Chapter 5: Preparations

Celestia stirred from her sleep feeling refreshed. Memories from the previous night came flashing before her closed eyes faster than a single blink. The warmth all around her, the feeling of cool air against her head, and the pungent smell filling the room. She moaned as she unfolded herself from her soon-to-be husband’s embrace.

Leaving Discord to snore and mumble happily in his sleep, she climbed out of the bed to stretch and fight off her morning grogginess. That was one of the things she still hadn’t gotten used to: waken up as early or late as she pleased. It was a mixed emotion, one that she enjoyed but still fought to shrug off after millennia of raising and lowering the Sun and, during Luna’s absence, lowering and raising the Moon every day.

Although not quite the same, it was similar to the feeling of now being bald. Now THAT thought fully woke her up. She walked up to the display mirror in order to admire herself.

“So, it really did happen. I let Discord shave off my mane and tail,” she muttered to herself as she observed her white head and short, desolate tail. But then, in a rapture of emotions, she found herself not doubting her previous decisions. On the contrary, she embraced her changes; she had made them willingly and now that she looked at her reflection so clearly, she smiled.

“I can’t believe this is really happening!” She giggled before doing some poses in front of the mirror. She wasn’t a pony suited for vanity, despite being pretty much the sex symbol of Equestria for centuries, but even she had to admit she adored what she was seeing. She turned her head to see her bottom (and was amused by the fact it was the first time she had seen anything past her flowing tail) to admire it for a few seconds before wagging her tail. First, she did it playfully, much in the same fashion a puppy would. But soon after she started to wag it slowly, with a purpose behind each wag, until it could be considered a tempting, sexy manner.

Then, a thought crossed her mind. Turning around so her posterior could be reflected in the mirror, she smiled as her tail wagged faster. Discord’s cum was still present covering her cunt and anus like a gooey seal. She pressed her haunches and did some flexing to feel the stringy, sticky substance that had coagulated to block her two holes. Reaching out to her bum, Celestia sniffed her butt. The smell, although not as potent as the previous, was still strong up-close but unlike the previous night, it was purely stinky and rank; the scent alone making her head dizzy but, strangely enough, in a good way. She had an entire night to get used to it, but she was still far from being entirely comfortable with it or her new situation. Curiously, she lowered her tail to cover her privates only for it to be far too short to cover anything at all, just like she suspected.

“Persephone said that does take great pride in showing their privates, that it is a gift from the goddess,” she smiled. “Then I too shall embrace it. I am going to join their society and be Discord’s wife, aren’t I? Lifting my tail and exposing my behind is nothing compared to having been shaved,” she said with confidence before lifting her tail proudly; exposing herself entirely and with gusto.

“My… I can start to see why draconequus does like it so much. It’s so… liberating and comfortable. It’s almost as if this is how things are supposed to be,” she giggled, trotting in place happily. “It makes me feel… so sexy and powerful for some reason!”

Turning to the bed once more, she saw Discord still soundly asleep. Smiling to her sleeping fiance, she decided to go prepare their breakfast in the meantime. She exited the room in short order, confident in her stride and happy as can be.

Around ten minutes later Discord rose from his peaceful slumber. The first thing he did was feel around him in search of his mate, when he didn’t find her he opened his eyes and noticed that the smell in their bedroom was weaker. “Ah, must’ve gone downstairs for some breakfast,” he yawned and stretched, his limbs separating from his body for a few seconds. Reassembling himself, he was gone in a flash and appeared in another near the door. “Better head down for some myself, then!”

As he walked downstairs, Discord found it oddly amusing that he was eager to eat breakfast. Well, he always was whenever Celestia cooked and his tea parties with Fluttershy were an absolute blast, but he didn’t need to it. The humor of the irony didn’t escape him, but at the same time he didn’t really care. He enjoyed eating, especially when the food was delicious.

Before reaching the lobby, Discord allowed his nose to guide him as he caught a milky, sweet scent. Floating as the steam of flavor grabbed him by the nose dragging him on until he reached the kitchen. There, he found Celestia happily piling up two sets of pancakes, decorating them with happy faces. She turned around to find him smiling stupidly. She opened her mouth and he lunged forth, kissing her and hugging her neck.

