The Pearl Kingdom's Legacy

Twilight slowly rose from a deep dreamless sleep unconsciously spreading her wings one at a time to stretch them out. Her movement was greeted by a muffled snicker from somewhere nearby which caused her to groggily force her eyelids to open. Blinking the morning blurriness away it struck her that something was blocking most of her vision. Black walls narrowing her line of sight down to only what was right in front of her.

When Twilight tried to reach a hoof up to brush away the offending article a tight pull against her leg held it in place. With a sudden start Twilight snapped fully awake and she jerked her body trying to jump up and look around. The only part of her that moved was her wings, which snapped to full extension and flapped down in a full stroke that would launch her into flight. Twilight stayed rooted in place however as she realized she was bound to something that supported her weight under her barrel while keeping her legs locked in a standing position.

Jerking her head side to side Twilight found she could not even move her head, bound in place looking straight ahead. She could not even seem to open her mouth, wrapped by some kind of muzzle keeping her jaw pressed closed. Twilight let out a muffled whimper as she reached for her magic spark only to slam into a wall of nothing. True worry started to settle into her mind as she hammered her mental energies against the barrier. While it was hardly the first time Twilight had been cut off from her power it did not bode well for her circumstances.

Twitching her tail in irritation she learned that too was bound, having been flipped over her back and immobilized. She could not help the unconscious tug of war that followed. The base of her tail thrashing about trying to escape whatever bound it to no avail. Hearing another quiet snicker from somewhere behind her as its frantic struggles put her state of mind on display.

Twilight’s breathing sped up to fuel her rapidly building panic. Trying to reclaim control of her emotions before she lost herself entirely, Twilight finally focused on the display sitting in front of her on a small table. Laid out on an unfolded cloth was a small line of different gems and behind them was an oddly shaped artifact that seemed oddly familiar. It was a silver cylindrical shape tapered on one end coming to a very small needle like point with golden claws on the other end forming a small spherical cage.

While Twilight was taking in the sight of the gems and artifact in front of her, she felt her wings wrapped in magic and lifted to full extension. With a few quiet clicks, four bands were slotted between her feathers and wrapped firmly around the muscles at both the joint and tip of each wing. Both now held fully extended and unable to flap down or retract to her back. To her dismay she imagined she now appeared to sport a wing-boner, on full display for her captor.

“There we go, nice and secure. Can’t have you hurting yourself thrashing your wings around. I did not expect you would wake so soon.” A voice Twilight couldn’t recognize came from behind her. It was muffled in an odd way which led her to conclude her ears were covered by something that was distorting the sound. “Almost done, just one thing left.”

In reaction, Twilight tried to flap her wings jerking them in different directions, but she accomplished nothing, the bindings seemed plenty strong to withstand her alicorn strength. Rapidly tiring from her struggles Twilight’s mind returned to the display laid out before her as she began panting to recover her breath. Off to one side of the table she noticed a large crystal attached to a golden chain sitting next to a small metallic cone covered in runes.

When Twilight focused on the crystal, she noticed a soft lavender glow emanated from deep inside. Something about it called out to her mind and she found herself gazing deep into the violet glow. The dim glow seemed to wrap around all her senses and blanket out the rest of the world as a thoughtless haze settled over her mind.

As Twilight let her mind bask in the crystals glow a powerful sense of safety settled over her. Twilight was no stranger to being captured and waking up in unpleasant situations however, and persistent thoughts of how strange it was that her worry was slipping away poked and prodded at the fog in her mind.

With a hypnotic jerk Twilight wrenched her gaze away from the glowing crystal and back to the odd artifact in the center of the table. She could not shake off the sense of familiarity as she studied it more carefully a moment, before whomever was in the room with her interrupted her thoughts.

“Do you recognize that artifact, my little Firefly?” Twilight could only huff in response to the question. After a moment the voice continued with a joyous lilt, “That my dear is called a Pearler.”

Twilight’s strange sense of safety vanished like a pricked bubble as her eyes bulged in fear at the revelation. Twilight recognized that name from a few history books detailing the rise and fall of an ancient unicorn kingdom only referred to as the Pearl Kingdom and considered one of the darkest stains on preunification history. Something King Sombra, at the height of his power, had only manage to palely imitate. It had been well known for raiding and enslaving ponies from nearby cities belonging to all three tribes using the very device sitting before Twilight’s bound form.

