Note: The events of this chapter are not chronologically after the last ones, but concomitantly.
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"Sora, you can stop. I don't know why, but I can't come. It never happened to me before."
Panting on the bed of Sora's academy dormitory, Dawn gently tapped the squirrel-kin girl caressing her pussy. She pouted when the other girl raised her head and giggled.
"It happens. Don't worry." Sora slid up on the sheets until she reached Dawn's face. She nibbled the other girl's ear. "You are too stressed. It will all be over soon."
"I miss me," Dawn mumbled. "It's crazy, you know? Our link is strongest than ever, yet I have to keep him unconscious until he fully recovers."
"Yeah, I miss you too. You really improved now that you know where to push all the knobs on a girl's body, but it is not the same."
Dawn shot Sora a disbelieving, confused glance. "Not the same?"
"Unfortunately, you lack the proper appendages," Sora smirked. "A throbbing cock, if you didn't get it yet."
Dawn sighed and closed her eyes. She remembered the night she shared with Dusk. She felt that emptiness inside her again.
"I know what you mean. Strangely enough."
Sora snorted and her face lit up like she had an epiphany. "Maybe that's it. You need a man to get you off." She snapped her fingers.
"That's... not possible. I can't find one."
Sora jokingly hit her shoulder. "You of all people can't say that. You can literally fuck yourself. What is stopping you?"
"Seriously? It is not that good." Dawn confessed.
Shocked, Sora stared. "Did you try it already?"
"No. I didn't have the courage for that. Besides, I know it won't be as good."
"No way I'll believe you didn't try to do it with yourself yet. But I'll humor you. Tell me why you think it won't be as good."
"The kiss when we were trapping Brody. It was not a stage kiss. I really went for broke. And..." Dawn sighed and took a deep breath. "It felt almost as good as kissing the fold between my thumb and my hand, like this."
She balled her hand into a cat's paw and showed the crease between the thumb and the back of the hand, pressing the soft mound that raised against her lips.
"Lips are softer but the feeling was the same. I was kissing myself, embracing myself," Dawn completed, flustered. She touched her breasts and pinched the nipples. "Even caressing my breasts with my hands or Aidan's feels almost the same. His hands are rougher, just that."
Sora whistled. "Just like you, to overthink something like that."
"I'm being serious!" Dawn pouted. "Besides, I still remember Dusk. The way he handled me. But it is Aidan's body. I confess. I didn't try it because I'm afraid I'll lose the memories of what I had with Dusk. Or tarnish them."
Sora snorted and chortled. Despite Dawn's feeble attempts at stopping her with threats of violence, she laughed for quite some time.
"You're such a pure-hearted maiden, Dawn!" She kept with her fits of laughter. Dawn seriously considering dumping the other girl on the floor. Or cursing her. "Oh, dear Twelve. Spare me from my lover's wrath!"
"I'm being serious here! I'm opening up myself to you and you mock me!"
Sora puffed her cheeks trying to stifle the laughter when she saw that Dawn was on the verge of tears. She still released a faint snort but her eyes were still laughing.
"Well, if you can't get a real man, even if your idea of a real man is your own male body possessed by a princess... while you are a man possessing a clone of said princess' body... that is too awkward to say out loud."
Dawn sighed and let herself fall back on the pillows. She pressed her forearm against her head while she stared at the bed's canopy.
"What? Don't go and change the subject just to mock me even more. If I can't get a real man, what?"
"You're not the first girl that couldn't get a man because of social pressure. There's a solution for that. Well, not a solution, but a comforter. Let me show it. It's been a while since I last saw it."
Sora got off the bed, her tail and butt sensually swaying under the faint mage-light Dawn conjured. She went to her dresser and rummaged on the lowest drawer for quite some time. She returned with a soft linen bag.
"Here. It's clean but I haven't used it in quite some time. Use your magic before you try."
Dawn got the bag and felt a rod inside. She blushed. "Is this..."
"A lady-comforter. Yes, it is a wooden cock. Or as the otherworlders call it, a dildo."
Dawn took the wooden sculpture from the bag. It was well polished, almost an obscene work of art. Really looked like the real thing. She craned her neck to meet Sora's eyes.
"Why do you have this?"