Pulling back, he kissed her lips lovingly a second time before speaking. “My beloved white star, pearl of my heart, how was your night?”

“Quite pleasant in your embrace, my love,” she replied before returning a chaste kiss. “How about you?”

“Better than I have ever. Totally makes up for the thousand years I spent as a statue,” he chuckled. Elongating his arms, he began caressing her head and tail. “Mmmhmmm~ You look even more lovely than I imagined, my dearest beloved.”

Celestia blushed brightly but managed to contain her embarrassment enough to present their breakfast to him. They laughed as they made their way to the table to eat their meals. They ate mostly in silence, Discord praising her cooking every once in a while and Celestia commenting how welcoming everyone had been to her so far. When their meal was done, she retrieved the empty plates and quickly washed the dirty dishes and put them out to dry. Once she was done, she had time to do a little squeal as Discord hugged her from behind, lifting her off the ground and carried her to the large couch in the lobby.

“I love you, Celestia,” he said as he stared directly into her magenta eyes.

“And I love you, Discord,” she replied, her gaze looking deep into the yellow fields of his.

Their mouths came together slowly, deliberately, and tenderly; there was no need for lust or hot, red passion in this exchange. They continued their slow, loving making-out for untold minutes. So focused they were with her love sharing as they laid splayed on the lounge’s couch that they didn’t notice a sudden pop of magic.

“Oh my, I see you’re quite busy!” Persephone said in good humor.

“Bleehhhr!”

“Muuuurrhmmm!?”

The couple jolted in a panic, hitting their heads against the other and biting each other’s tongue, although gently so.

“Now, dear, don’t mind me. I hope I wasn’t interrupting anything important?” She asked with a knowing smirk.

“Look at the time, my goodness! I had to meet with dad to do the something on the somewhere with the thing!” Discord replied in a hurry, cheeks blushing fiercely. He leaned to Celestia and kissed her cheek. “I’ll be seeing you in the afternoon for the Ceremony, okay?” He whispered. Then, with a snap of his fingers, he was gone; leaving the two females alone.

“No need to feel embarrassed, Celestia,” Persephone said a moment later.

“You’re… not mad?” She asked, unsure.

“Why would I be mad? Seeing my firstborn and his fiance loving each other is a sight I have only dreamt about!” She giggled before sitting next to Celestia, who had shifted to a sitting position. Persephone reached for Celestia until she caressed her bald head and neck. “My child, you look far more beautiful than I thought you’d look. It suits you perfectly.”

Celestia smiled and nodded. “Thank you, Persephone, I feel the same way, to be honest.”

“Tell me, Celestia, did you and Discord had sex last night?”

Not that question was one she was expecting but not at all ready to answer. There was no point lying to her, she knew that. There was no way to conceal the stinky aroma of Discord’s pungent cum sealing her holes. “W-Well… y-yes, we had sex… I-I hope it wasn’t against the rules of the Ceremony or anything like it?”

Persephone giggled and waves a hand. “Dear me! You are even more honest than I gave you credit for, my dear. There’s no nothing to be embarrassed about, Celestia. It is a normal and natural thing mates do, after all. I only asked because I sensed you were ‘getting busy’ last night.”

Celestia’s head tilted involuntarily. “I didn’t know you could sense that kind of, ehem, activity. Is it prevalent on all draconequus?”

“Oh, no. Sorry if I confused you, dear. It’s not an ability, it’s the house. While there is privacy, nothing happens without the rest of the inhabitants knowing it or at least having a clue at what the others are doing. It is both for security and familial bond reasons. After all, a family without secrets is a happy family, at least, of course, in one’s home.”

Celestia nodded in understanding. While she didn’t like much the idea that her every action could be sensed by everyone else or she sensing the actions of others, she could see the honesty and the brilliant, simple idea behind such measures. No intruder would ever be hidden and everyone could quickly act in case of that happening. And the trust and familiarity of everyone involved would almost be unbreakable.

