Sitting at the bar with a couple new associates er I mean partners. Listening into what the girls had to offer to the table for this upcoming mission. They give their drinks to the bartender. Jever asks for some strong sake needing to reawaken his senses after the long night he has had so far. "Never worked with a team this big before!" Luna shouted over the music. "What is it you two do?" Wanting some fun with this group he throws a little magic mischievous by lightly brushing the half-elf lady's ass without breaking focus sitting on the other side from Luna. He needed to break the routine conversation a little to get her attention. Listening to Arcana Gold the half-elf tell her story he had a feeling who the Mage for hire she is speaking of, but there were so many like that it was hard to know if it was the same one. "What about you?" she asked before turning to look at me for the first time, "And you! I'm sorry I feel like I'm being rude! I'm Arcana, Arcana Gold." She said and held out a hand to me. "What's your name?" A slight twitch of the mouth to show some interest responding "I am Jever a little gnome mage for hire best for anything one desires." Rolling his drink around his hand before taking a sip. "What do the two of you think of the rest of the crew Tai Hou or whatever her name is selected?"
"Ah I see. It can be a bit rough trying to do this stuff on your own. Looks like we have a nice little team now though. So, if you need help with anything..." After taking a sip of her drink she added, "Well, I can't help with magic. But you know, anything else." With another swig she looked down at the gnome on her other side. "Looks like we won't be short on magic with this group anyway." Then she realized she hadn't said anything about herself. "As for me, I guess I'm a bit of a hunter. I track down people and information. The people I find normally have the information. So kind of the same thing." With her drink finished she sat down the glass and waved the bar tender over for another. "Soooo, magic huh? I wonder, you two know much about curses? I kind of got hit with one a while back. I still haven't found a way to deal with it yet..." Glancing between the two of them her ears lowered a bit as she talked about this. It was a bit embarrassing talking about it like this but she was sure it was going to be noticeable sooner or later. Especially working closely with someone like Arcana. May as well get it out there.
She shrugged at Jever's question not really knowing either the Tai Hou or the cowkin well enough, or at all really, to comment on. "I didn't catch her name," Arcana said referring to the powerful woman who'd barged into the Empress's office. "But she seems... capable I suppose. As for the Tai Hou, well... I've heard lots of stories from people, but I've learned to form my own opinions." Arcana's mind drifted for a minute to the mysterious Tai Hou as Luna began explaining she was something of a hunter. A well sought after profession in Shinjuku at nearly all times. But the wolfkin woman really got Arcana's attention when she asked "...you two know much about curses?" Arcana winced the moment the words left her companion's lips and she caught her lower lip between her teeth lightly. 'Does she know?' she wondered momentarily but pushed that thought aside. There was no way she could... "I kind of got hit with one a while back. I still haven't found a way to deal with it yet..." She let out a breath she didn't know she'd been holding and almost chuckled. "I have..." she paused uncertain how to answer. "Some experience with them, but not nearly as much as I'd like right now." She took another sip of her drink and started moving towards an empty table motioning for her companions to follow. "I've been looking into some, passingly, over the past couple of months but haven't found anything that re-... well I haven't found anything useful yet. Do you mind my asking-" At that moment, Arcana felt another hand against her ass, but this time grabbing it for a moment instead of simply brushing against it. She turned around and saw the Orc from earlier, at least she thought it was the same one, a step or two away; just a little too far to have done it unless he'd made a couple of very quick steps. He caught her staring at him again and he simply grinned. Flushed, she turned to her companions and started "Did that Orc just..." Before dismissing it. "Never-mind. Umm... sorry, what kind of curse are you talking about?"
Curses on a wolfkin isn't much of a surprise. To be a hunter who has a curse though means they've been hunted by someone who seeks avenge possibly. Hunters were excellent individuals to be friends with in this city considering they could take care of the dirty work that no one else wanted to do and it made his job easier when he did have to work with hunters. It also made it difficult when one was on his tail. Considering he does leave a trail of magic it makes it difficult to throw them off. Listening to Arcana talk seemed she wasn't going to show her hand right away. Typical elfs. Thought about playing with her ass once more he notices an Orc who has had an interest in her too and decides to let the Orc do the work of getting her flustered. Which it did for a brief moment. He takes a drink and rolls his eyes knowing this night is only getting better. He waits to hear more from Luna's curse before saying anything.
