Corruption of Souls

Ch.2

I groaned as the fourteen demon souls in me started getting hot and angry again. At least that’s what I could assume from the sudden burning ache in my guts waking me. I hugged the warm body pillow and nestled into the two smaller pillows at my face. At least until I felt a hand stroking my head and neck, making me relax a bit more. “Hey...I was asleep. What’s got you awake?”

“Demons. In my belly…” I moaned pitifully at my roiling tummy waking us both up.

“Ah, indigestion. It’ll pass.” I felt the hand pat my head, and snuggled closer to go back to sleep-wait!

“Wha?!” I jumped up and out of bed with the full force of my body, like how dogs get up without their legs and covered my nude self as Daring jolted fully awake from my action. “What’re you doing?!”

“What are you doing? There’s only one bed and I’m not sleeping on the couch in my own penthouse.” Daring huffed as she sat up, the plush blankets falling to reveal she was in a white nightshirt and panties. I’d only just now noticed she had DD cup breasts with how her tight cargo khaki top hugged them to her chest before. “Now shut up and get back in bed, it’s...only four in the morning.”

“I, uh, okay.” I mewled, feeling uncomfortable. Never was with girls before, hell, I was bi, but only ever found guys I had liked that were willing to date me. Most girls I tried picking up only saw me as gay. Putting my insecurities aside for a moment, I climbed back into bed, got under the covers, and let Daring pull me back to her bosom, snuggling my snout into her clothed boobies. Heh, boobies.

(<3)

“Wake up Willow!” I jolted awake, the sun lighting the room, and blinked as I rubbed the rheum from my eyes. “I’ve gotta take you to the Way of White and then the Department of Registration. Should’ve done it yesterday in fact.” Daring informed me as she gently pushed on me with a smirk on her face. Aw, I don’t wanna~. Warm boobies to snuggle…

“Aw, okay,” I whined as I got off of her and the bed. I still felt fearful about this whole thing going any further than platonic snuggles though. I watched Daring get up, and she casually tossed off her shirt, making my cover my eyes. “Daring~! You’re naked!”

“Huh? Yeah, like I’m gonna wear a bra under a nightshirt. Can’t tell me this isn’t something you haven’t seen in the mirror before.” Daring huffed as I heard her open a drawer.

“I...” I’m unsure how to respond to that and then fumbled with something she threw at me. I held it up to see a casual white T-shirt that was obviously too big for me. I’m only now realizing that Daring wasn’t just more shapely than me, she was also a few inches taller and wider in frame.

“Sorry, but I don’t have anything that’ll fit you. Throw that on and I’ll try to find a belt to cinch one of my khaki short-shorts for you.”

“Okay.” I mewled before I managed to get the shirt on while she rummaged through the drawers. “Anything I have to worry about?”

“Well, if you’re a raw Undead or a Darkwraith, you’ll have to be quarantined for up to 60 years as they seal the Darksign...do you have one?” Daring asked in concern.

“I haven’t looked,” I replied as I looked over myself. Honestly, I never did look until the mirror in the bathroom last night. I was too concerned with not dying. “I don’t think I’m linked to the First Flame, nor any Bonfire.”

“That’s just because you haven’t used one. All it takes is bones, a focus, and some soul energy. Even if the fire goes out, you’ll still be revived at the spot you rested. Now strip, I’m gonna do a quick search myself.” Daring insisted as she tossed a spare of her khaki short-shorts and a belt on the bed.

“Okay.” I wilted, my massive ears practically draping the sides and back of my skull as sighed and took off the shirt and my ragged clothes. Daring then put her hands on my boobs, squeezed, and lifted as she looked under them, making me seize up at the unexpectedly pleasurable sensation. She let them go with a hum, looking over me closely, and I felt my cheeks flush as she looked under my tail and even pulled my butt cheeks apart. “Is this necessary?” You might as well check my groin too at this rate...

“It shows up nearly anywhere. You don’t seem to have one. Wait…” Daring spun me around and pulled open my maw, looking into my mouth and then pulling up my tongue. “What the hell?”

“Wha?” I tried asking with her holding my jaw and tongue.

“Why is it blue?” Daring asked in confusion. “I mean, it’s bad you have it, but I’ve never heard of a blue Darksign.” She let go of my face and moved into the bathroom.