Sora rolled her eyes. "Because my god-slaying lover took way too long to catch my tail, that's why!" She glared at Dawn, who was feeling too awkward to hold what was basically her replacement on her hands.
"Oh. I'm sorry. I... I don't know what to say," She blurted out and wished a hole would devour her into the bed. She almost magicked that hole.
"That's buried in the past. It was worth the wait anyway," Sora purred and crawled back on the bed, making sure her own chest was in full sight. "C'mon. Clean it with your magic and try it."
She did as instructed and tried to insert the wooden comforter in her pussy. Dawn went slowly and gasped as she felt the wooden toy slowly open her folds.
"It's hard." She gasped in pain.
"Go slow and don't force it. If it is too much, take it out slowly!" Sora hurried to help her. "I'm sorry. You are not ready for this. You had only a few months to break in your body, while we had ours for our entire lives."
Dawn felt like crying. "Thanks, Sora. It is not your fault," She said as an apology while she cleaned the wooden toy with her magic again. "I think I'll try to sleep now."
"Yes, lie here and sleep. I'll be with you, as always. It is not your fault either."
She stayed awake, her body tense and without release for hours until her body was too tired to stay awake.
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A couple days later, Sora came to steal Dawn away from the Headmaster's office.
"Come with me. Put on a disguise on us, we are going somewhere."
Dawn put on some clothes that wouldn't scream "Noble Lady" but were still high class and used an illusion to change her features. She also used illusion to hide Sora's ears. The tail was safely folded and hidden behind the heavy cloak she was wearing.
She followed Sora through the back alleys of the noble district until she found a nondescript woodworking shop. If she were just strolling through these tertiary paths, she'd have missed the shop entirely. Sora handed her a masquerade mask after checking that the street was empty. Dawn also noted that the street twisted around so there was little visibility to that shop front door from other passersby.
"Put it on, we are going inside."
They entered the shop, and the front had only two fancy couches. Sora sat on one and tapped for Dawn to join her. After a while, a young girl also with a masquerade mask came.
"Welcome to our shop, ladies. I don't know if this is the first time you visit us, but we don't use names here. I'll call the ladies Miss Brown and Miss Green if you don't mind. I'm Girl and it is fine to call me so. Please, we have a room set for you."
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She led her to the back corridor where she could see several heavy wooden doors. Dawn felt the magic of the quality privacy wards. She pointed to one door and opened it. Inside, a table with two chairs on one side only.
"Please be seated," Girl said after she closed the door. "I have tea and fruit water. No alcohol. Which do you prefer?"
She served tea in fancy porcelain cups and moved to the other side of the table. She opened a cabinet on a corner.
"Do you have any of our products in mind already?" Girl asked.
"No. It is our first time in this shop, please show us what you have."
Girl showed them several models of wooden lady-comforters. She shamelessly explained each of them, exalting their properties and special characteristics. Dawn was almost inventing teleportation magic to get out of there. Sora was asking the questions, but the boy in a girl's body stopped making sense of what she was hearing for quite some time now.
"Unfortunately these are just props to show the shapes and not for use," Girl answered something Sora asked. "Our products are guaranteed to never tarnish or leave splinters. We just ask the customers to properly clean them after use and before use also, if they were kept away for too long. Also don't use wood varnish or any other products, as they might irritate or burn the ladies' sensitive parts. We sell our own varnish here that is tested to be safe."
"Which one of these do you fancy, Miss Green?" Sora asked Dawn.
"I'm sorry. I have no idea." Dawn honestly answered. She was in a world where she only belonged because of her body's gender. But one she never imagined could exist. She felt a pang of jealousy as to how at ease Sora was in this shop. She could bet her wife visited this place several times.
"Miss Green, would you mind if I make a suggestion?" Girl kindly asked. When Dawn shook her head, Girl continued. "For beginners, I recommend these. They are smaller and their soft curves won't hurt too much. As you exercise yourself, you can move on to other more exciting models. Depending on your feedback using our entry-level models, I can recommend others. We offer them with a complimentary and discreet case for safekeeping if you buy them as a set."
"Yes, I'll take the set." Dawn agreed just to hurry up things and get out of there. She was too embarrassed.
"All our pieces are crafted on demand. Is there any special marking you want on yours? We can engrave it on the parts that aren't supposed to get in contact with the lady's body."
"No markings," Sora hurriedly answered.