Watching Arcana and the Orc, Luna smirked. "Told you, the locals around here get excited about elf bloods. But uh, anyway." With her cheeks turning a little red she got back to the other matter. "Well, it's kind of embarrassing..." Reaching back she rubbed the back of her neck and bit her lip. "And it was a pretty powerful mage that did it. So I'm guessing it's pretty hard to undo." She was trying to think of the best way to put it. But looking around at the way people were grinding on each other up here it didn't look like anyone was too concerned with decency. In the dark edges around the room it even looked like some people were having sex against the wall. So, she guessed it wouldn't hurt to show off her little problem. "It's uh, this..." Grabbing the hem of her shirt she tugged it right up. As she did her cheeks got a little more red. Lacey black panties would probably be the first thing they noticed in the flashing colored lights of the dance floor. But even a quick glance would show what they were trying and failing to hide. It seemed wolfkin had a dick trapped against her belly by the tight fabric. With about an inch poking up above the waist band. With a pair of matching balls bulging out the crotch of her panties. "I may have been known for sleeping around a bit. So I guess the elf I pissed off thought this was a fitting punishment. So, any ideas on how I could, you know, get my lady bits back?"
"Well that is a real conundrum you have there Luna" Jever feeling surprised by this curse. "A mage who is familiar with the dark arts would do something like this." He takes a large gulp of sake getting the largest surprise of the night to find one of these ladies has a dick. The dangers of the magical world everyone has a sense of wanting to place their mark on anything that pleases them or piss them off. "It is a real shame you have something like that. Have you thought about fucking others to release the curse?" He offers her a bit of advice not having to deal with this issue himself as he was born with a dick and never had anyone throw some sexual punishment onto him that would rather embarrassing. He looks to Arcana to see if she has any advice as she used to work for a mage for hire who may or may not have taught her how to combat the sexual dark arts.
"Ahh... ahh shit... and here I thought.... you reptiles were cold blooded..." The goblin's hand pushed against his head, as she ground her crotch against his face. She tasted surprisingly sweet, as she leaned back and let him do the work. Pulling down her top, her surprisingly shapely breasts popped free, dark green areoles on display, as her breathing picked up. "Come on, you go deeper.... I can take it." *************************** The penis wasn't to out of the ordinary, not for a pissed off mage with the knowledge and the spells. Vindictive, sure, but not to out of the ordinary. Just a few spell casts, and Luna could probably be back to normal. Or horribly transmogrified into something worse. (Beyond this, i'll let Jizz describe the bar, but I assume it prolly is a pretty sleazy place)
'Wow!' Arcana thought to herself after she had been stunned by Luna exposing her penis. 'This girl is certainly fearless.' While transmogrification certainly wasn't unheard of, Arcana had no experience with it, let alone with it being used for something like this. "Umm... I honestly could say." she replied, "I uh, I can look into it certainly but I can't actually dispel it. At least not right now anyway. I'm sorry." The last she said with an apologetic look as Luna covered herself again. Arcana glanced around the room but it looked like no one had really noticed. Or if they did that they weren't freaking out over it. However, it was during her cursory look that she barely spotted a faint purple/indigo distortion in one of the shadows and her shoulders slumped a little. 'It never let's me know when it shows up.' She thought annoyed. "I don't have to." Vexed at the comment she returned her attention to her companions. "So... pissed of mages and their curses aside, what's everyone up to tonight? I'm thinking some dancing might be in order for me."
Empties the glass and hands it down to the bartender. Arcana asks to dance and what gentle gnome can deny. He needed to get the thought of Luna's curse out of his mind and onto something more pleasant. "I will take you on that offer Arcana." Jumping off his seat and looking toward her with an open hand. The music had the right tone to keep him on his toes. "You should know I have excellent footwork...hmm for a gnome that is" he tells her boosting his confidence "and this is perfect music for it." *************************** Why did you have to ruin it for me.
After letting her skirt down both the wolfkins eyebrows and ears perked up at the Gnome's words. Only to droop in slight embarrassment again. "Uh, fucking? I may have tried that once or twice or well, a few times really. It didn't seem to really do anything to help." Once again she rubbed the back of her neck. "Other than, you know, feeling pretty good." "N-not that I don't like men anymore, I do! It's just, this thing came with a a whole new set of urges." Her eyes seemed to flick to Arcana as she said that. Only to look away quickly and cleared her throat. But not before noticing the half elf looking off at something. Maybe looking for that orc again? "But yeah... Dancing sounds good." "Oh and thanks for taking a look anyway. I had a feeling it was pretty advanced magic. Just thought it wouldn't hurt to ask."
Well, if she thinks can take it... Poisonhook ran his tongue out to its full length, burying it as deep in her as he could, and started to run it across her inner walls, lapping up the sweet moisture. At the same time, he brought his fingers down from her clit, working first one, then two fingers in around his tongue. He started to jack off faster, too - she probably wouldn't last much longer, and he didn't want to be left with blue balls. Sure, he could always finish himself in a back alley, but where was the fun in that?