“What?” I said as she came back with a hand mirror and held my tongue up, I had a blue hole in the base of my mouth, with no fire ring and it seemed to pulse with my heart. Wait, my heart is beating? It wasn’t before...

“Whatever that means, we’ve gotta get you to the Way of White to examine you. Other than your curse, they might find out if anything else is up with you, the healers that they are.” Daring let go of my jaw and held my new oversized shirt back to me.

“A new soul or something?” I asked as I got dressed, wincing at my leg as I got my shorts up and put the belt on.

“Well...of the Four Souls, we have Light, Dark, and unfortunately, Chaos. We’ve yet to find Order.” Daring commented nervously at the idea as she also got dressed in the same kind of clothes as yesterday. How does that pocketed shirt compress her boobs two sizes smaller without squeezing the air out of her lungs?

“I don’t think I have that. Order would not like undeath.” I said as we moved out.

“Yet the annals of history state Gravelord Nito had no qualms with Undead or even making his own versions to protect his lands and enforce his sphere of influence.” Daring’s words got me to think. Nito had a lot more stereotypical undead. That’s rather hypocritical of him…

“Wait, I thought he had death?” I questioned as we got into the elevator.

“That’s part of the natural order,” Daring replied flatly as the elevator rapidly descended.

“Oh...right...so wait, If I have order am I death or something?” I asked worriedly.

“Let’s hope not.” Daring shuddered at the idea as we climbed into her Jeep and she started us on the road. “Now, whatever happens, it was good meeting you Willow.” Daring mechanically stated, as if she was used to saying goodbye to people for the last time. Which, considering she seemed to be an Indiana Jones stereotype, she probably was.

I didn’t feel like commenting. If she wanted that to be the last word, I’d give her some comfort in it. After driving through traffic for about maybe 15 minutes, we reached a gothic cathedral that managed to have its own block to itself. I guess even in this world the church gets privileges. I swallowed nervously as Daring got out and led me in. The moment we entered, the doors slammed shut and a white ring of light shone over them. “Halt! The wards have detected a-!”

“Undead, yeah, that’s why we’re here.” Daring interrupted the heavily armored white unicorn stallion who jogged towards us with two other similarly armored stallions who were much beefier than him but lacked a horn or wings. “She woke up in the Lost Dog Asylum, I found her in some ruins north of here. I’m guessing that was close to the entrance down there?” Daring asked me.

“I was actually walking for several days...but yeah, the place was huge,” I told her.

“But if that is so...hold still Undead, this will not hurt.” The unicorn declared as his horn lit up, and a white light shone over me. “Hm...not Ashen. But not of the Dark either...what is this?” The stallion queried as he moved closer to me. “Open up please.” Nervous, I did as he requested, and I got to taste his incredibly clean gauntlets as he moved my tongue aside. “Blue? What could this mean?”

“Oh boy. If the head paladin of the local church doesn’t know, this probably just got more complicated.” Daring groaned, and the stallion leered at her as he let my mouth go.

“Well, just be aware that your Curse is...odd. It isn’t Sealed, yet, it isn’t reaching out to taint others. Adding a seal would take about a week with how passive it is. We’ll have to keep you until then Miss…?” The golden-eyed white paladin with his thick steel armor requested of me.

“Willow,” I told them before another black mote rushed into me. “Really?” I asked in annoyance as my heart began beating a bit stronger than before.

“This is a city, Miss Willow. People die more frequently as a rule. Partly why cities are so attractive to Undead.” The stallion explained before looking to Daring. “Would you like to be kept apprised of Miss Willow’s progress?”

“Naw, I’ll check-in at the end of the week-.” Daring was interrupted by a thunderous impact striking the front of the church. I screamed and covered my head, but wasn’t hit by debris. I blinked and looked up to see a shimmering golden barrier had sprung up between us and the formerly intact front of the church, but Daring wasn’t on our side of it. “Ahuizotl?!” I heard Daring squeak, before a massive claw on a snake-like limb shot from the cloud of dust, grabbed Daring around the torso, and yanked her away with a yelp. “Let me go! Put me dow-MMPH! MMPH!”