“But, as I said, there is nothing to be ashamed of, Celestia. I went through the same, my sisters and brothers, my parents, my offspring. Everyone has gone through it or will go through it eventually,” said the older draconequus.

“I see. I’m glad I didn’t offend you. After Discord shaved me I felt so… right and beautiful and powerful. I couldn’t stop myself,” she revealed with a smile.

Persephone nodded. “Then, Celestia. Let me tell you all about us does. I told you in passing that the goddess blessed us with our beauty, right? Well, it goes beyond that. You see, the goddess gifted draconequus does with anus and pussies to showcase our beauty to the world. They are sacred things, but not to be hidden, ashamed of, or kept it secret. They are to be admired, in plain sight, and embraced; for the goddess herself blessed us with such beauty that we must strive to let the world itself see it.”

“The goddess blessed you all with that beauty?” Celestia pondered for a minute before continuing, Persephone patiently waiting for her to continue. “Can other non-draconequus females be blessed, too?”

“Of course. All females are blessed, it doesn’t matter if they are mares, does, bitches, vixens or whatever. The goddess’ gift of feminine beauty is for all females to enjoy and display. Sadly, it is a gift not many embrace or understand in full like us does do, but you have come to understand us perfectly, my dear. I am quite proud of you and happy to soon call you ‘daughter’.”

Celestia smiled before the two females shared a tight embrace. After half a minute, they pulled apart. “Now, my dear, I have so many things to teach you. The most important lesson of all is hygiene.”

“I suspected that was going to be a central topic,” Celestia admitted.

“You see, my dear, the cum of a buck is really potent. And by the smell of it, my son’s is extremely strong, too,” Celestia blushed at that. “Don’t be ashamed. But, have you noticed that rank, rancid smell?” The alicorn nodded. “That’s because it’s breaking down. Right now it’s clogging your asshole and pussy, and it will eventually break off, it’s going to fester and smell terrible. And while the sweet, stinky, and potent stench of fresh buck cum is many a doe favorite smell, it won’t last more than a few hours, a night at most. That’s why hygiene is extremely important. Both for the pleasure of the buck and the beauty of the doe,” she then stood up. “Come with me, Celestia. I’m going to teach you how to clean yourself.”

Celestia obeyed without question. They then entered the bathroom, an oddly spacious place much different to most of Equestria, though she had seen similar designs in spas and in Neighpon. With the use of warm water, some shampoos, oils, a cloth, and a sponge, Persephone took it upon herself to clean Celestia’s privates. At the same time, she took the chance to not only explain and give the instruction on how to clean herself in the future, but she also taught her a bit more about the draconequus language.

Once more she was reminded of Neighpon and their particular form of language. It was like combining Neighponess, Kiriness, and Abyssinian into one, but more classy, with more substance and style. And while it was difficult to get a hold of language without using magic, Celestia was determined to learn it without cheating.

“You see, use the cloth to wipe around the area to clean any left-over secretions. Then, with warm water mixed with a shitake oil, use the sponge to absorb and clean all the cum inside your pussy and asshole. Dip the sponge in the bucker of water, rinse, and repeat until you feel empty. Then, use the yamato kenkai to clean the sponge and let it rest for an hour. After that, you’ll be clean and ready to receive his seed again in your next mating,” Persephone explained as she dosed her privates with a fragrant, flower-smelling perfume. “And the perfume is just there to make you smell better!”

Celestia hummed as she looked at her pristine, clean rear reflected on a mirror. She already missed having Discord’s cum in her, but she quickly reminded herself that she would very soon have it whenever she desired, so she let the sensation of need go. “Thank you, Persephone. I’ll make sure to follow your instructions in future instances.”

“I’m sure you will, dear. Now, off we go, we must head to the monastery for the ceremony!” Persephone exclaimed. Celestia agreed.