"Shit... shit... shit!" She groaned, as his tongue pushed deep inside of her. Her thighs wrapped around his head, bucking her hips with wild abandon as she gave the first climax of the night. The goblin woman didn't have much time to recover, however, as his tongue likely continued on, running across her inner walls. "Fucking cumming so hard!" Her pussy continued to convulse around his tongue, she wasn't faking it seemed. ********************************** Once more, a sudden hand slapped against the half elf's ass, and a paper with an address was laid on that. "Meet me there in a few hours." The orc grunted, pressing his groin against her ass, letting Arcana feel just how much he was hiding underneath the smooth pants. "I'll show you what a real man feels like. Not like 'dem elf boys." It was one of Shinjuku's many love hotels, while the card was in japanese, the place roughly translated as Banana and Doughnut. Smirking at the gnome. "Your friend will have ta pay his own way if he wants in." Giving a deep chuckle, he slowly pulled away from the half elf, looking down at his watch. "Midnight." He stated, before giving a slight wave, and moving off. Which gave them a reminder, it was almost time for the meeting. While the card had been cryptic, it had set up a time and a place. And it was getting close to that....
With the departure of the orc Arcana excused herself and rushed to the restrooms. They were actually private rooms akin to big closets that ran along a hallway past a discreet corner, clearly designed for privacy and luxury. With the door locked, Arcana braced her hands on the spotless counter and shook. Head down, eyes closed and with shallow breaths Arcana shivered, but not with fear or anger. She trembled with arousal. If she had been wearing panties they would have been soaked. The thought of the brute's hand slapping her ass caused her heart to race, and when she remembered how he shoved his cock between her ass cheeks forcing her to feel his size she had to pull her hand away from reaching under her skirt. Her eye caught the note still clenched in her other hand and for a brief moment she thought that she'd better hurry. "Goddamnit!" she shouted and slammed her fist down on the sink counter. She was furious with herself over her behavior and stared intently at herself in the mirror. "You aren't some weak-willed floozy who'll screw some big orc cock just because he slapped your ass. I don't care how horny you are!" She said to herself. "You are fucking Arcana Gold!" "More like he's fucking Arcana Gold." She screamed in frustration at the intrusion into her mind. "Apologies, I suppose I should say he's going to be fucking Arcana Gold." "Shut up!" she shouted. And then buried her face in her hands and shook. "It's not you, it's not you. It's the curse. It's not you..." she whispered over and over like a mantra. "Why do you lie to yourself like this?" it asked. "Because I'm not a slut. I'm Arcana Gold." "Neither of those things is true." Both of them were silent for a long minute after while she recomposed herself. Calm, and with her confidence slightly less rattled, she looked at her reflection in the mirror again. "You are Arcana Gold. Now get it together woman. You have somewhere to be." "Where might that be?" It returned. "To get this fucking job that's where." She shot back with some venom in her voice. "Then why are you taking the address to that love hotel?" Arcana didn't answer, but as she opened the door to rejoin her companions she also didn't throw out the paper.
Bouncing around to the music he sees Arcana Gold head to the ladies bathroom after talking to that Orc. Something must have happened between them, but he must not protrude into others business his money was waiting upstairs and he had to work with this half elf and cursed she-male animalkin. He knew he had to play his cards right in order to progress. He tips to Luna where Arcana is and where he is heading. "I'm heading outside to get some fresh air I'll meet you two out there when she is done." He turns to see that same Orc nearby with a slight bulge down below. Filthy creatures orcs where not that he wasn't any better, but at least he had enough class and respect unlike them. Outside he sees some people smoking nearby on the side of the street. He ignores them as the sun rises from the east. "A new dawn as arisen" he walks around the corner noticing no one he disappears and creates an illusion of himself walking back around the corner to wait for his friends. In the meantime it was time to do some undercover scouting. He leaves a magical trail behind him, but he knew it was worth the consequences. He needed more information from his new friends, but also to find out this new game he is joining.
Watching the whole exchange and Arcana rushing off, Luna was having some conflicting feelings of her own. Of course her natural female side was getting turned on by the thought of that big brute. Even if his lustful energy wasn't directed at her. Missing certain parts now though it had been a while since she had a nice proper hard fucking. Getting her a bit worked up about such ideas. Of course then there was her new little friend. Filling her head with all kinds of other ideas as well. Like her having that cute little half elf bent over one of these barstools. Giving her exactly what Luna was now unable to get herself. While all those thoughts continued to bubble in her mind she suddenly noticed what she was doing. Her tail was wagging wildly behind her. Swishing with excitement. And on feeling it slap into something she looked down at their gnomish companion. Who seemed to be saying something to her. "Oh, uh, sorry... Right, see you there!" But soon enough Arcana was coming back. Somehow her scent was stronger, different? It only took a moment for her to realize it was the elf bloods ever increasing arousal. Of course Luna knew it was most likely the orc that had caused it and not her. But getting a good long sniff was almost intoxicating. Making her skirt start to tent out. Without even really thinking what she was doing she slipped out of her coat. Then tossed it to the man behind the bar. "Watch that for me." As a wolfish smile spread on her lips she grabbed Arcana's hand. Attempting to lead the half elf out onto the dance floor. "You said you wanted to dance, right?"