“Daring!” I tried to get around the barrier, but the paladin stopped me. “Let me go! Daring is-!”

“You. Are not going anywhere Undead.” The unicorn hissed, before using his magic to summon a thick iron collar with the Way of White Corona printed around it. Before I could react, he snapped it on my neck and a leash made of light attached to his left gauntlet.

“But Darling is in danger!” I wailed as I struggled against him. On the other side of the barrier, a sickly looking huge chimeric beast rushed away with Daring already gagged and tied up somehow. The beast looked like mix of a monkey, a dog and a cat. It also had a boner, which was impressive considering it was running away on all-fours like a gorilla and not hitting the ground with it.

“You will not be giving chase...without an escort.” The stallion snorted and picked me up like I weighed nothing, getting a yelp out of me. “Stallions! We have Corruption to root out! With me!”

“What?!” I yelped as they sprinted full-tilt after it, the speed they had even with full armor and extra weight from me and weapons was incredible! We were even outpacing the traffic both vehicle and foot/hoof traffic. If this wasn’t so absurd, I think I would be laughing right now.

Daring was struggling in its grip while the beast seemed to beg for help as blazing red collar raged on its neck. Daring glared at him as I also noted earrings, and other piercings glowing and arching with power as the beast plowed through a truck, its body barely getting damaged.

“A controlled one?” A Paladin asked to my right. “Think the poor soul could be saved?”

“If he is yet pleading for help, perhaps. Miss Willow, I’m going to launch you, grab onto the beast!” The unicorn declared as he hefted me over his head as if I was a beachball.

“WHAT?!” I yelped before he threw me, leaving me screaming as Daring blinked at me flying past her. I screamed in agony as my broken leg broke, even more, my other limbs strained, and then my ribs nearly shattered as I got tangled under the legs of the monstrous blue creature. “AH~!” FUCK! Its dick is literally in my ass~! OW!

Sudden violent sodomy aside, it seemed my perilous tumble and sudden loss of anal virginity had brought the beast to a halt, whining and hugging me as if unsure what to do. “Aim for the shackles!” Before anything worse could happen, the three paladins dogpiled the blue beast, striking at its decorations.

“FUCK!” I cried out from the sudden weight shoving more oversized barbed dick into my poor bowels. I may like butt stuff, but damn it this sucks! “Get off of-!” Before I could demand more, the beast suddenly ejaculated into my bowels. Before I could get properly disgusted, I felt...wrong. “Oh~...what?” I felt dizzy, everything was so hot. So tingly. I can’t breathe! “GET OFF OF ME!” I roared as I felt a sudden surge of strength, and threw all five living creatures off of me, thankfully removing my accidental rapist too.

“Sir!” One of them yelled, the beast groaning from the broken jewelry.

“Dear Celestia! It’s already changing her!” The unicorn stated in shock as I got to my paws.

I snarled, feeling like my skin was too tight. So hot. SO HOT! Suddenly, my skin split, muscles bulging, curves shaping out a bit. The exposed muscle filled in with blue fur, breaking up my red fur. I tore right out of the short-shorts Daring gave me, and the shirt was properly fitting now. I panted, looking down at myself in shock and awe, especially when my tail formed the end of my white foxy fluff into a hand. “W-what’s happening~?!” Fuck~! I wanna fuck! Fuck! FUCK!

“Willow?” Daring asked as she got away from the groaning beast and wriggled out of her bindings like a professional escape artist. The beast itself was puking up something as it grew smaller and using dozens of spells on itself.

“Miss Do, stand back! She’s practically a sponge for Corruption!” The unicorn tugged her back, and flicked his left gauntlet, the magic tether quickly latching onto my collar. “We need to get her in isolation before she starts spreading it!”

“Spreading?” I woozily asked as I felt my body twitch and my breasts swell a bit more with my arousal. Unf, I’ve got such nice tits now. So big. So, mm, juicy. I gave them an appreciative squeeze, my new tail hand quickly went to my groin, and I cooed at examining a foreign area, with an even more foreign appendage. So interesting…

“Paladins, ugh, a lust demon took over my lab. Herm type, she forced me and my pets to eat corrupted vegetation and hunt for a true undead.” The beast told in a rather exotic voice before throwing up more. “I need a purging, fuck.”

