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It had started to get cold in the big city, especially when one was dangling outside a window that was ten stories up. That was the exact situation that the lion holding onto the window found himself in, wondering why they had decided to take the mission in the first place and wishing that they had gotten the parameters first before he accepted. While it was far too late at this point and they had taken a poll to see which way they were going to go in they wished that they would have made the stairs the more prominent option as the lion mage got to the window that they needed. Fortunately there didn’t seem to be any alarm wires attached to it and a simple lock that they used a bit of magic in order to slide it open so that he could get inside.

The second that the opening was big enough for them to fit through Golden Dove rolled inside and landed with a soft thump on the ground, breathing heavily as they were no longer staring death in the face. With solid floor underneath their feet instead of brick that was suspended several stories up in the air they took a second to recompose themselves before they turned the map link on their comms to show them where to go. This was supposed to be a simple theft job, some corporation wanted the plans for some expansion so that they could undercut the other corporation whose offices they were currently inside of, and since neither of them were really rated high it was unlikely that security would be heavy. Part of them wondered if Larry would be on duty tonight, but the absence of a birthday cake made that unlikely as they looked down the hall before sneaking into where they believed the offices were.

As they made their way quietly down the hall Golden Dove got to the corner and was about to go past it to get to the office area when the sound of stone against linoleum caused them to stop. It couldn’t be, they thought to themselves, but as they carefully peaked around they saw what looked like a huge statue of a wolf or dog-like creature that was prowling around the lobby area. A Guardian Hound… a spirit-infused vessel with the sole purpose of finding runners like them and making sure they regretted their life choices. It had to have been for the entire building, either that or someone hadn’t been telling them the truth of just how connected this corporation was… which wouldn’t be the first time.

Golden Dove found themselves holding their breath as they waited for the creature to pass and hoped that it wouldn’t move in their direction. Even as a mage those creatures usually required a full team in order to take down, especially if there was more than one of them. This one seemed to be alone and after a while they moved on to the next section of the building. The runner let out their breath slowly and quietly as they quickly moved to the next section of the offices themselves, wanting even more to just finish the run and get out of there before it sniffed them out.

Once they got to the office doors Golden Dove checked their information again before they went up to the one with the name they were looking for. The lock was a simple mechanical one and when they tried the knob they found it was open, which made things a little easier for them as they stepped inside and closed it behind them. Ever since they had seen that guardian creature their heart was pounding in their chest as they looked around for some sort of safe the plans would probably be held in. As they searched behind the books in the bookshelf they found a metal door that was set in the back of it and they grinned as they saw their mission getting one step closer to completion.

While Golden Dove wasn’t much of a safecracker the mage had already come prepared for that, taking the spirit that they had summoned from the astral realm and using that to manipulate the security spirit that inhabited the box. As long as it wasn’t too strong of a lock the one that they summoned should be strong enough to do it, or at least they hoped it was since they only had one favor left with the thievery spirit and an attempt counted. Though the number dial wasn’t spinning they could hear things going on inside of it and they held their breath once more as they waited to see what the results were. After nearly a minute there was a loud click and the lion let out a sigh of relief as they saw the door swing open.

After taking one more look to make sure that there was no one behind them Golden Dove reached in and grabbed the box that was inside, but as he looked to make sure that this was what they came for their grin turned to a frown as they found something far different than building plans inside. “These are just BTL virtual reality scenarios,” Golden Dove said as they looked at the titles of a few of them. “The infernal sub… Kingfisher’s greatest hits… The Ringmaster Holiday Special… none of these are what I’m looking for!”

Golden Dove groaned and put their hands to their face before they put the box aside and leaned in further in order to see if there was anything else inside. When the rest of the safe looked empty it caused the lion to check their mission log in order to see if there was something they missed. As they read over the details they found that while this person was the one that would be presenting the plans there were also a few others that would have their hands involved in the process as well. That meant checking basically most of the offices in this floor and they groaned at the proposition of a treasure hunt, especially since the spirit they were using was no longer in their employ and they had no idea where the Guardian Hound statue creature was.

A low growl behind them suddenly made Golden Dove realize they might actually know where the creature was, slowly turning around to see that the office door was open and that the spirit-controlled stone entity was staring right at them with glowing red eyes. As the mage carefully considered their options they slowly got up to their feet and held out their hands while saying that they were a good doggie, but given that the growls were intensifying it didn’t seem like they were having any of it. With the creature in the door the only other exit was a window that was probably locked and that was it. Finally the mage did the only thing he could think of and flung a mana bolt at it before kicking the BTL’s in their face and attempting to jump over to get to the other side.

Things didn’t quite go according to the impromptu plan as even when the burst of magical energy hit the creature and seemed to temporarily stun it the statue’s head leaned up and caught the runner’s pants. There was a loud crash as the lion hit the door frame and managed to get to the other side, though when he tried to get up he felt a heavy paw press him against the floor they knew that they were in trouble. They managed to turn around to get onto their back just in time to see the Guardian Hound on top of them, snarling loudly before its head came down and sank its teeth into their shoulder. Golden Dove let out a cry as they felt the teeth sink in, but it quickly became distorted and fuzzy as something else was pushing inside of them as well.