After leaving the house, the two females made their way to the monastery. It was a bit far by hoof… foot… whatever. It was a bit far away if you walked to it, but they had the time and was part of the ritual itself. As they traveled to the monastery, Celestia was impressed by what she saw now that the initial pressure of meeting Discord’s family was over. Everywhere she looked, she saw the beauty of a prosperous, peaceful civilization. Great, stylish buildings, glimmering skyscrapers that made those in Manehattan green with envy, controlled and perfectly kept natural reserves and parks, something she knew to be automated personal transportation devices like trains, but smaller that Persephone explained to be ‘Automotives’ or ‘Cars’ for short. Apparently, there were a lot of them but most draconequus preferred to walk, fly, or use their magic for long-range transportation and only reserved them for short travels.

She also told her that the land of the draconequus was protected by the gods themselves, surrounded with typhoons, cyclones, storms, squalls, and all manner of terrible disasters and that only very, very few routes existed. And even if a stranger stumbled upon one, a magical barrier prevented them from entering. Only Discord was exempt from the protection of the shield as his own magic far dwarfed its power.

Another thing she found both amusing and surprising was seeing draconequus, mostly the bucks, wearing clothes as they performed their jobs or simply walked around. The few does she could see wearing clothes did so, but they always with their nethers exposed if they were of age. The children were all clothed as they played together or practiced their magic.

It took them the better part of three hours, but they finally made it to the monastery. Upon arriving, Celestia gasped at its incredible beauty of sharp edges, angular design, and exquisite mainframe. She also gasped when she saw a few couples scattered around publicly having sex. Turning to Persephone, she found the doe waving a hand to her and an apologetic look that said ‘I’ll explain later’. Trusting the older doe, Celestia kept her mouth shut and followed Persephone. Within a few minutes, they arrived at the entrance of the monastery’s shrine. Discord’s entire family was there, lined up and present. Discord himself was waiting for her with hades standing at his side.

Celestia rushed to greet Discord and the two hugged and kissed.

“It’s finally happening,” Celestia whispered, the fear and doubt in her voice not escaping Discord.

“I know. But don’t worry, Celly. I’ll be with you every step of the way,” he replied before kissing her once more.

The seal on the doors shone and the gates parted revealing six doe maidens and an older draconequus wearing ceremonial clothing: a priest, Celestia guessed.

“Persephone. Hades. Thank you for coming with your son and his beloved,” he said giving everyone present a small bow. “Please, follow me. I’ve been expecting you.”

The four followed the priest and, once again, Celestia was amazed by the strange robes he was wearing. It was obvious his title or profession was important, or at the very least that his rank was a high one given the level of detail and the quality of his clothing. Embroiled with gold and platinum, adorned with pure gems, and shifting patterns of silk and enchanted weaving. Truly, few times had she seen clothes of such beauty; even Rarity would find it challenging to imitate such a design.

Curiously, she looked back as the maidens closed the doors leaving the rest of the family outside.

“Only the parents and the couple is allowed entry into the shrine, my dear. My siblings will wait outside. Don’t worry, the Ceremony itself won’t take long,” Discord explained.

“I don’t care how long it takes as long as I am qualified to be your wife,” Celestia replied.

After a few minutes, the group stopped when the priest did and spun to greet them, behind him standing the large figure of a draconequus eerily similar to Discord but with four arms, red fur, and two snaggleteeth. With a bow, he started to talk in the draconequus language, Drakoris, so Celestia was hard-pressed to understand what was going on. She made out a few words like ‘love’, ‘marriage’, and ‘blessing’, but that was it. At first, she worried but Discord’s hand assured her this was more likely protocol than anything really important. After two minutes of talking and chanting, the priest clapped his hands.

The maidens approached carrying ornate buckets containing some strange thick liquid. Discord stepped back as the maidens surrounded Celestia. Suddenly, below her, a drain opened confusing Celestia before the maidens began using their bare hands to rub the cream all over her body: legs, stomach, tits, neck, head, wings, haunches, pussy, and anus until she was completely covered. Celestia stood still, intrigued at the incredibly gooey and stinky cream her body was covered with.

“Behold, the tears of the goddess. They shall purify your body; cleanse it and make it shine brighter than the evening star. Away with the shame and doubt, away with the loathing and the self-doubt. Be safe in the embrace of the goddess, your body touched by her tears to become healthy, strong, fertile, and bright like her own,” he then turned to Discord and pulled a stick from within his robes. Breathing fire on it, it ignited to let out a powerful and mind-numbing stench that reminded her of a medicinal herb store but ten times stronger. He blew at Discord, washing him with the stench, his body immediately starting to flicker light.