“I would say Miss Willow is in need of a purging as well, considering she’s so susceptible to Corruption, just one dose of it made her mutate.” The unicorn grimaced, pulling me closer. Mm, yeah, big boy. I just wanna rip that armor off you, see how scrumptious you are~... Wait where did that come from?! Sure, I really, really wanna masturbate right now, but I’m still a guy...right?

“We’re moving, keep them under guard, and get information on this omnibus. Miss Do, considering you’ve been an unfortunate victim in the middle of all this, I’m afraid you get to join them in isolation.” The unicorn declared, and Daring groaned in dismay. At least I’ll have a friend with me…

(<3)

I stood in a cell with Daring while the beast in the one next to us. I was chained to the wall by my collar, my tail writhing on me. It was so weird, but interesting, and maybe kinda cool, that I had a huge, soft, fluffy hand on the end of my much more prehensile but still fluffy tail. I couldn’t help it really, rubbing such a soft hand over my hot and bothered body. If Daring wasn't here, I’d be jilling myself into a stupor. I may want to get off, but I’m not willing to degrade myself that much.

“Willow.” Daring chided again as a ubiquitous white paladin guard brought food.

“Guard, please, take Daring away so I can masturbate in peace!” I begged, panting, the very sight of the stallion making me even hornier. Dear God almighty, what the hell is Corruption?!

“No. If it keeps you from delving further, she stays.” He told us as he pressed on a rune by the door, which then tugged the magic tether of my collar back towards the wall, forcing me against it.

“Oh~ you’re all such cockblockers!” I complained as he left the tray of bread and cheese before leaving, the tether loosening again. “C’mon Daring~! Be a friend and fuck me!” I’m beyond caring anymore! I need to get off! Is this what being in heat is like?

“And get Corrupted too? Not a chance.” Daring blushed and looked away. “Even if you’ve got a tail hand now…” I heard that mutter! I’ve got your fetish now fuck me!

“Arg!” I groaned as the seed from the blue thing gurgled in my bowels, I guess my body finally finishing processing it. That was also mostly why I hadn’t eaten during the hours we’ve spent here. “Oh~ I feel tingly!” I groaned as I looked down at my quivering legs. I hissed, and watched in a level of fascination and horror as my dainty paws, bulged, swelled, and then changed shape to have bigger claws and be more like a cat than a fox. They now had blue fur filling the seams where my skin had split open during the change. My legs had also gotten thiccer, my thighs much more so! “Oh...that is...nice. I...I want more…”

“Don’t even think of it! Guard!” At Daring’s frantic call, the collar pulled me away from the middle of the room and I snarled at my sexy seminal fantasies getting interrupted-what, the absolute, fuck?! As I simmered in disbelief at my constantly wavering thoughts, a guard entered and splashed some white clear liquid on me, instantly shutting down my libido, or at least cooling me down. With that, he left.

“What is wrong with me!?” I yelped as I clawed at my head, but the change hadn’t hit my hands enough have more feline claws than my foxy paws already had. My enormous fluffy ears hadn’t been touched, thankfully.

“You’ve Corrupted, Willow. I guess they didn’t have that in the First Era?” Daring asked morosely from her spot near the door, well out of reach of me. How Unfortunate, I’d have fucked her senseless if she’d just get a tiny bit closer.

“No, not at all. Well, there was Abyssal, but that...well it did change you but not in this way.” I told her as I waved my tail hand around, getting better at using it for gestures.

“Yeah, no. The Abyss isn’t something you have to worry about these days unless Luna casts you into it. The Corruption is a recent phenomenon, relatively. It’s only appeared in the current Era. The original source has been forgotten, but it started around the same time the gates of Tartarus shattered and portals began popping up. But it isn’t of Tartarus, so nobody really knows.” Daring exposited, and I was watching her lips, wishing they were between my thighs.

“The Demons I met in the forest were not like this,” I said, at the mention of those demons, said souls flared hard and my body flared with actual fire. “AH~!” I screeched in pain and shock, grabbing my much fitter abs. “The demon souls~! They’re burning again~...”

“Have you seriously not digested them by now?” Daring asked in surprise.