For a few brief moments the eyes of the mage glowed and they could see into the astral realm, but it was not of their doing as they could see that there was a glowing creature that was superimposed on the Guardian Hound statue that was biting down on them. As the head separated from the body and began to press against them though the lion squirmed as they could feel an alien presence in their mind, something that was trying to push them to the side. While they had dealt with something like this before, the fact that the creature had them pinned just made it more difficult to resist as the rest of the spirit’s body began to shift from the statue to the creature beneath it. While Golden Dove knew that they had to fight it they were starting to lose focus, their eyes starting to close as the statue froze up and the glow left their own…

For a few moments both creatures remained still as the light in the eyes of the statue became completely extinguished, and as the lion that was underneath it began to stir it actually managed to push it off of them where it hit the ground with a thud. As the feline slowly stood up their eyes opened and a red glow emanated from them, and though Golden Dove was still there they were not in control of their form anymore as the creature within flexed their fingers and looked about. The mage found themselves locked out of everything and as the spirit began to move it was becoming increasingly hard for them to even utilize their own senses. They didn’t even have access to their magic anymore as they watched their body go to the phone and call a number before saying that they had a runner and were coming back to headquarters for further instructions…

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Meanwhile in the SHIFT Institute Serathin sat at his desk, snoozing loud enough for those that were near him to hear it as the screen in front of him flashed with a red light. Suddenly the hybrid was awakened when a stress ball hit him in the back of the head and when he shot up and looked around he looked all the way up to see Elenore giving him a stern look and pointing. When he looked back at his screen he saw that there was someone that was trying to get a hold of him from the astral realm division of damage control and got an email saying that there were issues that were corrupting timelines. Astral breaches… that was normally when some magic user would astral project and end up in the wrong body or something, Serathin thought to himself as he clicked accept and got up, and even though the way SHIFTers worked didn’t involve that plane he knew that things going wrong there meant headaches for them.

At least it was an excuse to be back out in the field, Serathin thought to himself as he went to a different room and brought up the file that had just been sent to him. As the name and picture came up on the screen he saw several different versions of the same lion, most of which were synthetic in nature along with a list of names. The one that was highlighted in red was a flesh and blood lion named Golden Dove and they appeared to be possessed by some kind of spirit, though the details on it were a little sketchy. Definitely a dangerous combination and as he saw the timeline beginning to fray he groaned and put his hands against his head.

“Of course this happened right as we’re about to get lunch,” Serathin said as he brought up a list of his own timelines and saw that he did have an alter in that world but it was somewhat compromised itself already. Gah, this is going to take forever… unless…

A grin came to the face of the draconic sabrewolf as he typed a bit more information into the computer and found something that he could use, the image of a gargoyle popping up. Galiren… they were part of the same timeline and they also seemed to have a bit of possession power of themselves. “Alright, just go ahead and splice this one here, merge them together there…” Serathin found a split that would end with Galiren not existing anymore and instead threaded it to the spirit-affected timeline, his grin widening when he saw the graft take hold and the two lines intersect. “There we go, and just in time for pizza day!”

As the draconic sabrewolf practically knocked over the chair and ran out of the room, which as the screen remained locked on the two intersecting timelines multiple warnings began to pop up and the screen flashed red…

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Back in the world occupied by the possessed Golden Dove the red-eyed lion had made its way through the security checkpoint into the security company that employed the Guardian Hounds. The guards that were at the gate knew better than to ask anything of the spirit-ridden creature and let him pass so that it could carry on with whatever task it was trying to do. While they were rare there were a few that were in the building on a regular basis, runners caught in the act and so weak-willed that the spirits that had formerly occupied the statue vessels found an almost permanent home within them. As Golden Dove continued to try and fight off his own spiritual shackles the creature continued to move them into an elevator and up to an unknown fate, though given the fact that this was the headquarters of the largest security organization for megacorporations it was unlikely to be a party.

As the elevator car rose the numbers slowly grew bigger, but before they could hit the triple digits the car suddenly stopped and the power cut to the lights. The spirit looked about before pressing the button again and finding that nothing was happening. After a while the doors did finally open and when the lion stepped out he found that he was greeted with a gust of cold air. This floor looked to be under renovations and with it being so high up the air was almost thin, and while that didn’t bother the spirit at all the body of the lion began to shiver a bit as it began to look for an alternate route in.

Just as the lion walked into a large unfinished conference room both Golden Dove and the spirit felt the presence of another, something that was also from the astral plane. The trapped lion could feel his magical energy being used and the red eyes glowed even brighter as the spirit looked around in the astral for anything that might have been following them. While there was nothing that could be found the spirit still caused a growl to escape from the feline’s lips as it slowly turned about to find that there was still nothing there. The spirit stood there for a few seconds as the sheets of plastic could be heard blowing in the wind, and when it seemed like they had been mistaken they turned around to go up the stairs.

Only to suddenly find a huge ethereal fist coming straight for their face.