"Good. You can pay half up front and the other half when you come to pick them up."
"No. I'll pay in full," Dawn answered.
She had no money problems and felt that Girl was just probing her. Even then she was astonished at the price tag of the entry set of lady-comforters. She brushed it away as the price of art and secrecy. With the promise that her items would be ready in a couple days and a warning to come to pick it up in person, Dawn prepared to leave the woodworking shop when Girl interrupted her.
"Wait for a moment, Miss Green. It is not safe for you to get out yet." After a few minutes, she ushered the two girls out. Dawn noticed some passersby vanishing behind the bend of the street and GIrl pointed at the other way. "Off you go. Thanks for your visit."
Dawn made both of them invisible as soon as she felt nobody watching them. After a while, they were back in the safety and privacy of the Headmaster's office.
"Scared?" Sora teased. "I saw how you looked at the advanced models. Don't worry your little head because of them. You don't have to play with any of these things. It is just an option."
"That's okay, Sora. Thanks for taking me there." Dawn answered with a long sigh. "Well, I have to work now, Cadet Sora. I believe you have activities to do as well."
"Ok, acting Headmistress. I'm off."
Two days later, they returned to the shop to pick up Dawn's new set of sex toys. Later, in the privacy of Sora's bedroom, she opened the box. There were instructions on cleaning and maintenance written on the back of the lid and there were three extra items not part of the set shown. A folded note told her these were a bonus, meant to be used only when she was used to the others to get her used to the bigger and more exotic models.
Sora closed the lid and pulled Dawn's chin up. Looking candidly into the girl's eyes, she said. "You are not messing with them in this state. You are too nervous. It is not like you have an obligation to... Know what? Let's just cuddle and sleep."
During the next few days, Dawn experimented with the wooden toy set. While it was pleasurable, it wasn't mind-blowing. She wasn't sure why, but it wasn't happening. She felt frustrated and almost thought of using her own comatose male body for fun, but that would open a whole new can of worms she knew she had to keep locked.
One day, she was checking on the two recovering patients, Aidan and Lumina. Lumina's soul was shaping well back in her own body. Aidan still needed a few rituals to properly merge with the fragments the princess left behind. Cythrel was caring for them most of the time.
It was time for another Soul Restoration ritual. As usual, Sora acted as Dawn's assistant, quite proficient in drawing the runes with the herbal extract on the subjects' bodies. Dawn disrobed to the squirrel-kin's surprise.
"I am thinking of doing an experiment. I'll be part of this ritual tonight." She announced.
Using spare soul receptacles, Dawn cut off a small portion of Aidan's soul, causing the same damage to herself. Nothing the ritual couldn't heal in a single application. After the hours-long spell ended, Sora approached.
"What are you doing with those soul receptacles?"
Dawn grinned. "An experiment. The next step in my golem research is making flesh golems. Since a golem needs a living soul to function, I'm using mine so nobody can complain."
Sora followed Dawn and saw her kneel next to Aidan's body. "What kind of flesh golem are you making?"
Dawn knelt next to Aidan's hip. "Can't you guess?" She teased Sora.
"No. That's so wrong," Sora gasped as she watched Dawn reach for Aidan's cock. "But it is your own body, you can do as you wish, I guess."
"Here it goes." She cut the flesh she needed for the golem, using Regrowth right after to regenerate the body. She also took a few other body parts she would need to finish her golem. They went all into one of Astromelicus' stasis crystal boxes.
"Aren't golems forbidden?" Sora asked. It was common knowledge that golems usually became crazy and went on a rampage after they existed long enough. "This thing will backfire."
"That's the point of having the soul fragment and the body part come from the same person. Golems go berserk because the soul trapped in the golem body rejects its existence. But what if we use the same person for both the soul and the body? I think it will stabilize. Besides, I have to test this theory." The emphasis which Dawn used on the last sentence silenced Sora's protests.
She knew the risks but she needed to test it. And if she could get something to solve her tension problems, the better. Shoving her ethical conundrum aside, Dawn proceeded to craft her experimental flesh golem the next morning after getting some rest.