“No, I don’t know how I haven’t done it to any of them!” I yelled as the guard rushed in.

“What is going on here!” Clearly, he was tired of having to come back.

“The souls of some demons she killed are giving her indigestion.” Daring huffed.

“What? Why haven’t you absorbed them yet?” The guard questioned of me.

“That’s what I’ve been asking,” Daring added on, getting me to snarl.

“I don’t fucking know! I don’t know how to ‘absorb’ souls I’ve eaten!” If I did, I’d have buffed up my Agility stat or something so I could bend over and eat myself out or something!

“By the Light. A virgin Undead. Now I’ve seen everything. I’ll go get the priest.” The guard huffed and left again.

I whined as some of the changes were altered more, My tail end lit with white fire as a second fluffy hand-ended tail joined it in fiery dexterity, and my hands grew red glowing claws and I felt my teeth grow longer, sharper, hotter. “Daring...help me…” I pleaded as I clutched at my growing tits, they were now as big as melons and my fiery claws burned the shirt away. I panted as I squeezed, burning hot lactate spraying the floor with steam. “It hurts...it burns…”

“Oh, Willow...I’m sorry.” Daring looked distraught, and shortly a smaller, middle-aged white unicorn entered, wearing black priestly robes with white filigree.

“Oh, good lords. Poor dear. I’m afraid I can only ease your suffering for the time being.” The priest clasped his hands together, muttering in Latin as his horn shone white.

“Make it stop~,” I whined. “I want to go back to normal.” I choked and sobbed as my stupidly huge H-cups felt like I had lava balloons on my chest, until the white light of whatever Miracle the priest was casting hit, and the demon souls swirling about my body like the invaders they were ceased to be with a scream of terror only I could hear, but they didn’t just disappear, they seemed to...go away. Like they somehow left. Whatever, I’m just happy they’re gone! “Oh~...thank you.” I whimpered as I shrunk down a bit, the fiery essence driving my unwanted changes having left.

“It is not over yet, child. We have no proper purification agent here in Neighappolous. We’ve got word a local chemist is already working on it however, simply try to resist the temptation to advance your changes more.” The priest suggested before he left, and my stupidly huge tits had shrunk down to C-cups now that they weren’t filling with unholy milk or swollen by arousal.

“What is wrong with me? What sort of soul and body do I have?!” I gasped as I instinctively used my new pair of tail-hands to cover my enlarged boobs.

“Unf…” I looked over to see Daring eyeing my tails with restrained lust before she took a cleansing breath. “W-whatever is up with your soul, you’re very pliable. I’ve never read about someone’s body so quickly and easily adjusting to the mutations of Corruption. God this isn’t fair. Now you’re seriously hot.” Daring opened a few buttons of her top and fanned herself. “I hope I’m not being Corrupted by proximity. Knowing Biscuit though, he’ll have a purification draught ready in a bit.”

“Will I change back to normal?” I was somewhat hopeful, but I honestly wouldn’t mind keeping these tails...or these tits...muscles, curves, the oddly patterned blue stripes in my fur…

“No. The mutations are permanent. If you want to become a pure fox again, you’ll have to find a bunch of Fox Berries and gorge on them, but they’ve got their own brand of Corruption too. All transformative items do.” Daring informed me, unable to take her eyes off of the huge fire-like fluffy hands covering my boobs. I felt good about the attention, and let them caress and tease my tits for her viewing pleasure. Maybe I can get some action after all?

“Sounds like CoC.” I groaned before realizing it was. “Oh god...I’m in Corruption of Champions?! I thought this was Dark Souls!”

“W-what?” Daring asked distractedly as my teasing had worked me back up, my tits swelling with my arousal back into D-cups. I have expanding boobs? This is awesome!

“They’re games. One’s for perverts...like me. The other’s for people who like a challenging game. I also loved it too.” Mmf, c’mon girls. Grow for momma. Grow to get Daring to come touch me…

“Uh-huh…” Daring was mesmerized, the heat of my fiery body was making the air waver, and her eyes seemed to glaze. I began gyrating my body, swiveling my hips, I felt my face grin as I lured her closer. Yes. My prey. Come closer… “Willow…” Yes. Just reach out and-OW! She just slapped me! In the tits! “I’m a veteran explorer Willow. You’re not the first mythical siren to try and lure me in.” My by-then E-cup boobs practically deflated as all my lust practically vanished.