“At one time, this little treasure was the bane of an entire continent and induced terror in all mares to catch the ire of officials permitted to carry one.” The voice said with a sinister glee.

True to their words, Twilight felt her panic grow into a mindless terror as she remembered reading about how the Pearl Kingdom’s slavery worked and why it was so feared by its neighbors. Twilight started thrashing wildly in her bonds in an animal panic emitting a muffled keening through her muzzled mouth.

A blindfold dropped over her eyes blocking out her sight of the display laid out in front of her before whomever was in the room with Twilight wrapped her neck in a soothing hug. “Shh, hush now my Little Firefly, everything’s going to be alright in the end. I promise it won’t be so bad.” They started stroking along Twilight’s head trying to sooth her wild panic. “You will even enjoy it before we are done.”

A small shock of pleasure flared in Twilight’s mind at the touch, helping to slow her struggles before sparking brighter as something wet and warm ran up her horn again and again. Twilight cried out softly once more and started to shiver as a sense of excitement bubbled up through her fear. Tiny shocks of pleasure lancing down her horn and into her brain. They were licking her horn!

Twilight instinctively tried to pull away but was brought up short by her bonds. This was wrong! She was so afraid, but she couldn’t suppress the growing pleasure blooming from her horn and spreading through her body. A shudder of disgust rolled through Twilight at her inability to fight as the pleasure grew.

“Clearly you recognize what that is for. Do you also know how it works?” The voice asked her between licks. “No? Well let me fill you in while you calm down.” Twilight felt the pony pull away from the hug as they continued talking while she tried to regain control of her emotions.

As they began to explain, Twilight felt them move to start gently stroking her underwings, sending little bolts of pleasure through her to add to her slowly growing fear tainted excitement. “You see, the Pearler takes a gemstone and applies several set enchantments on it before shrinking it down and pushing it through the needle end. For a lovely mare like yourself, it’s used to inject the gem into the clitoris where it slowly returns to its original size. Each gem takes on a different set of enchantments, but the favorite was of course the kingdoms namesake, a pearl.”

The feeling of having her wings stroked was calming Twilight down and her excited fear was morphing into an excited arousal she could not fight. As the pony explained how the Pearler worked Twilight found herself trying to rub her thighs together only to plant a seed of frustration when her bonds held her firmly in place.

“All the gems are enchanted with spells to prevent their removal and a way to punish and reward a slave in various ways. Topaz for example, lets the slave’s owner reward them with a low-level constant shock that can become quite pleasurable or punish a misbehaving slave with a much higher-powered discharge, both delivered right to a mare’s clit. The kingdom’s favorite pearl, however, stimulates a pony’s magical field instead of the physical body and comes with a sinister little enchantment that prevents a mare from ever reaching climax, so she always knows her place.”

Oddly, Twilight’s fear was almost entirely gone now, the stroking on her wings starting to overwhelm the princess as she could feel her marehood slowly become damp. She whimpered and squirmed again in her bonds still trying to rub her thighs together. An intense arousal boiling up inside her as the stress at waking to find herself bound and tormented reached a breaking point and swirled away to mix with the odd sense of safety still hazing her mind.

“Mmm, you look delicious squirming for me, my little Firefly. I told you that you would enjoy it. Just relax and let me guide your body into joy like you have never known.”

Twilight briefly felt the pony licking her horn again while continuing to stroke her wings. She couldn’t stop a muffled moan of pleasure as the ministrations continued, setting her mind on fire.

“That’s right, little Firefly, you’re almost ready.” The pony cooed.

With a pause in the ministrations Twilight heard the pony step away from her before, with a hum of magic, she felt the stroking on her horn and wings resume. A quiet scraping came from the table in front of her and Twilight’s body stiffened in her bonds again. Her fear creeping back into her thoughts before the soothing strokes helped relax her body once more.

“So many choices," the voice pondered joyfully, “but my personal favorite would be a black pearl. Not quite as popular in the Pearl Kingdom as a normal pearl and, reserved only for very special mares.”

Twilight heard a loud click come from somewhere off to one side causing a shiver to run through her entire body and eliciting a mirthful giggle from her captor.

