Lilastraza 02: The Dragon and the Maidens

I didn't feel the impact. Once the flash of light passed, I tried to stand, but I stumbled and fell to my knees. My senses flooded with information. I could feel the grains of the soil, the individual blades of grass, and the hardest metal under me. I could hear water flowing nearby and birds singing among branches. I tasted fruit in the air. I smelled charred plants, as well as people around me. My body felt much heavier, but also stronger.

I opened my eyes and slowly looked around me.

There were five women nearby. They had seemingly arrived at the same time as me.

The first one was the youngest. She looked as if she had just reached 18, as she was short and had a petite body and a cute, round face. However, she had the most stern expression I had ever seen on a teenager. She had short, wavy, blond hair, abd beautiful, big, blue eyes. She was wearing a long dress, over which she had a very ornamented chest plate and wing-like shoulder pads. She stood up as she had fallen on her knees, using a huge sword as support: the weapon was as big as her, and its blade was even wider than her whole body.

The second one initially looked like a small tree, then it started moving. No, she started moving. It had been a female figure made of darkened and twisted wood, like a creepy effigy. But as soon as it moved, the bark fell of her body and revealed a beautiful woman. Her skin still looked like made of wood, but white wood. She reminded me of a doll, an exquisitely crafted doll. Her long hair was made of pinkish vines and flowers, and her figure was very curvy. However, her forearms and hands, and her legs from her knees down, still had that dark bark covering them. She stood up from being curling on the ground, and opened her eyelids, but there were no eyeballs, only a soft, white light inside.

The third was a giantess. She was around four meters tall. Her hair was long, straight and platinum blond, although the left side of her head was shaven. She was beautiful as well, muscular, with several blue tribal tattoos on her face, neck, and arm. She was wearing a strapped leather top and a leather short skirt, and held a huge axe. Her eyes were small —at least from where I was— green and pretty. She had fallen on her back, so watching her stand up was wonderful, and a little frightening.

The fourth one was tall as well, reaching a little higher than two meters. She had long, slightly curved horns on her forehead. Her golden blond hair was long, tied on a high ponytail, and her red eyes were bright like rubies. She was fit, but really curvy, with amazing breasts and thick thighs. She was wearing a very skimpy attire of black and gold, which showed her wide hips and deep cleavage, with ornaments of red rope. She was holding some blades joined with a long, golden chain, and she stood from having fallen on all fours.

The fifth woman didn't look as if she had fallen, as she was airborne when I looked at her. Her skin was gray, like stone, her hair was short and dark red. She had thick ringed S-shaped horns coming from her temples, huge bat-like wings, a long leathery tail which ended on a blade. Her hands and her legs —up to her knees — seemed covered in thick leather or scales, and sported claws. She was wearing a black leather top and really short shorts, both of which were embedded with small rubies. Her eyes were an eerie, ominous red.

"Greater Dragon!" The fifth woman spoke, doing a polite curtsy, using her wings and tail for extra theatricality. I recognized her seductive voice. She had wished to... Grant me a wish? "What a pleasure it is be in your presence, at last!"

"Dragon..." I repeated. Yes, that was what the elven lady had said. "I am... A dragon..."

"Oh, allow me. Perhaps this can help you." The winged lady gestured with both hands, and between them appeared a mirror, which got bigger and bigger until I was able to see my whole body.

I was tall, yes. I was so beautiful I almost fell in love with myself, like in a fable. I had long, pointy ears, like the elven lady, fair skin, long silver hair, and golden eyes. I was amazed at my curves, as now I sported a large bosom and wide hips and thick thighs. But what surprised me the most were the draconic features. I had feathers around my face, neck and shoulders. They were small, soft feathers that felt more like fur. I also had them on my forearms, my sides and back, and my legs. My feet were talons instead, and they were covered in scales. So were my hands and most of the rest of my body. The only parts that had neither feathers nor scales were my face, the center of my belly, my boobs, and my crotch. And yes, I was naked.

I also had huge feathered wings, and spreading them felt like stretching after traveling for long. I had a very long tail as well, covered mostly with scales, except for the end, which had a big fan-like structure with beautiful feathers. I had large antlers on my head, although they weren't heavy nor cumbersome, as if I had lived with them for years. My antlers made me taller than the fourth lady, although her head was higher than mine.

Light reflected on both my feathers and scales and made them look as if they were made of diamond, and their color changed beautifully as I moved.

"You are new to this world, I know." The fifth lady said as she made the mirror disappeared. I felt a little sad not to be able to look at myself anymore. "But do not worry, we will help you understand. My name is Vemoura."

The giantess sighed, and before anyone else could introduce themselves, she raised her axe and swung it against me.