“I...my head is so fucked up.” I groaned, “I wish I had my teddy bear right now.” I whined, Bearie used to keep monsters away when I was younger, even if they weren’t real then.

“I’d volunteer, but, well, you’re kinda dangerous right now. You’re like a radiator. Last time I felt this hot was the last time Ahuizotl and I duked it out and he released his aura on me.” Daring was visibly sweating and getting her clothes damp.

“IT WAS NOT KINKY OR ANYTHING SEXUAL!” Ahuizotl yelled through the wall.

“Oh get over yourself Zoty! I know you’ve been chasing my plot for years!” Daring called back confidently.

“I’M TALKING TO THE FOX…AND NO I'M NOT!” He yelled the last bit after a pause.

“Then why are we always flirting?! I thought we were a thing!” Daring teased back with a smirk.

“IT’S CALLED WITTY BANTER! GET A COLTFRIEND ALREADY AND STOP CHASING MY TAIL!” The rebuttal got Daring’s wings to flare and her face to turn red like a tomato.

“Ah, what?” I questioned in surprise as I looked at the embarrassed mare. “You seriously don’t have a boyfriend? And you’ve been chasing that guy?”

“What? Was my cuddling and sharing a bed with you not clue enough? Also, extra hand, or hands. All the touching. Everywhere.” Daring defended insistently, and I looked down at my new modesty-preserving tail hands with a level of understanding.

“You’re the one that called off the fucking date.” The guy huffed in annoyance.

“Because I had an editorial meeting come up Zoty! I swear, you stand up a guy once and he never forgives you.” Daring huffed as she pouted.

“I canceled my appearance for the opening of the Lord Vessel exhibit for that date!” He yelled making her blink. “I’m a legitimate archeologist from time to time!”

“These ones being rejoicing they must! This one has finished a Purification Draught!” Biscuit suddenly burst into the cell and promptly ignored the situation as he practically ran up to me, and shoved a bottle into my mouth. “Drink now! Before this one is turned into a wanton slut!”

“Mmhey.” I mumbled around the glass bottleneck in my jaw and tilted my head back. Mm...it’s kinda salty and creamy. Not bad actually. Like a melted sea-salt ice cream. Every swallow killed the burning fire in my loins, the more literal fire on the ends of my tails, my claws, and maybe my enlarged teeth also seemed to be put out. By the time I finished the bottle, I wasn’t feeling an overwhelming insidious urge to fuck and spread my dangerous disease. “Whew. Thanks!”

“Not to be thanking this one. This one has so much work to do thanks to this one and the one in the next cell over.” Biscuit huffed and-oh god the eye it’s worse up close!

“Oh quit complaining, I know for a fact you’re going to be paid a ton of bits on commission for this.” Daring teased the albino Diamond Dog. “Well, now that your Corruption is purified and no longer contagious, maybe we can get some proper answers for your Darksign.”

“Maybe.” I huffed, looking over all the damn changes. “At least I don’t feel the need to fuck all the time.” I moved my twin tails and moved the dexterous fluffy hands just as easily as my original ones. I effectively have four arms now! I won’t lie, this is awesome.

“I swear, this cell is the most active ‘isolation’ cell in history. Come along now Undead. The High Priest and Head Paladin can see you now without fear of Corruption.” The same beefy guard from before stated, and I blushed as I used my longer prehensile floofy tails to cover my chest and groin. Hey, I have emergency modesty clothes! These things are so useful!

“Alright.” I cheerfully replied, my mood bolstered by floofy tails. I followed him and Daring out through the halls. The guard led us up out of the dungeon, and yes, the church did in fact have one. We only made a very brief appearance in the main chamber of the church, where I could see several ponies and dogs already at work restoring the front of the building, and then we were taken upstairs to an office with a golden sun emblazoned on a deep mahogany door which the guard knocked.

