Mage Revenge Pt. 05

Thanks to :

AD&D for a world of spells & magic

Jack Vance, "Eyes of the Overworld" for being a source of inspiration for TSR & myself

Synopsis :

Set in an alternate reality, fantasy world. Alysa Ascanius, an Arch Mage whose parents were tortured & killed when she was a 12 year old child enacts revenge against the perpetrators decades later. She has started her mission to the Cantran capital with her small entourage supposedly as a diplomatic consul but she has another agenda. Magic changes of men and women have commenced throughout Cantra. Cantra has been conquered but what will happen with the rest of Minnerv's agenda?

Tags : FLR, femdom, loving wives, cuck, hermaphrodites, futanari, feminisation, fantasy, magic, combat

Skipping chapters wont be useful, so reading sequentially from chapter 1 is recommended

There are no STD's in this fantasy world.

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2 years ago...

Hirunus, the senior male archmage was becoming increasingly suspicious of the council of archmages and more specifically the women on the council. There were numerous times when the archmages had met but the two male archmages weren't invited. Typically he never even knew a meeting had been held. The Magistra had him off doing tasks and travelling. Too many coincidences. When he had confided with his male colleague they both realised that they were being deliberately excluded... and only because they were men.

They needed more information. They ran through many scenarios but couldn't come up with any rational reasons explaining their omission. The women were planning something that required secrecy and from men. Fortunately they usually met in the same large theatre. He instituted a plan to make a small hole through the wall to an adjacent room. The sound from their meetings could be magically amplified in the other room and so no magic would be able to be detected in the meeting room. The female archmages were taking precautions to maintain their secrecy from all mages except female archmages. They began to refer to them as witches.

They both agreed that it was vital to find out. They were both staggered once the scope of their plan was discovered. The plan was going to be implemented next year in Cantra first and then in Monagon. It would mean the loss of magic for them and to be changed into small, weak, submissive and passive men with the body of a woman, although they would retain their cocks and balls. Once the change was instigated they would be changed forever without magic and with no way to change back.

They knew Minnerv was ruthless but they didn't realise how ruthless. Even her partner and son had been part of her trials on men! The culmination of her plan was to subjugate and convert all men continent wide and instigate female mage rule forever. If they were discovered, they were sure to be disposed of or prematurely altered. He secretly travelled to Minnerv's estate to do a final confirmation when he knew she was away with the legions. The enlarged women, the smaller men with breasts. Even her own children altered. The chilling reality in front of him was imminent. Her plans were well advanced and close to being commenced in Cantra.

Depression set in for a few weeks as they couldn't see how they could prevent their plan and their own demise. The witches had the numbers and the power. There were hundreds of witches and only two of them. Depression slowly turned to anger. How dare they presume to make such a monumental and permanent decision for all men without their consent or even knowledge. He believed that Monagon was close to being the perfect society. Men and women equal, a meritocracy, programs for science, health, education and much more. They were spreading their culture slowly over the continent, only using violence if they must. There was much work to be done but they had ideals and laws which the witches were ignoring. Perhaps they even believed that they were doing the right thing to eliminate male violence and aggression. From what he knew of Cantra, it was the last place on earth you wanted to be born a female. However to implement a change on all men was an amazing act of hubris.

They had a few options :

- drink the water, loose magic and became a feminised, submissive male : NO

- set up a counter conspiracy of male mages (far fewer and less powerful than female mages) : UNFEASIBLE

- tell the king (mages have all the power) so only likely to cause conflict and unable to prevent the outcome : UNFEASIBLE, but see below

- leave for an offshore island or the far frozen north / south of the continent. Two of the few safe places on the continent : ONLY SOLUTION

- take as many male mages as possible

- research counter magic (need a long time)

- tell the King and High Council later

Their only option was to escape. Once the waterways were contaminated they couldn't avoid drinking tainted water directly or from livestock and plants. Taking as many male mages as possible would be the only way they could form a sustainable society away from Monagaon and the witches. Faking their demise if possible so there would be no pursuit. Minnerv would be implacable if they tried to escape and they couldn't defeat her as an individual let alone with a party of witches arrayed against them. All the male mages on the loose and not neutralised would be far too great a risk for the witches to allow. They would follow them to the ends of the earth in an unrelenting campaign.

They had a year to make their escape. They started regular male mage only expeditions - sailing, hiking, mountaineering, etc. The witches had been doing women only events for decades. The increasing numbers of mages, both male and female made their male only events possible and drew no suspicion. They even ran events for both sexes also which were very popular, to arouse even less suspicion.

Research and maps about islands remote from the mainland were studied and they asked naval explorers about their missions. They were the only two who knew the whole story of what the witches were attempting. Junior mages were not involved.

They planned a week long sailing expedition along the coast to the south. Every male mage except one who was sick was on the boat when they sailed. They had secretly put in substantially more food and fresh water than they needed. There were some mundane male sailors onboard under the pretext of using their voyage as a training mission. Not one woman was aboard, mage or mundane. They were planning to find an island or larger landmass to settle to the far west. If it was unpopulated they would have to sail back at some stage to find women to expand their renegade society.

The first night they moored off shore and explained the situation to everyone onboard. To a man they were outraged and supported their actions. They continued to sail south and at the planned point, away from any populated areas, with no vessels in sight, set sail to the west. They were lucky that there had been a severe storm on the fourth day but they stayed safe in a sheltered bay until it passed. They threw some planks and clothes overboard, including several items that would float. There would surely be a rescue mission to search for them when they never returned.

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3 months ago...

Minnerv arrived back in secret and was meeting with Magistra Asthena in the mage college.

"I delayed seeding the border as I needed to speak with you first. Too much has changed. What is the disposition of the king? I have heard rumours that he and the council are very concerned about Cantra and the way victory was achieved."

"It is indeed fortunate that you have not seeded as I couldn't find you when you were travelling back secretly. I had scouts all along the border trying to intercept you. We cannot proceed. It would surely start a civil war and a second mage war."

"What! What has caused this drastic change of mind?"

"The king called me to council. He knew at least the outline of our plans for Cantra and other states. He wanted assurances that the change, as he called it would not occur elsewhere outside of Cantra and demanded to know how it happened. But first he outlined why we were doing it wrong. Mages acting unilaterally and not via the king and council was a violation of the agreement made 70 years ago. He was extremely concerned and said that everything we had achieved since the mage wars was at risk."

"He explained at length and I could not fault his logic. We were.... are wrong to proceed any further. He acknowledged that conquering Cantra had worked and seemed to be progressing in the right direction with minimal loss of life. The problem was that we acted alone and obviously as a trial to expand our magical takeover solution elsewhere."

"Monagon is an entirely different case and as much as we think we are better and more able to rule, it is the very integration of mages and mundanes, women and men that make Monagon the success it has been for decades. He asked me to consider what the effect would be of changing the men and women, particularly the men. What would be the reaction of the citizens? It would be completely obvious that the mages had initiated the change. Without the consent of anyone and only for the apparent reason of taking over and becoming a female and mage led society, which no one asked for or wants."

"There would be riots, civil war and chaos. The men may end up submissive and diminished in a month but what of the period between? And just because they would be smaller and weaker doesn't mean they would be powerless. They would loose none of their intelligence, knowledge or their capacity for reasoning."

"The king and council would see it as treason as would the citizens and the state. Everyone would be against us. His logic was inescapable and I can't believe we were so foolish to think it would work in Monagon as it would in Cantra. Women are not oppressed here. We were blinded by the power we could wield and our desire to lead a female mage revolution. There are 1,200 battlemages but five legions with 35,000 men. In the capital alone there are 600,000 citizens and millions in the whole state."

"At the first sign of men or women changing here, he would send every legionnaire in every legion against the mages. The Marshall and the legates have all been briefed. The citizens would be told everything and we would have no safe haven anywhere. He described some of the tactics they would use and we could not prevail. And that assumes we would want to fight against and kill our fellow countrymen. And if by the remotest chance we won and defeated the legions, the whole state and its citizens would still be against us."

"There is a reason for the rule of law and he knows that we are moving away from a king or queen royal dynasty. In fact he is helping to achieve that. To be ruled by a council and avoid the abuses of power that a king or despot can go to. We have seen that in our own past and in other states - like Cantra."

"If we submit to the king and council's mercy, telling everything : all our plans, plots and secrets, we will be given amnesty and pardoned. Every archmage and mage must swear by geas to be loyal to the state. Even you and I, the prime movers of it all will be pardoned but must relinquish positions of authority."

"The king had also been warmed by the missing male mages who had disappeared in a storm when on an adventure training ship tour. All 38 male mages in Monagon and the crew had supposedly died in the storm. Its was only a year ago and a massive tragedy at the time."

"However the true story was that the two male archmages had uncovered our plots to magically alter the population of first Cantra and then Monagon against their will. Feminise and make the men smaller and submissive, make all women larger and stronger and the mages to become literal demigods. They realised they couldn't defeat the overwhelming numerical superiority of female mages. Escape was their only option. They faked their deaths and set off into the western ocean to establish a new society as far away as possible from the witches as they called us. Their story matched exactly what was happening in Cantra and the High Council was forwarned."

"Minnerv, we badly misjudged the situation. I support the king and Monagon as it is now too. I implore you to recant as well. If you think it through we would loose and set back Monagon decades. Many would be killed and even if we won every battle, we would loose the war."

Minnerv was silent. The work of twenty years was crumbling around her.

"The king and council want to know the details of how the change is done. Can it be reversed? Can it be altered?"

"He asked of the possibility, all too probable, can this power or magic be used by one person to achieve total control of the continent."

