Corruption is Magic

Getting up to my feet slowly I gently pace Gelfree’s head down on the sand, her eyes closed and body long since gone cold. Snow decorating her face as it falls. Looking up to Vo I see him looking at me with a smug grin. I clench my fist and send an absurd amount of my power into it, increasing the mass as I run up and punch him in the face, feeling something behind me enhance my movements causing me to speed towards him faster. A sickening crunch rips through the arena as a shockwave from said punch is sent out from us. The contract magic forcing him to be an immovable object. I grab his throat and squeeze causing him to sputter as I punch him over and over and over again. His face is getting red but I know how augmentations allow me to go hard.

“You can move.” I say as I transform my arm into a tentacle and grab him when the magic fades, with a hard fling I send Vo into a wall of the fighting arena. With him gone for a second I look behind myself to see what aided me in movement. I am amazed to see a set of large wings coming out near my shoulder blades and a smaller set just above my waist, they all are leathery and violet in color like my skin. Giving them an experimental flap I am impressed by their size and strength. These will make things more interesting. I think to myself but then my corruption self pipes up.

“We also seem to have our horn back… or a better one.” They say and I instinctively bring my hand up to it, it is not a typical horn. It is smooth and curved but long like an alicorn horn. Sending magic to it I find it functions the same but seems to enhance magic I send through it. Oh, I will make him suffer with all these. Hearing the sound of rapid footsteps I refocus on Vo who is charging towards me.

“He really has no brains.” I sigh as I give my wings a flap and though I stagger a bit at first I manage to get over Vo and have him stumble and topple as he goes under me. “You think you can kill one of my friends, bring another damn near close to death too, and get away with it?” I say as I land turning on the spot towards him. He gets to his feet quickly and to my surprise he fires a magical fireball at me. Smiling, I open my mouth hoping I have to actually devour the magic. Taking a deep breath I watch as the Fireball is sucked up in a vortex of air that erupts from my mouth, snapping my jaws closed around it. I feel a surge of magical energy fill me. Vo looks at me in shock and I feel glee fill me. “What’s wrong Vo, can’t keep up?”

“You pony bitch.” He yells as he readies his fist and sends magic to it, licking my lips I lung forwards and latch my jaws on to his fist. As I suspected, I can absorb the magic if I bite his hand when he does this. Feeling his other hand punch my face I let go. I open my mouth as I bring the fireball and all the other magic I absorbed into it. With a huff I shoot the empowered fireball from my maw at Vo who takes it into his face.

“You know. I would have just killed you for hurting Beryl. Now though, now you get to be kept alive.” I say darkly with a snarl as I send power to my horn and shoot him with a spear of magic. A howl of pain coming from him as it sinks into his shoulder followed by another in the other shoulder. With them in I send them into the sky taking him with them. Once I am satisfied with his height I dispel the spears and let him plummet. Landing with a thud he is left laid out. “I’ll keep you alive and I will break you. I’ll make you into a pony and I’ll make you a bitch. Then I’ll let you be entertainment for my guards when I’m on the throne.” I growl as I look around to the audience present. Kicking Vo hard I look around at everyone who is cheering and shouting.

“Is there anyone else who wants to try to fight me while I am here, to try and stop me from taking the throne! For I tried to give up the aspiration and live a quiet life, but it seems that I can’t have that here!” I shout to the crowd with my arms out and fury in my eyes. “I am waiting!” I shout after a few moments of no one showing interest in fighting. Putting down my arms and reverting ym tentacle arm back to my normal one I go over to Beryl. “I’m sorry I didn’t save you sooner.”

“It’s… okay darling.” She says gently as I free her and put her arm around my neck. “You’ve come a long way.” She says as we stagger out past Vo who is struggling to get to his feet. Stopping, I look at him and scowl.

“Grab Gelfree’s body gently and with care, then follow me and do not do anything to her body or to us.” I say watching as the chains wrap around his body again and he does exactly what he is ordered while being unable to voice his complaints or hatred for me. With a nod I continue onwards towards one of the doors out of the arena fighting zone with Beryl. Getting outside I am met with hals which I follow eventually finding the way out where everyone from the manor is waiting. Everyone with solemn looks on their faces as they see Beryl and Gefree, my eyes however slowly make their way to Gaurt who holds a small form wrapped in a white blanket. I immediately know what the form is and I come over to look down at the green skinned baby sleeping in her arms, her own pregnant belly showing.

“How long?” I ask as I look down to the baby then up to Gaurt.

“two months.” Gaurt says and I look down at the baby realizing just how fucked up I had been. I need help… I need to stop using Glory. I was gone for… two months. Looking down at my dress I chuckle dryly realizing just how tattered and ruined it looks. I’ll need to get Olvin to fix this.