“Enter.” At the firm answer, the guard opened the door and led us in. “Dear Lords sir, couldn’t you have at least let the poor dear clothe herself?” An elderly unicorn of similar white and gold coloration as all the other ponies here demanded of our guard, who shrugged. “No matter, her new appendages at least make her mildly decent. Have a seat Miss Willow, Miss Do.” The intricately robed stallion, who I assumed was the High Priest sat at his desk from where he’d been at his small bookshelf with the Head Paladin who I had met earlier.

“Can we get on with this? Over half the day’s gone and we haven’t accomplished anything.” Daring complained, pretty audaciously I must say. But the fact she got nothing more than an irritated huff from the paladin told me she wasn’t an unknown factor to these people.

“Considering the fault for the delay lies mostly at my hooves, I apologize.” The paladin sincerely, well, apologized. He even bowed slightly towards us. “If I had not thrown Miss Willow, anticipating her Undead constitution would be enough to hinder the Corrupted Ahuizotl for us to capture him and rescue Miss Do, she would not have been a victim of accidental sodomy and subsequent Corruption.”

“Which brings me to the topic of this meeting. Miss Willow, your mouth if you please.” The High Priest requested politely, holding out his hands over the desk towards me.

“Okay.” I agreed and scooted my chair closer to lean towards him, opening my maw.

“Yes...I see. It matches description. Guard, leave us, Miss Willow is no threat.” The guard saluted and promptly did as ordered. “Now, Miss Willow. Were you once, ever, a Human?”

“Ah...yes, how would you know?” I asked, as Daring groaned and did a headdesk onto the desk.

“I found a Displaced! Of course! That’s why all this stuff is suddenly happening!” Daring bemoaned and chuckled darkly. “Great, my life is over…” How is it over?!

“Fret not Miss Do. There are worse fates than being bound to a Displaced.” The High Priest consoled, before looking to me. “You are what is known as a Displaced, Miss Willow. A phenomenon uncontrollable and unavoidable since the Second Era. At least in this day and age, Displaced show up about once every 10 years rather than every month as it did back then.”

“Okay...are they still around?” I asked, and the Head Paladin winced.

“Most have tried fighting Corruption in the recent era, none were undead like you, and they all...well they’ve had to be put down or have passed their usefulness for the Lust Demons. A rare few have become Lust Demons themselves.” He explained unhelpfully, what is Corruption?!

“Okay, I’m sick of it being thrown around and me not knowing anything about it. What IS Corruption?!” I demanded, and the High Priest gently gestured for me to calm down.

“Considering you’ve only recently been Displaced, or at least Awoken from whatever stasis you were put in upon arrival-.” A black mote suddenly flew into me, and I shuddered as my heart pulsed and my body seemed to become more uniform. Huh...I actually have patterned blue stripes in my red and cream fur now… “-Hm, that is disconcerting...anyway, Corruption is as it is described. It is a malignant lust-driven Corruption of the body and soul. Usually it is conveyed in sexual fluids, but it is also spread by cultivated plants and other consumables.”

“And, what does me being a Displaced Undead have to do with this?” I questioned further, accidentally using my breast-covering tail to gesture, and quickly using my original arms for modesty.

“Displaced are typically more susceptible to Corruption for whatever reason. Perhaps it’s their Human origins, we’re unsure. But Undead are nearly immune to being completely overtaken by Corruption. If they take on too much of it, they essentially go mad and kill themselves, respawning with the physical effects of Corruption in place, but free of the mental and soul alterations.” The Head Paladin explained.

“So I have a reset button built-in?” I questioned, a bit disturbed by the fact. “But I’m not attuned to a bonfire. If I die, I’ll just be back at the lost asylum again.”

“Then avail of our bonfire.” The Head Priest offered, getting me to blink in surprise. “In the current era, Undead are citizens too. It’s nearly impossible to go Hollow with hope something far easier to hold onto, and we provide counseling to depressed and suicidal Undead as well.”

“Okay...but when I was Displaced, I was pretending to be a Deprived who never uses a bonfire.” At this, the High Priest and Head Paladin gawked at me as if I were stupid. “Yeah, dumb. I’m probably locked as a weakling pedestrian.” I grumbled as I crossed my arms over my boobs.

“Well, even if that is the case, know that you’re a welcome addition to Equestria’s citizenry. You’ll have to wear that collar as proof of what and who you are. Don’t leave home without it. It’s equivalent to leaving home without identification. At least try to attune to our bonfire before you leave for the Department of Registration.” The High Priest kindly informed me, and I blinked.

