Upgrades

Sunlight seeped in through the closed blinds of Silvia's apartment as a new day dawned. After considering all her options throughout the night, Silvia was ready to act once more. She got up off her now filthy bed and made her way over to the shower to clean herself. Once that was finished, she made her way to her closet, and realizing that there wasn't much in terms of fashion options there, besides what she had already worn yesterday. This served to further Pir'Ik's resolve in upgrading its appearance, since it had already decided that while Silvia was a physically adequate skin, her lack of wealth made Pir'Ik's infiltration plans significantly more difficult than needed to be. With that, she sent off an email to Bridget informing her that she wouldn't be showing up to work the rest of the week due to "unforeseen personal issues", and got in her car, and left.

Kane had been working at Cara and Ko for only a month and already he'd wanted to quit. Thinking that working at the upper-class boutique store would be an easy, high-paying job he could do while studying at the university, he'd quickly discovered that it largely consisted of dealing with the frivolous demands of the wealthy, and when he inevitably couldn't give them what they wanted, he was the subject of their anger. No wonder his position had such a high turnover rate. His manager, Molly Parker, was of little help either, waving away his concerns with something along the lines of "You're not paid enough to warrant a response, just deal with it." Today was no different, albeit this time he was being screeched at by a Latina woman who by all appearances, shared none of the wealth or power of the people that typically frequented Cara and Ko. Being a dutiful employee, his response was the same:

"Ma'am I'm sorry, but we can't accept that here, as our policy is quite exclusive as to the payment options that we can take. I'm afraid that this store won't be able to accomodate you today. Perhaps another store might suit you better?"

"That's absolutely ridiculous, I demand to speak to your manager!" exclaimed an indignant Latina woman, who had been troubling Kane for the last 15 minutes.

"Unfortunately ma'am, the manager isn't in today. However, if you'd like to file a complaint, I'm sure our website has the necessary contact information for you". Kane now gestured to the door, indicating that this conversation was over, and he very much wanted this conversation to be over.

Pir'Ik frowned inwardly. This wasn't part of the plan. Outwardly, Silvia gave another loud remark, and stormed out the door, thinking on what her next step would be. As she left, she spotted various certificates, permits, and awards on the wall, along with the management team and their corresponding pictures. A smile took Silvia's face as a new plan began to form in her mind.

3 days later...

Cara and Ko was just about to close, with only Molly and Kane left to finish up any remaining business. Kane looked back on the week, recounting the number of politicians and celebrities that he had seen in just the first day alone. Unfortunately for the store, in the last half of the week, their clientele noticeable diminished, coinciding with the arrival of the homeless man on their block, who decided to set up his space right outside Cara and Ko. Molly had called the police on him a couple times, but new city ordinances didn't allow the forceful removal of homeless people if they didn't want to be moved. So he stayed, all the while foot traffic and business to the store slowly declined. Kane reflected on this phenomena as he walked back to his beat-up sedan. He may have seemed wealthy when working at the store, his uniform consisting of a 3-piece suit, but in reality, was just a student trying to make ends meet. As he drove away, he had a fleeting feeling that the homeless man was looking at him. He shrugged the feeling off, and drove away.

Little did Kane know, Rob had also picked up on his situation. Briefly considering Kane for his next target, Rob quickly dismissed him based on similar reasons he chose to leave Bridget alone. No real gain to be had there, and the same went for the rest of the employees at Cara and Ko. Molly on the other hand was different. She drove a clean, sleek, black luxury car, and carried herself with an air of self-importance that Rob had noticed only those who were well-off had. One night, Pir'Ik had followed Molly home in the guise of Silvia, and saw that she lived in a large house in the rich suburbs of the city. Having finalized his target, Pir'Ik simply waited for the right opportunity. That opportunity had arrived.

Molly had just shut down her computer and was about to activate the security system for the weekend when she heard the bell at the front door chime. She frowned, curious as to who it was. She moved to the front of the store and was about to yell that the store was closed when she realized Kane was back.

