(Quest Suggestions) SongsTress Quest Episode 44: Black Magic (Patreon)

(A tie, huh? Very well. Things will happen, but not everything will go to plan...)

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The Story So Far...

You're torn. On the one hand, you did like having a fan club, and the prez was definitely devoted to you. But on the other hand, she wasn't exactly a fighter, and right now you could kind of do with the extra edge of a powerful minion.

Mm, what to do, what to do...?

Gah! You duck just in time to dodge a spinning kick. Dancer has reached your stage and she's ready to engage! "Get your head in the game, diva! Or don't, and let me kick it off!"

Urgh. You'd forgotten how annoying she is when she's not singing your praises. Kind of like everyone, really. But fine! If she want's a fight, she'll get a fight! You'll show this jerk who the real queen of the stage is.

Spotlights snap on as the room goes dark, only the two of you in focus - the environment responding to you and her challenge. It's just two dancers and one battlefield between you.

And she's good, you have to give her that, even though you really don't want to. The Serenity moves with real poise and grace now that it's a one on one fight. Her kicks snap out with all the force of a speeding truck, and then fold straight into a spin or a dodge as you try to counterattack.

Your legs meet on the cross more than once as you spiral around one another. You try adding some punches in as well - she clearly prefers to use her legs, so her upper body should be defenceless, you assumed - but it's like trying to punch a waterfall. All she does is weave around you, and then you've left yourself open...

"Ack!"

… For a counter. Ow. You slide backwards, glaring, while she's looking more and more smug by the second. But you don't have to keep this up forever. You have an advantage. Because despite all of her big talk...

"Gah!"

… She still has that command of yours bouncing in her head making her clumsy!

You see a flash of surprise in her eyes as one of her feet catches the back of her heel instead of gliding naturally around it, and her balance pitches as she knocks her own support out from underneath herself. She tripped! Now's your chance. Hit her with everything you've got! Time to (re)make a minion!

Unfortunately, in your distraction and haste, you didn't quite make a decision about this, and you end up doing something less than perfect. You break the cardinal rule. Instead of picking one option and going all in, you pick two and half-ass them both.

"You fought a pretty fight there babe, yeah you did all that you could,But that's a wrap show's over hun, you're done with being good!Your magic's running rampant and you know that you're the girl,Join the winning team here champ, allegiance goes full whirl!"

The brunette Serenity grunts, falling to one knee just before she was about to rise. You can see her glaring, gritting her teeth and trying to resist, but there's no point. It's over, girl!

"Black magic~Staining now your deepest soul,So tragic~Get ready to be magical!"

The chorus hits hard, and she gasps, her head thrown back as black lightning crackles through her body. You want power, and you're not going to take no for an answer.

"Why should the Desires be the ones with all the fun?Why you so pathetic when they've got you on the run?Why should you keep trying when it's clear the fight is done?Turn your tail and join our side it's clear the battle's won!"

"Nnnnh…" She groans as her chest begins to expand to familiar proportions. Her outfit stretches with her this time, the white of her uniform turning black as the fabric shrinks to expose her belly like a proper lewd slut should. Her skirt is shrinking too, her leggings thinning out into seductive stockings while her shoes develop dark heels. Even her shoulder-pads are turning into nasty looking spikes. That's the stuff~

"Black magic~Give in to your darker side,So tragic~Power up and have some pride!"

The black lightning crackles through her, dancing in her hair as it turns shock blonde. She's stopped groaning so much now, her mind too empty to provide sound. Time to give it some new filling.

"You've played the game, you know the rules,You know who wins, you know who drools,You know your place, no need to search!Collect it all, my biggest merch!"

You see it. The manic gleam in her eyes, the greed in her twitching grin. Traces of your Prez show through in this new dark magical girl coating. Ha, and you thought these ideas would be tricky to combine!

"Black magic~Come to me my biggest fan!So tragic~Everything has gone to plan~"

The song finishes with a loud blast of sound, instruments really hamming up your gleeful pride as the changes finalize. Big boobs. Big butt. Blonde. And oh so evil looking. You've outdone yourself here. All of the power of a Serenity with none of those stupid moral hangups? Why doesn't every Desire do this?

"Ready to help me finish up here?" You smirk, ready for the end.

But, wait, something's wrong here...

"What?" Your creation grins up at you, eyes flashing as she rises to her feet. "Why would I do that? That's Serenity crap - I'm only interested in SongsTress merch~"

The light behind your star-shades blinks. Huh. This has never happened before. "But I ordered you to do it?"

She shrugs. "So what? I don't obey you. I collect you." Her smile grows wider as her power crackles. "And can you guess what the best piece of SongsTress merch is?"

… Uh oh.

(Oh dear. Well, at least Beguiling Voice has gone back up to Rank 3! Comment below with what you'd like to see next, and I'll put it to the Vote on Wednesday! Bear in mind that Patreon Votes have a 140 character limit, so try to keep your suggestions below that.)