“Black pearls were usually reserved for the very best breeding stock you see. They do everything a normal pearl does with a few extras. The most important of which is inducing an intense endless heat in a mare. The kingdom found it beneficial to keep their prized breeders in a ready state at all times.”

Fear and excitement were swirling through Twilight again as thoughts of what it would be like to become nothing but a broodmare in a constant state of need and lust filled her. Why was this turning her on so much? What was wrong with her! Twilight felt torn between begging to be set free and melting into the pleasure flowing through her. Instead, all she could do was mewl in helpless frustration through her muzzle. Her body was not so divided though, and she again squirmed in her bonds shivering with anticipation.

The sound of a long, drawn-out sniff behind her caused all her muscles to tighten up in anticipation just before she felt a hot breath blow out across her damp marehood. Twilight felt a sudden pressure build up as her pussy clenched tight before suddenly pushing out in a wink she couldn’t control.

Just as her clit pressed out from her marehood she felt an intensely sharp pain and heard another loud click behind her. Twilight cried out with a strange moan, her mind lost in a mix of pain, lust, terror, and an overpowering excitement.

“Hmm yes, absolutely beautiful, my little Firefly.” The pony behind her cooed in delight.

As Twilight recovered from the stab of pain, she felt her clit wink out once more and this time it was caught by a pair of lips in a loving kiss that turned into a sucking pull while she felt the ponies tongue run over her clit to clean off the single drop of blood at its center.

“And just like that, no more orgasms for my wonderful little pet.”

Tears welled under Twilight’s blindfold at the pony’s words. Twilight had always spent her free time lost in books and research. She had never been with another pony, or even taken time to explore her own body. She realized with a quiet sadness she had never climaxed, and now if this pony was telling the truth, she never would. The emotions were too much, and a choked sobbing sound ripped from Twilight, and she once again found herself wrapped in a hug with her face being stroked.

“Shh, none of that, remember I said everything would be alright in the end. You won’t even miss them while you’re with me.” The pony whispered into her ear before giving her nose a quick lick as she continued to stroke Twilight’s face.

After giving Twilight a few moments to quiet her gasping sobs the pony continued quietly. “Now then, it will take a little while for the shrinking spell to wear off your new black pearl. It might ache a bit while it slowly grows back to full size, but when it’s done your little pearl will always be nice and plump for everyone to admire. That’s how slaves were recognized in the kingdom you know, mares would learn to always keep their tails lifted to display their pearls because they were too sensitive to risk their tails brushing against them.”

Without further word the pony went back to licking up and down Twilight’s horn while their magic kept rubbing along her underwings. Twilight found herself relaxing and letting her mind drift amidst the pleasure radiating down her horn and through her wings.

How was this pony soothing away her emotions so easily and why wasn’t this bothering her more? Twilight knew she should be raging with fury this had been forced onto her, or more devastated at what she had just lost. Instead, she just found herself stunned and utterly lost at the sudden twist her life had taken.

As Twilight let her mind drift aimlessly in the sea of pleasure being offered to her, the sea slowly darkened with the dull ache from her clit as the black pearl slowly swelled within. Soon a new fire of heated passion and longing tainted her minds horizon into a storm.

Starting to pant desperately, Twilight found her mind bobbing up and down on the waves of pleasure being stirred higher and higher by the storm within as the enchantments on the black pearl began to take hold. Twilight lost track of how long she floated in her mindscape as her body was stroked and slowly driven into a false heat.

Eventually, the pony stopped her ministrations and once again stepped away. This time letting the magic stroking Twilight’s wings fade away as well. “That should be long enough for everything to settle into place. So, first a quick explanation of how your new pearl works, and then a demonstration before we can play for real.

Twilight simply huffed in response, already missing the attention she had been receiving. She longed to ignore her tormentor and let her mind drift away again but could not stop herself latching onto the pony’s words.

“Now, both a pearl and a black pearl link to a pony’s internal magic and stimulate that magical field directly. When you are punished, it will twist your magic field in a very unpleasant way, and when you are rewarded, it will gently swirl your magic fields and feel wonderful. You can probably already feel the heat effect that is unique to the black pearl, and you might as well get used to it, that one is just always there and should keep building up for a good while yet.”