Minnerv realised it could and that was just a more extreme case of exactly what they had done in Cantra. That possibility was genuinely frightening and was to be avoided at all costs. What was to stop a rogue mage who had the knowledge becoming a godlike being with everyone as servants under her!

She dropped her head into her hands and slumped in her chair. She had done what she thought was right and the best for Cantra and Monagon. But it was dawning on her that even she could make mistakes. Too many of her decisions were for her and the mages and not for the benefit of the state and citizens. Power had corrupted her and the archmages. As Asthena had stated they were blinded by their success in Cantra, the powers they wielded and assumed they could do the same in Monagon. Laid out in very stark terms It was obvious that to continue their plans would destroy everything they hoped to achieve.

The door opened and the King and Queen entered the room.

Minnerv looked up, startled at their presence.

Asthena placed her hand on Minnerv's. "Stay calm, listen to them. Do not act in haste."

Crastus started. "Minnerv, you were among the best of us, but somehow you travelled down the wrong path. We have been listening at the door as Asthena explained the situation."

"I know you could kill or charm us in an instant. We are here unarmed and defenceless against you as a measure of our good will. We beseech you to stop all your plans. Work with us, make Monagon even greater than it is now."

Aurelia implored, "Your magic may have worked in Cantra and could be unleashed here but would not achieve the result you want. Women and men here, working together, are a beacon of hope for what we are working towards for the continent. Force, magic and deception cannot and must not be the path forward. A horrible precedent and example."

Crastus added, "Things must change. The magic you have created is too powerful. No person or single group should have that power, but we can't go back and unknow it. Together, the mages, the science college and the council must discuss the ramifications and deliberate at length the way forward."

Crastsus explained. "We have advised the council of archmages and they also see that the plan would have been a catastrophe for everyone. They are with me and the king and council."

Minnerv was mute. Inside she was twitching to do something but any rash action would be disastrous and would likely pit her against Asthena.

"There must be no more secrets. That is part of what led us to where we are now." Crastus continued to explain.

Aurelia spoke. "Minnerv, I as a woman, do not want Crastus to be a weak, diminished simp. The majority of women do not want their men changed as your magic could do. Work with us, please."

"It is over Minnerv, join us." This from Asthena.

Minnerv screamed in anguish. The others all jumped. Legionnaires and mages rushed into the room.

She sucked in gasps of air and wept.

Asthena and the king ushered out the others. "Leave us, we are fine."

Asthena had never before seen her like this. She had always been a paragon of strength like no other.

Asthena knew she could not take down Minnerv, no one could. They had taken a massive risk in that she could be persuaded to see reason.

Minnerv sobbed incoherently. "I am sorry. So sorry. I was wrong. I am humbled. I do not deserve to be forgiven or pardoned." She continued to weep. Inconsolable, she fell off her chair and her giant body slumped to the floor curled up. They could barely understand what she was saying.

Asthena spoke in a soft voice. "I will stay with her. Please leave us, she is no danger now or perhaps only to herself. I will speak to the council tomorrow, divulge everything and we can start to work together. Truly together, no more secrets."

King Crastus and Queen Aurelia left, grateful that a mage civil war had been averted.

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Asthena visited Minnerv twice in the morning but she lay comatose on a bed in the servants quarters both times. Her giant form requiring her to curl up, a single blanket over her. She couldn't be roused from bed. She was awake, staring at the wall and refused to respond to anyone. Food and water were left for her but she didn't partake. She could cast her own if she needed.

Asthena wanted Minnerv to attend the king's council as she more than anyone knew the whole story and having been the leader in Cantra, could give a complete explanation of the events and situation there. She took one of the archmages who had come back with Minnerv and who had been there the whole time. She would be able to give an up to date account of Cantra.

She made sure all variations of the magic plants were accounted for and secured before she left. The last thing they needed now was for one to be planted in a waterway or river. Trust had been betrayed and would be long time in rebuilding.

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The king, queen and the full high council were shocked and dismayed at the full extent of the plans of the archmages. Asthena had laid out everything, the time for any deceit was over. The meeting went all day and into the night and they would re-adjourn tomorrow. The implications were massive.

The king and high council had known that the horrors against women in Cantra had to be stopped but thought that the new mage spells while new and more powerful, would simply act as a deterrent to the Cantrans and they would surrender. Not that the citizens thoughout the whole state would be drastically altered. Millions of people.

The extent of the mage's deceptions, capabilities and plans were so incredible that the council took hours to comprehend and go over all the events. The full implications and how to deal with the ramifications would take much longer. Asthena patiently answered all their questions after having truth cast on her...

Just comprehending the state of affairs was a monumental task.

What should be done with the plant? Knowledge of it can't be erased.

What restitution, if any, should the mages perform?

What would prevent it happening again or worse?

Can the damage in Cantra be repaired, should it?

What about changed Queen Alysa?

There was so much to consider.

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Once the council decided policies, they acted quickly.

A liberal aligned archmage, Dinera, was confirmed as the new Magistra. Every mage from initiate to archmage had an archmage cast the highest level and most potent possible geas on them. This would be impossible to remove. Loyalty to the high council & Monagon was the primary binding of the geas. It was deemed too risky to make loyalty only to the King. Even the King agreed, far too much power for a single person and too many things could go wrong. Mages were too powerful and there must be some constraints on their power.

Asthena was removed from her position as Magistra and was allowed to teach in the college but to do no research nor have any contact with the plant.

Minnerv was to live at her estate and have no contact with anyone from outside. She had the loyalty geas cast on her by Asthena, the only mage powerful enough to be able to do so. She was checked on weekly. Still depressed and listless, she was not her former confident and commanding self.

All plants were kept in high security in the Mage college and research began immediately with the single archmage the council had available left in Monagon. This was the only mage powerful, knowledgeable and with experience of imbuing spells into the plant. Minnerv, Asthena and her previous second in command were forbidden access to the plant by the council. Nineara and myself in Cantra were the only other archmage who had the knowledge and this would be adjusted once an official delegation was sent to Cantra. And I had only just started to work with the plants before going to Cantra and had little experience.

It was decided that Alysa would remain Queen of Cantra but under Monagon rule with a supervisory High Council in Cantra. All mages would have geas cast on them, including Alysa. Nothing could be done about the changed populace currently, so they would have to remain as they were until research into the plant gave other options. All the mages that had changed into herms would stay in Cantra as having 8' giant females with penises around would be too obvious elsewhere. Travel and trade between the two states would be limited.

The killer plant variation would be spread throughout Cantra to kill off all the existing plants. It was far too dangerous to have any plants other than in secure, known locations. None would be kept in Cantra. As the mages advised that changed genetics would breed true, then Cantra was a female empowered state for the foreseeable future. The high council wanted any changed Cantran to stay in Cantra.

One legion was to return with forget cast on everyone. The other legion was to stay until a second female legion could be raised. Cantra would be limited to two male led female staffed legions. Artisans and tradesmen could stay if they wished but would have forget cast if they wanted to return to Monagon. Same for the merchants, who were told that trade wasn't viable currently but may commence in the future.

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The Present...

I called an emergency meeting with Nineara and the three archmages and the King's Hand from Monagon. Not having heard anything for months, I couldn't even surmise what news they would have. The fact that the mages were all known liberals was unexpected.

We all sat in the primary meeting chamber. Two giant women on one side of the table and four normal sized Monagons on the other side. No small talk. Tensions were high.

"Alysa and Nineara, I bring news and orders from the King's High Council. The archmage led plot to convert Monagon to a female mage led state has failed. Asthena has been removed as Magistra and Dinera is the new Magistra. Minnerv has been banished to her estate."

Dinera was the most powerful of the liberals. Generally intelligence directly equated to a mage's power. She was only around half of Asthena, Minnerv and I. Of course even the least powerful archmages were highly intelligent.

I started to interrupt, but Olindea raised her hand for silence. "Wait, let me speak and after I am done you may ask questions."

Olindea continued. "I am second in command of the college and much has changed since the Cantran invasion. The King and council learned of the archmages' plans and prepared in advance for war against the mages. Asthena and Minnerv fortunately saw reason and a second mage war was avoided. The use of the plant was nothing less than treason against Monagon."

I didn't like her manner. She was abrupt and rude. None of the archmages across from us were trained as battlemages and even together, their power was less than Nineara's, let alone mine. I glanced at Nineara and she met my gaze. She would take my lead.

"The strength of Monagon has always been in equality of the sexes. Men and women were equal and regardless of whether a citizen was mage or mundane, all were equal under our laws. We have been so successful as a nation since the end of the first mage war because of the integration of everyone throughout our society. For the mages to act to take command and to demean and punish men by force would have meant war. Mages wield immense power and would have caused untold damage if they had enacted their plans. Asthena and Minnerv realised that mages against mundanes would do nothing but inflict death upon thousands and in the end they would have lost anyway. 35,000 legionnaires, 600,000 citizens against the mages were impossible odds. Even for 2,000 mages."

What she said was true and my misgivings I disclosed to Minnerv had proven to be true.

"The council has written in detail their judgements and plans for the future." She passed them over to me. "Please read them before we continue."

I placed the pages in a bound stack between Nineara and me. In summary they were :

GEAS

All mages without exception are to be geas bound for loyalty to the high council & Monagon

PLANT

No more transformations or use of plant until further notice, research to begin immediately, strict security

State secret - limited to female archmages, male mages, king and high council only (General, Admiral, Magistra, Grand Maestor, Hand, Spymaster)

Archmages who can embed magic into plant - 6, geas to obey & inability to tell anyone how to enact the imbuing spells

- Archmages who can embed spells in plant - Minnerv, Asthena, Nineara (Cantra) & 3 more

Research into spell & plant - existing 3 archmages, selected college of science maestors all geas bound

- killer variant

- split female and male change version

- male version of female change, so that men and women were same size & strength

- female mage version but same as mundane version and not a herm

- reversing version

- attribute boost versions : intelligence, strength, dexterity, haste, grow / submit, weaken, shrink

- attributes custom as required : any spell or combination : heal, cure disease, remove curse, resist magic

CANTRA

State secret - exactly what happened is to be kept a state secret, there will be no routine trade, state controlled visitors & access

I would remain queen but also take geas and be under Monagon rule

Can't alter Cantra populace further and the whole state is infected until reversed, if this is even possible?

