Chapter 77: Ko-chan’s Crisis (3)
Matsuko woke up on the ground, naked. She looked over and barely leaned up before yelling "You have to help, she's brea--"
Before she could even finish her sentence, a slam was heard and they were back on the 'hill'. A huge crater was all that remained of it, and in the middle, Kogamo was on her side, screaming in pain.
"Hurry girl! Sit up and start to meditate unless you want to explode into stardust!" The ancestor's forceful shout pierced through my pain and I almost instinctively followed without question.
I force myself into a sitting position and tried to rotate my magic. It was extremely painful, and felt like everywhere my magic went, my body was breaking apart.
"Release your spirit body, feed all of your power into it. You need to merge with your physical body!" Her commands came quicker.
From my chest, the tiny little fairy with the flame tutu spun out and swirled around me. Instead of channeling my magic around my body, I fed it all into the tiny version of me. She grew larger and larger until she was the same size as me.
"Good. Now overlap both bodies together, and force them to assimilate! You have no time to hesitate!"
I followed the directions and allowed the girl in the tutu to sit down on top of the space I was in. I tried to merge together with her, but I was facing resistance. After a few tries, a voice pierced my ear.
"You have to match her position, girl! You shouldn't have any problem with it, do you?"
I nodded, feeling a bit dumb. I placed my arms behind me like the spirit had them, and the merge came naturally.
It felt like my entire being was being collected in a single spot, and I pushed as hard as I could to pack it all in as tight as possible.
Matsuko's eyes widened as she saw my body dissolve into motes of light that gathered into one tiny spark.
"Now, ignite it! Light your Divine Spark! You only have one chance!" The ancestor started to seem a bit anxious.
I didn't know what that meant, so I just imagined surrounding myself with Matsuko's white flame. The hottest fire I could think of, but also the gentlest when it wrapped around me.
Matsuko's body lit up with white light, and then her body ignited on its own. The fire was drawn away from her body and surrounded the spark that was my entire being.
Seconds later, I felt my world expand infinitely. The spark burst into flames that grew and formed into a humanoid shape. They slowly defined more and more features before they faded away to reveal my brand new form.
The first thing to appear was long white hair, glittering with starlight. It was faintly glowing with magic, and the light's reflections off it shifted as if it were reflecting the licking flames of fire. Next, my face was revealed. My white eyes retained their glow, but now they had a golden hexagram made of tiny runes in them.
My fox ears glowed with stardust just like my hair, and they twitched in an even more lifelike manner. My skin was clear and smooth, while my proportions had increased slightly. Despite my best efforts...my height had not increased even a bit.
Sprouting from behind my back, my wings grew larger and shining golden magical patterns made of tiny runes were engraved all over.
Finally, hovering behind my head, a complex magical sigil hung in the air, glowing with golden runes.
"...Another unexplainable success. It shouldn't be possible to involve another person in the process of bodily reconstruction, but you somehow did it, and succeeded marvelously in the process." The ancestor actually seemed surprised beyond words this time, which made me feel quite accomplished.
Matsuko's mouth fell open and gaped as she looked on, making me feel like teasing her.
"So... how is it? Am I so cute you can't think of anything to say?" I smiled.
Matsuko just stood stunned, which was all the answer I needed. I stood up and just made the idle thought in my mind, [I shouldn't walk around naked.]
In an instant, a beautiful white tutu surrounded my body, glittering with starlight.
As I was walking towards Matsuko I noticed she was also naked. With another thought, [My Lady shouldn't be naked either], A beautiful black opera dress wrapped around her body.
It was at this point that I broke into a run and jumped into her arms. "My Lady~ I'm back~"
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"...Ugh... are we back?" Hinari staggered to her feet after waking up.
Sakari also sat up. "What happened to Ko-chan?"
Naruyo climbed to her feet. "Success Confirmed. Ko-chan's beautiful embrace."
Hinari gaped when she looked over. "Ko-chan? You changed again! And much more this time!"
I laughed innocently. "I might have a few differences.."
Sakari clearly wanted to rub my hair, but the ribbons on her arms held her still. She struggled against them, then stopped and complained. "Gah! Get me out of this! I have to touch those ears!"
Hinari laughed. "Maybe it's good that you are like this. Shouldn't we leave her ears for Matsuko alone? But what is that?" She pointed to the sigil behind my head.
The ancestor spoke up. "Divine Halo. Proof of her godhood. A symbol that millions dream of their entire lives."
Sakari looked confused. "But you're so powerful, and you don't have on--" Her words died in her throat as an even more complex sigil appeared behind the ancestor's head.
"Grow stronger, and you can hide it at will. No need to show off too much when you get to my age, you see." The ancestor laughed and hid her sigil again.
A sonic boom was heard in the distance, and the ancestor looked over in that direction. "It seems you have company. Why don't you show her that you and her are no longer capable of being opponents?"