The force of the blow knocked the lion back and though it didn’t actually hurt Golden Dove it felt like they had just gotten punched from the force of it. More importantly though the spirit that had been driving their body this entire time loosened up on the controls and they were able to keep them from running as the astral spirit leapt on top of them. While it was hard for Golden Dove to see what it was it sort of reminded them of a gargoyle that were on some of the churches or cathedrals that were still in the city, though this one seemed particularly familiar for some reason as they felt the hands of this new spirit push into their chest when they couldn’t pull the other one out. Suddenly it began to feel really crowded inside of Golden Dove’s body as this new being that was much larger than either of them began to force themselves inside.

As the spiritual pressure increased Golden Dove could feel something happening to the first spirit that had possessed them, the creature letting out a shriek that they could hear ringing in their ear drums as it was forced out. It definitely didn’t want to go but as the lion mage felt the other entity there was something about it that made them trust it way more than the one that was about to turn their body over to the authorities. They decided to help and as the essence of this new creature filled them the astral eyes that they still had on could see the misshapen entity continue to be pushed out of him until finally it popped free. With no tether left on their form the spirit lost track of them and disappeared into the astral, which this high up was as thin as the air itself as they found themselves panting.

“Well, wasn’t he a squiggly one,” the entity said, Golden Dove finding their own muzzle moving once more despite them not doing it. “Sorry for being so forceful without making introductions first, my name is Galiren. How are you feeling Dieter?”

“Dieter?” Golden dove asked in slight shock. “How do you know my real name?”

“Ah, let’s just say that we’re more connected than you think,” Galiren replied with a chuckle as Golden Dove found their head moving around. “Well, this is certainly something different than what I was expecting, I had decided to try to remove a power core from a generator to prevent it from overloading and then suddenly found myself here and drawn to you. Considering the spirit inside of ya I couldn’t just do nothing so I decided to lend a helping hand.”

Golden Dove found their own hand moving under the control of the entity, which definitely wasn’t a spirit… or at least not one that they had ever seen before as they felt their body bouncing a bit from him jumping with it. “Well, I certainly appreciate it,” Golden Dove said as they felt themselves continue to move about. “I’m not sure where you came from but if you need me to bring you somewhere to go back I can certainly do that.”

“What do you mean?” Galiren replied. “I’m right where I’m supposed to be, though I have to say this body is quite soft… but not like fat, I mean fleshy. Plus the way that spirit was acting up I’m not just going to let that go, we have to see what’s going on that could create such a thing… and maybe have a little fun along the way.”

“Wait, hold on!” Golden Dove said, but as they tried to protest they were once more shunted into the side, but at least this time it seemed to be with more pleasant company as they walked to the stairwell that the spirit had been trying to access before. As the two got to the door there was a slight ripping noise that could be heard, and though Galiren looked about to try to see what it was he couldn’t see anything and decided to press on. If he had looked more closely or allowed Golden Dove to take stock of the situation they would have realized that it was the seam of the pants that he wore that were starting to tear, revealing fur underneath that had slowly started to turn a deep gray color.

As the lion continued to make its way up Golden Dove could feel that their body was starting to feel a little heavier, their footfalls making slightly more noise or their arms taking slightly more effort to lift. Unlike with the previous spirit they were given full access to all their shared senses and while the mage tried to figure out what was going on the source of it eluded them. They had gone on plenty of missions before and had a number of things happen, but this was something new and it wasn’t quite connecting to a previous experience. After they had gone up several floors however Golden Dove asked if Galiren knew where they were going, which prompted the one moving their body to stop and think for a second before replying with a no and asking how they could find directions.

“Well, normally we would have someone hack their systems or the others would intimidate another to try and tell us where to go,” Golden Dove explained through their mental connection. “I do not know how to do either or those, so unless you want me to get back control of my body to turn into a sexy security worker I think we should just go back to the lobby.”

Golden Dove could feel their own eyebrow rise up in question, but when they thought that maybe Galiren would do either of the things they suggested they found themselves going to the nearest door and opening it. “I think that I have a way that we might get some information,” Galiren said as the lion felt a smile growing on their face. “And we might still incorporate some of your plan into it, just not the security worker part…”

It took a few minutes after they had walked into the next floor before they found someone, which given how late at night it was it wasn’t surprising. As the lion felt his head poke through the door they saw an elven man standing at the coffee maker impatiently waiting for it to finish before they leaned back. “Looks like we got ourselves a little target,” Galiren said as Golden Dove felt their body moving around as though loosening up to run some sort of sprint. “Now whatever you do just stay put, soon we’ll have all the answers we need and I don’t want to have to chase you down.”

Golden Dove just said that they would stay and as their head poked back into the break room before the rest of them followed suit. With the elf’s focus on the coffee maker, which appeared to have been broken, the smile on the feline’s face widened, and when they were a few feet away Golden Dove suddenly felt a pulling sensation on their body as the entity left it. They quickly activated their astral vision and saw that the gargoyle had once more astral projected himself, this time heading straight for the distracted worker. By the time they felt the presence of another it was too late, Galiren’s head had already sunk into the elf’s body and as the lion switched back to the real world they could see their body wiggling about as though they were a puppet with the strings cut.

As Golden Dove realized that they finally had control over their own body they heard the crash of a coffee cup and turned to see that the elf was looking straight at them. At first the lion mage wondered if something had happened to interrupt the ritual but it wasn’t long before the slackened face of the man turned to a look of triumph and his eyes glowed with a yellow light. “There you go,” Galiren said through the body of the elf. “One instant source of information.”

