors specifically. But I planned on doing golems, which are similar in some ways.
@Catnip
This reminds me that there is a type of living armor that is basically a golem. They have magical arrays/formations engraved on the back of the armor to animate it and usually a mana crystal or monster core configured to function as the golem's core. Have you ever heard of this type?
@Gin_Otamegane Yes
@Catnip
Have you also heard of living armors which are a colony of armor-shaped shellfish with tentacles intertwined to emulate a human muscular system?
@Gin_Otamegane yes
@Catnip Now that I stop to think about it, how tall is Kiomi?
@Catnip What do you think of fennec foxgirls?
@Gin_Otamegane Cute
@Gin_Otamegane 1.6m without her ears. I should add that information somewhere..
@Catnip So, what do you think of these fennec girl images?
1- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/6879876?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
2- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/6879875?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
3- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/5647728?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
4- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/5823645?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
5- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/5255029?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
6- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/5267120?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
7- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/6301267?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
8- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/5643457?q=khiara_%28personal_ami%29+
9- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/6763553?q=parent%3A6763553
@Catnip Oops! I forgot to mention that among the images there are those with revealing tribal clothes and the pages also have thumbnails of the NSFW versions. Sorry about that.
@Gin_Otamegane Those big ears add a lot to the character. I like them a lot.
@Catnip I agree.
And what did you think of the vulpine digitigrade legs?
@Gin_Otamegane I don't exactly know how to feel about them, to be honest. There will be foxgirls in the future, but I think I will describe them "the normal way." As for shapeshifting foxes, digitigrade legs make a lot more sense, I guess.
@Catnip Speaking of transforming foxes, what do you think of this furry/anthro level?
1- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2178024?q=kishibe+
2- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2178020?q=kishibe+
3- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/1216188
4- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3348390?q=kida_kuro_mu++fox_girl+
5- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/2299333?q=kida_kuro_mu++fox_girl+
6- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3894857?q=kida_kuro_mu++fox_girl+
7- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/3894822?q=kida_kuro_mu++fox_girl+
8- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/4180137
9- https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts/4873883
@Gin_Otamegane It looks cute, but I would strictly use it for foxes with the (maybe incomplete) ability to transform. Or they want to look more foxlike by choice?
@Catnip How about this being a form chosen by foxes who wanted to maintain the strength of their bestial forms while still having access to the versatility of the humanoid form as a user of tools and weapons?
@Gin_Otamegane That would work.
@Catnip holy shit... This comment alone could be a full blown one shot novel at how much you posted
@AsadaUni If you think this, you should go look at the threads of comments I left on the Madeus, LinMeili and RuggyRuggy novels. I remember leaving a lot of questions about hypothetical scenarios there.