The design was simple. She was going to first meld together two tongues to have the raspy upper part on both sides then graft the tongue against the cock, using a band of skin to close around the graft and animate the sex golem. Flesh golems were usually a whole human figure, but she needed to know if golems made from body parts were viable. A small rod of mithril with the necessary inscriptions to animate the construct was inserted in the base of both organs. Finally, using Creation magic, she closed and grafted the body parts together, mending the skin seamlessly.
Finally, she used the soul receptacles containing the fragments of her soul to bring the golem to life. It worked. Dawn felt the golem resonate with herself, forming a bond between her and the construct. She took the golem to show it to Sora.
"Here it is," Dawn showed Sora a wooden box. Opening it, she showed Sora the golem. "What do you think?"
"It is flaccid," The squirrel-kin girl quipped.
"Yes, it is resting. Once it is called to action, it will grow just like the real thing. It is the real thing, actually."
Sora studied the golem and asked, "Why the tongue? And isn't it too long?"
Dawn snorted, "I needed something to close off the back since the rest of the man is missing, and the lady-comforter shop gave me some ideas. Therefore, a tongue. It can lick and move. And no, the tongue is that long. Just most of it stays inside the mouth all the time."
"I got to see this. Are you doing it now?"
Dawn picked up the golem and gently stroked it. It grew and became fully erect in a few moments. She felt its warmth and decided to start testing the tongue part. She kissed it and let the tip inside her mouth, to lubricate it. She took the golem and let it lick her pussy. The feeling of the tongue sent shivers up her spine. Soon she was wet enough to try the other side. Dawn slid the cock inside her vagina, moaning in pleasure. The golem wrapped the tongue around her fingers and held firmly. Then it started moving on its own, sliding in and out of her. Dawn just needed to keep her hand still and the golem would do all the work.
It felt just like the real thing. The warmth and texture of a real cock, even if it was a golem rapidly melted her mind out of sheer pleasure. Sora laid next to Dawn and watched as the golem worked the girl, pleasuring herself with her own fingers.
Aside from the presence of another person between her legs, it felt just like the real thing. Dawn felt her climax coming fast. She tasted the sweet release she craved for so long and the golem didn't stop. It kept pulling and pushing, extending her pleasure. After the third orgasm, Dawn pulled the throbbing construct out.
"Girl, you're loud!" Sora grinned at her side. "Was the golem that good?"
Panting, Dawn couldn't even move, "Hell, yes. That good."
"Can I borrow it?" Sora reached and picked up the flesh golem. It was covered in Dawn's sex juices.
"I have a better idea. I think I can use it on you. Let me just use a spell to regain control of my legs."
Dawn infused Life magic on her body to restore her stamina. She felt her pussy dripping but tried to put it out of her mind. She took the golem and inserted the tongue part in her, giving it a command to latch and hold inside. She felt the golem broaden the tip, curling it up. She could hold it inside by clamping the lower muscles. It was a strange feeling flexing her vaginal muscles, but they were there. It also twisted itself to keep the cock part pointing forward instead of dangling down.
Dawn moved and placed herself between Sora's legs. The squirrel-kin girl looked at her in disbelief but Dawn adjusted the tip and pressed it against her opening. Sora threw her head back and Dawn took it as her consent. She pushed the golem and penetrated Sora. Angling her body so the golem couldn't slip out, she started to move her hips in a way she was very used to do with Aidan's body. Her breasts jumping around were awkward but she ignored them. The movement made the golem rub her own clit and move the tongue part inside her own pussy.
"Oh, how I missed it!" Sora moaned.
It wasn't before long the two girls were having their climaxes with a few moments of difference between them. Dawn collapsed over Sora and kissed her, letting the golem move between them both, something the construct seemed very happy to do.
"Does the golem get tired?" Sora asked.
"I have no idea. I think we both will be completely demolished before it happens though."
"It keeps going!" Sora slid out from underneath, pushing the sex construct out. "Can I try it on you?"
"I'd be delighted to be fucked by you!" Dawn rolled on the bed to rest on her back and showed Sora how to "equip" the golem. Sora fumbled a few times before she could get the right position. Dawn laughed. "See, it is not as easy as you think."
Dawn's taunt made Sora thrust faster. "I'm going to wipe that smug smile out of your face!" She challenged.
Both girls had to take a day off from their normal activities because they were too exhausted to do anything, even walk. The golem was properly cleaned up and stored in its box. It rested there quietly, savoring the feeling of a job well done.