Indeed, Twilight could feel a slowly building burn of need growing from her clit and flowing into the rest of her marehood. For now, it was a manageable itch at the back of her mind, but if it was anything like true estrus Twilight knew it would get much worse before her need leveled off. While estrus season was hard on Twilight, she had always made it through without giving into her urges so she told herself she could manage. At least she hoped so.

“On to the demonstration then, here is what will happen when you are a bad girl,” the pony warned. “Though I hope it will prove to be a rare event.”

As soon as the pony finished speaking, they channeled a little magic and Twilight’s world lurched, it was awful, everything inside her felt wrong somehow and nausea and vertigo overwhelmed her. There was no actual pain, but Twilight could feel every muscle in her entire body clench like she had been struck with lightning.

Her spark of magic felt slimy and polluted as her magical senses twisted around her in a dizzying flow of sensations. It seemed to go on forever. Twilight wanted to scream but couldn’t remember how as her torment went on and on. She longed for anything to make it stop; she felt like she was going to black out but couldn’t seem to make her mind let go of consciousness while the world melted into a blurry mess of misery.

Just as suddenly as it had started, everything was normal again, the nausea and vertigo vanished like they had never been, and her muscles all relaxed as her magical senses snapped back into place. After a quiet second while her mind came to terms with everything, Twilight burst into a weeping sob of despair only just choking back the scream it had tried to turn into.

The pony once again wrapped a hug around Twilight while whispering comforting words to her that Twilight could barely follow. “I’m so sorry my pet, I had to show you once. You are a good girl; only bad girls get punished. You won’t ever be a bad girl and earn punishments; I just know it.”

It was true, Twilight would do anything not to go through that again. The thought struck horror through her, she really would do almost anything to avoid going through that again. She fully understood now why the Pearl Kingdom was so feared and could only wonder if the punishment enchantments from the other gem types could possibly be as effective.

“Now a reward for my good girl. You’ve been so brave through all this and now it’s time to get an extra big reward.” The pony channeled a wisp of magic as Twilight tried to brace herself for whatever would come this time.

Twilight’s world of darkness beneath the blindfold shattered into flashes of vibrant colors that quickly began to flow and melt together in a haze of imagined light as ecstasy erupted throughout her being. She had been bracing herself to feel pleasure in her marehood, but the stimulation of her magic field affected her entire body in an instant. The flood of pleasure crashed over her mind and instantly washed away all thoughts, and then it just kept growing more powerful.

Twilight felt her mind’s perception expand into an entire universe and then crash down into a glowing lavender ember of magic that seemed to tremble and spark in tune with her body’s spasms. She couldn’t breathe. She couldn’t think. It went on and on feeling like a hurricane raged around her. Twilight felt a release of pressure and a splash of something around her nether lips that hardly registered as she melded with eternity.

It all ended just as abruptly as the punishment demonstration. During one thought, the world was a mass of washed-out colors, and when the next hit her mind, Twilight found herself a limp puddle drooping in her restraints. Glad for once at how tightly she was bound Twilight lay still, unable to process what had just happened. A burning grew in her lungs after a few moments and she suddenly lurched back to life with a desperate gasping for air, heart now racing like never before.

“Woah, that looked even more dramatic than expected. Take a moment to recover and gather yourself while I clean you up, little Firefly.” The pony muttered with a touch of awe in their voice. “I should have anticipated you might lose control of your bladder during all that. Easily remedied however, so no harm done.”

With a pop and unseen flash of magic, Twilight felt her damp nethers instantly dry and clean once more. Her mind was far too scattered to notice that the feeling of damp fur returned almost immediately as fresh juices continued to flow from her pussy. Her body spurred on by her false heat and preparing to be bred after the blast of pleasure.

Twilight slowly swept her scattered mind together as she lay slumped in her bonds, gasping to recover the breath that had been torn from her so completely. If that’s what the rewards were like, how could the slaves of the kingdom ever function in daily life? Were they all reduced to mindless drones shuddering at every command and shattering at every rebuke?

Was that the life that awaited Twilight? She could hardly bring herself to believe she could keep a resistance up through punishments like that. Nor could she picture herself enduring the pleasure of being rewarded like that without becoming a mindless addict. It would not matter whether she fought back or played along, she would end broken either way. Not even Sombra’s mind control could be more effective. How would she ever face Equestria again after this pony was done with her.