Monagon legions to come home, 1st now and 2nd in a year,

All men returning to Monagon have forget cast on them :

- merchants : trade too difficult as distance too far

- artisans : can stay but have forget cast if they return

- legions : as commanded

Limit of 2 female legions, led by male legate, 1 female & 1 male tribune, 50% male & female centurions

- begin recruiting now for 2nd legion

All changed female mages to stay in Cantra under leadership of unchanged liberal mage, this will be Olindea

The plants effects supposedly breed true in effectted humans

Unleash the killer version of the plant throughout Cantra and within 30+ days the essence will be clear

MAGES

Mages were too powerful to be independent

All new mages take archmage level geas to council upon joining the academy

All existing mages to have geas cast on them

New liberal Magistra

Magistra selection in future approved by council

No more mage herms until further notice

Asthena & Minnerv to hold no position of power

Asthena to teach in the academy, no research on plant

Minnerv to retire to her estate, have no contact with anyone from outside her estate and was not to leave, weekly checks

"I see. What is the next step?" I asked in a neutral voice.

"First every mage in Cantra must be geas bound. The council has ordered that every mage will be bound and loyal to the state. As you are both so powerful, we will do Alysa first and renew her binding weekly as she will be able to resist and her geas will fade. Then you both will bind every female mage permanently in Cantra using the geas binding supplied from the Monagon High Council."

"Alysa Alcanius, stand and be geas bound by the order of the King and council."

What was the alternative? Resist? Nineara and I would win easily but that would be treason and Cantra would be in revolt again Monagon. There were two male legions and one changed female here and around 100 changed battlemages. The only sensible thing to do was be bound. I would not, could not fight against my own countrymen.

Slowly I stood. "I submit to the King, the High Council and will obey the rule of law for the good of Monagon."

I saw tension ease out of the mages and the Hand. They knew if I resisted, they were dead. Nineara was resigned but didn't look happy.

A geas was a very powerful, high level spell. It bound whoever it was cast on to perform a task, follow or restrain from a course of action. Only an archmage could bind someone permanently. Acting or even thinking against a geas caused wracking pains, headaches, incontinence and nausea for an hour, leading to eventual incapacity and ultimately death if resistance continued. Because the pain and suffering were so bad, the person's actions, will and thoughts aligned to the geas and very quickly, they could not act against it in any way.

Olindea invoked the geas on me. The associated words of command in the binding had been very carefully constructed enforcing me to loyalty to the king and high council.

"Now upon Nineara." She ordered.

She handed me the page with the binding words and I cast geas on Nineara as specified.

"Once we finish here, you will inform the mages of the situation and Nineara will immediately cast geas on them until all are bound. Once bound the mages will seed the killer plants we have brought with us and kill every plant in Cantra. Every waterway, river, lake, stream, pond and pool is to be seeded until every trace of the plant is removed."

"Changed Cantrans are to remain in Cantra as are all changed female mages. Monagon men in Cantra are to all have cancel magic cast on them until the plants are killed and its essence has faded. Any Monagon male citizen travelling back to Monagon is to have their memories erased of the true events here. Travel & trade will be restricted from Cantra."

"Once the legions mages have seeded all of Cantra, they will be redeployed into the female legions. You are to have control of two male led female legions and the navy. Start another female legion immediately. Commence a College of Maestors once a founding group of Maestors has arrived from Monagon."

"You are to start a Queen's High Council of eight that will rule Cantra. This must have at least three men. It will consist of initially : you, me, Liliea, army general, navy admiral, maester when available, spymaster, ex Queen Ambetha." I'm glad that they put some thought into it as Ambetha was an excellent choice.

"Alysa, after the mages have been informed and Nineara has commenced their bindings, return here and bring us up to date regarding the state of Cantra."

"Whose command are you under?"

"I report directly to the Monagon High Council and will be part of your High Council here. And to answer the unstated part of your question, no, I do not report to you and am not in your chain of command."

I could see we were going to get along famously. Bitch. Even thinking that caused a twitch of the geas as she was the duly appointed representative of the Monagon High Council.

"Roseana," she turned to one of her fellow mages, "Once all the mages have been bound, the plants killed off and no trace of the essence remains, you are to report back to Monagon. Liliea you will be heading the Mage College. Nineara, organise a party to send word back to Monagon immediately that this mission has been successful. But bind the mages first."

"Alysa, organise some staff to escort me and to assist in the setup of our rooms. Roseana, assist Alysa and Nineara with the mages. Lilliea, come with me."

She wasn't wasting time and was nothing if not efficient.

===

The legion battlemages and the remnants of Minnerv's mages were all bound. There was no resistance once they saw that Nineara and I had accepted the geas. The killer plant variation was seeded throughout Cantra and in three months no trace of the essence could be detected anywhere. Cancel magic was removed as it interfered with legion combat and magic practice with augmented legionnaires.

Olindea was an unavoidable thorn in my side. She had to be informed of every minor decision about anything. She was bound by the same geas I was and seemed to actually relish it. She acted as if she ruled the place when in reality the council did and I had overall authority with Monagon oversight. We were so far away that once we proved we were a viable and obedient vassal state, the Monagon High Council left us mostly alone. Monthly missives were sent both ways to keep both states up to date and there were frequent exchanges and visits from high level people.

Once I had time to rethink the events leading to where we were now, I realised that Minnerv and her cabal of conspirators had been so caught up in everything that they had missed the obvious. Their plan was simply not viable. Perhaps blinded by the success in Cantra, I don't know. I admit to getting caught up in it as well. Mages do tend to have a superiority complex and believe we know best. Of course the world would be better off ruled by us! (Geas twinge as it had no appreciation of sarcasm!)

Research was continuing in Monagon on the plant as there were no specimens left here. I wonder what they would do? I would like to think that a version improving men to be equal to the currently improved women would be implemented. I enjoyed my enhanced body immensely and hoped that a cure or reversal was never found. The geas was insidious and I knew it was modifying my thoughts in minor ways. I couldn't think of anything in the slightest against king, council or Monagon.

Being Queen was a never ending burden, but I believe that having a Queen, rather than a King was important to the changed population that the patriarchy was gone for good or at least the foreseeable future. I was a symbol that the old ways were gone. New and better ways were here to stay. Duty and service to the state is paramount and I believe that I was a lawful, fair and just monarch. Why did Minnerv pick me? Certainly she regarded me as her second daughter. Perhaps she was too much of an empire builder.

In two years everyone was mostly doing well. There would always be some discontent, poverty or perceived injustice. Magic had cured almost all diseases except some rare cancers that were resistant to magic. Everyone had jobs and work - there was so much to do. The economy, even limited to within our state, was solid. Female education was established at all levels. There were never enough skilled people. The second female legion was almost up to full strength. Rebuilding of the navy was ongoing.

Men had adjusted to their "newm" state. The embedded mental changes made them well suited to the changes in their lives. Once the first round of babies were born and newms were raising and breast feeding them, the carefully crafted change spells made them nurturing and loving fathers. There were some abusive women but society and the law strongly disapproved as they knew where they had come from and the vast majority wanted the new power balance to work.

I settled into a loving and joyous open relationship with Ambetha. Even after her abuse at the hands of the clergy and her husband, she was an amazing woman. Her strength of character and inherent wisdom kept me motivated every day. She was my rock. And very sexy in bed. We regularly bought lovers into our embraces and had outside dalliances but the core love between us was central to our very satisfying relationship and love life. Ambetha was working with the people, men and women, mage and mundane to ensure Cantra was a better place. Her dedication, faith in human spirit and boundless energy were inspirations to us all. In many ways, she was a female version of Gantacus and she was my first deep and enduring love. I couldn't imagine life without her.

Peneetha eventually lost her virginity. To one of the tribunes, a good and patient man. After that she seemed to make up for lost time. She confided in me that she never should have waited that long, but had seen so many horrors between her mother and men and her brother that she was psychologically unable to take the first step. She was currently in a relationship with Liliea, the new Magistra of the local college. Liliea was one of the few submissive female mages, was a young and talented archmage and was assisting Penee with her mage training. After getting to know her, I realised she had been an excellent choice for Magistra. Thorough, patient and an outstanding scholar. Penee invited me into their bed regularly and both she and Liliea loved a good pounding from me. At least as much as I loved giving it to them. If only I could do the same to Olindea, I would love to make her my three hole slut. But she had taken to exclusively bedding the most submissive newms.

Sadly Minnerv passed away within months at her estate. She wasted away, wouldn't eat regularly and hadn't talked to anyone since she met with the King and Queen that fateful day at the mage college. She was buried with full state honours as she had been a champion of the legions for decades. I was devastated to hear of her passing and not being able to attend. I erected my own memorial to her in the Cantran royal gardens and planted an oak next to it, her favourite tree. Whenever I had doubts and couldn't decide on a plan of action I would always visit her memorial and meditate on what she would have done.

