The Gift of a Collar - Ch. 34

The next morning, Zara woke to find Gryb snoring beside her gently. They were both naked and a mess from the night before. She tried to get out of bed but remembered she was still bound. She was helpless and just lay there with Gryb. He was easy on the eyes and a kind-hearted man, but there was no romance between them. Maybe there could be some day, but not likely. She found her mind wandering and wishing that it was Wyxy beside her. Or maybe all of them. Waking up, bound, helpless to the whims of another. Someone that she could put all her trust in and let herself be used in return.

But could she have that with the harem? Kaelen and Lyra had been lovers for at least a decade and they were essentially a single unit, the way any deeply loving couple is. The past few weeks with them had been grand, but her and Wyxy were bolted on to that relationship. They could never compare to the love the elves had for one another. Though, Wyxy was going to be with them a long time too. She was a slave, fully, to them. She couldn't leave them. They probably wouldn't leave her either. She could be sold to some other master, sure, but Zara didn't think that was likely. So where did that leave her with them?

Her darkening thoughts were interrupted as she heard Gryb stirring. He yawned, stretched, and looked at her slightly confused.

"You are still here. Usually you just leave before I wake up."

She smiled at him and just lifted her bound wrists. "Someone's good with their knots." She say playfully.

"Oh! Sorry about that!" He quickly undid the ropes. "I hope I didn't hurt you. I didn't mean to keep you here. I'm so sorry." She sprung to her feet and just waved the inconvenience away.

She let him use the bathroom and then did the same herself. She made her way to the bath chambers and poured some water into the bowl and used it to clean herself best she could. She was a bit jealous that Lyra and Kaelen's place had plumbing, it was not something most could afford. Coupled with the perpetual access to hot water, bathing at their place was heavenly. She found her clothing from the night before, minimal though it was, and threw it on. She gave Gryb a quick kiss good bye and he apologized again as she set out back to her home.

Luckily, she only lived a few blocks from Gryb and did not pass anyone on the streets. Her attire was not that of someone on their way to work and any that clearly saw her would know that her night had run late and what she'd done with it. Therefore, she was thankful when she arrived at her own door and began to open the door's lock. As she did, she looked over at the street and by happenstance, saw Baron Duskshard riding by on his steed. He gave her a salacious look up and down and then smiled and nodded his approval. She was pretty sure her whole body was blushing as she poured herself in through her front door.

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Around noon, Zara heard a knock at her shop door. She didn't have any appointments today but remembered that Kybalo and Saoni were coming into town to visit. As the cat-folk opened the door, she saw Wyxy standing there, having come to collect her for the day. The slave demon was standing in her typical slave attire, simple cloth over her crotch and ass with her chest exposed. She could tell Wyxy felt empowered to be able to walk around their home town with her trammels, brand, and chest bare for all to know exactly what she was. Realizing that, a quiet bang of jealousy leapt through Zara.

"Hey you!" Wyxy said with a smile as the door opened. "Goddess sent me to fetch you. Kybalo and Saoni just got to the Manor and I think Goddess wants to play around a bit tonight."

Zara nodded. Even though she'd had a crazy night with Gryb, she was still no less frustrated than she was previously. She really hoped that the invitation's activities would alleviate that frustration but, in reality, she expected quite the opposite. Regardless, hope won out and she invited Wyxy in while she got ready.

"Oh, can you bring your piercing equipment, too?" Wyxy asked as Zara started to get ready.  

"Mmhmm," was all she said as she threw on some clothes. She suspected that they'd be shed the moment she got in the Manor's door so didn't put on anything elaborate. With that done, she put together an overnight bag and grabbed her piercing tools (already stowed away in their own handy case). She double checked that she had everything she'd need in there before nodding to herself.

"Let's go!" She said to Wyxy.

The Manor was about 2 kilometers outside of town, a fair bit of walking but it gave the two time to spend together. They found themselves walking hand in hand. Wyxy's nudity and Zara's scantily clad figure drew a lot of stares but no one said anything. Most of the stares were from men, too, and none of them seemed annoyed at her public display. Slaves were not common in Aryna'an and of the ones that were there, only a few were ever ordered by their masters to walk around immodestly. So Wyxy's presentation wasn't forbidden, but it wasn't the most common.

