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When Andrew and Luxe awoke the next day they found themselves in their own respective beds and completely back to their human selves. Their monstrous merged forms still remained fresh in their minds as they got themselves through their usual morning rituals, finding out that it was rather late in the day already. Andrew was the first to be ready and when he saw that their usual breakfast hadn't come around, either, he contemplated what he should do. With no clear direction he decided to sit on the comfortable forest green sofa and turn on the television, then asked Luxe what she wanted to do when she was ready. To his surprise as soon as the screen came to life, he saw the white-furred muzzle of Alzeno staring at him.

"Good morning Andrew," the alpha werewolf said. "After the incident that happened in the Day Spa we knew it would take some time for you two to recover, so we decided that it would be the perfect time for us to move on to our more nocturnal programming. Feel free to enjoy the room and hotel to your contentment, but make sure that you're back in your room by seven in order to get ready for dinner followed by some entertainment. Until then, take care."

The message stopped and there was a prompt on the television to either repeat it or go to normal programming. He waited for Luxe to get out of the shower and then showed her Alzeno's message to bring her up to speed, as well. They looked at the clock and saw they had some time before the appointed hour, so they got dressed and went down into the main bar area in order to have lunch. Along the way they met several of the pack while they performed their duties and were more than happy to talk to them, including Kalas who grinned at them sheepishly and apologized for the magic of the spa getting out of hand. From him and the others though they got a very in-depth history of Howl at the Moon and how it had gone from a were-bar and strip club to a thriving tourist attraction under the leadership of their new alpha, everything from the hotel to the pet store and restaurant were recent add-ons.

After their fill of food they continued to walk around and see what new amenities that Howl at the Moon had. They quickly found out that Alzeno's ambitions had not merely been sated by the expansion of his club thus far; when they wandered past the dance floor and stage they came across a door that led outside into what looked like an empty field that had been prepped for more building. There were several spots like that and some even had sections where the fresh rubble of torn down structures laid. As they continued to explore; however, they soon found they had eaten up most of their free time and hastily made their way back up to their hotel room.

When they got to the elevators they found Steele heading in the same direction with his arms filled with garment bags. "What perfect timing," Steele said as they went into the same car and started heading up. "I have your clothes for this evening, apparently we're going full formal on this one. Once we get you to the room you will need to change quickly and we can get you back down into the restaurant where Alzeno will be waiting for us."

As soon as they got into the room Andrew and Luxe held out their hands to get their clothes, but the big werewolf just grinned and shook his head. "We've got one more change first before you get these," Steele informed them. "Now hurry and strip down, we got to get you two wolves down to dinner."

The werewolf didn't have to ask the two humans twice as they eagerly shed their clothes while Steele fished a small black box out from his pants. By the time he found it the two were completely naked and ready for their transformation.

Andrew and Luxe took a sharp breath of air as they felt a pleasant tingle of energy travel from their collars down to their feet, their thick fur cascading down their bodies shortly after. Their bodies seemed to slip into the canine form with practiced ease, their growth fluid and fast. They watched their faces push out into muzzles, felt their ears reform on top of their heads while they grinned at each other, swished their growing tails simultaneously, and stretched as their joints popped into their new configurations. In less than a minute their human bodies had been molded back into their lycanthropic forms, the two nodding in pleasant satisfaction as they gave a brief run of their hands down their fur.

"Hey, I'm still a male this time," Andrew said as he reached down and gave his sheath a squeeze, Luxe confirming she was still a female with the cupping of her breasts.

"A slight shift of your forms per Alzeno," Steele explained. "Said that there will be plenty of time for that later if you so choose. Now I have your clothes here, this one is yours, Luxe, and the other is for you, Andrew."

Steele handed each of them a bag and shooed them into their prospective rooms to change, then proceeded to wait in the living room while they did. After about twenty minutes Andrew emerged in a tux that made him feel like he was in a spy movie with werewolves while Luxe came out in a dazzling red gown that seemed tailored to accentuate her canine features. Once they were completely changed Steele led them out through the hotel and the club itself into a section of building that appeared to be brand new. Their eyes widened slightly in awe at the giant, golden eastern dragon statues that flanked the doorway as they walked in, followed by a pair of phoenix with wings outstretched as they walked up the stairs.

"This is impressive," Andrew commented as they walked into the casino proper where slot machines lined the large, open area. The whole building appeared to have an open concept save for some areas on the outer edge that likely led to restaurants, performance areas, and other venues. In the center of the room was a giant statue of a werewolf with a bar around the base where various creatures served the crowd that had gathered around it. "All this from the revenue of a nightclub?"