It was around two years since I had been coronated. Apparently research on the plant was going very slowly, from what little I could glean. While many archmages had experimented with the spells and plants, only six had been able to cast the final complex and subtle version on the plant. Except for Minnerv and Asthena the last remaining archmage found it almost impossible to cast consistently. It turned out that Minnerv had done all the final castings on the actual plants that were released. Even Asthena was nowhere as masterful as Minnerv. So with Minnerv dead, Asthena forbidden to have any interactions with the plants and Nineara and I in Cantra, practical research was virtually at a standstill. The previous second in command of the mage college under Asthena had also been demoted and restricted from access to the plants. But was even less capable than Asthena anyway.

The college of Maestors understood the use of magic and its intricate nature but were obviously incapable of casting it. As I was regarded, even with geas being cast on me weekly as one of the primary plotters, trust was slow to come from the High Council. Widespread use of geas had never been attempted before and the King and High Council had to trust magic to keep mages under control.

It turned out that the plant triggered the mage version of the change on any woman with even the slightest capability for magic. Out of a population of 200,000 in greater Synessia and 3 million in Cantra almost 4,000 mages were unearthed in a decidedly mundane Cantra. Double the number known in Monagon. While many could barely light a candle, the basic test for an initiate mage, some mid range potency mages had been found. More than enough to fill the requirements of fifty battle mages in each of the two new legions and training by Nineara and the other archmages was underway. If this part of the plants potency could be split off it could be used as a test to detect magic capability in men and women. It was thought that Monagon would have between 10 to 100 times the number of mages. This alone would massively increase the numbers of mages, a problem that the High Council was very unlikely to allow or want to confront in the near future.

Research was limited to cast single spell imbuing which was the only version the archmage could do reliably. This was still useful. Minnerv's daughter, Nerva who was also a herm and currently restricted to her mother's estate was blooming into the ranks of the most powerful mages. In terms of absolute rankings, Minnerv, myself and Nerva were by far the most powerful mages known. Asthena and then Nineara were next and the previous second in command of the college slightly below them. The majority of mages were less than half our potency.

About half of the male mages returned from their remote island retreat and had geas cast on them too. Male mages while just as intelligent as female mages, but were far more rare and typically exhibited only a third of the power of female mages. None of them had any specific knowledge of the plant creation process although all knew it existed. From research with the single remaining archmage capable of casting the change spell, they would never have the magic power to cast the uniquely difficult plant imbuing spell. The High Council decided to leave the other male mages who remained on their island alone as they had declared their own sovereign state and were aligned with Monagon. It was understood that if any visited Monagon they would have geas cast on them. There were far too few of them to be a problem and they were incapable of developing their own version of the plant.

===

Two years after the change...

I was tired and heading to supper in my personal chambers with Ambetha before retiring to bed. Every day was long and I was constantly thankful that my new body was better in every way than my pre-change version. We usually discussed the days events and problems prior to sleep. Sometimes we just made love. I was surrounded soon after rising by a fleet of servants, courtiers, officers, mages, merchants and a never ending series of grievances, problems and requests that as the ultimate authority apparently only I could remedy.

I highly valued my time alone with my precious love and lover, the very best of friends and my confidante, Ambetha. Woe betide any interrupter except in the case of the direst emergency, such as the heavens falling, once I retired to my chambers. My staff ran cover for me and they all knew how hard and unrelenting the pressure was on me. They were intensely loyal and protective of me and in turn they were well rewarded.

Ambetha was seated at our dining table outside our bedroom, facing the door so she could see me enter. Another was seated with their back to me. I recognised the profile immediately. Gantacus! Instantly any tiredness evaporated. She rose smiling. Ambetha was the least jealous person I knew. As she passed me on the way out, she whispered, "Get him to stay." She knew the pain I felt at his departure two years ago, thinking he was gone forever. I rarely talked about him as the memories were too painful.

He stood and faced me. Still the same as far as I could see, well tanned and handsome. He appeared nervous as if he was uncertain of my reaction, but I was joyous. Tears were running down my face, I understood his reasons for leaving. But was unsure of his motivations for returning. At least he was here.

I rushed to embrace him. At almost two heads taller than him he was small in my arms. I felt like a young girl, my emotions high, not a queen and most puissant archmage. I was squeezing him too hard and he winced.

'I'm pleased you are glad to see me but crushing the life from me is a poor way to greet me."

I was lost for words even though I had meticulously prepared several speeches in hope of his eventual return.

I started with, "I missed you." I was about to burst into tears and it was all I could get out. I lessened my intense grip but still held him close.

He had the advantage as he knew he was coming while his presence was a total surprise to me.

He started with an apology. "I am sorry I had to leave last time but I couldn't stay with the threat of a mage takeover potentially imminent. I could see that our allegiances were not aligned and it was possible we would be fighting on different sides against each other."

That was Gantacus, get the primary issue, front and centre.

"And now?"

"Please be patient, I have much that I want to explain."

"I have spent two years wandering the country. I have been back to Monagon and even visited the male mage's island. Much is clearer. I have been back here for a month, disguised with the help of Ambetha. I have watched you. You are going to be, no sorry, you are a great Queen. Your selfless service, hard work and obvious love for your new country are evident every day in all your actions."

I was ready to cry again.

"The people love you. For what you are doing to and for Cantra. Compared to the pigs that came before you are a saint. I understand how difficult the decision must have been to reduce so many to the state of animals. I mostly blame Minnerv for the plots she enacted and how she manipulated so many along with her. She was such a force that everyone fell in step with her, beguiled by her lust for power. The conquering of Cantra was done with minimal loss of life compared with the alternative of the legions versus the Cantran army. We would have won but many thousands would have been killed and the male patriarchy would not have been removed. I am very sympathetic to your actions now I have seen the outcome."

"The geas binding every mage to the King and High Council was necessary. Mages were too powerful and somehow that power had to be brought in line with the needs of the state and equality for all."

"I know that you may not agree with everything I have said but I felt I couldn't return until I had reconciled my concerns. I want to see where we stand as friends and hopefully lovers. I missed you too, so much, but I had to start any relationship we might embark on, that our core beliefs were aligned."

"I want to try again, if you will take me back. I hope you will forgive me for leaving you, my Queen" he repeated.

His comments were sobering. "You know that I voluntarily submitted at the first request from the High Council and was geas bound to loyalty?"

"Yes and that more than anything convinced me that you weren't totally Minnerv's creature and redemption was possible."

"You are very impertinent for a commoner talking to your Queen." I stated only half jokingly.

"I am only being honest. I'm sure you have enough sycophants around you telling you what they think you want to hear to curry favour."

"You have been watching me, I see."

"Ambetha is a wonderful and wise person as good any I have ever met. That someone like her could love you reassures me that you are everything I could hope for, us and her, all of us. I am starting to fall for her too, I have to say."

"Now who is being a sycophant?"

"I am what you see and are squeezing. Take me or leave me."

"You understand that there will be secrets as I am Queen and there will be things I can't discuss with you."

"Yes, I know. I will be your lowly sex toy."

That touched a nerve.

"Be careful what you say, you walked out last time I called you that."

"Sorry I was trying to be frivolous, I didn't mean it to hurt you."

"In that case I might have to test the quality of what you are offering first."

"I hope to meet your high standards."

"Ambetha will be part of whatever we become."

'Of course. I have spent more time with her over the last month than I have with you as Alysa, not as lovers, yet, but we are friends already."

"That secretive bitch, she is due a spanking next time I see her."

I picked him up and carried him to the bedroom and lay him on the bed, kissing as we went.

I magically cast our clothes off, I didn't want to wait a moment longer than necessary. We were both erect and I was dripping wet also. I knelt and sucked him into my mouth. I focused on his mushroom head, circling it with my tongue and pressing the tip of my tongue into the slit at the top. As I have had two years to understand and appreciate male anatomy I wanted to bring him off as quick as possible so we could enjoy the rest of the night together with multiple orgasms.

I worked my tongue on the sensitive area under the head and pumped his shaft firmly.

"I won't take long with you doing that."

"I hope not, give me your juices."

I sucked even harder while long stroking the full length of his 7" cock and he squirted into my mouth. I continued to lick, suck and pump until I had taken his full load. His sensitive penis tip had him squirming in pleasure while I sucked him dry. Of his first load anyway.

"You are better than I remember, you must have been practising." His banter was better and he had acquired a sense of humour.

"I'm a dominant herm slut as you are just about to find out. I hope you can take it. Otherwise I might have to return you to the legion and try the next in line."

There was no point now trying to hide what I was sexually. Being Queen had reduced my tolerance for prevarication. There was diplomacy when required but this was raw and honest sex.

"I've been stretching my ass to get it ready for your monster."

That surprised me! "Truly?"

"If we are to be together, I have to accept every part of you. Knowing how highly sexed mages are, Ambetha will be needed to act in tandem with me to keep you satisfied."

"You are all mine tonight. She can wait."

"Remember, I heard you fucking the three ladies in rotation every night on our first journey here. They often walked bow legged in the morning. I don't know how they did it, but I suppose vagina's are more flexible than asses as they must deliver babies."

"I will be gentle the first time. Is your ass virginal apart from your toys."

"I've been saving myself for you, my Queen."

"You sound like a virgin on her first time about to be deflowered."

"I have a reasonable pain tolerance but not that high. I'm willing to try it with you. But I'm not into pain and sex."

"I would never hurt you, my love. We will work up to it. No rush. I want to take you in all holes eventually and for you to do the same with me."

"I'm very dominant with all my partners. I can be gentle but would prefer to act naturally and receive their submission."

"I am happy to try anything with you, my Queen. I understand how mages are. I've had relations with several in my time with the legions. I understand that we will have a relationship on many levels - sexual, in private and in public. Now, I've been waiting for two years. Let's fuck."

With the residue of his spend in my mouth, we kissed again. I wanted to take him further than last time. How dare he keep me waiting for two years!

"Suck me and go as deep as you can." He knew I meant my cock.