The closer they got to the manor, the less people they ran into. When they eventually arrived, they saw a wagon with empty yokes. Presumably, the associated horses had been placed in the Manor's infrequently used stables. The pair headed inside and found that Kaelen and Lyra were already entertaining Kybalo and Saoni in the parlor. Lyra was dressed in her typical slave regalia, a copy of Wyxy's outfit, and Saoni was wearing a skimpy leather outfit consisting of a bandeau top and three quarter length leather breeches that were laced up at the side and inside seams. She wore a simple leather choker that was meant to evoke the imagery of a collar. Her bright red hair was worn loose and free at the moment. Kybalo was wearing traveling clothes as well, heavy canvas trousers with a leather riding jacket. Kaelen rounded out the group wearing a simple black sleeveless tunic that stopped just above her navel. She wore it over baggy black silken pants.

Sitting on the ground next to Kybalo was a small crate with no lid. There was nothing visible inside as it was topped off with a bit of plain, undyed fabric.  

As Wyxy and Zara entered, Kybalo perked up at seeing her. "Why hello there, kitten!" He said warmly.

Zara blushed a bit and just gave a weak "Hey" in response. Her night with Kybalo when she first met him had been a grand time, but she wasn't sure how to interact with him now. Plus, Kaelen, her Goddess, was also in the same room. Was this going to be another night like the one they'd shared with Ivojen? A giant orgy? Probably not, she realized, as there was no romantic or sexual attraction at all between Lyra and Kybalo so putting them altogether in the dungeon would have led to some awkwardness that would kill the whole mood.

"Well, now that the gang's all here, why don't we head up to Lyra's workshop and we can see what everyone worked on?" Kaelen offered. The 6 of them all agreed and Kybalo hefted the crate onto one shoulder.

Lyra's workshop was quite large, it took up the entire top floor of the tower. The stairs up to it followed the outer wall of the tower and at the top, there was a small landing with a door. Beyond that, it was an open floor plan other than the pillar in the center of the room that supported the roof. Bolted to it were metal rungs that formed a ladder that could be used to climb out onto the roof. The room was not so much decorated but was furnished in a chaotic and ramshackle way. Furniture was placed completely out of necessity with no aesthetic consideration. The room had almost a dozen different desks and workbenches spread about it. Along the far wall was an area lined in stone with a forge built into the wall; the coals of which were still faintly glowing. Piles of metal of all different shapes and sizes, half finished projects, and random tools all lay scattered about. There was a divan for sitting and a few scattered wooden stools and chairs near it as well.

"Ah, I feel right at home," Kybalo joked. His workshop was only slightly more organized than this one. Lyra led the group over to a table that was covered in a variety of equipment. There were three pieces of xzonium laying on the table. They were cut and shaped similar to the one embedded in the front of Zara's belt's front plate. Beside them sat a pile of 6 rings and a collar. They were all made of a light gold metal, so light it almost appeared silver. A variety of other half formed collars and shackles of varying mundane metals littered the back and sides of the table. Additionally, there was ring that they were all familiar with. It was a copy of Kaelen's master ring, presumably this one was for Kybalo.

"Ignore the clutter," Lyra began. "So, I wanted to start the show off with the trammels I made for Saoni." She gestured to them. "First, is this," she reached down and picked up the master ring copy. "Kyb, this will be your master ring. It will let you control the trammels, locking them, unlocking them, attaching them to other sources of metal. Don't lose this. If you do, the slave wearing the trammels it is linked to will be at the will of whoever finds the ring and puts it on."

To illustrate her point, Kaelen held up her own hand bearing her master ring. "This let's me have control over Lyra, Wyxy, and Zara."

Kybalo was paying close attention and Saoni was just biting her lower lip in excitement. "What do they do?" She asked.

"Well, Mistress Kaelen explained what all of ours do the other day. This one is different. It is made of electrum. A metal that has some interesting mystical qualities. It's a mixture of gold and silver. The ring will mystically know what it's wearer desires. Maybe he wants oral pleasure or maybe he wants to be left alone. That desire will be communicated to the slave, to the collar wearer. If the slave chooses to fulfill that desire, the collar will aid her. It might increase her stamina or reduce her gag reflex." Lyra shrugged mischievously. "The drawback though, well for the slave at least, not the master, is that until the master's needs are met, the slave cannot be fully satisfied."

