ELDRITCH – PART 7 (1/2)

The day had already been odd enough, to say the least, but the most confusing thing happened when my head impacted with the table. Instead of the dull thud, I had expected it was more of a subdued splat sound, in a way like slapping a fish really. Apparently I hadn’t been the only to notice this because when I looked up again, it was to one raised eyebrow from Clarissa and a mouth gaping in shock from the elven waitress.

“Did her head just... how?”

It was a wonder that the girl, who was apparently the Karen from my childhood, still hadn’t dropped the food throughout the whole ordeal. Trying to save at least some of my rapidly vanishing dignity, I brushed my tentacles back with one hand and sat up straight as if nothing had happened.

‘Karen... right?’

“Yeah, say... are you sure you’re okay? That looked rather painful; I mean your head went...”

‘It doesn’t matter! I am perfectly fine. If I need to reassure you, it hurt a lot less than one would think.’

“If you say so... But you are Valerie Sherman, right? I mean my sister scanned your credit-chit after all.”

Before I answered I gave her a good look over. After all, this was as awkward for me as it must have been for her. The last time I had seen her was almost eleven years ago and I still remembered what I had said to her on that last day. I had told her that I loved her, promised her that I would marry her when we were grown up. It hadn’t been an issue then; sexuality is not something on the mind of most children but now... Now I knew all too well what I had been hiding from all these years; the reason why I was so close with Tanya and why I had been constantly looking for a new boyfriend. Today Clarissa had shown me the truth, the fact that even if I was attracted to men, it was the companionship of other women that I had actually always been looking for.

It only dawned on me at that moment, that Mother must have known it even while I still had been denying it. The way she had changed my body and the task she was expecting from me. All that pointed to her having not only known but purposely searched for someone like me. She must have spent decades over decades trapped, hoping to find the one that could bring her love to the whole world. I didn’t know how many people had called upon her before, but the fact that we weren’t neck-deep in abominations already spoke for her never having found someone worthy, until now apparently.

And here I was, once more face to face with the one girl that had potentially started it all; the one girl that had not only led me on this path but she who had made me fall in love with the otherness and strangeness of meta-humans in the first place. Looking at her now I couldn’t deny that I would have desired her even as an adult, if not actually more so because of her matured looks.

Unlike me who had always been on the small side with barely 1.60 meters, she had grown tall! Despite still being smaller than her sister, Karen was at least an entire head taller than me. In addition to her height, she had an just as impressive cleavage clearly showing beneath her waitress uniform. Looking at her face I could clearly see the relation between her and her sister, her face looked almost exactly like that of the older one, even if hers was a bit softer. Another difference between the two was that despite their basically identical brown hair, Karen’s was long and braided into an intricate design while her sister had sported more of a short boyish undercut. But the most curious thing I noticed when she put the plates with food down. While her clothes were mostly covering everything, the moment she leaned forward and had to reach over the table I got a rather close look at something I hadn’t expected. If I wasn’t seeing things, then Karen had faint rope burns on her neck, arms and wrists, that was... curious.

‘So, Karen.’

“Ah, yes sorry! I thought you were thinking about something, so I placed down the plates already! I hope you don’t mind!?”

‘Honestly, I am a bit surprised. You are far less determined and assertive than I remember you being.’

Almost instantly Karen blushed red like an overripe tomato. Apparently I had hit a nerve because not only was she blushing but she was trying to hide her arms behind her back as if she was ashamed of the markings on them.

“Uhm, so you noticed... and you just admitted that you actually are Valerie. Oh by the gods, this is embarrassing! Ah, how about you start eating and I get you something to drink? On the house obviously!”

She didn’t even wait for either of us to respond but instead quickly mumbled an apology and dashed off. I was so baffled by her behaviour that I just sat there for a good moment contemplating what had just happened. Karen had been very different in elementary school. If I could trust my memories she had always been rather daring and brash so to see her blushing like an embarrassed maiden really didn’t fit with how I remembered her. And if I took those rashes into account, she was either being abused or she had fallen really deep into the BDSM well. Still considering the possibilities I only noticed Clarissa staring at me when I felt a rather disturbing tingle.

“So, Val. Who is she? Last time I looked you didn’t have any other friends but me...” ‘Yikes, jealous much? That smile really isn’t helping!’

“No need to worry, she’s just a very old childhood friend I had never expected to see again.”

This time her smile seemed more sincere but thanks to her darkened gums it didn’t look any less sinister.

“Good. Let’s eat my beloved sister.”

“Yeah...”

