Chapter 18: Vow and Rebirth

Chapter 18: Vow and Rebirth

I watched as Cecilia walked over a large magic circle on the ground as she examined an old book in her hands. She was completely naked and so was Lily who was standing awkwardly at the side of the room. The spell apparently had a tendency to destroy clothing so the pair had stripped down. She’s been setting up this magic array for the past hour and she’s now double-checking everything. If this array can really bind someone’s soul then I don’t want to know what happens if Cecilia makes a mistake.

The prep also took a decent amount of time I had to kill off a group of guards that were patrolling the road and take two of them, prisoners. Why? Well, this magic array needs to be written in blood, human blood. This spell was for the [Soul Vow] and the blood of the first guard was down on the floor. The second guard is for the next spell, to change Lily’s appearance. He was bound in the corner of the room and gagged as he looked on in terror at what was unfolding in front of him. Cecilia told me all magic has a price, the greater the sacrifice the greater the effects.

The Elysian Empire apparently once had spells they could sacrifice the souls of people as fuel for a great spell. The spell had the power to level a city but it required several thousand sacrifices. That spell called [Yaga’s Gaze] could create destructive power that was out of reach of even the Arch Angels. There was of course was a catch for that, the spell would leave the land uninhabitable after the smoke clears. As for why it is uninhabitable the book Cecilia read did not say...

Finally, Cecilia was satisfied as she snapped the book shut and she walked over to a circle of runes within the array.

“Lily stand over there at the other circle of runes,” Cecilia said.

Lily hesitated for a moment before she found the courage as she stepped towards the circle of runes while being careful not to step on any of the blood marks.

When she was finally in position, Cecilia was face to face with Lily in the center of the array. The two were now only a meter apart and Cecilia held out a hand.

“Grasp my forearm,” Cecilia said.

Lily obeyed and grasped Cecilia’s arm and Cecilia did the same with her. Then Cecilia’s eyes glowed as the runes around the room began to light up in a crimson glow. From the corners of the array, blood-red chains appeared around the array. A pair of chains also appeared next to where the two of them were standing. The chains rose out of the ground and wrapped themselves around their arms locking them in place.

Then Lily cried out in pain as the chains began to steam. Cecilia grit her teeth as she tried to endure the pain. We knew the spell would be painful but I guess it hurt more than expected.

“Lily we can’t go back now, we have to finish it...” Cecilia said.

“Ok... it hurts but I think I can do it...” Lily replied as she shut her eyes trying to endure pain.

“Do you swear your soul to me?” Cecilia said.

“Yes...” Lily replied.

Then I noticed a pair of magic circles appeared on each of their backs. The chains that were hovering behind them began to thrash violently. Then two chains slammed into each of their backs where the magic circles appeared. The two of them gasped in pain as the chains began to crackle with red magical energy.

“Do you swear to always keep faith with me?” Cecilia said as her voice shook.

“Y...yes...” Lily gasped out.

Again I saw another two magic circles appear on their backs, this time they were lower, closer to the waist. Another set of chains flew to them striking them and the pair let out a scream of pain. Lily was now shuddering from the pain and Cecilia was taking in quick rasping gasps.

“Do you swear to serve me... eternally and never betray... me...” Cecilia gasped out.

“Yes...” Lily choked out tears now running down her face.

Finally, the last sets of chains struck the two, this time the chains connected to the sides of their heads right above the ears. The two screamed in agony as their bodies convulsed. The chains crackled with red energy, red lightning striking the ground around the array. From my vision, I could see the power of the spell, to me looked like a technicolor show as the ether rose and thrashed from the power of the spell.

Then I heard an ominous voice echo out from the array.

The pact is made...

Two souls now one...

I spotted another rush of energy course up from the chains. I saw red electric-like sparks course along their body and the two screamed even louder, their screams threatening to tear their throats.

Supernus, Infernus

Souls ever bound, never apart...

Never one without the other...

Chains eternal...

The entire array glowed and a final surge of energy rushed along the chains. The two then went silent their eyes wide, their mouths open in silent screams. I could hear them gagging as if the pain was stopping them from breathing.

Then suddenly the chains vanished and the array vanished, all the markings were gone. The two crumpled to the ground. The two panted on the ground as they struggled to recover from the ordeal. I slithered over to Cecilia and I saw her reach down between her legs. When she brought her hand up I saw it was wet. Then I noticed the distinct scent of urine from the pair I guess the pain was so bad the pair wet themselves.

“You might want to clean up first,” I said dryly.

Cecilia blushed as she stood shakily to her feet.

“Disgraceful...” Cecilia muttered.

“It could be worse, you could have shit yourself,” I replied with a laugh. Cecilia shot me a glare and I raised my four arms in surrender, a smirk still on my face.

Cecilia got up and walked over to Lily who was still panting on the ground. Cecilia helped her to her feet and the two of them walked shakily over to the large fountain bath in the middle of the room. The two of them sighed in contentment as they sank into the hot water and Lily leaned her head on Cecilia’s shoulder eyes half-closed.

Cecilia for her part leaned her head on Lily’s shoulder and I saw the two of them were holding hands under the water.

“Is this the right one?” I asked as I looked down at the array.