“Okay pet, we are almost ready. Just one more thing to take care of and the real fun can begin. Stay with me a little longer. I know you can handle it.” The pony wrapped her in another hug and stroked along her cheeks lovingly once more as she spoke quietly into one of Twilight’s ears. “I’m sure you have noticed you have no access to your magic, that is because you are wearing a blocking ring, but this one is special. While you cannot channel your own magic, that ring will still allow magic to flow through your horn.”

With a hum of magic Twilight felt something slip down over the tip of her horn. After a moment she decided it must have been the runed metal cone that had been next to the glowing crystal on the table.

“Now this one is a true treat, my little Firefly, this cap will slowly draw your magic right out of your horn. It’s a greedy little thing though and every few hours it will get extra hungry and really try to devour all the magic it can wring out of you.”

As she registered the words Twilight could already feel it, a slow draw on her magical essence as a trickle of energy flowed from every part of her body and through her horn. She also noticed how good it felt, every infinitesimal flow of power left behind a tingling pleasure in its place. The pleasure was a small thing, slowly building from second to second as the energy flowed along.

“As you can certainly already feel, as your new regalia pulls your magic from you a little bit of it powers your new pearl to stimulate your magical field as a reward. Which of course means, when it gets hungry and feasts for real, your pearl will be activated for real as well.” The pony whispered seductively to Twilight, causing a cold shiver to run down her spine at the idea.

The pony released her hug, and Twilight soon felt a hoof stroke from the back of her head right down her back between her wings, seeming to chase the shiver that had passed through her seconds ago.

“Being the hungry little enchantment that it is, that little fellow won’t be very happy without its magical meal though. So, when it can’t pull anymore magic from you it will also trigger the less friendly side of your little pearl. You had better take care it gets its meal I think, or things are going to get very uncomfortable for my little Firefly.”

At this new revelation Twilight found herself whimpering in fear. She never wanted to feel that twisting of her magic again. Being an alicorn, and the element of magic, Twilight’s magical reserves were massive, but they were not endless. What would happen when she finally ran out of magic for the cap on her horn to draw from her? Would her captor really leave her to suffer the pearl’s punishments once she had nothing left to give? What could this pony want with all that magic anyway, and how could Twilight protect Equestria from whatever their sinister plans were while she was so helpless?

Twilight’s darkening thoughts were shoved aside as she felt lips against hers as the pony abruptly kissed her passionately. Twilight was too stunned to reciprocate, especially since the muzzle still prevented her opening her jaw. The kiss felt warm and loving and Twilight wanted to cling to it as the lips pulled away. For some reason it was oddly comforting and effectively chased away her darkening fears.

Twilight could hear the pony circling her as she reflected on that kiss, that had felt nothing like the sinister figure she pictured in her mind’s eye. Once more Twilight fought with the feeling of comfort she felt every time this pony touched her.

“Now that everything’s ready it’s time to get started pet. It’s my turn to feast.” The pony sounded positively gleeful now. “I know that muzzle makes it hard but do try to howl at Luna for me, I do so love your pretty song.”

While Twilight tried to puzzle out what the pony meant she felt lips meet hers in another, very different, passionate kiss and she gasped out in pleasure as an impossibly long tongue snaked deep into her pussy and then slide over her plumped clit as it withdrew from her. Intentionally or not, Twilight did her very best to howl for her captor through her muzzle. The emotional ups and downs of the night had drawn Twilight’s senses tight like a thrumming string and now she found herself vibrating around this pony’s amazingly flexible tongue as it danced through her insides.

Lap after lap the tongue slid deep inside her pussy and then out past and around her clit as it withdrew, the feeling was very different from the pleasure of the pearl’s reward, but every bit as overwhelming. Each stroke within her fueled the growing ember of estrus the pearl had planted inside her. Soon the small glow of need ignited into a brilliant flame of desire consuming every thought before it could enter Twilight’s mind.

Between howls of joy Twilight greedily gulped down air to fuel the ever-growing flames of need consuming her from the inside. Twilight could feel an immense pressure building deep in her guts and marveled her body could contain something so vast, seemingly just waiting for something to give and cascade explosively to release that seed of densely packed energy.

