It was an unusual taste in the Zora's mouth as they roused from that deep, wicked slumber. They hadn't slept so hard in a long time, back arching from the wooden flat of the raft. A soft gasp escaped the throat of the brain-muddled Zora. Eyes blinked open, only to be forced squint under the forceful displeasure provided by the sun. Morning was always a pain, but it was much more the case after a hard drink. One would think the merchant learned about drinking with Bohemians. Damn their homebrews. Thin lips would part as an exhale escaped a drying throat. Arms were pulled back over a head of cobalt blue hair, legs stretching out with a pop along the line of a weary spine.
"
Ahh..." Nex's cerulean orbs drifted up toward their glove covered hands, the leather sheaths oddly loose fitting and their arms had become so thin the aquatic would have easily assumed they have withered away to absolutely nothing now. "
Wh-what?!" A voice not their own escaped their lips.
A hand snapped over the Zora's throat. Their voice had taken a strange pitch and body a strange thinness, fat pressing in unusual spots. They pushed to sit up only for a newfound weight to pull against their back as they leaned forward. Though it was a negligible its weight, it was one that was not there before! Nex looked down only to find that where they once had a flat and useless chest there was now some predominate amount of fat surrounding their pectoral. Gloved hands drifted over the new mounds of flesh only to find he had sensation in them, among other strange odds and ends that were not there prior!! The raft rocked with every hurried motion the blue-haired merchant took. Having kicked off their ass (which had gained a
bizarre smoothness to it) they moved to find the raft's edge and an answer to the question burning at their inflamed chest (i
t had to be swollen, it was the only reasoning behind it). Hurrying to the end of the vessel they looked toward the water, the soft bob of the boat distorted the reflection for a moment, but once it stilled the merchant was met with a most unexpected visage.
Their hair had become somewhat longer, though there was no great change in it beyond the fact it was much less wildly splayed all over the top of their head. The brand remained, but the thin, narrower face made their features more feminine in nature, which only matched the strange growths on their chest and heightened tone of their voice. No. No, no! that was absurd. Standing, wobbling a bit on the newfound lack of weight to their bodies (which was terrifying for someone who was
always on the edge of starvation) Nex began to check off the trails of a nightmare. They were in their formal uniform, so they were not so encumbered by excess clothing. A simple black shirt over brown jodhpur. Their black, knee-high boots were loose due to the decrease in weight.
Below the Zora, in the water, the biri swirled around at the obvious agitation stirring from the aquatic. "
Shit, shit, shit." Their voices sounded too endearing to be theirs. "
I have to be in a dream, ok. Calm down. Just check." Nex pinched their cheek. "
Ow! Ow? OW?! SHIT!" The pain was indicative of a possibility. Looking to the sky Nex smacked themselves across the face, redding their pale skin. Tears tugged at the edges of their blue eyes. "
Not waking up. Not asleep! FUCK."
The Zora made haste undoing the belt of their pants, praying every prayer they knew to Nayru, apologizing for any possible slight, curse to her name, and fateless acts they had partook in the past year. The Zora did not mind growing breasts or having a cute face, it made things a lot easier seeing as a girl's face was always harder for men to say no to. But still, there was one part of them they wished not to lose. Lowering their pants a scream let loose from the Zora. It was than the Hylian bodied fish collapsed onto their raft, tears in their eyes and hand tucked between their legs. The Biri swam around the familiar, blue hair, the sobbing piscine curling slightly, bringing their knees to their chest.
"
They're goooone." The whine was pained, as if someone had kicked a dog. "
I've been neutered." Even if Nex was impassive toward the use of their reproductive organ, they still considered themselves a man through and through, even if they were a worthless, shitty man. "
I've become a woman. Just drown me now Nayru you vindictive bitch." Sobbing on the wash of the waves Nex would sigh and sit up.
Try as they might nothing seemed to appease the shift in gender. Even in their Zora form they had gained the properties of a female through and through. Sitting with their legs in the water the Zora moped. Zipping up their pants and redoing their belt the Zora sighed. They were so dejected seppuku wasn't even a choice at this point, cause girls don't commit seppuku and he didn't know what the girl one was called. Falling to their knees once more the Zora moaned in despair. They were stuck in this dejected situation. They were sure Nayru was playing a horrible trick, because Goddess were cruel creatures no more capable of mercy than a starving wolfos was to his prey.
"
Nex!" A voice called from shore.
Shit. The Zora's eyes widened when they recognized the voice. The Zora laughed pitiably. It was hard to tell from the distance they floated just what had occurred. Maybe the Zora should just plug their gills and sink to the bottom of the abyss in the sea? But as perfect as such an end was, maybe Caius knew what was going on with the Zora. It was worth a try...
"
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA." Caius was on the beach, rolling.
Rhea was off somewhere grazing, and it was better that way. The angry Zora, who was usually so calm and collective, fumed visibly at the Terminian boy for a moment before letting the rage just dispel. Sighing the Zora crossed their arms uncomfortably under their newly pronounced chest, glaring off to the side, full lips pouting.
"
Okay, okay..." Caius said between breaths. Sitting up he looked to Nex, only to fall backwards again, in stitches.
Nex blinked, turning to look at Caius who was red in the face at this point. "
Have you had your fill?" They asked, the boy now on their knees, struggling to breathe.
"
No...no, but go ahead, ahaha, tell me again." Caius was a glimmering star of aide in this: the Zora's time of need.
"
I went drinking with some bohemians, passed out, woke up with out a d--"
"
Richard." Caius interrupted, only for Nex to arch a brow at them. "
Richard is a great girl's name." He flatly stated, wiping the tears from the edges of his eyes.
Nex threw their hands up. "
What is it with you and that falconer and weird names?!" Nex threw out their hands, finding it much easier to blow their short fuse in this state. "
No, you know what, that is besides the point. I was hoping you knew how to just fix this."
"
I dunno. I don't know how this girl stuff works. Why not ask Farrah?" He suggested.
Nex turned toward the water. "
Nope, gunna kill myself, bye."
"
Nex no!" Caisu laughed, moving to pull the Zora's arm's back in a hold, lifting the now lighter Zora from the ground, keeping them from walking into the sea to drown. "
How would you drown yourself anyway?!"
"
I'll find a way! Damn it! I refuse to let that little shit see me like this!!" The merchant fumed.
Caius, still recoiling in laughter had to set the Zora down, abs aching from the exercise. He grabbed '
her' cape, keeping the annoyed piscine from walking into the sea. "
W-why though? I mean she would know something right?"
Nex crossed their arms over their chest, pouting as they looked back to the young male. "
Her tits are bigger than mine, hell no. This is shameful." He already lost as a man now he was going to lose as a woman?! Fuck that.
Caius blinked, only to pull his wrist to his nose when it bled a little at the peculiar comparison. "
I don't know how to feel about that."
Tears were burning the edges of Nex's eyes. "
You t-think I do?! This shit's confusing! No wonder women are so pissed off all the time! There's like ten doors to one solution!"
The spell eventually ran dry when Nex finally decided to relieve themselves, basically peeing out the spell juice. It would have been solved sooner it seemed if Nex had just gone. When Caius asked why he hadn't thought of that Nex simply glared at him. They both decided to drop the conversation, now and forever.
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