“Behold, the breath of the god. May it grant you power and decision, peace of mind and stability. Bold or calm, eccentric or devoted. His blessing will be with you. Breath his breath, his blessing, and be ready to live in peace.”

The maidens, the priest, and Discord’s parent then knelt. For an entire hour they stood there, but she didn’t find it boring. She didn’t even felt the time pass at all, it was almost like she and Discord were on a sort of trance or stupor for the entire time. But she did notice that the priest was telling the truth. Her body really felt more energized and healthy than ever before, and her radiant aura shone brighter than ever. Discord, on the other hoof, also shone brightly with mad, chaotic lights that were, impossibly, dancing with fervent harmony.

Suddenly, the glowing stopped.

“As the blessing is achieved and the path comes clear, we must cleanse away the old, move to the new, never forget our roots,” he priest chanted.

The maidens then brought ornate buckets filled with blue, sparkling water and began washing the both of them. Upon contact, Celestia realized the blue water wasn’t water but rather another form of liquid that washed the smelly cream away with ease, leaving nothing behind. When they were done, she looked at herself and was amazed at how healthy, shiny, and smooth her coat felt. Even her feathers felt lighter and stronger.

With a signal from the priest, three maidens guide Discord to a pond filled with fishes while the other maidens guide Celestia to an adjacent pond also filled with fishes.

“The fish is wise, the fish is noble. The gods love them, so we must love them too. Food, pets, companions, sages, and purifiers. Their benediction cannot be overlooked. Seek their blessing underwater, find wisdom in their peace,” the maidens then helped the couple to gently submerge below the water.

Celestia opened her eyes, marveled at how pure the water was. It didn’t sting her at all and she could see better than even in Seaquestria. As the maidens helped lay at the bottom of the pond, the fishes swarmed her and began to nibble across her body: mainly across her neck, horn, nipples, anus, and pussy. She could feel the fishes nibbling her nethers were sucking her insides, cleaning her completely.

She tried not to giggle or let out a sigh of relief at how good it felt. All the stress, dark energy, worries, impurities, fears, and doubts leaving her body one tiny nibble at a time. Idly, she noticed that all the fishes were the same, they had no variation and concluded they were all female. Equally sure, she concluded Discord’s fishes were all male. Then, as abruptly as it began, it ended with the fishes swimming away leaving her more relaxed than ever.

The maidens helped her out and Celestia let out a soft gasp. They then helped her and Discord to another pond filled with a white liquid. The sweet scent told her it was milk as she approached. The maidens helped her enter the pond while Discord passed blessed containers to the maidens. They poured honey, cherry blossoms, and essential oils. The milk absorbed them without the need for stirring. She allowed herself to sigh contently; milk baths were some of the luxuries she really missed from Princesshood.

The maidens were quick, quiet, diligent, and thorough in the process of bathing her from horn to tail; not a single spot was missed, not an inch of her body unwashed. When it was over, she was once more helped out of the shallow pond and dried off. After that, they brushed her coat; the combination of all the blessings she had received so far making it look shiny, fresh, rejuvenated, and pure.

After the brushing is completed, the maidens then began using strange, enchanted oils all over her body, face, wings, and horn. Two maidens focused solely on inserting special sponges inside her anus and cunt drenched in special oils. When they were, despite Celestia’s greatest effort to not moan out loud, but the tingling waves of pleasure proved too difficult to withstand.

Even so, when the maidens were done, Celestia noticed that the oils were not like the ones she was used to back in Canterlot. They smelled stronger, better, and were closer to perfume rather than oils. Following her nose, she looked behind her and realized that her asshole and pussy had been rubbed to smell even better: like almond cream mixed with sweet lavender, lime, peach, and the purest honey there was.