Twilight could feel juices leaking from her pussy as that seed grew, only to be lapped up by the pony behind her before they could drip from her lips to the ground. Twilight heard the pony grunt out approving sounds as they stirred Twilight’s insides, and an odd joy filled Twilight at knowing that her building pleasure was so enjoyable to this pony feasting upon her.

As the pony behind her continued to lash her insides and slurp up their reward, Twilight could feel the magic flow through her at an increased pace and the effects from the pearl build higher and higher. It was not the same mind wiping bliss she had first experienced that seemingly dragged on forever. However, Twilight was quickly realizing what had felt like forever had in truth only lasted a few brief seconds. She was rapidly losing herself in this drawn-out ever flowing river of joy washing through her body and into her horn.

Although she could not remember ever having climaxed before, Twilight knew her release was almost upon her as an explosive pressure grew ever stronger. She briefly wondered if the pony had lied about the pearl stopping her climax as she felt something flare inside her.

Several moments later, she tested her bonds again in a trembling fit as that feeling just kept building upon itself. She realized it was no lie however, as release never came and the powder keg inside her simply continued to grow, seeming to lack the spark that would ignite the feeling into the explosion she could feel coming.

Her mind shrieking with need, it was all becoming too much for Twilight and without thought she instinctively grasped at her magic as it ran through her horn. To her dismay, Twilight found that while the ring on her horn prevented her from channeling her own magic, it did in fact not stop her from touching it at all as the flow of magic instantly halted and the pressure from the blocked flow hammered back throughout her body.

As the back blast of magical pressure hit her so too did the twisting nausea filled blast of hate that was the cap on her horn activating the punishment from her pearl. Twilight’s guts twisted, and she wretched as the overwhelming pleasure causing her to howl out in joy turned to an agony that went beyond pain without actually being painful. In an instant, the roaring flames of need building inside her flashed to ashes and desperation.

Twilight’s choking sounds of agony seemed to drive the pony behind her into a frenzy as they redoubled their efforts to drive her to pleasure, tongue lashing harder and faster around her enlarged clit. They almost seemed to be caressing the black pearl through her flesh as it unleashed its torment on her. It only took Twilight seconds before she was able to force herself to release her grasp holding her magic as she found herself whimpering and gasping for air at the same time.

In an instant the twisting feeling inside her shifted back into pleasure as more magic was sucked through her horn. The rapid switch from pleasure to agony back to pleasure further eroded away at Twilight’s mind as the ashes of need and desperation flashed back into roaring flames. The return of desperate need and pleasure drove the air Twilight was gasping for from her lungs in a raging howl muffled only by the muzzle wrapped so firmly around her snout.

Twilight could feel the pressure inside her begin to pulse with her heartbeat and the muscles in her legs tighten to the breaking point with strain as she began to become lightheaded. Moments later she felt her wings fully stiffen, that explosive pressure spreading to every muscle in her wings. Twilight could hear the restraints holding her wings fully spread creaking and groaning under the full strength of an alicorn, but they proved strong enough to keep them spread far above her as every instinct tried to bring them down in a mighty flap to lift her soaring into the skies and find escape.

Instead of instinctively grasping at her magic, Twilight now found herself pressing down on it with all her will, desperate to increase the pleasure driving her towards release. She could not channel the magic through her horn any faster no matter how she tried as the pleasure left behind in its flowing paths grew and grew. Her need now consuming the last sparks of her sanity in flares of lavender flames that were slowly beginning to glaze over what few senses of the outside world were left to her.

With her eyes open and staring blankly ahead she even thought she could see lavender light bleeding through the blindfold wrapped around her. With the last of her outside senses Twilight heard magic flare up all around her from the pony behind her as she felt stroking pressure appear flowing down her sides, back and legs, the massaging strokes soothing muscles screaming with tension and driving her deeper into the need consuming her.

With every stroke along her body and every beat of her heart the pressure inside her grew. Just as the muscle strain was turning into a burning agony the pony behind her struck again with magic. A piercing tickle erupted across her underwings, causing Twilight to convulse from the stimulation and finally driving the last bit of air she was gasping for from her lungs.