“I’m not too sure about that yet,” Golden Dove said as they scratched their arm. “Are you sure that it’s alright that you do… possess them like that?”

“Sure, who doesn’t want a break every now and again,” Galiren replied. “Plus it’s not like I do anything to them except take their bodies out for a little spin, most of the time it’s just a quick peek for info and I’m out like it never happened. Most of the time they don’t even remember it, those that do are because there are some very cheeky people out there in the world.”

As Golden Dove was about to respond they found that there was something bothering them about their arm and finally pulled up their sleeves to look at it. Pulling back the fabric turned out to be harder than they thought and when they finally did they were shocked to find that the fur there was actually a patch of rough gray stone with a smooth fur texture on it. “Um, Galiren,” Golden Dove said as he squeezed the affected arm and found that other than being more muscular it was also firmer than usual. “I think that perhaps you might be influencing me more than we thought.”

“I’m becoming aware of that,” Galiren replied, and when Golden Dove looked up to ask why their eyes widened when they saw the fingers of the elf had become smooth gray stone and had grown claws as the possessed man held them in front of his face. “It seems that my possessions might be a bit more potent here than elsewhere.” As the lion tried to tell the gargoyle to get out of him Galiren grunted and leaned forward as something began to slither out from the back of the elf, his spine stretching as loud popping sounds could be heard where the growing talons on his feet had pushed out the seams of the man’s shoes.

When Galiren did leave the body of the elf the gargoyle seemed to shunt his spirit straight back into Golden Dove. As the lion stumbled back slightly they felt something push out from behind their ears and they were able to reach back and feel the stubs of horns growing there before they suddenly lost control of everything once more. With the spirit out of him it looked like the elf had stopped his transformation, though as he looked up with the glow of possession no longer in his eyes they realized that they had a completely different problem to deal with. The elf didn’t seem to realize that he had been partially turned into a gargoyle creature and as Golden Dove saw a look of recognition on their face Galiren stated that they were ready to possess them again.

“Wait, I know you…” Golden Dove could feel the spirit inside them ready to pounce as the elf’s face shifted again, but not to the expression that they expected. “You’re Golden Dove! I have all your pin-ups.”

Golden Dove felt their jaw drop, but it was the gargoyle that did it as this was something that happened on occasion to them. “Yes, it’s me,” Golden Dove replied. “Hey, I was captured as part of a run, I’m kind of hoping to salvage it though so if you could just show me the way out that would be great.”

“Oh, yeah, of course,” the elf replied before he slapped his head. “Man, the one time that I’m not watching the live feeds and you’re here in the building! I had just come in too, I could have brought something for you to sign before you-“

The elf suddenly stopped and Golden Dove found themselves in full control of their body once more. “Sorry, but first of all we’re looking into that spirit, remember?” Galiren said once he had fully possessed the elf again. “Second of all… you have fans? What are you, like some sort of famous criminal?”

“That’s a long story for another time,” Golden Dove replied before he noticed that the gray coloration was creeping up the elf’s arms. “Hey, you’re turning him again.”

“He’s fine with it,” Galiren promptly replied. “In fact there are other thoughts here that are… wow, and I thought I was a horny beast. Well then, I think that there’s no other choice but to continue on.”

“You really want to keep going to find the information on these Guardian Hounds?” Golden Dove asked.

“Oh no, I meant that we’re going to have sex,” Galiren said as Golden Dove watched the possessed man start to take off his shirt. “This one is going to be a good vessel for me for now so we’re not just sharing a body, but if he’s going to be thinking this the whole time it’s going to be very distracting for me. Plus, you know, your fans are going to love it.”

“Pretty sure that this can’t be shown on the runner net,” Golden Dove replied as he saw that the somewhat thin elf was starting to grow more bulk with the gargoyle spirit inside, his sides inflating and his chest swelling as more of the gray coloration spread over it. “So he’s really fine with you possessing him, transforming his body, and helping us betray the company he works for just for a thrill with a runner that’s he’s interested in?”

Galiren just grinned and nodded, exposing that the teeth of the elf were already starting to grow sharp even as most of his face hadn’t been affected yet. “What can I say, cheeky people,” Galiren replied simply. “Plus there’s a reason that he has all your pin-ups, but I am going to alter one little aspect of his fantasy where positioning is concerned…”

It took a second for Golden Dove to understand what that meant as they watched the transforming elf get completely naked right there in the middle of the break room. Though being in the middle of a security company with a reputation for hating runners wasn’t exactly their idea of a romantic spot they had to admit that there was something sexy about Galiren even when they saw him in spirit form, though they couldn’t quite place what it was. As they decided to go along with it and pulled off the clothing that was already tight on their own body they took a peek in the astral realm to see what it looked like, and what they found was that the gargoyle stood there front and center in the same position that the elf’s body was in for the real world. There were also a number of other spirits that normally would gather around such an act and they dismissed the sight to focus on the present.

