In a bed

As he roused himself to consciousness, Albaz found himself in a different place, for the light shining through his eyelids told him that the view had shifted. Thinking he had been imprisoned, he roused from sleep, only to find himself in a bed. A thought of someone rescuing him amidst the storm was a hopeful thought that was quickly extinguished by Albaz himself. Aluber did not leave loose ends, and this was likely one of his deceptions.

"Awake, are we?"

Aluber, in his cruel, mocking grin, was already next to Albaz.

"Aluber! W-Wait, what..."

Even as he wanted to fly at the man, he noticed a difference in his body. It felt light to move, and yet heavy in and of itself. Each movement he made showed a contrast in lightness and weight, as if his entire balance had shifted. And even his voice sounded a little strange.

"Why not look in the mirror?" A snap of his fingers, and in front of him materialized a long mirror allowing him to see what was his reflection...

It was not something Albaz was accustomed to. There were enough features on his face to know that this was himself he was staring at, but it was not the reflection he had seen himself. Gone were the scar-ridden tissues, and instead smooth and delicate skin like carefully crafted chocolate. What was stranger was that his breasts seem to have swollen, and that he was wearing a maid outfit of both classical and high quality.

"What is this!? What's going on? What did you do to me!?"

Aluber merely chuckled. "You fused with Chamber and became a Dragonmaid. I only assisted your desire to gain power by using the power of a forbidden spell."

A forbidden spell... A fusion magic that is said to be created by a supreme ruler of the dragons, said to have the power to absorb anything. The magic, which should be only mentions in legends, was now in hands of Despia. Albaz's fists clenched, realizing that Aluber had become the master of the Dragonmaids in order to obtain this fearsome magic, something far stronger than Dragonmaid themselves.

"Don't think this changes anything!"

Albaz felt his body to be different, far more powerful. The sensation of weight on his chest didn't matter to him. At this point, he felt stronger than he had ever been, for this was no doubt the power of the legendary Dragonmaid. Even if he had become a woman in the process, this had not changed how his power had worked. Drawing back his fist, he aimed a punch in an attempt to punch through that grin, deciding that he would wipe away that condescending sneer once and for all.