Panic rose in Twilight as she felt herself reaching out to grasp onto her magic again, and she clamped down on her instincts with what little bit of her willpower had not already been exhausted, squeezing more pressure on her magic instead as trails of tears ran from beneath her blind fold. It was all far too much for her, she was losing herself as she felt her mind dissolving into the magic and pleasure flowing out of her.

Twilight finally lost all awareness as magic continued to flow and the explosive pressure inside her built from endless moment to endless moment. With her need for release screaming itself into her mind, eventually something finally changed. The raging inferno of need seemed to condense and cause the building pressure inside her to ignite as an endless torrent of magic blasted through her. It felt like the magic flowing through her would scour her very soul clean as it gushed out from her horn. The pull on it from the cone suddenly ramping up and up, as if trying to rip every drop of magic from her.

At the same time, the black pearl’s power ramped up in response to the torrent of magic, and Twilight felt the pony behind her clamp their lips to Twilight’s and she felt their tongue find a glowing ember somewhere inside twilight and lash it with swirling strokes. If Twilight had still been capable of thought, she might have reflected on how it was possible the pleasure assaulting her very soul could possibly be intensified, but she wasn’t, and she didn’t. It all happened anyway.

Twilight’s world stopped, and everything was washed away in a brilliant flash of lavender light that was blinding even through her blindfold. Her eyes rolled back in her head, and the lavender star now exploding into life before her blasted through her being and her mind gave up, shattering into fragments of darkness still screaming for release. Twilight’s body abruptly slumped and went limp in her bonds and she knew no more.

Eventually wisps of thought slowly returned to Twilight, the world had gone still and sluggish. Nothing seemed to be moving around her as she tried to rebuild her shattered mind back into coherent thoughts. The first one that took root was her awareness that she hurt, everywhere, and every muscle was limp with exhaustion.

The second thought Twilight grasped onto was her need, boiling deep inside like a vast pool of water beneath the earth gathering heat to power another violent eruption. The third, was the realization that magic no longer flowed through her horn. Twilight gasped out a mewling whine of panic as she waited for the twisting agony the cap on her horn would make the pearl subject her to in response to its unsated hunger.

When the Twisting nausea did not come however, she realized she could not feel her magic at all, likely drained in its entirety for now with nothing remaining to power the pearl.

Through her blindfold, despite the lack of magical flow, she could still see a purple glow before her. Twilight briefly wondered at how bright it must be, to penetrate the darkness of her isolation that sealed her off from all other light in the room before her thoughts slipped away into a comforting haze.

Twilight’s ear twitched as hot breath blew over it for several seconds before she could pick out the words being cooed lovingly to her. “—wonderful glow so bright, my little Firefly. You did so well. This time was the best yet. How are you feeling, my pretty little pri—”

Twilight came to once again, a gentle thrum of pleasure tickling at her mind as the tiniest trickle of magic flowed through her. With a shuddering gasp she stretched her wings out to her sides on instinct to relieve their sore muscles, and quickly realized they were no longer bound outstretched above her.

“Welcome back, little Firefly. That must have taken more out of you than I thought. You’ve been asleep for hours. I hope you don’t mind I ate my fill while you were out, but I couldn’t resist any more after… Well, everything.” Twilight wasn’t sure what the pony meant, but her mind was too lost drifting in a sea of gentle pleasure to worry about it.

Twilight let out a deep sigh as she felt the ember of need still burning down somewhere inside her subconscious. After everything that happened, she still never got to feel that pressure give way to an explosion of relief, and although her needs had quieted for the moment, she could tell she was obviously still in an enforced heat.

Twilight felt a hoof gently stroking her head. “I know my pet, it’s still there, isn’t it? For as long as your new little friend is around, it always will be. It feels wonderful though, doesn’t it? Knowing you will never be alone again; the need and pleasure will always keep you company. Don’t try to reach for your magic right now, but I went and ahead and removed the blocking ring while you were asleep.

“You won’t have enough magic for anything for a while, but when you do, remember that horn cap is still there. Using magic will take quite a bit of practice though, remember what happens when magic flows through it. You might want to keep your practice somewhere private until you get a handle on things. What in Equestria would your little ponies think of their pretty princess collapsing to the floor gasping and squirming every time she tries to levitate something about.