“Yes, this will allow me to sculpt her body to my ideal image,” Cecilia said.

“Ideal image?” I asked.

“Yes, a spell that allows you to manually change each aspect of an individual’s appearance is too difficult to control. So this simply takes the ideal form that the caster has in mind and implants it over the base body modifying it.

That is the reason is why it is difficult to revert to the original form after the fact as if the caster, in this case, myself, attempts to control it through a mental image. The image may be imperfect due to the limitations of my memory. This problem will be compounded if I cast this on myself since a person rarely looks at their own reflection as much as they see visages of others. Thus, it is highly likely I will not revert to my original appearance correctly.” Cecilia said.

“Hmm, I see...” I said with a nod.

“Now then Lily... come here...” Cecilia said.

Lily smiled as she obediently rushed over to Cecilia. Cecilia pulled her in for a kiss and Lily practically melted into her embrace. Cecilia then went behind her and hugged her.

“Will you do anything for me?” Cecilia whispered into her ear.

“Anything...” Lily replied as she turned her head and looked longingly at Cecilia.

Cecilia grabbed Lily’s left breast with one hand and began rubbing her inner thigh with her other hand. Lily let out a wet sigh as she shut her eyes enjoying the feeling.

“Anything?” Cecilia asked again before running her tongue along the side of Lily’s neck.

“Anything...” Lily replied again as she visibly shuddered from Cecilia’s tongue.

“I will make you beautiful... do you want that?” Cecilia asked.

“Yes... anything for you...” Lily replied.

I looked a little stunned at the sight of the two women. It was odd honestly, I knew homosexuality was a thing but I never really understood it. Then again I did die extremely young so perhaps I would have understood if I lived long enough...

Although I suspect this is something else, Lily was giving off alot of pheromones but I noticed that Cecilia was giving off significantly less. I suspect this is just some sort of manipulation, she is probably just wanted to see if using sexual manipulation would be effective.

Cecilia made Lily lie down spread-eagled in the middle of the pentagram. Each limb and her head in a segment of that five-pointed star. I took one last look at Lily’s original body, I am quite sure this is the last time I will be looking at her. She was an adult and actually a year older than Cecilia who was 18. However, her body was almost childlike in comparison to Cecilia’s voluptuous figure. In fact, she looked like a teenager with her adolescent face, small petite breasts, a skinny frame, and narrow hips.

I was honestly quite curious what was Cecilia’s ideal form for her...

Then the spell began and the array began to glow an ominous red. Lily gasped as her limbs locked and her body convulsed. Her mouth opened in a silent scream as her body started to change. Her petite figure soon changed, her face becoming more beautiful, her hips widened, her legs began to stretch and her breasts enlarged.

This wasn’t a pleasant transformation, as her body changed tears began appearing on her body as blood began leaking from the wounds. Then once that specific part of her stopped changing the wounds resealed themselves. I could see her skeleton changing as her bones shifted and her organs began to move to accommodate her new body.

This spell lasted alot shorter than the last one, only lasting about five minutes. By the end of it, Lily was almost unrecognizable. The only thing that remained was the blonde color of her hair and her green eyes. Her face looked kind of similar but I could tell her facial structure was now a lot nicer than it was previously. Lily wasn’t ugly before, in fact, she was quite pretty but now she was drop-dead gorgeous.

Her body was also completely unrecognizable, as Cecilia helped her to her feet I beheld the changes in all its feminine glory. She now had an extremely shapely figure much like Cecilia, in fact, their bodies looked extremely similar, large breasts, narrow waist, curvy wide hips, and long legs.

Idly in the back of my mind, I wondered if this is some thinly-veiled narcissism, the similarities were definitely there between them. If they had similar faces they would pass for sisters now. Is this perhaps Cecilia’s way of saying that she saw her body as the ideal of feminine beauty?

“Is this what humans find beautiful?” I asked, feigning ignorance.

“Oh yes...” Cecilia said in a voice filled with desire as she ran a hand along the side of Lily’s body.

“You may not understand this friend, but a body like this is a powerful weapon...” Cecilia said as a wide smile appeared on her face.

“A weapon?” I asked.

“Yes a weapon, few men will have the will to resist such temptation... while the weapons of men are roaring, threats and brandished blades. The weapons of a woman are whispers, seduction, and knife hidden away in the bed-chamber.

You have no idea how many great men have fallen to the promised warmth of a woman’s touch. These great men have great armies, powerful mages, wealth beyond imagining, and the authority to make thousands kneel. Under normal means, you will never get past his guards, his layers upon layers of personal protection.

However, with a beautiful woman, these great men will invite her in willingly. She will walk right past his warriors, mages, and fortifications right into his bed-chamber. Where he is alone and vulnerable...

That great man will think of nothing but stabbing her with his rod but he won’t be the only one doing the stabbing that night...

Even if the woman does not kill him, there are other ways to snare him. If the woman is sufficiently beautiful and skilled in the art of love. She can give him things only she can give, the fool will lose himself to that sweet rapture that only she can provide...” Cecilia said as she turned to me and gave me wicked smile.

The once-great king...

Will be a slave to that passion...

The once-great king...

Will be nothing but a puppet on strings...