"Alzeno is a very ambitious alpha," Steele commented as he continued to lead them past the slot machines towards the back. "After he rendered the services of Gemini, he found himself with the legal tools for rapid expansion. His original concept of a werebar got him a lot of positive press from the supernatural community that had sprung up in the world, knowing there was a place where they would not only be tolerated, but accepted. Plus Alzeno had some... very unique ideas for catering to his clients, one of which you already experienced with the pet store, so when he had an idea for a casino there were a few dragons out there who were eager to put up the money from their own hordes for the expansion project."

"Dragons, huh?" Luxe repeated. "I wouldn't have guessed that they would enjoy gambling."

"Oh, dragons love to gamble," Steele clarified. "There's a reason they're associated with luck, in fact Alzeno had to make a completely separate section just for them where they go up against other dragons. You know, cancel their innate ability to win. In any case you'll be able to experience the gambling floor first hand, but as I said you're going to meet with Alzeno first at the restaurant."

The two nodded and they were shown towards one of the restaurants which, much like their hotel room, had an elegant but also woodland theme to it. While there were a few humans at the tables the entire room seemed to be dominated with supernatural creatures, mostly werewolves but also elves, dragons, nymphs, and others. Near the back of the room was one particularly large booth where they saw the arctic furred werewolf along with his two betas Lily and Cal, an anthro, eastern dragon male, and an elven female. Once they were near Steele bowed to both Alzeno and Lily before he left, leaving the two in the alpha werewolf's care, who motioned for them to sit.

"I'm glad that I can finally have a few moments to sit and eat with you," Alzeno said as Andrew and Luxe sat in the booth. "I do believe introductions are in order though; Cal and Lily you've already met of course, next to them is Darian and his lovely wife, Issile. These two were investors for this little project of mine and I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone so to speak."

Once the introductions were made they were told to order from the small but elaborate menu. Once they had all finished and gotten what they wanted they were almost immediately served with their drinks of choice and a small plate to start. "As you can see we spared no expense," Alzeno explained as he downed the small appetizer in one large bite. "There's also a general food court and the like for those who wish to get back to the action quickly, so to speak, and a buffet for our big eaters."

"Some of my western cousins certainly fall into that category," Darian mused, drawing a chuckle from the others, as well as Andrew and Luxe, as they looked at each other. "I see my money was very well spent, although I'm curious on the metaphysical elements that you've included. You've kept those details very close to that furred chest of yours and it's only caused me to grow more curious."

"Well I did say that I was going to kill two birds with one stone," Alzeno replied after a sip of his wine, his ice blue eyes settling on Andrew and Luxe. "As you know, Darian, we have with us some contest winners that are my personal guests for the week and, as I'm sure they've guessed, my test subjects for some of the newer features we plan on releasing to the general public very soon. Now, with their permission of course, I would like to show you those features I've been so closely guarding to myself. What do you say you two, how about a little after-dinner fun?"

At this point both Andrew and Luxe were ready for anything and, after being assured that other mages and not Kalas were involved in the enchantment, eagerly nodded in agreement. The rest of the dinner went by rather swiftly, each dish served small but unique in its own way save for the large meat portion that the carnivores eagerly dug into. The werewolves couldn't help but snicker as the elven woman was given a small salad instead and almost looked enviously at the others. Once they were all finished Andrew and Luxe were presented with one last plate, but instead of anything edible there was a large stack of platinum tokens on it instead.

"Those are my Very Important Lycanthrope chips," Alzeno said as he finished the last of his dessert. "You each have thirty of them and the dealers and machines will know what to do when they either see or register them. While my friend here and I will observe you for time to time we have something special in mind for the end of your night, which we will announce for to come once we're ready."

Andrew and Luxe eagerly grabbed the somewhat heavy metal disks and the bags that were next to them, filling them up before they all parted ways. Once they had been set loose the two transformed humans wondered what they should do first, especially since some of the slot machines were ones that they had never seen before. Some of the machines were ones that seemed to sync up for some sort of group bonus as well as their individual slots, which intrigued the two enough to go for. While there were several to choose from they were all full, though after a few minutes of waiting two spots opened up next to each other at a pirate themed game that they sat down in.

Once they put in their special tokens in they found that the number of credits went up dramatically, after only a few they decided it was enough for now as the machine flashed that it recognized their tokens. For a few seconds the screen went black before it came up with a ship selection screen, something that caused Andrew to chuckle and Luxe to grin at as they found the proximity of their machines meant they were on the same team. After that they were taken to a second screen, one that had their names on it as it showed several anthros that would represent them as their captain.

"Whoa, I didn't get that screen," a younger naga said as he leaned his slinky body over to look. "Are you a member of the pack that runs this place, or VIP's or something?"

"The latter actually," Andrew replied as he continued to scroll through the options.