"So if I don't get off, Saoni doesn't either?" Kybalo asked amusedly.

"I wouldn't have been quite so casual, but yes."

"Says the topless maiden," Kybalo pointed out.

Lyra looked down at her own breasts, looked up, smiled, and shrugged. "Fair point."

If it weren't for the submissive influences being generated by the collar she wore, Lyra suspected she would suddenly have become otherwise very self-conscious about her friend pointing out her partial nudity. The collar took that embarrassment though, and turned it into reassuring thoughts. She was topless because that's what made her Mistress happy. And that made her happy.

"The ring is the primary contact to the Master. The collar is the primary contact to the slave. The other shackles on the slave are all controlled by being linked to the collar. So if the Master wishes to attach the slave's wrists together, the will of the Master flows out into the ring, it transfers it magically to the collar which in turn transmits it to the specified shackle."

"So, if I'm not wearing the collar, the shackles won't work either?"

"Correct," Lyra nodded. "Also, everything should magically resize as appropriate to the wearer."

Kybalo looked at Saoni. "Any questions before we get to it?"

Saoni shook her head, her lips all a smile.

"Then kneel," he said to Saoni. She did as she was told and then he turned to Lyra. "Any particular order?"

"Her collar, your ring, then the rest of the shackles in any order."

He picked up the collar. It was a bit heavy, but not much more than the typical iron collar of slaves. It was fashioned into a slim band that looked feminine and somehow delicate. There was an obvious ring on the front that clearly marked it as a collar, not a choker. He leaned down towards his kneeling slave and she lifted her hair out of the way. She felt the collar slide around her neck and simultaneously felt some dampness forming between her legs. As he lined up the collar, he flicked a finger at the clasp of her leather choker and it fell to the ground.

Kybalo lifted her chin with one finger, the collar was still not fully secured. He leaned down and planted a kiss on Saoni's lips. As he did, she felt the collar snap closed in place around her neck. He broke the kiss off and stood up. Next, he took the control ring and slid it onto his left middle finger. As he did he simply said "Mine." Once seated, the magic locked in and Kybalo could feel the power connecting the ring and collar. Saoni felt it to, but differently. She suddenly became aware of how turned on Kybalo was, about how he wanted to take her from behind while she was bound and helpless.

"Mmmm" she cooed as his desires stoked her own flames of arousal. "Take me whenever you want, Master," she said. She sat up on her haunches a bit and gave her ass a slight wiggle. From there, Kybalo quickly fastened on the other trammels around her wrists, ankles, and upper arms.  

"Test everything out," Kaelen said. Try and bind her wrists together.

Kybalo nodded. He brought Saoni's wrists together in front of her and touched the shackles to one another. He forced his will into the ring which he felt flow into the shackles through the collar. They immediately fused together where they touched. It was like they'd been welded together. He let her hands go and Saoni tugged and pulled at them and they didn't budge a millimeter.

"If these can attach to anything metal," she looked over at her Master. "Then I'm really screwed." Everyone chuckled. Kybalo's workshop and home was filled with metal fixtures everywhere. He had innumerable options now available to him for binding his new found slave. Even her room at Kybalo's was basically just a barred metal cell. He could quickly bind her in any way he wanted.

As Saoni fiddled with her trammels and pulled at them, testing their strength, Kybalo went over to the crate he'd brought and pulled out two contraptions. He brought them over and set them down on Lyra's workbench. As he did, the sorceress' breath caught in her throat. She knew that a chastity belt was in her future, especially after Zara had been locked in one, but seeing one before her was a different matter.

The style of each of the two belts was slightly different. One was made of mithril and seemed to have metal tubing rather than wide bands of metal. The part that wrapped around the waist seemed like it would ride higher on the hips and the metal had flowing patterns. Conversely, the second was made of the dull grey of adamant and was a wider, flatter plate in front and smooth bands around the side. Both had openings in the back for biological waste or penetration. Each had a matching hole cut into the front plate that looked to be the same size as the xzonium pieces that were sitting on Lyra's workbench.

"How long will it take to get them finished?" Kaelen asked.