Galiren was clearly the one that liked to be dominant, which in this case Golden Dove decided to let him take the lead so that they could at least have their body back. It seemed that they weren’t being quick enough with disrobing though as they felt their pants and underwear get torn away. When the feline mage looked down at themselves they saw the corruption of their body was more than just a few splotches of petrified fur; when they looked down at themselves they found that their member was rock hard, and not erect but actually turned to stone! It also looked a fair bit bigger and as they felt something come up behind them they saw the naked elf sliding up against him with a similar tool pressing against the small of his back.

Whether it was actually the machinations of his fan or the amorous gargoyle himself, Golden Dove groaned as he felt those smooth hands press up against their pectorals. As their bodies pressed together they could feel the elf still growing bigger, grunting and huffing as the gargoyle inside corrupted their physical form. That seemed to matter little though to the possessed creature as he felt something press up in between the furred globes of his rear, causing them to pant slightly as he heard the elf huffing. With the help of a little magic Golden Dove just quivered in pleasure as the head of the cock pushed inside of him, and as it continued to slide inside they also cast a spell to silence them so that their groans could only be heard by each other.

As Golden Dove’s body was pressed up against the counter they could feel the thrusts getting deeper, to the point where they had to brace themselves as the growing elf got more passionate. The hands that had just been stony before were growing thicker and bigger, the claws sliding along his chest as the rumbling grew deeper. When they asked if everything was alright back there they just heard a laugh that deepened as the elf’s face began to push out into a muzzle. As Golden Dove braced himself he could swear he felt the sensations as though they were happening to them and for a few brief moments they felt it, like they were the elf as their nose merged with their expanding upper lip that was becoming more petrified by the second.

It was the link between them, Golden Dove realized, they could feel what the spirit was feeling because they were connected. As he probed more into it they got the surreal sensation of their own tailhole squeezing on the sizable member that the elf had grown, though as a pair of horns began to emerge from his head and a pair of wings were growing out from the stony backside of the creature it was unlikely that he could consider himself an elf anymore. He was also growing much bigger as Golden Dove was pushed further onto the counter, feeling the creature towering over him before that thick length plowing his insides was pulled out of them and they were lifted up and flipped around so that they were sitting on the counter.

With the former elf in full view Golden Dove couldn’t help but gasp at how much they had changed. Most of their body had turned to stone and their entire physique had been pumped up from skinny to professional athlete. As the tempo increased it seemed the elf managed to get control for a bit and as he asked if there was still a chance they could sign something; his voice was garbled as the muzzle that he had been growing stretched out to become just like the gargoyle that was possessing him, his head shaking back and forth with the new red hair adorning it. Fans… Golden Dove rolled their eyes and then leaned back to spread their legs as that throbbing member was pushed into them once more.

As the muscular stone creature grabbed onto their hips and pushed in deeper there was a loud squeak and the two turned to see the door open. An anthro fox was standing there in shock with a plastic bowl in his hands, and as the glowing yellow eyes of the creature glanced back at the naked half-stone lion that he had hilted Golden Dove just stood with a look of surprise on his face. The gargoyle gave them a wink and suddenly the creature seemed much more stone-like, which with the petrified creature having his hands on their body and their cock inside them it had essentially pinned the lion to the wall. When the mage turned on their astral sight again they saw the ethereal form of the gargoyle dive right into the vulpine.

This was starting to get out of hand, Golden Dove thought to themselves as the bowl dropped to the floor and the fox grabbed onto his chest right where the ethereal creature had dived into him. The vulpine man shuddered and shook for a few seconds before his head popped back up and his eyes glowed with a yellow light while a broad smile formed on his muzzle. With the fox properly possessed Galiren grabbed the plastic bowl and walked inside with it, putting it in the fridge before walking over and immediately licking the cock of the lion with this new maw. As Golden Dove let out a silent cry of pleasure from their transformed member being sucked on the gargoyle statue that he had been impaled upon started to move again and they saw his eyes glowing along with the one that had quickly started to bob up and down his shaft.

When Golden Dove asked if he was possessing them both between moans Galiren said that the elf was so far enthralled that there wasn’t much they needed to do to keep them on the line while the fox had been interested the second that he laid eyes on them. All the lion mage could do was nod their head as getting sucked on while having the gargoyle thrust deep into them was making it hard for them to even think. All they knew was that both themselves and the fox were starting to transform further with the increased lusts, though the vulpine became a statuesque, muscular version of themselves quite quickly and had also grown a pair of horns, thicker tail, and the almost draconic feet that Galiren sported. The intrusion had also inspired the pair to hurry up so that they wouldn’t have any more interruptions and as Galiren finished Golden Dove was thankful that their insides seemed to have changed as they were pressed hard enough against the wall that it cracked the backsplash while they still felt the sensations from the gargoyle as well.

Once they had finished up Galiren pulled out of the lion mage and released the hold of the fox-gargoyle that he created which caused him to turn completely to stone as well, freezing in place in front of the refrigerator. As Golden Dove dropped down onto the floor they found that the distance was much shorter than before and when they bounced up on their feet the gait felt different. Looks like those two weren’t the only ones that were getting the gargoyle treatment, they thought to themselves, and as they wondered if they could do a sexy gargoyle next run Galiren said that they knew where they had to go to find out about the spirit. When Golden Dove nodded and went to put on their pants they suddenly realized that they weren’t going to fit, which prompted Galiren to roll their eyes before pressing their palm against the groin of the lion.