"That's really cool," the naga gambler replied. "Is it expensive? Where would we go to get such a thing?"

"I don't think it's out for the general public yet," Luxe spoke up as she chose her character, a male dragon-wolf mix that waved his cutlass in the air when she selected him. "We're sort of like beta-testers, but I think if you go to whatever qualifies as the information desk they might be able to help."

Luxe suddenly turned as she felt the presence of someone else next to her, a male werewolf looking over her shoulder at the screen. "I think I will have to inquire to that as well," he mused as he looked at the character on her screen until it faded back to the main game. "Nice character by the way, I have to say I love the way that the scales and fur intermix."

As Luxe blushed and the werewolf introduced himself as Tanner, Andrew couldn't help but smirk as he watched the two interact, only to have his attention abruptly turned back towards the naga as a scaled hand appeared in front of him. "You should pick that one!" the naga said excitedly, Andrew looking down to the red-scaled, winged creature before glancing back at the sheepishly grinning snake. "Sorry, I mean, it's your choice and all, but if you're going to go with something you should pick the Quetzalcoatl, especially since it would be funny since you went with a Spanish ship."

Andrew rolled his eyes slightly but couldn't help but admire the character in front of him, also feeling the first tinge of arousal when he saw that it was definitely a female captain. He decided it was just as good as any of the others and pressed the select button. Before he could start to spin, though, he heard a gasp from Luxe that caused him to turn his head. She had already started spinning after she picked her character and both her and the werewolf that watched looked at her hands in slight shock. When Andrew did the same he could see why, the fur of her hands had been replaced with bright red scales that trailed up to her wrists as she touched them with the longer claws of her fingers.

At first the two were confused on why such a spontaneous transformation seemed to happen and why it stopped with such a minor change to her body until they looked at her screen. She had just gotten a rather large win with two rows of wilds in the second and third row, and as a result it had bumped her total credits above where they had been originally. Their hypothesis grew more solid when Luxe spun the machine a few more times and didn't win anything, the scales receded back and fur sprouted in the spot once more. "That is so badass," the naga commented as Luxe smoothed the fur over on her reverted hands.

Not one to be left behind Andrew tried his luck as well, but as he continued to spin and win very little he saw no such shifts in his lupine form. Eventually he completely ran out of credits and as he put in a few more, something caused him to pause before he put another coin in. His pause drew the attention of Luxe, who continued to break even on her own machine, then looked at the palm of Andrew's hands. The paw pads glinted unnaturally in the light and had a silver tinge to them, which after he spun a few more times and continued to lose the color spread over them completely and began to assimilate the surrounding fur.

"It appears there's a consequence to losing as well," Andrew mused as he pushed in the affected area, which despite still being able to move it normally felt hard as a rock under the pressure. "Some sort of petrification effect it seems, nothing else has changed on them aside from my pads. It feels... strange."

"So if we lose it all we turn into statues?" Luxe said as she looks down at her bag of coins. "I wonder if that was intentional... or maybe something about the magic does it as we lose coins."

"I guess we're about to find out," Andrew replied as he put in another three coins and began to play again. Unlike before he decided to go big, max betting in order to try and get a big win and get himself back in the game. With his losses accelerated it became clear that they were right, the silvery metal quickly spread over his hands and up his arms. At first Andrew thought it would melt his fur together but instead it seemed to coat each individual strand, giving his statuesque arms a strange textural feel to it. Just as the metallic conversion spilled out over his shoulders and onto his chest, his screen suddenly lit up as several cannonballs that he had gotten on one spin flashed on his screen.

"Oh, you got the bonus!" the naga next to him said as he looked over at his screen. "There's an individual bonus and a group bonus, this one is the individual. Good luck!"

Andrew looked down at the screen and saw his ship captain the Quetzalcoatl on the bridge of her ship, shouting for everyone to fire the main cannons. The scene then panned down to a number of cannonballs displayed on the screen, prompting him for to make choices and win credits based on those choices. As he picked the first one he was surprised to find that he had gotten a blast icon, which caused one of the cannons on his screen to fire and hit one of the other ships that had a number of credits he could win over them. He only had four more shots and the larger ships seemed to take more to sink, but as he continued to pick cannonballs he found one that gave him more picks and another that fired all four cannons at once.

Finally he was down to his last shot, and though he had already amassed quite a few credits from his choices and sank the lowest credit ship, he had the second biggest one down to one shot left. The naga had completely stopped playing his game in order to watch and bit down on his finger as Andrew's finger hovered over several of the potentials he could choose. Finally the red-furred werewolf closed his eyes and pressed the one he wanted, then felt himself get shaken as the naga squealed excitedly next to him and had grabbed his shoulders. He opened his eyes to see one of the virtual cannonballs sail directly at the heavily damaged ship and sink it, giving him a very, very large amount of credits. When he looked down at himself he found that he had not changed at all, though as his silvery arms continued to shine in the light of his game.