Despite the more than awkward atmosphere, the food itself was actually spectacular! Well seasoned and with an underlying taste I couldn’t quite place the different kinds of meats almost melted in my mouth so well prepared was it. While both of us still ate the side dishes, the actual highlight were the meals made from fresh meat and marrow. I had never been a fan of dishes like carpaccio, tartare, or yukhoe before, but either the chef had done an incredible job, or the change had already affected my taste buds.

It would have been a rather delightful dinner if Clarissa’s eating habits didn’t leave me questioning her manners. Unlike me who had used the proper utensils for each dish, she at on point had just shrugged and taken the food in her hands. It was certainly a savage sight to see her wolf down so much in such a short time. I entirely lost my composure when she started eyeing an already cleaned of bone. Before I could stop her, she had already picked it up and plopped one side in her mouth. With a loud and very distasteful crunch, she bit down, severing not only the bone in two but losing several teeth in the process. Apparently not even having noticed her new gaps, she extended her tongue and slurped the marrow right out of the two halves.

“What the actual fuck!?” Only realizing my disturbed look about now, she met my gaze with an almost sheepish grin.

“Sorry? I don’t know what overcame me... But it tastes so good! Did you... want some too?”

“You do realise that your action just made you lose a bunch of teeth?”

“Wah? But it didn’t even hurt!” As unbelieving of her own action as I was, she turned to face her reflection in the aquarium again. With one finger she pulled her cheek aside and with the other, she began prodding the gaps in her mouth. Her initial curiosity was quickly replaced by horror when her prodding made two other teeth fell out.

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“The fudge!? There are new teeth growing in the place of my human ones! The heck is going on Val? Your teeth didn’t change!”

“I’m... not sure? I think Mother is changing each of her daughters differently. So I’m styled after an octopus and I would guess you after some kind of salamander?”

Thinking about it there was actually another thing that had been bothering me since this morning. After I had puked my guts out and that weird black goo had replaced my stomach acid I hadn’t felt the need to... well, relief myself. And considering how much both me and Clarissa had just stuffed into our bodies it should have been visible, but my stomach didn’t even feel bloated. I had heard the theory that some magical beasts actually bend space when assuming a smaller form but neither of us had shown any sign of being able to change size. So where in the name of mother did all that mass go? As if in answer to my thoughts an indescribable feeling from my crotch made me go wide-eyed.

“Say, Clarissa... did you have the desire to relive yourself in the last few hours?”

Thankfully this seemed to catch her attention away from her dental problems. Instead, she looked at me for a moment then looked at my tummy and hers before her face lost almost every colour.

“Val, you don’t... look all that well. Is everything alright?”

“No! My... My butt just moved! To the toilets, now!”

“Do I... have to come? we didn’t get our drinks yet...”

“NOW!”

I had to seriously hold myself back from not straight up commanding her but what I had just felt was by far more important than her desire for free beverages! ‘Oh, Mother you damned freak! I can still feel it! Ah, no! It is even worse when walking...’ Despite not having gotten a look at whatever monstrous addition I had just gained, I had a sneaking suspicion. Considering that most of my ‘design’ was styled after an octopus and now something down there was moving I was rather sure that is could only be one thing.

Pulling Clarissa behind me like a lost puppy I made my way as quickly to the toilet as was possible. I didn’t spend time worrying about being seen, as right now I just needed to confirm my fear. Once inside I basically shoved my Sister it to the same stall with me and pulled down my leather skirt. Unsurprisingly I had to once more lay eyes upon the same black muck that had indicated my first big change. Removing my panties to the confused and intrigued looks of Clarissa resulted in thick clumps of the stuff falling down.

“So why am I here? I don’t really have a scat fetish you know?”

“Me neither! I just need a second set of eyes to confirm I’m not going crazy.”

“Honestly I think it is too late for that but I’ll do my best!”

“Good. Now tell me what you see!”

“Your crotch?”

“By Mother! In detail Clarissa! Describe it to me in detail!”

“F-Fine! There! Vagina, weird hole, butt!”

“Weird hole!?” Before she could shy away from me I had already grabbed her by the gills with both hands and brought her to my height.

“Would you mind telling me that again?”

Despite putting on my friendliest smile Clarissa seemed genuinely frightened of me. Maybe my face was showing my inner turmoil more than I would have expected or, and this was far more likely, our special bond allowed her to sense my intention.

“Sorry, Sis! There is a horizontal slit right between your legs and your vagina wandered upwards to make room for whatever is in there.”

“Good, that was far better. Not so hard right.” I leaned in closer to her ear and gently whispered. “Now, touch it.”

“I really don’t want to!”

“I said: TOUCH. IT.”