The ancestor disappeared in a flash, only for someone else to arrive with a huge slam, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"KOGAMO! Your fate has arrived. Are you prepared to be destroyed?" Zetsuna announced her arrival aggressively.
As the dust cleared, you could see her, but her change was stark. Her eyes were crimson and bloodshot, and violent magic streaked through her body. The stylish red dress she wore before was replaced by a ragged black robe with chains and straps trailing behind it on the ground.
"I'm not messing around this time. No cute games, no fancy speeches. I'm going to stomp you into the dirt until there's nothing left, and be done with it." Zetsuna pointed at me and snarled her words out.
"What a horrible power she's gained. Looks like it came at quite the price too." Matsuko frowned.
"Hahah! So you can tell how strong I am now? Look, this is the Power of Restraint that I have gained!" Zetsuna held both arms out to the side.
"The bells of your death are about to toll! [Power of Restraint] Crush them!" She descended into madness just like last time, and the world around reacted to her magic.
I could feel an aura expand from Zetsuna that sent a chill up my spine, but I did not know it's effects.
"Gah! What th---" I heard Hinari's cry behind me and when I turned around, I saw restraints, hundreds of them, materializing out of thin air and storming around my friends.
In seconds, their clothes were shredded, and their arms and legs were bound in ribbons, tape, rope, chains, and straps.
Metal frames appeared and clamped onto their bodies, while more and more layers of restraints turned them into shapeless mummies. They didn't even have a chance to resist before they were already completely incapacitated.
"HAHAHA! See my power? I left you for last just so I could see the look on your eyes when I stomp your friends into the ground again." She pointed violently at me.
"Ah. You've gotten a bit stronger, then." I didn't seem that worried, which drove her into a craze.
"GAH YOU BITCH! I'll show you!" She activated her aura again, this time even stronger.
In the next second I was buried under a mountain of restraints. Before I even realized it, I was a ball of wriggling gear over a meter in diameter.
"Finally... I will make you pay for ruining my life! How dare you! I had everything! Then you had to stick your nose in! I. WILL. BURN. YOUR. SOUL!" She channeled even more magic, causing my prison to grow to almost two meters while she cackled with glee.
"...Ah...Are you through? [This ugly gear should not exist.]" With one line, all of the gear on all of our bodies dissolved into magic and dispersed.
Hinari gasped. "Thank god Ko-chan is here... How scary..."
I looked over at Zetsuna with a casual smile on my face. I saw her face crumple from maniacal laughter to utter shock.
"What...how...just like that...?" She barely stammered out a line.
"Speaking of 'just like that'. [You shouldn't have such an ugly power.]" I held up my hand as a red ball twitching with straps, tapes, ropes, and other restraints ripped its way out of Zetsuna's chest and landed in my hand.
Zetsuna's body ragdolled when the red ball was pulled out and she fell limply to the ground.
"What a malicious power. Where could she get something like this in such a short period of time?" Matsuko looked on in disgust.
Naruyo got closer to examine. "Likely, forced advancement. Burn potential for short gains. Crippled afterwards."
Hinari laughed "Wow. I almost feel bad for her. Not."
Zetsuna curled up on the ground in pain as she gasped out some words. "What...did you...do to me..?"
I smiled at her. "Ah.. I took your power. I don't think you'll be needing it anymore."
Zetsuna's face screwed up into anger. "Took my power...so easily...I refuse...to accept this..."
I came up close to her and bent down. "You don't need to accept it, you just need to deal with it. And I'll make sure you do for a very long time."
"So I think you were talking about people being thrown away by their masters before, right? How does it feel to be the one thrown away now?" I smiled at her, having figured out from Naruyo's analysis the likely story.
Zetsuna growled at me "You have no idea who my masters are! If you touch me they will crush you and your whole family!"
I mocked openly. "Do you think a family that would force you to do something like this after one loss would start a war over a single crippled girl? I think not."
Zetsuna just pointed and stammered. "You..you..you...!"
"Enough. Now it is time for punishment. You've caused me and my friends quite a bit of pain, so I'm afraid I'm not going to be nice about it." I held up my hand, in which I had created a ball of white ribbons.
Zetsuna was dragged off the ground into a spreadeagle by my magic, and my hand sunk into her chest, revealing a tiny Zetsuna which was covered in scars, just like her physical body.
I smirked. "So, your spirit is just as ugly as you are. How fitting."
Zetsuna dropped her proud charade and started to scream desperately. "NO! You can't do this to me!"
"Just try and stop me, Zetsuna. This is for my friends, whom you humiliated over and over." The white ribbons wrapped the tiny Zetsuna's arms and legs into mittens and stockings before folding them behind her into a reverse prayer and a frogtie. Wraps around her torso crushed her waist and inserted themselves in between her legs. A rhythmic thumping started as the vibrators thrusted in and out in time. Finally, ribbons streamed into her mouth and down her throat, turning into a thick muzzle and neck corset. Her tiny eyes bulged as the gag started thrusting itself halfway down her throat and holding for several seconds before withdrawing and thrusting once more.