We swapped positions on the bed and with my legs spread wide, he grasped my rampant monster as he called it with both hands. He opened his mouth and started licking around the end. It was twice the girth of his and more than half again as long. No one yet had been able to take either of my cocks all the way down. Not even Penyra, Alwyn's scribe and nymphomaniac slut. She came closest.

Anyway it was not my intention to play anywhere near so hard tonight. This evening was about reconnecting and getting to know each other again after a two year absence.

He opened wider and could barely fit the head in. He sucked and licked and stroked much as I had done to him. He had come in minutes like that. I was feeling much pleasure from him too and wouldn't take long either. I could tell that I was stretching his jaw and he was trying hard and to keep his teeth away.

I would have to educate him in attempting orgasms with both of my organs simultaneously. I couldn't wait until he was fucking me while I was doing the same to Ambetha and all three of us came with all four organs. Ambitious perhaps but something to aim for.

But any orgasm was exquisite from either my cock or cunt. I pushed a bit and he tried to go deeper without success. I wasn't concerned but happy that he tried and wanted to please me.

"Stroke me harder, I won't break." His fingers wouldn't reach around my cock but he gripped and stroked harder. I came massively in his mouth without warning, it ramped up so quickly. I was so aroused with him being back with me.

"Sorry I didn't warn you. You did too good a job."

He was gagging and coughing as I had squirted to the back of his throat. I came more than any cock from any male or herm I had ever seen and it was dripping out of his mouth, down my cock, between my legs and pooling on the bed. He swallowed after he stopped coughing and he surprised me again by licking up everything else and sucking on my end to get everything.

"I don't mind the taste."

"Thank you but you didn't have to. I did enjoy you doing it though. I love that you are trying to please every part of me as I am with you."

We kissed again and he shared some of my sperm with me. I liked the taste and we swapped the remnants between us until it was gone.

I wasn't planning to penetrate his ass with my cock tonight but I would certainly test it with my fingers to get an idea of its tightness. Getting him used to anal penetration was something I wanted to do. Since being Queen, perhaps getting older and maybe from the change from the plant I was definitely becoming more dominant and aggressive in bed. Sex was such an important part of my life and releasing into and with my partners was almost a daily requirement for my very high sex drive. I could come multiple times from both cock and cunt in one session.

I loved his lean, hard body. He was almost my ideal male. I did enjoy having a larger cock than he did. Maybe we could get into some humiliation, but again for a later time. I didn't know how submissive he was or might become. Our relationship would evolve as it would and in no way did I want to force him to do anything he found uncomfortable. I could be gentle or domineering but more and more my dominant side was coming out. With my partner's permission I enjoyed spanking and light punishment too. Perhaps it was frustration needing to be taken out from my daily grind as Queen. Newms were particularly amenable to being dominated. Ambetha was typically submissive with me but could try be dominant with newms as they seemed to bring out the dominant and aggressive side in females and herms.

I caressed his body all over, lingering on his nipples, ass, cock and balls while we kissed. I magically evacuated his lower colon as I found ass waste unpleasant in terms of odour and cleanliness. I vaporised his waste into dust outside the window and let it drift away with the wind.

"What was that!" He exclaimed.

"Just cleaning your ass. One of the advantages in having an archmage as a lover. Unless you have a fetish for poo?"

"No, no, no. You are fine, just a very strange feeling."

I licked a finger and pressed it against his hole, pressing it against him.

"Relax and let me in," I urged. He was tensing up making it difficult to get in and I didn't want to force him. Making it enjoyable was important to progress. I had a special type of tallow on hand for exactly this purpose and got up for a moment to scoop up some in my hand and use it to rub between his legs.

I pushed him back gently and lifted and spread his legs apart. I told him to hold them in that position with his hands around his knees. This tilted his lower torso up and with his legs wide I had the best access to his ass. I smeared it over and around his hole and then pressed a finger in again. Slowly, with my encouragement, he relaxed and I could push my finger in. His sphincter was tight and he wasn't ready for my "monster".

I added a second finger and pushed deeper to manipulate and press on his prostate. With my other hand I stroked his shaft and sucked the tip of his now erect cock again.

"That feels very good, my Queen."

I noticed he had only called me Alysa once all night and Queen several times. I kept going, attempting to maximise his pleasure while his ass was being penetrated. After a few minutes he came into my mouth. The force of his ejaculation was greater than before, although the volume was less. He gasped and moaned as he came. I kept my fingers on his prostate.

"That was not only good but amazing. The best orgasm I have ever had. What did you do?"

"The undiscovered pleasures of using all my skills on you. Asses can be very pleasurable, especially for men. This was our first time in two years and I want to make it special for you."

"Given how good that was, we will have to experiment more."

"You are still very tight and not ready for my cock. It would only be painful and with you, I only want you to feel pleasure."

I swallowed his sperm without sharing and asked him to fuck me this time. I pressed into his prostate to help him get ready quicker and lay back on the bed kissing him. Kissing was one of my favourite things to share with lovers. So very sensuous and intimate. The feel of tongue against tongue was almost as good as sex. Well not quite, but it was an important part of being intimate with my lovers.

He was quickly erect. My female sex had been waiting for stimulation since we started and I eagerly guided him into me.

"Ahh, so good. Harder."

He started to pump in harder, finishing each stroke slapping against me.

My arousal was high and I wouldn't last long being prodded with his dick.

"Faster, my love."

He sped up and I squirted. A gush of female fluids splashed over his groin, adding to the already damp spots on the bed. I very rarely squirted and it usually required either a very large cock or fingers being rubbed hard against the front of my inner canal. It was a measure of my extreme arousal and enjoyment of having my long lost lover back that enabled this without either large cock or direct stimulation.

He was spent for the night and once he felt me squirt he relaxed and lay on me. I wrapped my arms around him and stroked his ego by praising his performance. Men were men and they responded well to their female lover saying how good they were!

And in this case he had been. Perhaps I was being over analytical but I most definitely wanted to make this an amazing experience for him while pushing his boundaries.

My excitement in seeing him again was fading and I was tired from my long day.

"I'm so glad to have you back Gantacus. I hope you stay. Sleep and we will talk more tomorrow." We cuddled with me behind which worked better due to my size. I cupped his genitals and we fell asleep like that.

A gentle nudging woke me. It was still dark. I turned and it was Ambetha. Gantacus was on his back away from me, lightly snoring.

She whispered, "Don't get up. How was it."

I smiled in the dark. I glanced at him before answering quietly. He was definitely sleeping. "I think all is good and everything is repaired."

Ambetha gushed, "I can't wait to share him with you. I am strongly attracted to him. He is everything you have said he was. I thought you said he was very serious. He has an excellent sense of humour."

"Yes and more submissive than he was the last time we fucked. But I am more dominant and accomplished now as Queen. He has a typical legionnaire's deference and respect for authority."

"I have a very busy day tomorrow. I will reinstate his position as tribune if he wants it, which I am confident he will accept. He is a natural warrior and a man who needs to be productive. I loved our time together and I'm sure you will too. You can have him tomorrow during the day and we can explore more together in the evening. I expect all three of us together to be marvellous."

"I can't wait, but I will avoid having my way with him until we are all together. Come to bed early!"

I caressed her cheek. "I love you."

"And I you."

===

My lead handmaiden woke me gently. She knew I'd probably had a late night. Gossip would have no doubt already spread about Gantacus being back and not only that, but in my bed. Everything the Queen does was gossip worthy. But they would only share it amongst themselves.

"Mistress, time to rise, I let you sleep in a bit, but I know you have a full day."

"Gantacus can stay here if he wants. Leave him sleeping. Ensure he is taken care of. Throw out those rags he was wearing and find something more suitable. Ambetha will no doubt be here shortly and she will take charge."

I slowly rolled out of bed trying not to wake him up but his lidded eyes were staring at me.

I leaned over to kiss him. "Morning lover. Get up when you wish. The servants will look after you and Ambetha will join you for morning break fast. I will be busy all day but see you tonight."

I quickly left and washed. No time for a bath and left to attend my first meeting of the day with Olindea and Nineara. I could have something to eat at the meeting. My large body needed lots of fuel.

Nin and Olindea were both already there as I was late.

Olindea opened with. "I hear your boy has returned. I hope you didn't wear him out and got some sleep."

Gossip moves faster than an arrow. I knew she had a spy amongst my hand maidens who I was aware of. Better to leave the one you know about than to dismiss her and spend time rooting out the new one.

I wasn't going to take that from her. "He was a real stud and he completely wore me out with his amazing cock and skills. So many orgasms I lost count. His virility was never ending all night. We only got to sleep as the morning sun was coming up. You need to try a real man too one day. You don't know what you're missing." It was common knowledge that she only slept with the most submissive newms.

Nin openly guffawed at my reply. Olindea turned a brilliant shed of red. The newm serving me had the grace to try to hide his smirk and I winked at him.

Olindea was always a bitch and we disliked each other intensely. I cared not whether she was insulted. I would still be Queen long after she was gone living her petty, small minded life back in Monagon.

The geas focused every mage here in service tightly to Monagon by being our best for Cantra. It had been a part of me for so long now that I was completely attuned to its guidance. It was impossible to circumvent and it had trained me perfectly. I never even had the slightest twinge from any improper thought these days. I couldn't even wish it wasn't there.

We got down to business with Olindea's eye's staring daggers at me. Nin couldn't wipe the smirk from her face which wouldn't endear her to Olindea either. But she cared about her feelings as little as I did.

===

Gantacus...

Gantacus slept but woke again as the bustle of the palace increased in volume. He rose and couldn't find his clothes. The Queen's handmaiden came back with some courtier's clothing for him.