I already knew what the slit was, but this was going to be a learning experience for both Clarissa and me. She was an impudent brat and I had to show her just who of us was in charge. Releasing her gills from my grip, I sat down on the toilet lid and spread my legs to give her good access. Her body visibly strained against the order but I simply pushed more of my will on her. This was meaningless if she thought she could escape my clutches, but she wouldn’t, after all, I was the herald and she would obey me!

Slowly but surely her trembling hand approached my crotch. Stroking her head like a loving older sister should I beckoned it closer. After all, I had fed her, so now it was her turn to feed me. Just before her fingers touched my slick flesh her eyes darted up in panic. By now she was certain as to what her hand was approaching and she knew what would happen. The last bit of distance was closed up and my lips tugged into a sadistic smile as I could smell her reek of fear. ‘So human still, despite her apparent embrace of the change, disgusting.’ I felt her soft touch and in a split second my beak shot forward and ripped off two of her fingers. Her mouth formed into a shocked grimace of pain but I would have none of this.

“SILENCE! Yes, this is better Sister. How you acted today is inexcusable! You understand that, right? You went against my orders and behaved like a damned savage. This is NOT acceptable! You will do what I say and happily so, understood?”

Clarissa was still far too scared to properly respond so I just took her frantic nod as a yes. Though Mother was right, it was rather pathetic how she sat there like a terrified chick clutching her hand to her chest. I sighed and leaned down. Before she could protest I took her stumps and licked across the open wounds. She tasted far too good in my opinion, I could only hope that she’d change quickly. Making sure that my saliva had sealed the open wounds I gave her a kiss on the forehead and stood up.

“By Mother! Don’t be such a wuss, those where only human fingers, you’ll grow new ones soon enough, especially if you keep up with that appetite. But know if you ever rebel against me again, I will take more than a few fingers.”

“Ye- Yes Sister! I’m sorry Valerie! I- I am a bad girl and deserve to be punished!”

“Oh? You are quite the sicko after all! Don’t tell me that your tough girl act is just that, an act? And what. Is. This?”

When I looked down on her kneeling form, my gaze was immediately drawn to her own crotch region. Above a rather telling bulge in her pants was a dark wet spot. Not being able to constrain myself I kicked off my shoe and placed my toes right above the little hill. Grinding my foot down on it I felt what was obviously a tube though it didn’t end in a pronounced tip.

“I asked. What. Is. This? Don’t tell me the little slut got herself a puny little dick! Because this thing is just fucking tiny! Is that it, huh? Did you always want a dick like one of the boys and so Mother gave you a subby little tool?”

“Ah~! N- No!” It was rather delightful to see her squirm beneath me like this. Under me was, after all, a very fitting place for her!

“No!?” I dug the ball of my foot further into her crotch, this thing was fun to play with!

“It’s not a dick! It’s my ovipositor!” ‘Oh, now this is delicious! An ovipositor!’

“Ha! Mother was right, you are a vessel creature! Does the thought of laying a bunch of eggs full of your spawn make you wet, huh? Does it!?”

Sadly like so many good things in life, this situation too had to end. And this time the end came in the form of a rather embarrassed elven voice.

“Valerie? Are you in here?”

‘Ah yes, I am. Would I wait a moment Karen?’

“Oh... Oh! Gods, I am so sorry! I’ll... just wait outside then!”

Once she had left the bathroom I immediately turned back around to the still squirming form of Clarissa. I had to admit, after what I’d been enduring from Sadiya in the morning, letting out my frustration on her felt simply good. And if I went by her flustered appearance Clarissa too was actually quite into it. It made me wonder if all her possessiveness and nasty behaviour were just to get people riled up enough to punish her. Even now she was rubbing her crotch while looking up at me with an expression somewhere between insane devotion and barely constrained lust. Maybe I had gone a bit far with biting off her fingers but it seemed to have helped in showing my Sister just who of us was on top.

“Well then, Clarissa. From now on you will do as I tell you and only when I tell you. There are times and places to let out your more... animalistic desires, but I will decide and tell you when it is appropriate to act upon them. You are my younger Sister and so you will comply. Is that understood?”

“YESSS~, Sister!”

I couldn’t help but smile when I felt the power woven into her answer. She truly meant what she had said, she was as devoted to me as she could possibly be. I had no illusions about her. She would rebel again and again but this was the nature of us; to always strive for more but still find pleasure in even the lowest of position. What Mother was creating was not a new race but a safe haven for those broken and rejected by society. And as her herald, I would make sure to spread her love as far as my tentacles could reach. If I knew one thing, then that I would have a lot of fun doing so.

“Come Sister. Let us properly greet our kind hostess.”

“Mhm~, indeed. Let’s!”