After that, the maidens busy themselves with putting her make up. They were precise and methodical as Celestia could only see a flurry of paws, claws, fingers, and tails going back and forth across her face. When they were done, one of the maidens presented a small mirror to her and the alicorn saw the results. She wore a light mascara, eyeliner, and pink eyeshadows, nothing extravagant and only enough to point out her beauty even more.

Then, Persephone stepped forth with a pink pearl necklace and put it around her neck. Hades hugged his eldest son and gifted him with a golden bracelet.

“A time of joy, a time of merry! A sister to join, be it she is not a berry!” The priest chanted. “Rejoice, rejoice! For one joins us after centuries apart from the rest of the world. Celestia, I ask you, are you ready to continue? Once the ritual is complete, to the eyes of all by the grace of the gods, a sister you shall be!”

“I’m ready, noble priest,” she replied without hesitation.

“Then, repeat after me. Normally, the oath would be said in Drakori, but the gods understand all languages, and as long as the sentiment is there, the spoken tongue is of no interest. Celestia, I ask you, as both priest and elder, do you swear an oath of fielty to the draconequus people? To love and live under the loving embrace of the gods? To join us as a sister?”

“It would be my honor, noble priest,” Celestia bowed her head.

The priest clapped his hands. The maidens returned a moment later with two large cups and presented them to the priest.

“Then so be it. The essence of pureness is needed, mixed with the stream of the body,” he said, then pointed at the cup on the right. “You must pee inside this cup. In the other, I shall insert a sacred object within your beautiful pussy, so it may share its pureness and fill the other cup.”

Obeying, if only a bit embarrassed, she walked over to the indicated cup, lowered herself, careful to be aiming correctly, and then began to pee into the cup, filling it quickly. When she was done, one of the maidens removed the cup and put the other one in its place. The priest then pulled a golden sphere from within his robes and began to push it inside Celestia cunt.

Suddenly, Celestia feels a surge of ancient magical energy flood her pussy. The overpowering sensation making her cum in a record time of ten seconds. Her flowing marecum quickly filled the cup and the Priest snapped his fingers to retrieve the sphere.

Chanting in Drakori, the elder blessed both cups for about a minute, giving Celestia enough time to recuperate from her sudden orgasm. When he was finished blessing them, he poured the pee onto marecum and began mixing it. After a few tense moments of nothing happening, a blue flame emerged followed by some blue mist. The mist traveled to Celestia quickly and in the span of but a few seconds, entered her body.

Celestia felt… odd. She felt changed, not in a bad way. But she felt ascended or expanded in a sense. She didn’t question much as it felt so right to her.

“It is done, by the blessing of the gods, the will of the Emperor, ruler of the Draconequuses Empire, with my maidens, myself, and the parents of the groom as witnesses of this most sacred occasion, I welcome you, sister Celestia, as a fully-fledged member of the Draconequuses Empire!”

Discord couldn’t hold it anymore and lunged for his fiancee, hugging and lifting her. With the ritual complete, they were guided out of the Shrine. The doors opened again to reveal Discord’s family waiting around the entrance. When they saw them emerge, they rushed to them.

Celestia spent the better part of twenty minutes showing off her new look to the rest of the family. The does complimented her, already welcoming her to the family and praising her beauty. The bucks were shifting from poking their big brother for fun or stating how beautiful she was (and how bad they felt for her for having Discord as her fiancee). All in good humor, of course.

“Listen up everyone!” Hades began. “Celestia is, from this moment forth, a full member of our society and citizen of the Empire!” Everyone cheered, even the few strangers within hearing range.

With the ritual complete, the family began their trip back to their house. The ritual itself was over, but one was expected to leave the same way one arrived: by walking.

Celestia didn’t feel the walk by home. She was so happy, so full of energy, and so empowered she wasn’t tired at all by the time they arrived back at the family home. They all arrived to find everything set up for a party, all thanks to Discord. They entered the house and began to have a blast until well into the next morning. The party ended when everyone collapsed from partying and the happy couple made their way to their bedroom to sleep soundly for the rest of the new day.

All the while Celestia smiled all the way through, even in her sleep snuggling her beloved.

Chapter 5 end.

Author's Note

Special thanks to everyone that read this!