"They were my favourite trousers!"

"You can argue with the Queen but she told me to throw your old clothes out and find new garb that doesn't embarrass her for you to be in her company."

Gantacus knew arguing with her would be a loosing battle. The new clothes were very comfortable and stylish. The handmaiden assisted him in dressing correctly adjusting all the accessories "just so". He refused to wear the feathered cap she had provided. He thought it made him look like a dilettante.

Ambetha soon arrived and they sat down for the morning meal. The quality of food was amazing and far better than he was used to.

"You look much better today than wearing those rags from yesterday. Alysa has given you to me for the day and I promised to be gentle."

Gantacus laughed. "What's on the gentle agenda then?"

"Well, she has offered your position as tribune back. She expects you to take it and so do I. We both hate seeing idle men."

"I dare not refuse the two of you. One would be catastrophic. Two would be the death of me. I suppose I have been a wandering vagabond for too long. Time to resume my duties and service to the state. I accept."

"Good, she didn't say if you being attached to a particular legion or would be a wandering problem solver as you were with Minnerv. The position comes with the usual stipend. Accomodation, clothing and meals in the royal wing are free and provided by the state."

After they finished their meal, she showed him the room she had arranged for him in the royal wing.

"This will be yours for when you aren't sleeping with Alysa and I or if you need privacy." He was used to mages and women taking charge and there was no point in objecting. He did need somewhere permanent to stay. to store his small amount of belongings. He would pick his battles for when it really counted. He knew how hard Ambetha's life had been under King Triotan and he was genuinely pleased that she seemed to be flourishing and happy with Alysa.

"I will introduce you to the staff. You will have the title of Queen's tribune, her military attache for the moment."

"I had better get a tribune's legion uniform and weapons then as I will be an object of ridicule wearing this outfit."

"I will accompany you. No telling what trouble a man could get to left to his own devices."

Gantacus was enjoying their banter as he knew it was good intentioned.

They visited the legion quartermaster, who knew Gantacus and was very pleased at his return to the legions.

"I knew you would be back. You were a lifer if I ever saw one. Doing all right for yourself if this is the company you are keeping now." Everybody knew Ambetha and she was widely respected in Synessia.

He felt more comfortable in a tribune's uniform with weapons. In his travels he had been in many scrapes and had spent some time as head guard for a merchant's caravan. It was very risky for a single traveller riding across the continent on long journeys. He'd had several close calls and he wouldn't attempt it again by himself. Travelling with mages and the legion gave you a false sense of security.

It felt good to be back. He would get back to regular training and combat practice. He was getting older but would try for another tilt at legion champion at least one more time.

"Let's get your legion paraphernalia stored away and have our midday meal back in the palace. I'll see if Alysa is free and we can all partake together.

Alyssa needed to be flexible as events often changed and as much as she tried to adhere to a rigid schedule, she found it impossible. Today was such a day and when Ambetha tried to find her, she was advised that she was off at the naval dry docks.

Gantacus was back in his new palace casual clothes and he had to admit they were very comfortable. His tribune uniform and particularly boots needed to be worn in.

He sat down in the main dining room with Ambetha while they ate their meal. He was finding that being with Ambetha was to be exposed to the very best of service.

One courtier came up to them and started to disparage Gantacus. She had heard some gossip that this was the Queen's new lover and she had been trying to get in between the Queen's legs for months without success..

She was a taller than average changed Cantran female, was around 7' tall and looked very strong with broad shoulders and well muscled arms. "So this is the Queen's new paramour. Not much to look at."

Ambetha replied. "Appearances can be deceiving Quintara. I would be careful how you speak."

Gantacus had ignored her comments and continued to eat unperturbed.

"Deceiving? He looks so weak, I could spank him over my lap and he would break in two."

She attempted to push his chair over but he suddenly shifted it so she missed her grab and stumbled clumsily, almost falling over.

"Gantacus is undefeated, five time consecutive legion champion and it would be you being broken my dear."

Quintara blanched, turned and left in a hurry. She knew that the furthest the best female legionnaires after two years of training had progressed were four rounds into the monthly legion champion competition. If he was a multiple champion, then he would indeed be formidable. And all had heard of Gantacus easily defeating Maghin the best fighter in Cantra before the change.

"People like her are so annoying. Power plays to get close to the Queen's sphere of influence are continuous. They never understand that being faithful and hardworking is the best way to be in the Queen's favour."

"I've seen it all before, it's annoying but I should expect it even more now I suppose."

"Word will spread quicker and with your reputation now known, they will back off."

"I will take you to see Penee. She will be pleased to see you again."

They had a quick visit to see Penee who was studying in the mage college. She was a middling powerful mage and barely smaller than Alysa now. He was used to women all being taller than him now.

They finished the day with a visit to the legion permanent barracks where Gantacus, back in his tribune uniform, renewed his connections with many in the legion. He was very well known and they were all glad to see him return. The Legate said that the legions were better for his presence and was glad that he was back in the ranks as a tribune again. Even though he tried to hide it, Ambetha could tell that Gantacus was proud to be praised by such an experienced and competent legate. It really did feel good to be back.

Gantacus watched the female legions drill and saw they were much improved. Almost indistinguishable from the male legions he was so familiar with.

He was more pragmatic these days. Two years travelling and being away from the legions had broadened his life experiences. Riding between stops and inns, he had many lonely nights on the trail sitting by a campfire with many hours to contemplate his life and appreciate the nuances of relationships and what he wanted. He couldn't at the time follow through with Alysa as her goals and those of the mages conflicted with his internal code of ethics.

As an obviously well to do and handsome bachelor he rarely lacked for partners to help keep the bed warm in his travels. He had taken the time to embed himself in various cultures along the road. The majority of people were good and he was amazed by frequent small acts of kindness that he observed. But he had also seen casual acts of cruelty and indifference too. He had received many offers to stay with women, some very tempting, but when he compared them to Alysa, they were all lacking.

His limited mundane understanding of the geas spell was that it was unbreakable and that it enforced compliance of the recipient to the strictures of the wording embedded in the binding. When he was with the male mages, he asked and they had taken the time to explain the intricacies of the spell. He was relieved that at the first opportunity Alysa had made the right choice. Taking on such a geas as she had was not anything to do lightly. Very few of even the most ardent feminist mages had rebelled. When confronted with the ultimate choice of going against the state or binding themselves, they had accepted the geas binding.

His experiences with the legion had limited his contact with the people of other states. Now having seen many cultures across the width of the continent his allegiance to Monagon was confirmed as the right decision. What they had created and evolved into was the work of many enlightened leaders over years. For the mages to want to forcibly takeover and put in place a perpetually enforced mage led society was to deny how great Monagon was. To want to change and control all mno small amount of privilege being a nephew of Minnerv, the small start that had given him was only that. He had to make his own way by his own merits. The discipline and code of conduct expected in the legions shaped his life.

And here he was, a legionnaire, a lowly soldier of the state bedding a Queen or he grinned more accurately being bedded by her. Alysa was genuinely trying to ease him back into her world and from what happened last night she still very much wanted him. In the month he had been back in Synessia he wanted to see how Alysa was performing as Queen. This would be his last chance and he was sure she would not give him another. It appeared that she was in a relationship with Ambetha the previous Queen and he might already be too late. But he had to make sure that it was the right decision.

He tried unsuccessfully to make contact with Ambetha several times until she finally noticed him. She of course recognised him. She knew that Alysa regretted how their last time together had unfolded. She graciously granted him some time with her alone. Even from their first time together, Ambetha realised that Gantacus was everything and more that Alysa had admitted to her. She was a good judge of character, particularly of men. The more time he spent with her made him realise that Ambetha was a lovely person in spite of her years of being an abused whore to her husband the king with the clergy. That she wasn't bitter and twisted must have something to do with Alysa and her own strength of character.

In the month before he revealed himself to Alysa, he and Ambetha had become good friends. Ambetha had helped keep his presence secret. He could see that she liked him and under different circumstance they would have become lovers. But he restrained himself as he had to restore his relationship with Alysa first.

After he was established as a tribune again, they visited some people throughout the palace and castle to informally re-introduce him to staff, courtiers and officials. It was politics and he relied on Ambetha to navigate him through. He had hoped to avoid exactly this, but Ambetha counselled him that it was unavoidable. Did he think he would be able to be in a relationship with her and Alysa the Queen and be an anonymous grey man in their bed? He hadn't thought that far ahead he realised.

The Queen was the most important, high profile person in Cantra and anything she did was of intense interest to a multitude of people. Especially juicy gossip like a new lover.

He realised that he was looking forward to his reinstated position as tribune again and even more spending time again with Alysa and it seemed Ambetha too tonight. He noticed that Alysa was more dominant than before and found he didn't care. He was comfortable in his own sexuality and didn't care what others thought of him.

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I curtailed my activities early and left for my rooms to eat with Gantacus and Ambetha who were waiting for me. I was eager to see both my lovers again.

"Did he cause you any problems today?" I asked Ambetha.

Smiling she replied. "No and he agreed to be a tribune again. As if he had a choice! Gantacus, where do you think you will best be of service?"

He took a moment to contemplate his choices. He mused out loud, "Previously I was both working with the female legion and as a special projects office for Minnerv. All the centurions and officers in the legions are still there and they are doing a fine job. The female legion drilled very well today. It's easy to undergo training and learn to obey orders as a legionnaire but then when promoted to be creative and show initiative as a leader, it is a difficult transition. At least within the bounds of flexibility you are allowed within the legion."

"I appreciate that I am in a unique position and my Queen being willing, I would like to start a leadership school for the female centurions and decurions. They are the backbone of the legion, more so than the senior officers. Once I get that established, then perhaps return to be a trouble shooter for you my Queen."