"Well, with both Lyra and I working on it," Kybalo began, "probably about an hour for each. All the parts are done, they just need to be put together and magically activated."

"We'll leave you ti it, then," Kaelen smiled. "Though, would you mind if I borrowed Saoni? She'd likely just get in the way as you two are working, anyway." There was an implied sentiment of what "borrow" meant.

Kybalo nodded and looked at his slave. "Listen to the Mistress or else."

"Yes sir, Master, sir." Saoni said somewhat mockingly.

Kaelen walked over and held a chain to her collar and looked at Kybalo. He willed the chain to affix to the collar and Kaelen gave the impromptu leash a tug. Satisfied with the connection, she led the slave away and barked for Wyxy and Zara to follow. With the three slaves and her Mistress gone, Lyra looked over at the projects before them.

"Let's get to work!" Announced Kybalo and began laying out different tools.

Lyra threw on her leather apron, tamping down the sexual allure of her appearance somewhat and got to work.

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Kaelen led everyone down to the dungeon and gestured for Zara to lose the clothes. She didn't complain and Saoni just bit her lip in anticipation of whatever was about to come. Kaelen led Saoni over to the cages and beckoned Wyxy and Zara over.

"Get this slave naked and then thrown in that cage. Make sure to take your time with it and make sure she's as frustrated as can be." Kaelen placed her hand against Saoni's crotch and, not feeling the chastity belt that was there last time, helped unfasten the slave's breeches. "None of my slaves are allowed to cum right now, so you probably won't be either. They would get jealous too easily."

She then turned and left the three alone. Saoni suddenly got the feeling she was the prey and these other two were the predators. Zara and Wyxy began working on her clothing. The bandeau top was quickly unlaced completely by Zara and pulled away. Meanwhile, Wyxy peeled off the leather breeches and had Saoni step out of them. She was shackled, hands behind her back, leash dragging from her collar and there was two horny slaves in front of her. The looked at each other and nodded in unison and then dove to work. Zara latched on to her left nipple and began licking. One hand rubbing her crotch and teasing her clitoris while the other lightly dragged her claws across Saoni's ass. Wyxy, on the right, began massaging Saoni's other breast with one hand, tweaking her nipple between demonic fingers. Her other hand went into Saoni's hair and pulled it, pulling her head back. Wyxy began kissing, licking, and nibbling at Saoni's neck.

Most of her slave life, when she was old enough to be taken to bed, had not been about receiving pleasure but rather the focus was on delivering it. So to be at the mercy of two slaves who seemed to want nothing more than to drive her crazy was a slightly unreal experience.

Zara slipped a pair of fingers into Saoni's cunt and began pumping them in and out. The angle of the fingers also cause her knuckles to brush against Saoni's clit simultaneously. The elven slave began to moan and whimper and the attention.

"Can we shut her up?" Wyxy asked.

"Sure, go grab the leather ball bag." Zara responded.

Wyxy nodded and ran across the room and grabbed something off a table. When she came back, Saoni's head was leaning forward again. The demon-born reached up again and grabbed a fistful of Saoni's hair and pulled her head back again. She gasped and didn't fight it. Wyxy then shoved the leather ball in her surprised and open mouth. She quickly buckled it off behind her head. Next, she wrapped a strip of leather around her eyes and tied it in the back. From there, she returned to her previous actions of kissing at Saoni's neck and fondling her breast.

Saoni was enraptured and was worried that she would cum even though Mistress Kaelen had implied that wasn't allowed but as she got closer, she realized there was something in the way. She could feel Kybalo's desires at the moment and they had nothing to do with her, though they were vaguely sexual. But she was unable to pleasure him and therefore her own pleasure was blocked. She screamed in frustration and began to gyrate her hips, trying to get more penetration and enjoyment out of Zara's fingers.

"I don't think she can cum," Wyxy said taking a break from nibbling at Saoni's neck. "Remember what Lyra said about this collar, it won't let her cum unless she satisfies her Master. Technically, that's not us so, I think she's cut off."

"Let's test that theory out. Bring up your tail."

Wyxy smiled and lifted her tail head to Saoni's entrance. She brought it right to the opening and then felt Zara grab it and guide it in. The cat girl then returned to massaging the slave's clit while Wyxy's tail pumped in and out of her.

