Robert looked at the steps leading to the court house. She had not quite got used to walking up such small cobbles as these stairs were made from. As a priest she had long understood the symbolic nature people governed themselves. This was a place of law, not unlike her own church. It was supposed to stand proud and high.
Hence the stairs, and her trouble as she walked up them. She kept a hand on the railing and took a moment to enjoy the view behind her. The wonderful green hills of their little suburb had a certain beauty to it all. It was all quite peaceful really as people went about their business. She pushed past the heavy doors, lamenting for a moment the loss of her height. It was quite strange because of the shape of her legs. She didn't feel like she lost height. Indeed she might have gained longer legs and more height. but she couldn't quite stretch to that full height comfortably. Not to mention she feared everyone staring at her. How was someone with her body supposed to dress respectfully?
She had gone for covering as much as possible, to hide her... multitude of assets. Unfortunately she couldn't wear the priestly robe as it just didn't feel appropriate. It would have given her some excuse to wear something that could hide her tail better, other then a dress. But no matter how she thought about it, she just couldn't swallow the pill and wear one. Bras okay.. she needed them. Really... needed a lot of them. But she just couldn't wear a dress.
She wore a fairly neutral grey top. with dark black trousers. Her breasts were pressed tightly onto her frame, and she was feeling quite uncomfortable by it all. Her tail was trailing along the left leg, a slight bulge on her backside the only thing actually betraying its presence. A similar bulge on the front hid her smallest breasts situated on her pelvic regions. She frowned a bit looking down as just thinking about it was making the nipples stand to attention. Even the lowest ones through the fabric. She had long hair and tried to move it around her horns so that they didn't look too... frightening. But the horns were just so big. And her blood red hair was always going to look vicious... she was a scary looking woman.
She was coming to the conclusion that her form was just not made to wear clothes. But she couldn't go around naked! Especially not here. Would she really have to go to a prison... looking like this?
Now that she was inside the court house, she found a lot of people looking at her attracted by the sound of her clicking hooves. She couldn't wear any shoes... A devil-changed was quite a rarity she guessed. Still there was another source of fear she had in her mind. Every society had a demographic that was considered the 'down trodden'. What if that was the case for devil-changed? Indeed... didn't she say- or even believe in such...
"How may we help you miss?" Asked the curious badger-creature at the desk.
"I- I'm here for my court case? I have the papers..." She carefully pulled them out.
The badger nodded. "No problem. Let's just check your records... no arrests, good. Kept out of trouble then?" He smiled. "Just sign here. Your bail will be returned after the court case. Just go into the waiting room please."
Robert went inside. This waiting room wasn't too bad. It was spacious, and had a basket of flowers on the side. She guessed if she had family they would be here to cheer her on. She didn't want to be cheered though.
How long would this take? Apparently not very long as she was called forward in less then ten minutes.
She gazed at the judge, quietly amazed that this court had mostly the changed. She couldn't see any humans... would that go in her favour? She wasn't sure. She took a look at the judge. She couldn't quite tell the sex of the judge, until she rose. Yes- she was a female. but the form was of a peacock. Beautiful feathers ran across her back. But what struck her were the eye shape of each feather. They looked so real. Gazing to her head, she found that the same feathered arrangement was around her face, in what almost appeared to be an extra eye on her brow. It looked like a tattoo but with the same pigment as her feathers starting from the bridge of her nose. It completed the pattern, and was quite an unusual thing to see. Much like the harpies, she had wings instead of arms so could not actually bang on the gavel.
As if answering her thoughts, the gavel was banged by her foot rather.. loudly.
Judge Sonya Lee presiding, all rise... and be seated," said the clerk. It was that same badger she had met earlier.
The Peacock judge stared at him. "Father Robert Douglas, you are charged with arson. An act that nearly endangered human- for lack of a better word at the moment, life. How do you plea?"
Robert looked down meekly. "Guilty, your honour," She tried to stay strong but she could feel herself buckling under the pressure.
The judge stared again at her, Robert could almost swear that her eyes were glowing. Even the tail feathers.
"Your plea is accepted," she said with a nod. "Tell me Father, what would you do in my place?"
The father swallowed. "I... I would send a soul as mine to jail. I'm sorry. I-"
"A good thing then, that it is not up to you." Said the judge with a wave of her hand. "The court has in its power some leniency under certain circumstances. Tell me, do you feel your form is punishment enough?"
Robert blinked. Why all these questions? Still... she had to answer truthfully. "N-No... your honour. I- I don't think- I-" She tried to put her thoughts together. "If I thought that... then this form is a punishment.. then that would mean all the other devil changed are being punished too. I- I don't want to think that. I used to think like that. But I've changed. I just don't know anything any more."
The judge stared again. This time her eye did glow. Robert could see it, and it made her gasp a bit.
"I believe you, Robert. Very well... for your act of arson, we accept there were some... mitigating circumstances. You had yet to adapt yourself to a new world... and we can therefore accept those crimes as being under a pressure you yourself did not understand," said the judge carefully.