Golden Dove’s shaft had already softened by that point and as the fingers pressed against it they shuddered in pure pleasure as something was happening to them. As they grabbed onto the thick arm of the gargoyle they began to pant heavily as those fingers played around with their groin before those digits seemed to push inside, and as it got deeper their maleness seemed to follow suit. It only took a few seconds but it felt like ages as the lion mage looked down and saw that their sack had been pushed inside them and a hardly noticeable slit had formed that housed their new member. Golden Dove sighed and told Galiren that they could have just used the disguise spell to give themselves clothes but the gargoyle said that this was better as they walked out of the break room and back into the hall.

A few floors and some dodging of guards later the two managed to get their way up to the area marked as the records room without being seen, and though they didn’t originally have the code they found a few more people working late… and after a quick possession Galiren found the one that could help them. When he had bounced back to the elf that was housing him for the moment Golden Dove noticed that none of them were transforming, to which the gargoyle restated that most creatures didn’t even notice that he was possessing them and he was quick about it. It turned out having a creature that could project themselves into the astral plane was handy after all as they put in the number and got inside.

The records room turned out to be a giant server farm that likely housed all the data of the security company, or at least the ones from this part of the building as they snuck inside. Even though Golden Dove had used the spell to at least give themselves a cloak it wasn’t real and they felt a chill go down their spine from the units that were keeping the servers cooled. By this point most of their body had turned to stone and while they had kept a lot of their feline features on their head and mane their feet and tail had completely transformed and they were starting to grow a pair of wings. Galiren told them that such appendages could be useful and that if they had time later he could show them how to pretend to be a statue.

When they got to the central control room Golden Dove frowned as they saw that there were a number of metahumans that were there, most of them with guns that patrolled around the area. While they didn’t look like they were on alert yet it would only be a matter of time before the found the petrified fox in the break room, though Galiren said that the condition was only temporary and it was more likely that he would shake the stone coating off and be back to normal. When the lion asked if the same was going to happen to the elf the gargoyle nodded their head, but when it got to asking about themselves he just shrugged. While they could feel like there was something that he wasn’t telling them for the moment they just wanted to get the data that they weren’t even getting paid for and get out of there.

As the two watched Golden Dove suggested that maybe Galiren could petrify and transform them like he had done for the others, the gargoyle answering that it was worth a shot before his ethereal form flowed out and went for the nearest guard. As the mage watched the human man began to swat at the air like he was being attacked by a fly before they saw the spirit of the gargoyle return. “They’re too guarded,” Galiren said once he had gotten back into the gargoyle body he had created. “Even if I do manage to sneak inside the transformation would probably go too slow and the others would notice.”

Golden Dove tapped a clawed finger against their muzzle as they tried to think of what to do. In order to get access to any sort of files they would have to get rid of the guards and probably have Galiren possess at least one of the technicians that were currently working. While they had a few offensive style spells that they could use it wouldn’t be enough and as soon as they started shooting the others would probably figure it out. Part of them wished that they had brought the fox up for a distraction, and while they could always try to go with the distraction route it was unlikely their sexy outfit routine would work this deep inside the facility. As Golden Dove watched them however there was one thing that they could do in order to soften them up enough so that Galrien could possess and petrify them, but it would require a bit of planning to get them all…

Meanwhile the guards that were watching over the monitoring and data storage control area shifted restlessly on their feet. This deep in the facility there was rarely anything that ever happened but after a data breach by an unknown creature they had guards posted in all the data access nodes to make sure they remained secure. While it put the technicians at ease it also meant an incredibly boring shift for them, especially since they were told they had to keep watch to make sure nothing happened. As the troll near the back tried to slide his hand into his pocket to fish out his phone to see the score of the game he stopped when he heard something that caused him to bring his weapon up.

It sounded like something that had banged against the side of the server and after he informed the others the guard went to go and investigate it. Thoughts swirled through the mind of the man as he went over to see what it was hoping that it was some sort of action, though maybe not the kind that was rumored to have snuck in the first time since it had cleaved a few people in half. The other guards just rolled their eyes and muttered that it was probably just his excuse to go and check his phone as the troll made his way to the area where he had heard the noise. When he got to the corner he took a few breaths to steady himself and turned, ready to figure out whatever was waiting for him on the other side…

…except there was nothing there. The troll sighed as he saw that there was a loose plug that had fallen down and must have clanged against the metal of the server casing below. He just rolled his eyes and decided to take advantage of the situation to check his phone while he went over to plug it back in, though as he did he heard the sound of someone clearing their throat that caused them to look up. To his surprise it looked like a naked stone lion-dragon creature laying there on his side, but when the shock wore off and he was about to say something it was enough time for Golden Dove to let a stun spell fly and hit the guard in the chest.