Ambetha and I both noticed his deference. Being in the presence of the current and previous Queens in the royal chambers was probably daunting. Navigating the intricacies between lover and subordinate would take him a while.

I observed. "The legions run themselves as I'm sure you know. Their system works. Let's go with your ideas for a start. There is always so much to do and I can't do it all myself. Learning to find good people, delegate and trust them to do their job has been an important lesson for me. One of many. I can't afford to waste time getting into the details of everything. I went through a raft of incompetent staff and officials when I started until I found quality people. Sometimes where I least expected. As Queen I have to be ruthless sometimes. The consequences can be catastrophic if I don't. If the street sweeper misses a dirty spot, the empire won't collapse. If I make a major error then it may. The High Council has been invaluable."

"I will notify the legate. Work with him to make it happen. I made you Queen's tribune, which will solve some issues. Take your time to do it properly."

She looked at Ambetha, "Any politics?"

Ambetha replied, "Of course, but once word spread that he is "The Gantacus" legion champion that defeated Maghin, overt resistance evaporated. But some will have their noses out of joint that he has jumped straight into your bed and fear he will be exerting influence."

"Gantacus is one of the least political people I know. What you see and hear is the real person, there is very little prevarication. His quality of character, honesty and integrity is one of the reasons he is here with us. But some will try and take advantage of his court naivety."

Ambetha explained. "They will say one thing to your face but have a knife in their hand to backstab and undermine you."

Gantacus looked slightly embarrassed as they discussed him. Ambetha grasped his hand to show that they were trying to educate him in the complexities of his new situation.

"But enough of work and duty." I looked at Ambetha affectionately and with increasing lust. I rose to pull down the front of her dress to cup her smaller, changed breasts and thumb her nipples. In turn, Ambetha felt his cock under his trousers.

I kissed first Ambetha and then Gantacus, then guided them to kiss each other.

"Undress and come to bed." Ambetha let me control the flow. Female clothing was more complex than men and took more effort to remove. Gantacus undressed quickly and assisted Ambetha removing hers and made a game of it while I watched. He caressed her small breasts and sucked on her nipples. He had little preference for either large or small breasts. Both of us women were taller than him, Ambetha much less than I.

I focused for a moment and my clothes rapidly unwrapped from my body. I was quickly naked and gazed at my two beautiful lovers, equally nude, kissing and caressing themselves next to me. My prick was erect and my nest was wet and I was ready for both of them.

I walked to the bedroom. They saw me leave and they followed hand in hand.

I motioned for Gantacus to lay back on the bed. I kissed Ambetha deeply, loving her soft and sensuous lips.

"Fuck him and I will enter your other hole."

She smiled and lay down over Gantacus, guiding him into her hairy nest. He penetrated her fully in two or three thrusts and started to go harder, tilting his head up so they could kiss.

I pulled them both to the edge of the bed so I didn't crush them as I lay down to enter Ambetha's ass. Lubricating her hole with tallow first I pushed it deep and then rubbed the remainder on my massive cock.

They had paused for a moment while I moved them but the both returned to lovemaking. Ambetha was sliding her body over her lover's and running her nipples over his skin.

"I had to wait a month for this, I'm so glad we are all finally together."

I gripped her hips and lined up my penis to her free hole. A firm, but slow push and the head slowly eased in. I had trained Ambetha's ass a long time ago and she could accomodate me easily now. My cock was too long to fit fully inside her fully and I enjoyed pumping into her ass all the way. She enjoyed it too and loved using a dildo at the same time in her pussy while I fucked her ass hole.

I kept pushing and withdrawing until I was in all the way. We soon had a rhythm going where she would raise and lower over Gantacus and I would plunge into her as she came up. Ambetha was moaning with pleasure with my every thrust. She was used to my massive member plundering her nest so Gantacus' cock would be nowhere near stretching her to the limit. But I could feel his cock moving opposite mine with the thin wall separating her holes. Having two cocks inside her at once was rare.

She and Gantacus were kissing passionately and with every thrust she was moaning into his mouth. I was planning a special finish to my first ejaculation so I pulled out.

"Ambetha, stay on top as you are but Gantacus, swap around so you can suck on each other. I'm going to penetrate Ambetha's nest while you lick her."

While they rearranged, I admired my lover's body's. Ambetha's ass was still gaping from my cock with her pussy was so wet it was dripping onto Gantacus. Ambetha swallowed his cock in one go and took it into her throat. Gantacus in turn licked and sucked at the top of her sex on her pleasure bud. Once they were settled, I came close and rubbed my cock up along the gap between her ass cheeks so out pussy's could press against each other. I spent moments there and then thrust slowly into her. I could feel Gantacus regularly lick my gash also. His face was soaking with our combined fluids dripping down onto him.

I levitated a dildo to me and pushed it into Ambeth'as still loose ass and she was now squealing and gasping with Gantacus sucking on her clit, me fucking her pussy and with a dildo in her ass. It looked like she was having trouble focusing on his prick with everything else happening.

She came quivering, soaking Gantacus even more and she collapsed onto him. I let loose also but pulled out and pushed the tip of my cock into his mouth aromatic with the flavours of Ambetha and a full load flooded it and overflowed onto his face and into the sheets.

Again I pulled out and kissed Gantacus, sharing my semen with him. Ambetha after recovering, joined us in a three way kiss.

"Alysa you are always so inventive when we make love. I love you so much. Let's have Gant in your nest and I can suck your member at the same time. You deserve to have that dildo in your ass too and we can try to give you a simultaneous orgasm."

This time Ambetha arranged us with me on my back on the bed with Gantacus on top. He could barely reach my nipples and kissing was impossible as I was too tall. Ambetha pushed him more upright with his feet on the ground so she could suck on my cock. She gave the dildo after wiping it clean from her ass and covering it with more tallow to Gantacus. She gestured for him to push it into my ass while he fucked me.

I was so pleased that Ambetha after all her years of being abused, had moved on from her beast of a husband and the cardinals. She was such a kind hearted and loving person and I was thankful daily that she was in my life. Without her, Being Queen would have been much more tedious. Having each other and now Gantacus to relieve the daily pressures of life and knowing that I had them both was completely fulfilling.

Having my ass full was an infrequent occurrence and now being sucked by Ambetha and fucked by Gantacus was very stimulating.

"Suck harder Ambetha, go slower Gantacus. My pussy is ready to go and my cock needs to catch up."

They instantly responded with Gantacus changing to long, slow strokes and Ambetha speeding up, sucking harder and adding both hands to my shaft.

"Perfect, keep going. I'm so close. Ok Gant, fast now, come in me too." He sped up and I had one of those rare exquisite moments when both pussy and cock exploded together. I spurted into Ambetha's mouth and knowing that I was very sensitive when I came she swirled her tongue around my head, hummed to add some vibration and pumped her hands rapidly on my long shaft.

Gantacus had pushed deep into me when he came as my nest clamped down on his cock so hard it might even have been painful. I rarely squirted but with both organs stimulated so amazingly and my ass full, a gush of my juices wet all three of us.

I had to push Ambetha off as her sucking was too much stimulation for me after my dual orgasms. I hugged Gantacus tight to me. He stayed in me, his erection slowly fading.

"I love you both. That was so beautiful."

I pushed up onto the bed. "Come up, one on each side."

Gantacus observed. "The sheets will need changing!"

"Quiet and kiss me, both of you." I rotated to each in turn and languidly kissed them both. Gantacus stroked his hands across my small breasts and nipples. Ambetha went down to clean me. She could never get enough of my juices. She cleaned my cock first and then pushed her tongue into my pussy to get the combined mix from Gantacus and I which was slowly leaking out between my open legs. She pulled the dildo out of my ass slowly and threw it on the floor against the wall.

"Is it like this every night?" Gantacus asked. "I think you will wear me out, if that's normal."

I looked at him and he was grinning. Ambetha laughed, "Of course not, that was nothing compared to what we usually get up to."

"So it's true that herms and changed women have increased sex drives?" He asked.

"If you haven't noticed that yet, then I'm doubting your powers of observation."

"It's going to be my stamina that's in question, not my intelligence."

Ambetha was finishing up between my legs and licked her lips in obvious satisfaction.

"I love pampering and cleaning you afterwards."

It was true that changed women and even more so herms needed sex regularly. Ambetha and I go at it daily and we regularly have other partners for variety, together and apart. We were in no way jealous and our love for each wasn't affected.

"Gantacus, are you ok with everything? We do make love every night. Sometimes slow and loving and at other times we fuck hard and vigorous. We also experiment with dominance and submission, mostly me being dominant and every hole is fair game."

Gantacus looked more thoughtful. "Seriously now. I was under no illusion what I was in for. I only left the first time when our alignments were skewed. I much admired Alwyn as a leader and friend. Of course I was surprised to find out that he, she was really Alysa. Respect remained and affection blossomed. But I would have held back. I'm glad that you made your intentions known as I wouldn't have made the first step. You were my superior."

He continued. "The month I spent observing you and talking to Ambetha made me realise that the opportunity was better than anything I have ever had. Affection grew to love, and, I must admit, lust."

"Thank you for being honest. Once mages see what they want, they grasp it. And I wanted you. I fell in love with Ambetha very quickly and she is now the best thing in my life and I think we both want you to join us. And lust is good!"

Ambetha agreed. "Yes definitely, you are a great man. How much, I don't think you realise. I have had many horrible experiences since getting married into Cantra royalty many years ago and I have learn't to make the measure of a man quickly. We both want you to be with us. Very much."

I explained, "Love isn't exclusive and tied to just one person, you can love others. We are just starting our relationships but I have known you for long enough that I know I want you as a lover and friend."