Robert swallowed. Was she really being let off? But she was guilty...
"Sending you to jail, would not make you learn anything you have not already learned. I will instead accept a fine, and your word that the mess you made is repaired at your own expense."
"Y-yes judge," said the devil-woman softly.
"Next case."
Morgana toyed with the idea. Was it possible? There was nothing to suggest it 'couldn't work... the only problem was that she was already a being from a prior age. If she could re-make herself she could then enter that world...
but there was a danger. It was apparent even to her, that she could not control what she would become. What if she became something beheld to the whims of the gods she sought to end? What if... this was their... trap?
Still it was the only way. If she was to protect humanity, then she had to try. It was worth it, wasn't it? She had to create an existence that wouldn't allow the horrors she had seen. Reality was so cruel... therefore, change reality. She could do it...she really could.
She took out the air bubble carefully. This is the object that kept her anchored to the previous age, and kept access to her powers while in this magic less age. But to go to where the new sun was, she couldn't take it with her. These objects were constants in the universe... two of them can not exist at the same time.
Did merlin know this would happen?
She gritted her teeth. She would have to leave the air-bubble behind. A few more requests though.. Spells of knowledge were generally 'safe' to ask... but even they were difficult if one didn't ask the right question. "I wish to know where the new sun will next show itself...." Suddenly she knew. It wasn't too far at all.
"I wish to know what I will turn into if I was exposed to the sun."
Morgana blinked... as the answer formed. It... didn't know?
Kimi ran as fast as she could. Trees became a blur as she tried to get as far away as possible from Morgana. Her stomach wasn't in good shape but she didn't care. she kept running and running and- She ran straght into a- a- skunk!
"AAAH!" The fey child screamed. But wait- this skunk was not as big as the one that sprayed her.
"Hi Kimi," smiled Niki approaching her carefully.
"H-How do you know me?" the girl asked fearfully. Slowly she saw others looking down at her. A human- she recognised him and her eyes went wild. However this was still a lot better then being with some witch.
"Who are you?" Asked Samuel. The strange girl was not like anything he had seen before. Some creature of this forest perhaps? But then he saw the gold coin around the girls neck. It couldn't be... could it? "Bandit K-"
The skunk child shook her head. "Shes Kimi now, just... trust me," said Nikki. "We're friends. since forever."
Kimi couldn't quite believe what she was hearing. She was... a friend to this other skunk?
Hiro sighed as he got on with his work. When he woke up his new friend was just... gone. He tried pinging for Riko all over the internet, but she just didn't respond. Then again, the young cyborg often felt trapped between the two worlds. Actually make that three. He was trapped between the human world and the changed, as well as the digital world.
It was nice that his father actually noticed the trouble he was going through.
you think way too much about that
"Riko?" Asked Hiro. He glanced around unable to find her. Not even in his systems. "Where...are you?"
don't get mad but... I'm actually inside you. In your head.
The cyborg tensed slightly. "You mean your-"
I think I put some of my processes in your biology. We share the same wet-ware so... we're compatible enough to do this
"Well... you could have asked. Could you get back now?"
Slowly the cat creature appeared in his cybernetic eye. Much to Hiro's relief.
"I'm sure if I found my way in your optic centre I could have appeared to you in normal vision," she said with a grin. I don't think anyone's ever been in a persons mind before."
"You could have hurt me!" Said Hiro a little angry.
"Oh of course not. Trust me your brain is quite resilient. I was more worried about being erased. Being a metabolic process isn't any different to being code. To you anyway" she said with a shrug. "I learned digital entities can go inside the minds of their hosts... but with you its a little more.. intimate then that. I feel so connected... its like... I know you."
Hiro nodded. "Yeah," it was quite strange to him too.
"All right I'll do it," She said rolling her eyes a bit.
"D-do what?" Hiro asked.
"You are wondering what I look like in my static form... I'll show you. Just... try not to get too crazy about it." slowly the digital fairy's body changed, becoming more humanoid.
She appeared to be wearing gloves, though the fur on it was all quite real. Similarly she wore boots that were actually her paws. Fur trailed down the shin with the same orange fur.. A very small loin cloth covered her intimate areas, in what appeared to be tiger skin. Her breasts shifted to her torso, in a total of six. They were medium sized, although the nipples were quite large. They became clothed in individual tiger skinned bras giving a rather savage look to her. Each were small enough to just cover the essentials but not much else. An orange striped tail completed the look.
Hiro bit his lip. She.. was.. HOT!
Riko gave a look that could have melted the cyborg's artificial eye.
"S-sorry." he said meekly. "I think- I think you look great," he said blushing quite heavily.
"Even though I'm walking on two legs I feel less human..." She said looking down at herself.
"Why not- just- stick with it for a while? I won't say a word," offered the Cyborg. He bit his lip slightly.
"I guess I owe you a bit... fine. Just for a while."