Kaelen watched from the shadows of the bottom of the stairs. Saoni was caught between the two feral slaves. Zara's mouth and tongue on her left breast and nipple. Her right hand was rubbing her ass and her left her clit. Wyxy's tail was thrusting into Saoni and her right hand was teasing the slave's other nipple while her left hand was buried in the slave's hair and pulling it back. Her mouth was sucking at Saoni's throat just above her new collar. With her wrists bound, her mouth gagged, and her eyes blindfolded, she was helpless, too.

Kaelen decided to give them some time and see just how worked up they could get Saoni.

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After about an hour, the feral slaves had finally decided that Saoni had been tormented enough and they unceremoniously shoved her in the cage as their Goddess had ordered. The door slammed shut with a sonorous clang. Wyxy flopped on top of the cage, worked up herself and frustrated that she couldn't do anything about it. Zara just ran her claw tips across the demonic skin. Having heard the cage door slam close, Kaelen came down and checked on them and told them that Wyxy was allowed to make out and fondle Zara but that was it. Then, she left the slaves alone to have their fun.

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The Goddess of house spent the next hour resuming her quiet reading. She smiled at the simple quiet of the moment as everyone else in the Manor was otherwise occupied. Eventually though, she realized a good deal of time had passed and she decided to check on everyone. She first poked her head in on the slaves. Zara and Wyxy were cuddling in bed and Saoni was squirming a bit in her cage. She'd probably need a drink of water soon and some food. With that in mind, she went to check on the crafters up stairs. When she got up there, they were both hunched over the workbench and there were flashes of arcane energy sparking up from whatever they were up to.

"I hate to interrupt, but we should stop for food soon. The other slaves could use a break too, I think."

Both of the two stopped and looked up from their work.

"Five more minutes, Mistress!" Lyra said pleadingly but excitedly.

Kaelen quietly sighed. She knew how hard it was for Lyra to disengage once she was deeply focused on something. "Alright, I'll go let the others out and get them working on lunch. Come down when you are ready."

Kaelen went back down to the dungeon and interrupted her slaves and willed the cage door open. "Let's get Saoni free of some of those bonds and bring her up for lunch. Kybalo and Lyra should be finishing up and I think everyone could use some food. Wyxy and Zara agreed and Kaelen went back upstairs.

She went into the kitchen and began preparing some salad and sandwiches for lunch. Just as she was finishing up, everyone came into the dining room and flopped down at a table. Kybalo took the opportunity to will the bonds holding Saoni free.

Looking around the room, Kaelen saw that Kybalo and Lyra were bit drained from all the work and the slaves were a horny and exhausted mess. She brought out a tray of salads and sandwiches and then fetched a second tray of a weak fruit wine that was basically just juice and glasses. Everyone dug in with zeal and for a long while, there was only silence as everyone ate.

After stomachs were full, Kybalo said "Well, I think we have some work to show off if anyone is interested in seeing what we put together."

"Sure," said Kaelen. "Normally I'd make one of the slaves do the dishes but you all have had a far more involved day than I have so far so I'll clean up and then we can all head up to the workshop.

Once the table was cleared, the group did indeed head up to Lyra's workshop. They found that there were now three belts sitting on the table that matched Zara's in style. Each had a xzonium front plate and each was made of a different metal, mithril, adamant, and electrum. The design of each belt matched the set of trammels of the associated metal and each was beautifully made.

"So," Lyra began. "Uh, each belt functions pretty much the same as Zara's. They are controlled by the master ring or control ring associated with the matching collar. I'm hesitant to say it, but they are ready to be put on when our Mistress or Master wishes." She bit her lip knowing she'd sealed her own fate.

"Let's start with you," Kaelen said pointing to Wyxy, "You are definitely the sluttiest of the group." Saoni cocked up an eyebrow and looked at Kybalo but said nothing. Wyxy just smiled and stepped forward.

Kaelen picked up the adamant belt and linked it to her ring and Wyxy's collar. She noted the belt had a cut out to accommodate Wyxy's tail and an anchor point for the bangle that Ivojen had given her. She beckoned the demon-born forward. Holding the belt in her left hand she reached two fingers into Wyxy's cunt. The demon moaned happily. Kaelen pulled them free and held up her dampened fingers.