Arcana let the wolfkin woman lead her back to the dance floor. She needed to wind down, and the rhythmic beat of the music helped her do just that. For a pair of songs the two women danced on the center of the floor, the crowd parted and let them take center stage. As she moved in time with the beat Arcana felt herself calm. She was almost in a trance, her eyes nearly shut and her body swayed with the flow of the melody. Luna was close, nearly too much so for Arcana's comfort, but she didn't push the wolfkin away; the proximity of the other woman provided some sense of safety to the half-elf, and she didn't want a repeat of what happened with the orc. Once the second song wound down, Arcana came to her senses somewhat and asked, "Maybe we should be heading back upstairs. It's getting close to the meeting time."
Luna had never actually danced here before. She preferred the more quiet atmosphere of her cowkin's friends bar. But after a few clumsy moments she was getting into the swing of it. Smiling happily with her ears perked high as the two started to get into it. And though it wasn't up to orcish size standards her own excitement would definitely be noticeable. As their bodies swayed and rubbed together it was unavoidable that Arcana would feel a few pokes. That lingering smell of arousal and the closeness of the half elfs body to her own. Luna just couldn't help it. Getting guys had always been easy. A smile, a wink and they pretty much did the rest. Getting a woman interested seemed a bit trickier. At least she hadn't found the trick to it yet anyway. Of course there was the more direct approach. But they did still need a working relationship afterwards. Lost in these thoughts and the feel of the half elf so close to her she hardly noticed the woman speak at first. "Oh, right... I guess we should." And it was over, back to business. "That was fun though. We should do it again sometime!" Her attitude had changed since they first met in the cafe. The wolfkin feeling much more comfortable now around the mage. Even putting her arm around the woman's shoulder to lead her back to the elevator. As the metal doors closed , drowning out the music and sound, she suddenly remembered they were supposed to have gone outside to meet the Gnome. "I guess Jever well be up soon. He should still around here somewhere." Not knowing he was probably watching them from somewhere with his disguise.
Serena had accepted the job, though she was barely coherent enough to write her name properly and in her massive hands it was like writing with a thumbtack. At least she was on the crew for this gig, even if most of the details escaped her. With time to kill she went back to the bar to get another bottle, having lost her old one along the way to the penthouse. Both being cowkin, the bartender was likely the only one big enough that might get away with telling Serena no. But it wasn't his job to stop her and another bottle of wine was put on the counter for her. She wasn't too worried about not mingling with the others, after going through the trouble of getting the job. If Tai Hou forgot about her she was gonna raise hell in her club.
(Moving on....) After heading back to the top of the club, getting directions to the meeting point, and picking up anyone late to the party.... well, it was time to be off. It was likely a surprise that, with all the extravagance, the gang leader didn't appear to have a car at the ready. So, for now, they would have to take the metro. One stroke of good luck, since the meeting point was within Shinjuku, they wouldn't have to worry to much about fake IDs and the like to get out of the warded city. The metro itself was relatively unpopulated at this time of night. Homeless folk, a few stray creatures, and drunks were all that were left. Anyone out partying had already gotten to where they wanted to be. So the ride to the station was uneventful. Other than some lewd looks thrown at the girls from time to time, nobody was quite willing to do much about it. The area where they had ended up was one of the less used areas of Shinjuku. Back before the wards went up, it had been the business district, with schools, office space, and was the 'respectable' part of the district. But when Japan had decided that non-humans needed to be quarantined like a plague... well, Shinjuku had drawn the short straw, and all those respectable businesses had quickly pulled up root and found residence elsewhere. What remained was a shell of its former self. it was a graveyard of giants, the metal frames and shattered windows a reminder of what once was. The only thing here were monsters, shadows, and those who couldn't fit in with the other degenerates of Shinjuku. In short, it probably was one of the more dangerous places to be. Eyes gleamed at them from the dark shadows of alleys, and from the broken buildings. But none seemed interested in an attack... for now anyway. Before long they arrived at the meeting spot. Once a JEOL branch, it had long been abandoned, and likely looted. However, the power was on, although nobody seemed to be present. And as they got close, a feeling of something washing over them happened, although nothing else. Nothing else seemed to be stopping them from going in, and getting the job.
Poisonhook landed silently in the alleyway. After prying himself loose from the goblin and taking his sword, he'd headed to Paradicio, missing the others by a matter of minutes. Tai Hou had told him where they'd gone, though. Now, he was here to meet the rest of the team. He'd come by foot, even in Shinjuku the metro had standards... and security. He stepped out of the dark, walking towards the group, hands raised and open. "I'm told you're to be my fellows for this job..."