“You will also want to tell everypony that new little ornament on your horn is part of your regalia from now on. Your little pearl won’t be very pleased to find its new partner missing after all. I’m sure you can figure out how it’s likely to show its displeasure, yes? While we are adding new regalia, I also have a wonderful new pendant for you to wear as well.” As the pony finished, Twilight felt something slip over her head and a soft weight settle around her neck from a chain.

“The pendant on that is a seed of Alicorn Crystal. It will absorb all the extra magic your horn cap draws. With it, you will eventually be the brightest little Firefly there ever was, and someday I’m sure you will find some use or another for it. For now, though, I think we need to wrap this little session up. Your assistant has been tapping on the door every few minutes for the last hour or so.” The pony stopped stroking Twilight’s head and gave a heavy sigh before unstrapping Twilight’s muzzle without using their magic and leaned down to embrace her in a long passionate kiss before stepping away.

Twilight heard magic again and her blindfold slipped away, momentarily blinding her with light. She immediately tried to turn her head to see the other pony. She found she was still bound looking forward however, and the blinders she still wore kept her from seeing anything besides the artifact and a line of gems sitting on the table in front of her, an empty space in the lineup where the black pearl had once been.

A quick brilliant flash of green light dazzled Twilight, and she felt new thoughts bubble to the surface of her mind, overwhelming her as she felt something shatter inside her psyche. “Oh, and remember to wrap all those toys up and keep them safe. Next time I think the Topaz might be fun.”

Twilight’s mind was still scattered and grasping at stray thoughts after the green flash had shattered the box keeping her memories sealed, but on reflex she managed to whisper in a croaked raspy voice, “Yes mistress. Thank you.”

“I’ll ask Ink Drop to bring you some water on my way out. You sound a little horse, my Firefly. You be a good little princess now; I’m sure Equestria will be keeping you busy for a while.”

“Thanks.” Twilight repeated, wincing at the word play. It was all she could muster the energy to say as she heard the pony walking away. However, at the sound of magic and the feel of the rest of her bonds falling away, Twilight managed to overcome her sore muscles and find the energy to twist her head in time to see a white wing tip wave gently in her direction before vanishing from sight down the hallway beyond the room’s doorway. With a gentle smile Twilight settled herself back down to rest.

Sometime later, a timid and quiet voice intruded on Twilight’s peace. “Princess? I have some water for you. Your session seemed to be running a little long today, so I moved your meeting with the Griffon ambassador to tomorrow after court. However, you still have a meeting with the representative from Hor em Aket, and I’m afraid Abu Hol might take it as an insult if I try and move it again.”

With a resigned sigh Twilight accepted the glass of water from her assistant. “Thank you, Ink Drop I’ll be ready shortly.” Feeling her unfulfilled need still bubbling deep within reminded Twilight, and with a quick sniff she added, “Please call my attendants, I need a bath first.

“Yes Princess.” With a quick bow Ink Drop spun around and trotted quickly from the room, trying to hide a crimson blush.

Quickly gulping down the water and setting the cup aside, Twilight settled her chin back down onto the framework still holding her up. Sporting a goofy grin, she let out a happy little sigh before her eyes noticed a sheet of paper sitting on the table next to the left-over gems. When she tried to pick it up with her exhausted magic a small wave of pleasure washed over her, but nothing else happened, her magic had still not recovered enough to be useful. With an exhausted but happy sigh, Twilight gave up and lifted her head enough to read the note where it lay.

My little Firefly,

I hope you had fun tonight. Since you enchanted this copy of the Pearler yourself you should already know, but just in case you made it all the way through without using the safe signal that will remove all the memory spells. If things become too much for you before our next session, remember that the enchantments used by the Pearl Kingdom to bind the gems to a pony’s flesh and magical signature to prevent them from ever being removed, are also designed to repel any touch from the hosts own magic. Also, remember that the kingdom fell long before Starswirl wrote his treatise on non-ritual teleportation spells. Be well until you next call on me.

— Mistress.

As Twilight settled back down to relax, she swung her tail down to cover her privates only to jerk with a gasp as pleasure bloomed in her clit. She quickly hiked her tail back up to drape over her back. Court was going to be very interesting for the next while. She idly wondered if she could get away with banning the press from the palace for a few weeks. With a quiet laugh Twilight closed her eyes and cut her mind adrift to rest until her attendants showed up.