"Someone's horny, I see. Too bad. Remember, no release for you until the Gala. Clean these off." She held her fingers out toward Zara who came over and happily licked them clean. Then, Kaelen took the belt and wrapped it around Wyxy's waist. She was careful to accommodate the tail and the bangle and then, once the belt was in place, brought up the crotch plate and sealed it all together with an audible click. Wyxy gasped at the sudden pressure on her as the belt shifted and adjusted magically to her anatomy. Then, she gasped a second time as she felt the xzonium producing a phallus inside of her. Kaelen's smile was a clear indicator that it was her intentional doing, not something accidental from the belt.

"Excellent," she said. Turning to Lyra and picking up the mithril belt she said, "Guess who's next, pet?"

Lyra, consigned to her fate, stepped forward. "Yes Mistress, as you wish." She removed her loin cloth and Kaelen quickly wrapped the belt around her waist after linking it. The same pattern occurred again. The crotch plate was brought up, the belt locked, the xzonium phallus intruder created. Unlike Wyxy's, the belt also connected with the clitoris piercing that Lyra had and used that to help anchor it in place.

"Oh my gods," Lyra uttered, unprepared for the effect of her own craft.

"Feel good, pet?" Kaelen asked.

Lyra shifted a bit and then said "Yes Mistress, it's good to be treated as my Mistress wishes, but also no because this is incredibly frustrating already. I cannot imagine what kind of wreck I'll be in an hour."

"Or in a day," Kaelen offered.

"Um... yes... Mistress," whimpered Lyra.

"Oh boo hoo," Zara said. "I've been stuck in mine for almost a week." She tugged at her belt to emphasize her point. Kaelen beamed. Lyra looked terrified of that inevitable fate.

With all three of Kaelen's slaves belted, it was Saoni and Kybalo's turn. He picked up the belt that he and Lyra had produced that afternoon. When an artificer, an enchanter, and a magical manor work together, wondrous creations can be wrought in no time. Saoni stepped forward as Kybalo attuned the belt to his control ring and wrapped it around his new slave's waist. Like the others, he brought up the crotch plate and locked it in place. Though, for her, he had not think to trigger the xzonium intruder into her cunt.

All four slaves were told to walk around and see how everything felt, if there were any pinching or discomfort. As they did, Kybalo and Kaelen's eyes followed them. They were a beautiful quartet of woman naked save for their belts, shackles and collars. The artificer Master looked at Kaelen, smiled and offered a fist to bump. She smirked and obliged.

The parade concluded and Lyra said she had some other toys to show off. She went over to her cabinet and brought out a crate of implements. She pulled out a trio of quarter meter long hooks that had a knob on the end of the hook and a ring on the other, then she pulled out three more of the metal butt plugs, and then set the small crate down.

"The plugs will link to either the crystal phalluses we use with the leather harness downstairs or they can link to the xzonium crotch plates. They also should snap into place in a groove on the belts. They'll cover the hole in the back obviously but should be able to be worn together. The hooks work similar to the plugs."

Then she pulled out a small box and opened it up. It contained a variety of earrings all made in adamant. "The jewelry for Wyxy," she smiled to Zara. "I hope that is everything my Mistress wished?"

Kaelen smiled. "Indeed it is, we'll be trying some of this out *very* soon." She gave her pet a wicked smile.

"What's this, another collar?" Asked Kybalo. He was looking in the crate and had pulled out another collar. It was a round tube curled into the shape of a collar like Lyra's but where the center ring was, instead it dipped down into a square plate that was angled to seem more diamond shaped. Dangling from the bottom of the diamond shaped plate was a ring. The whole collar had a reflective and almost flowing look to it. Kaelen recognized the metal as azoth, similar to the paddle that Lyra had made.

Kybalo was turning it over in his hands, examining it carefully.

"Oh, that's a prototype collar. It didn't work out great because it just erases the mind of the wearer and the become a mindless creature. I'm pretty sure the effect wears off when removed but a slave with no mind that barely follows directions is not a lot of fun."

"Uh... that's not all it does," said Kybalo. "The runes you inscribed on here do quite a bit more than that..."