"Sorry, I forgot to grab something of mine when I left" Kane said.

"Oh ok sounds good" replied Molly, moving back into her office.

Kane caught up to her, saying,

"Actually, now that I have you here, do you mind if we talk real quick?"

"I really don't have the time or the energy right now, just wait until next week ok?"

Having entered her office, she moved to close the door on Kane, but before she could, he stopped it with his hand, forcing it open with supernatural **** and quickly stepping inside.

"Kane what the hell! Get out now or you're fired!" yelled Molly.

Wordlessly, Kane advanced on Molly, an inhuman smile taking his face.

"What do you want?!" exclaimed Molly, fear taking hold of her.

"Just one thing"

"You" replied Kane, coldly.

The face of Kane melted away, taking its place, a dark green, faceless surface. His body disappeared as well, with it being replaced by scaly green skin, and growing to 9 feet tall, even the large office barely accommodating the creature's size. Its back was adorned with near-black spikes, each almost bristling with power. As Pir'Ik in its natural form stalked over to Molly, who was now cornered against the wall, she screamed for help.

In a flash, before Molly could continue screaming, the monstrous creature lunged forward inhumanly quickly, wrapped 2 of its hands/claws around Molly's head, and snapped her neck, her screams instantly cut off as her lifeless body dropped to the floor with a thud. Having remembered the annoyance of cleaning Silvia's blood off her car, Pir'Ik had resolved to avoid the shedding of blood when possible, and his session with Silvia's body had given him the knowledge of how best to operate going forward.

Pir'Ik examined Molly's body, the faceless hulk moving in closer to see what his new body would be. At 5'5" and 29 years old, Molly was tiny compared to Pir'Ik, barely coming up to more than half his height before he killed her. Molly's blonde hair, previously in a bun, now undone in the struggle, obscured her now unseeing eyes, her head pointed at an unnatural angle. Moving downwards, Pir'Ik took in Molly's wardrobe. She was undoubtedly a very attractive woman even without alluring outfit: her tight fitting white shirt and navy blue blazer, with a matching blue skirt coming down to her bare knees. Despite the struggle, her black pumps still remained on her feet, and overall, even in ****, she still oozed professionalism and attractiveness.

Deciding enough was enough, Pir'Ik crouched over Molly's body, and began the assimilation process. This time being careful to avoid the clothes and having an opportunity to enjoy the process, Pir'Ik with its arms changing into many, thin, absorption tendrils, stabbed any parts of Molly's exposed skin and absorbed her essence into itself. It made a noise that could be described as pleasure as rough green skin shifted and turned and gave way to Molly's smooth white. The monster shrunk, becoming more and more human with each passing second, growing long blonde hair from a previously bare head, with eyes, a mouth, a nose, and more all taking shape on a pale face. Before long, a complete nude Molly Parker stood where Pir'Ik once was. Pir'Ik, having been able to take its time, there was no residual ooze left where the original Molly was, only her clothes and shoes remained. "Molly" closed her eyes in pleasure, savoring in the knowledge of fresh prey and a new form.

Knowing that no one would bother her here, Molly sat down on the carpeted office floor, and began masturbating, much in the same way she had once did as Silvia in her apartment. She sat their for nearly an hour, enjoying her newfound body in all the ways imaginable, with alien tendrils constantly changing and shifting, penetrating herself in ways now well practiced from Silvia. Finally satisfied, Molly got up, and redressed herself. Taking her time with each step, she slid on her bra and panties, enjoying the way each hugged her skin. Putting on the shirt, then the blazer, and then sliding up the skirt onto her new legs were all equally pleasurable to Pir'Ik. Finally, slipping her feet inside her pumps, Molly remade her hair into the neat bun that it had been before she'd been killed by Pir'Ik. Now, coupled with her memories and essence, and looking beautiful and human as ever once again, she logged back into her computer, making sure to delete any and all footage of the events that had just transpired in her office. Satisfied that no one would be the wiser, Molly Parker grabbed her purse, and walked out the door, albeit much later than she usually would have.