Zetsuna looked on in helpless dread as her spirit body was branded by the ribbons. She didn't stop screaming and begging until the ribbons finally materialized around her physical body and forced her silence.
I stepped back and admired my work. She was already convulsing and struggling, but the white ribbons wrapped her in restraints, and then continued to cover her body in layer after layer of ribbon until she was an unshapely mass of ribbons.
Hinari helpfully poked in from the side "She's a little ugly like this. You can't even see her curves anymore."
I smiled. "Oh, don't worry. I can easily solve that. She won't like it though." I held out my hand and gripped it suddenly. The ribbons on her body seemed to compress down more and more until the curves and shape of her body could be seen again.
"Something like this is...easy once you reach this level. The ancestor isn't some kind of spatial power user. Everyone at this level can manipulate space to a certain extent." I explained, and Hinari's face crumpled a bit, as I expected.
Hinari made a big show of crying on my shoulder. "Thanks.. you really know how to make me feel better, Ko-chan."
I brushed her off and continued my punishment. "Are you happy? I learned that Slave Brand from you after all. Speaking of your power, I'd like to give it back to you. After all, restraints shouldn't be cold and ruthless like this, they should be warm and comfortable!" I held up the writhing crimson pulsing ball of restraints.
Her eyes bulged and she shook her head, but she was already a helpless recipient of my judgement.
I shoved the red ball into her chest, and molded it into a form fitting cage around her body. Each band of metal reflected a crimson glint as it sunk into her body. A stand emerged from the bottom of her frogtied knees and formed a stand holding her up around eye height. The cage completely surrounded her from all sides, and even had a 10cm posture collar that I designed to match the one she used on Matsuko. Even her head was captured by bands that went around her forehead and vertically over her head.
I gave her a little pat on the cheek, "What do you think? Not very comfortable, is it? You're going to get very used to it though, since you'll be in it for the rest of time."
I frowned as I thought for a minute. "I don't think this is enough to make you pay for all you've done. After all, you haven't paid for all the suffering you made Matsuko go through yet." I held up a hand that ignited in white flame.
I shoved it into her chest and the flames covered her body. A set of full chastity gear bolted itself around her body, merging together with the frame. Her eyes went wide as she seemed to remember the other effect of Matsuko's Slave Brand. A second later, the sound of a whipcrack was heard and her eyes twitched in pain.
"I feel like I should mention. I improved Matsuko's Slave Brand a bit. You won't just feel a little spank anymore. Now you'll feel like you are getting whipped all over your body. I left the spanks and slaps in just for good measure though." Her face twitched as she felt a slap across her left cheek.
"And finally. For sending me into several of the darkest times of my life, I have a special present for you." I channeled power into my hands and a black blob of goo appeared in between them. You could see starlight flickering inside the goo. I shoved it into her chest and drowned her soul body in several layers of it.
"My Star Latex is invulnerable below the Divine Stage. But don't worry, I won't let you live in isolation for the rest of your life like you wanted to do to me. Instead, I plan to let you stay connected to the world around you! You'll be able to see and hear everyone around you living happy and productive lives while you waste away forever, getting whipped and pounded by vibrators. I think I'll especially invite you to our wedding, you won't want to miss it."
Her eyes grew wide with terror and darted back and forth as white ribbons covered them. Latex sprouted from within her body, covering it over in layer after layer. Eventually it was misshapen again, and it condensed to show off her curves yet again before making even more layers. After several minutes of this building up and compressing, It finally glowed with a magical sheen and hardened into a solid rock.
I smiled and waved to the statue. I knew she could see me, but she definitely couldn't move a single bit. "Don't worry, Zetsuna. I'm not done with you, but I'll let you stew for a bit before I tell you more. Enjoy the private time with the whips, after all, you should know how they feel after what you did to Matsuko.
Sakari leaned over to Hinari "...Does she seem a little scarier to you since she became a goddess?"
Hinari laughed "You have nothing to worry about. Unless you stole her ice cream or something, then you'd better start running."
Matsuko came over and hugged me from behind. "It's over. You can calm down now."
I didn't realize how tense I had gotten all this time. I felt like I was replaying all the horrible things she did to us as I dished out punishment after punishment.
"Matsuko.. I... I've done.." I didn't know what to think once my frenzy of revenge snapped.
"Well then. I think it's time to go. You three, bring this statue back to the dorm. I'm going ahead." Matsuko gave out some commands, then scooped me up into a princess carry and flew off at lightning speed.
Sakari pouted. "Manual labor again. I knew it."
Hinari laughed. "What are you talking about? What kind of manual labor are you gonna do tied up like that? Just stand back and don't get in the way.
The council hauled their spoils of war back to the dorm with the feeling that dawn was finally breaking on the long night that began when they were ambushed in school.
