Eric removed his hide armor to see what was going on with his chest and gently started to rub it to see if it felt any different. The muscle were no longer as solid as they should be, instead there was a soft feel to his chest like fat that drew a frown to his face. He took good care of his diet and exercise so he didn’t understand the origin of the muscle loss. The barbarian shrugged off the feeling because he had better things to do.
He lifted his wife and carried her to their bed for a long night of pleasure, but he would have to be gentle considering she was heavy with his child. It didn’t really matter to Eric as long as she was shown how much he loved her. Her screams of pleasure filled the air as he showed her the joys of having him around until she finally passed out in exhaustion. Eric reluctantly left the bed to gather his stuff to be on his way. Carna could convince him to stay for a lot longer than he wanted and he needed to complete this mission. It was at this moment that he wished he had the skill for words so he could leave a note to express his feelings to her properly.
With great reluctance Eric left the building to continue in the dark of the night and seek out the enemy. He continued far from the village when he felt more tingling and he wondered what had been in the potion. He had been promised cures before but it had always ended in failure so he had taken the potion to please his wife suspecting it was just fruits and juices, but it may have been something more. His gear was starting to feel very heavy and his clothing was starting to feel loose on him.
The barbarian dropped his gear and weapons as his entire body was tingling and changing. He knew he needed to get help to stop what was happening to him but he feared he was already too late. His feet slid out of his boots as he started to make his way back to the village and he saw dainty feet that belonged on a dancing girl not fearsome warrior. Muscles that had taken years to attain were vanishing to become the soft flesh of a young woman. A pair of breasts he would have been most interested in caressing formed on his body as his clothing fell off his tiny naked body. Eric tried to fight back against the change but she couldn’t feel the burning rage of the wolverine in her any longer. The only thing that came to her was the chill of the night which caused her to shiver against the cold.
It had been a long time since her body had felt this vulnerable to the elements and so uncertain about herself. Her strength and endurance seemed to have vanished from her and she wasn’t sure she could protect herself much less anyone else. Had she suffered from a mental change as well, she wondered.