“Wait. Don’t you have to seal my Curse?” I mean, that’s the whole reason we came here!

“It is already sealed, in its own way. The behavior of it is similar to other sealed Undead, there is no need to add a seal. Good day, Miss Willow, Miss Do. Now then, Mister Biscuit, let us discuss your commission rate…” The High Priest and Biscuit were already discussing their business deal as Daring hauled me out of my seat and practically stormed us out.

“I can’t believe my misfortune. I’m stuck tied to the hip of an admittedly hot vixen for the rest of my life, and potential unlife. Oh well...could be worse.” Daring complained as we went down the stairs, then down to the dungeon. “I could be stuck with a rapist.”

“You could run off with me,” Ahuizotl told her as we neared his cell, the beefy creature clearly more anthropomorphic now, looking like a male version of me, his head much less blocky and bestial. Um, he’s a bit hot now, holy shit, Corruption transformed him that much?! Hey! How did he change back?! No fair~! Oh well, I’m sexy and happy with my new body, so meh.

“That ship sailed Zotl, though I wouldn’t mind a fling now and then. Come talk to me if you’ve given up villainy and you’re clear of Corruption.” Daring replied as we passed his cell, and we entered a circular chamber with the bonfire in the center. There were a few Undead or Ashen around the room, chatting casually and all wearing heavy iron Way of White collars like mine. “There you are Willow, a safe place to rest and wake up.”

“Uh, okay.” I uneasily replied and then approached the bonfire. I held out my hand to it, trying to attune to it. What I got instead was the menu for leveling, an option to lessen the effects of my changes, and alter my species and appearance. I also had my name of William at the top, options to change it, my class, and even weirder, the soul I had in me. “Magic? My soul is that of Magic?” I questioned before the bonfire flames sparked from orange to blue, the bones crystallizing and the sword sparking with heavy power. Damn, I’m lucky! This is way better than I’d thought!

Every Undead down here convulsed as if they were stuck as they looked over the bonfire in confusion and unease. A pegasus Ashen One killed himself right there with a dagger into his head through the temple and respawned with ease as his old body vanished and he stumbled out of the blue fire and found himself shivering. “C-cold! Brisk, not burning!” He turned around and thrust his hands into the blue flame with a grin. “Come try it out! It’s like a cool waterfall!”

“Huh?” I huffed in confusion as they all moved over to the bonfire and started waving their hands through it. Did I really change the bonfire? I mean, Obviously it changed, but why have I changed it? How am I special? Well, whatever. This means no matter what, I can keep these awesome tails! Or...can I add more? Later, I guess. “So, I’m attuned to a bonfire now. It’s offering to lessen the effects of the changes and other things.” I told Daring, idly changing my name to Willow, it fit. I mean, technically I could turn myself back into a guy, but boobs, so no.

“Well, that’s great, but can you use the souls you still have to make you stronger?” Daring asked as she waved her hand through the blue flames of the bonfire along with the other Undead.

“Yes, I need them for even the changes to my body,” I explained to her. “If I wanted to get smaller boobs it would cost two thousand souls, I have the max a bonfire could give me actually.” Now if only I have Estus...wait. “Is Estus a thing here?”

“Yes. But it’s valuable. The green crystal glass used to make them is rare and hard to find.” One of the Undead commented. “It heals nearly anything besides poison, so most of them are restricted to the Church.”

“Well, I guess that’s out of the question,” I grumbled as I followed Daring back towards the surface. “Unless, as a worldly adventurer, you have any ideas on that Daring?”

“...Are you asking me to take you on an adventure?” Daring asked with an odd sort of surprise and...mild excitement?

“...Maybe?” At this, Daring grabbed my shoulders and pulled me into a searing kiss, sending my tails ramrod straight and floofing out in surprise before she pulled back with a brilliant beaming smile.

“Willow. This is the start of a beautiful friendship!” Daring declared before literally fluttering off the floor and flying down the hall.

“...Friends kiss here?” I dumbly asked with a stupid grin as I wobbled on my paws, fluttering my eyes while my tails wagged rapidly, consequently leaving me nude and not giving a damn.