"All I can do is be me and hope that is enough for both of you. And work to enlarge my ass." Joked Gantacus.

I noted, "You definitely have acquired a better sense of humour."

Ambetha agreed on anal play, "Alysa started to work on mine immediately with a range of increasingly sized plugs. Now I love sex in every hole."

Gantacus was lost for words after that.

Alysa stated. "We are not shy and nothing is taboo between us. In fact we require honesty and open communication, in bed and everywhere."

"Come close and cuddle, I want the attention of my lovers."

They came close in a three way spoon, Alysa at the back, Ambetha in from of her and she in turn hugged Gantacus, the smallest to her.

"Goodnight my loves."

"Goodnight my Queens."

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After a suitable period, I made Gantacus Queen's consort, much to the jealousy and dismay of other hopeful suitors, men and women. Ambetha refused any formal title and said that our relationship wasn't defined by any such. I did want our relationship recognised but acknowledged that I loved her and it didn't change her status.

Gantacus kept his official rank of tribune and was kept busy with everything military. I relied on him more than the marshall and admiral. I was waiting for an opportunity to make him marshall of the legions here in Cantra. He was an outstanding leader who had an innate understanding of tactics and strategy at all levels. He was respected by everyone from the lowest legionnaires, through the centurions to the legate generals. After three months training he did again become the overall combat champion of the four legions, beating all comers and then permanently retired. I was severely tempted to cast haste and agility on him before the bouts. But I know he would never forgive me. Ambetha knew what I was potentially planning and it was one of the few times she ever got angry with me.

Ambetha and I slowly lowered his inhibitions to all things sexual (and enlarged his ass hole). We added others to our bed, including newms and told him he could take other lovers too. But he never did. The first time I took his ass with my cock, Ambetha sucked him and he admitted it was an amazing experience. Because it was with his two Queens. He understood that I had other lovers like Penee and Lilliea. Whenever I was gone from our bed, Ambetha and Gantacus shared it together.

Whatever strange relationship we had worked well for us. A herm and woman and a man. We had talked about having children. Ambetha was still young enough to give birth but was approaching her infertile period. We had ample newms ready to nurse. I had little maternal instinct or desire to become pregnant and would prefer Ambetha give us children. With the loss of her two sons, she did want more children. Ideally one each from Gantacus and me. Fortune was with us and Ambetha became pregnant from me within a month of trying. I didn't tell either of them but I did cast a fertility spell on her. I wanted a girl and Gantacus a boy. I also didn't tell them but I could guarantee exactly that happening. Mages and their secrets...

As Penee was a moderate strength mage and I came from a long lineage of potent mages, I was reasonably sure that my daughter would be also. Similarly Gantacus being related to Minnerv would possibly be able father a male mage. In both cases I would use the recently discovered strategy of frequently casting magic around and in Ambetha to increase the likelihood.

Eventually, after a year, Olindea was recalled to Monagon to take up her position as second in command of the Mage college. Good riddance. She was competent which didn't mitigate our mutual dislike.

The King and High Council gradual saw that geas worked very well and all mages were loyal and obedient. Nerva, Minnerv's daughter, was growing to be as powerful as her mother and I. She was sent to start her mage training to Cantra as she was a herm. As Minnerv had with me, I mentored her closely. Our circumstances were similar as we had both lost our famous mothers before we were fully grown. Although we had no bond by blood we were very much sisters in every other way and very close. Our close association and kindred spirits continued from when my mother had mentored Minnerv and she had in turn mentored me.

I believe there was no plan from the High Council to change mages from being geas bound. All changed female mages remained in Cantra. They would breed true if they fathered children with changed women or mages, or became pregnant from other mages or newms. It seemed that much like me, most changed mages had little wish to become pregnant and almost exclusively had children with changed women.

Penee and Liliea had a child each, one year apart. Both girls. Liliea was one of the few submissive mages and Penee had some female and maternal instincts from pre-change. I'm sure Ambetha had something to do with it, that woman could persuade a buyer that sand was water and completely drinkable.

One male legion stayed in Cantra and we trialed having a third male and two thirds female in each of the three legions. It worked well and gave the very sexually active females better access to partners. They were almost insatiable. The changed women were bigger and stronger than the male legionnaires. Newms were found to be completely unsuitable for legion life other than as orderlies in administrative roles. Gantacus had worked hard with his NCO and officer schools and with the retirement of a male legate, I appointed his nomination of a woman to legate for the first time.

The navy was slowly becoming effective as women grew in experience and we were slow expanding both military exploration and trade up and down the coast. A small contingent of battlemages specialising in naval combat were allocated to every major ship.

Once our surrounding states trusted our assurances that the magic enhancements of men and women had abated and they couldn't be effected, we resumed trade and normal relations.

The castle males who had been dramatically diminished were productively employed in the only duties they could perform - low level menial tasks. The streets had never been cleaner.

In Cantra, females expanded into every business, shop and trade. Now changed and breeding true as per the spell intended, the first generation of children were heading into pre-school. Changes were not expected until menarche and puberty, where girls would have a growth spurt and become tall and strong while boys would become submissive, weaker and feminised with breasts. Without the plants being active, new mages coming forward tapered drastically. But the 4,000 that had been exposed by the plant were a formidable addition to our population of mages. There were never enough mages and even the ones with minimal power were still useful.

The change included men becoming mentally and physically "maternal" when breast feeding as nurturers. Neither mage nor female mundane now had the ability to lactate. While relationships were now female led, both men and women worked well together unlike the previous patriarchal iteration. Minnerv's changing of the anatomy of the sexes was working well as each needed the other still.

It was unknown if pre-change men (mostly from the legion) would father normal children with changed women. We will find out as many had married and started families. Legion men were in high demand for partners and compared to the available population of newms were scarce. Few male legionnaires ever married anyone but fellow female legionnaires.

Similar to how changed men were now called newms - new males, changed females were called newfs - new females. Newms, originally starting as an insult, became the standard title and no longer a pejorative

Being Queen grew on me and the kingdom's prosperity was increasing. I was kept grounded by my two loves. Cantra and Monagon were successful and our distributed method of rule by council was working well. Wars between states were decreasing and the legions were still all powerful as no kingdoms had any appreciable numbers of mages nor our training system via the Mage College. It had taken decades to train and become knowledgeable in the ways of magic and warfare. None had the ability to replicate us.

However it was easy to become complacent. A dire threat from the north was threatening everything that we had built and we were ill prepared to meet it. Seven years into my reign, the necromancer returned and she was not alone, with an undead army at her command..

The End

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Appendix 1

Minnerv, invisible, watched the cow die that she had polymorphed into a simulacrum of herself and cast a slow wasting disease on. It had been trivial to cast dispel magic on herself as Asthena had cast geas on her and thus avoid the spell. She had fooled everyone to be seemingly completely distraught and suicidal.

She cast a polymorph spell on herself to change her appearance and size and left the estate bound for the south to start another life. She had told no one that she had also solved the secret of immortality. It just needed a very potent and intelligent enough mage to cast the complex spell. She would experiment further with the plant when she was safe in another state, far from Monagon.

She had all the time in the world now and could setup her own empire but do it better this time. She would return after she had established herself elsewhere and fake the death of her daughter Nerva so they could be together. It would raise too many suspicions to fake her death so soon after her own. Let the two events be separate so there would be no link. Alysa who she also regarded as her daughter-in-law was to be restored as well. Likely Nineara and Asthena too as they were all of a like mind. They were the most powerful archmages in the world and together there was nothing they couldn't do.

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Appendix 2

Her eyes opened. Full and instant awareness.

It was night and cold. Her white pupils with blood red irises and black veins glowed violet. Her naked body stirred on her bed. Supremely toned and lean with minimal fat. Long black hair. Large breasts and nipples. She had a long cleft between her legs, covered in curly black hair which continued, although thinner, down her legs. Her perfect complexion and white skin with the exception of blue veins close to the surface of her skin contrasted against the dark sheets of her bedding.

It was night and pitch black with no lamps providing illumination in her night chambers but she could see as easily as if it were daylight.

She rose and gracefully paced out of her room. She was well formed and strikingly beautiful.

She was aroused and wanted release for her cock which was erect, firm and upright. Frost covered the walls and mist swirled around her as she walked. Completely impervious to the frigid air around her.

She smiled, but with no mirth. Razor sharp, long incisor fangs hinted behind her lips.

Eventually she came to a large chamber. Several naked people, of both sexes were chained shivering to the walls.

She gestured and a dark beam snaked from her outstretched fingers sucking the life and energy from the struck form until it was a desiccated husk that turned to dust under the now empty manacles.

She strode to the second, opened her mouth exposing her fangs. She bent and pierced the neck below her. She sealed her lips and sucked the blood and life essence from the person in front of her. Sated once the body was lifeless with no blood leaking from the wounds. It hung from the wall, dead, limp and bloodless. It would soon rise, newly undead to join the ranks of her minions.

She left the others and sated, she walked to the exit of her frozen home into the dark, icy waste spreading for leagues around her.

At her appearance, the undead legions massed before her, raised their arms in a salute and tribute to her - some skeletal, some rotting flesh, some naked, some armoured, some with weapons. Undead energy from another negative reality animated their lifeless forms. Unlocked by her to create and sustain her army. All types of undead. Fifty of her lieutenants and captains flanked her, undead mages, succubi, incubi and whamphyr's. They were the only ones with intelligence behind their eyes and the ability to operate at least partly independent from their animating Mistress.

A Dark Queen of the undead, commanding her undead army.

The thousands of undead commenced to march south. Slowly but inevitably. To feast on the living.

The End of Mage Revenge, but the characters and their world of fantasy & magic will return.