This had been their test case, and as the troll’s body spasmed from the magical energy that caused his muscles to seize Galiren dove inside. Almost immediately the skin of the creature shifted from green to gray and in a matter of seconds there was a troll statue that stood there with a look of shock on his frozen face. That had worked better than the two thought and though they wouldn’t be able to use the naked lion trick a second time there were only the two guards left that they had to deal with anyway, along with those that manned the controls. The rear guard was mostly a test for Galiren and the only one they knew they could lure away with some ease, and with the speed the gargoyle petrified him it gave Golden Dove much more confidence while they channeled their magical energy into a much bigger magical attack.

Once they had amassed enough power, which was harder to do with being so far away from the ground, Golden Dove took a second to make sure that they got the right spot to throw it. With how much this had drained them it was likely that they were only going to get one shot at this and had to make it count. At the bare minimum they had to hit the guards, though if they missed the technicians there was the possibility they could sound the alarm. At least they grew out the wings, the lion-gargoyle mage thought as they stepped out from the server and fired the stunball right between the four of them.

With how much energy that they had pumped into it the effect was nearly instantaneous as the two guards dropped their guns and the two at the chairs practically fell off of them. It wouldn’t last too long but as they tapped into the astral realm with their eyes once more they could see Galiren jump into the body of the first guard, the human immediately becoming a statue before jumping to the dwarf that laid on the ground to do the same thing. Once he was sure they had both been completely petrified for the moment the gargoyle moved on to the other two and found that one was unconscious, which prompted him to move to the second one and possess them. The body belonged to an anthro orca and as Galiren took this one more completely Golden Dove could already see their already somewhat large body thickening with even more muscle and a pair of horns growing on their head.

“So what are we looking for exactly?” Golden Dove asked as they pushed the stunned-out man onto the floor and brought up the other chair. “I realize that the spirit from the Guardian Hound intrigues you but we’ve come a long way for some data, so if you could find anything worth selling that would be great.”

“From what I’m getting it seems that there is some information on the project that was given to this security company,” Galiren replied as the fingers of the orca typed heavily on the keyboard in front of him. “It looks like they weren’t the ones that had come up with it either, it belongs to something called a megacorporation. Does that sound like it fits to you?”

“A megacorporation involved in magical creatures that can steal the bodies of runners using spirits trapped inside of statues?” Golden Dove exclaimed. “Yeah, I can see it.”

“Then I suppose this name would make the most sense to you,” Galiren said as he brought the file up on the screen. “There’s not much else that’s in this file that isn’t just how to use the creatures, so do you think that would help?”

“Wow… I sort of can’t believe it,” Golden Dove said as they looked up at the screen. “The ones that are in control of the Guardian Hound project are-“

“Alright, enough of that, enough of that,” the two turned as they heard a third voice, both of them looking to see a draconic sabrewolf suddenly step out from nowhere. As Golden Dove summoned what reserves of mana they had left and Galiren flexed the muscles of the orca the hybrid that had appeared before them waved their hands in the air. “Look, my name is Serathin, I’m from the Damage Control Division temporarily reassigned and I really need to talk to Galiren.”

“You need to talk to me?” Galiren asked in slight surprise. “Why?”

“Well it turns out I may have taken a bit of a shortcut in order to help Golden Dove here with a problem from the astral realm,” Serathin admitted. “Now what I didn’t realize was just how much trouble merging a timeline with two of the same creature was, at least not until twenty minutes ago. The thing is that your presence here is sort of creating more fraying since every creature you possess and transform is significantly altering their timelines, so I need to untether you two so that Galiren can reach the conclusion of his.”

“The conclusion of my…” Galiren trailed off as the orca looked down in thought, only for the body to freeze and the actual gargoyle form of the creature come out from where they had stashed it. “Are you trying to tell me that I’m going to die once I leave this timeline?”

“I mean, dying is such a harsh word,” Serathin replied nervously before he let out a heavy sigh. “I don’t think you realize how much trouble that we’re all in here; I have had to come to this dimension in an ABC suit since my own timeline here is somehow incapacitated and unable to accept me at the moment, and if I don’t come back saying the gargoyle that is causing all sorts of havoc here that’s supposed to be dead is gone then my new supervisor is going to squeeze me like a tube of toothpaste. Now there can’t be two of you sharing a body, even if you are the same person, so I need Galiren to come with me and for Golden Dove to get out of here before any more damage is done.”

Golden Dove couldn’t believe what they were hearing, Galiren was actually a version of them from another timeline? It would make sense of a lot of things and as they thought back to when they first met the gargoyle there was something familiar about them, though at the moment it seemed like they weren’t going to be together much longer if they couldn’t stop them from kicking the astral creature out of this timeline. “Hey, you mentioned that there are two of you here,” Golden Dove said as they attempted to formulate an idea. “I thought you said that it wasn’t possible?”

“My organization can temporarily insert living bodies of blank creatures into timelines,” Serathin explained. “That’s also how I got up here like I did, and once I’m done with this mission and vacate this form it will disappear just as quickly, unless there is a reason for it to stick around.” Golden Dove just nodded and looked over at Galiren, who seemed to be catching onto the idea that the gargoyle-lion had about their new friend. The hybrid said that the gargoyle couldn’t really be in this plane because a body couldn’t have more than one spirit inside of it, but they had one in front of them that would be perfect for him with a few adjustments…

…well, once they got the previous owner to vacate.

As Serathin looked at his watch he suddenly found himself lifted up into the air by the gargoyle that had jumped up and landed behind him. “It would be a shame for this fan to miss out on meeting his favorite runner,” Galiren said as he kept his arms wrapped around the squirming sabrewolf. “Fortunately you have given me the means to make sure that he can.”

“Wait, wait!” Serathin said as he squirmed about, though through the view of the lion’s astral vision they could see that tendrils of the ethereal creature had already started to coil around the hybrid. “You don’t understand, if I lose another one of these they’re going to take it out of my pay!”

“Looks like we’ll just have to be sure to make it up to you before you go,” Galiren said with a smirk as the two decided to have a little fun with this interloper, Golden Dove pulling down the shorts of the draconic sabrewolf to see that despite his protesting he was already half hard. “Plus add in my thanks for saving my life, since I have no intentions of going anywhere. Now go ahead and enjoy the ride because once this body is mine I’m never giving it back, and I’m sure my alter ego here can give you something to do with that mouth of yours.”

Golden Dove had already taken up a position in front of the two, his cock already out of the slit that housed it and growing to full length while the gargoyle carefully lowered the other man down. The strength of the possessed creature allowed him to keep the squirming hybrid between them and as Galiren stuck his own throbbing length into the creature it caused Serathin to gasp. While the mage was about to use a bit of mana to make the insertion easier it appeared that wasn’t necessary as the draconic sabrewolf groaned, still muttering that Galiren couldn’t take his body until the lion gargoyle stepped forward and started to feed his own length into the open maw of the trapped man. Golden Dove let out a moan himself and felt their thick stony tail whip about as the tongue of the creature still slithered around the sensitive flesh of their cock, which had completely turned to stone but was only slightly firmer than their usual erection.

As the gargoyle quickly got to thrusting in and out of the draconic sabrewolf Golden Dove found himself still processing what he had just heard even above the pleasure of having his own cock pushing between those saber teeth. Galiren was him… as he looked at the stone creature it hard to believe what the circumstances had been that would have given birth to him, but one thing for sure was that the gargoyle had saved them from a potentially dire fate and from the sound of it the man between them also had a hand in it. As he looked down at the draconic sabrewolf there was a certain look of familiarity to it as well, but as the look of concern began to turn into a smirk and when he began to suck in earnest while Golden Dove thrusted into his throat it was clear the gargoyle had infiltrated his mind.

With one last look into the astral plane Golden Dove could see the ethereal form of Galiren was also having its fun, having the draconic sabrewolf pressed up against him with one hand holding onto their horn while the other hand was keeping their hips together as he thrusted up into him. Up until that point the lion mage wasn’t even sure that was possible, but given it was the realm of spirits they guessed anything could happen. A suction on their member and the feeling of something pressing against their groin brought them back to the real world where they saw that the gargoyle had turned to stone while hilt deep inside the creature who was effectively pinned against their body. The green eyes that Serathin had were replaced with a solid yellow glow and as Golden Dove was about to pull back to let Galiren’s new body off of the smooth stone dick that was stretching his new body open, only to find a pair of blue-scaled hands grabbing their butt and pushing the back forward.

Once Golden Dove had climaxed they found themselves frozen for a bit, except it was in pleasure as they held onto the horns of the creature themselves to thrust down into their throat. Even without peeking into the astral realm it was clear that the gargoyle was in control and from the puddle of spunk at their feet they had enjoyed themselves. After taking a few moments to calm down the lion-gargoyle pulled back and allowed Galiren to get off what was essentially their own stone cock and back on their draconic feet. As the possessed creature took a second to steady himself Golden Dove realized that he wasn’t turning to stone like he usually did with the bodies that he was inside.

“Yeah, seems this one is made of sterner stuff,” Galiren said as he flexed and arm and looked behind him. “Wings and a decent tail too, I could make this work for now. Perhaps I’ll keep this one as is and then if you ever want a big strong gargoyle man I can find someone willing to host me for a bit.”

“I think that we could certainly arrange for that to happen,” Golden Dove replied with a grin before they looked around as people both petrified and stunned began to twitch. “But for now it might be best if we left.” The possessed draconic sabrewolf nodded and after signing a piece of paper that they put into the hands of the frozen former elf turned gargoyle the two went to the stairwell only for the lion mage to stop. “Wait, I think I have a better idea…”

About fifteen minutes later Golden Dove put the drones that were recording their run and had them front and center filming them as they stepped back to the edge of the building. “Hey there everyone,” Golden Dove introduced. “It’s me, Golden Dove, your friendly shapeshifter lion mage! As you can see though I am sporting a brand new look and can’t wait to use it to show you a good time.”

As Golden Dove stood there they stayed still for a moment, then motioned with their head before a second creature came into frame with glowing golden eyes. “Hey, I’m Galiren,” the draconic sabrewolf said as he waved awkwardly to the camera. “I know I look like someone else but the resemblance is purely coincidental. We just robbed a bunch of data from this security office and are about to free jump off of the building.”

“It certainly works best when you have wings!” Golden Dove stated as Galiren joined them and they both flared out their wings before they dropped back off of the edge of the building. “Don’t forget to follow!”