All that changed; however, when it switched back to his main screen and began to transfer the credits back to his main account at a rapid rate. Almost instantly the silver retreated from his body until it disappeared completely, and before he could even turn his hands over to examine himself, he saw thick green fur begin to appear in its place. Andrew had to hold onto the machine as it cascaded past his shoulders and all the way down his body, though as it reached his chest his skin hardened to form scutes like that of a snake on his chest and belly. The others around him had stopped playing and watched as he felt his legs thicken; at first he thought he was going to burst through the pants he wore, but the fabric shifted out of the way as the scaly flesh knitted together and his two appendages became one.

When the machine was finished tallying his bonus Andrew looked down to see his lower body had become that of a naga, only instead of scales on his coils it was brightly colored fur that ran down to a tip framed with feathers. While the rest of his body was also covered in fur it appeared to retain most of his former werewolf frame, unlike when he looked at Lux to see she had grown a draconic muzzle covered in red scales instead of her lupine face while she continued to play. Out of sheer curiosity Andrew bet a few more times on max, and when he failed to win back the money he put in, let out a small groan as his lower body shifted once more until he once more had two legs, something that caused the naga to let out a small sigh of disappointment before Andrew looked at him and he blushed before looking away.

Just before he was about to change his bet back to a more reasonable amount all of the machines in their section began to go off, everyone smiling and cheering as Luxe and Andrew looked at one another in confusion. The naga explained that sometimes a group bonus can occur and they all win money based on how well their teams did. Both of them looked up to see the pirate ships that represented them on the screen along with the others, their custom avatars at the helm that caused them to giggle. They watched as an elaborate sea battle took place between their characters as they got to pick where their ship would go and who they targeted.

As Andrew got a particularly solid hit that sank another player's ship he felt an electric current of pleasure run through his body as his legs once more fused into the tail of a naga, only this time as he racked up the credits something else changed there, as well. He let out a small groan despite himself as he felt his cock retract into his body; at first he thought that it was just sliding into a slit like most nagas had, only to feel the sensitive flesh merge with the walls of the opening as it disappeared into his body. By the time it was his turn to pick again his furred hands were shaking slightly from the stimulation and when he looked up at his avatar he realized what just happened.

"My captain is a female," he said with a laugh as he chose his next move, this time missing his target as he moved as Luxe's ship came up behind his and hit it directly. "Hey, what do you think you're doing there, sunshine?"

"Couldn't help it," Luxe replied with a chuckle that was suddenly cut short as her voice deepened. With the additional credits she won her changes continued to progress as well, the shiny red scales spreading between her fur as her hands suddenly shot down towards her groin. As Andrew leaned over with his flexible body he could see why, a noticeable bulge grew in her dress as she became more like her male avatar counterpart.

"Now that is interesting," the werewolf behind her said as she let out an almost squeaking noise of embarrassment. "Nothing to be ashamed of my dear, it appears that you two are playing the old switcharoo with your naughty bits."

"Yeah, that seems to happen," Andrew smirked as it was his turn again, this time hitting Luxe back that caused the dragon-wolf hybrid to stick her tongue out at him. "Hey, had to make it even- whoa..." His hands went to his chest as the flesh underneath his tux began to swell just like Luxe's crotch, except instead of a cock he had grown a sizable pair of breasts underneath his dress shirt that immediately altered to accommodate him. Despite having several eyes on him he couldn't help but give them a squeeze from the increasingly familiar weight on his chest.

The bonus went on for two more rounds and the two scored decent hits in each, enough that they both had to bend forward as a pair of wings sprouted from their backs. Luxe looked back at her draconic wings as the muscles in her chest shifted to accommodate them, though it also seemed to take that time to flatten down her chest until she confirmed she had a pair of pectorals where her breasts used to be. Only when Andrew looked back and saw he had a pair of feathered wings as his canine muzzle pushed out into a more reptilian form like Luxe's did he realize that he had truly transformed into a Quetzalcoatl.

With the excitement of the group bonus and their transformations over the werewolf asked the Andrew, Luxe, and the naga if they wanted to go to the private bar in the lounge for a drink. The three agreed and, after Andrew took a second to get used to her new form and slithering instead of walking, followed the werewolf to another section of the casino. Instead of the central bar the two thought they were heading to he actually led him off to a secluded lounge next to the high rollers' area, something that required a keycard to get in that he procured. Once they were inside the atmosphere completely changed, the sound of loud machines and their players replaced with soft music as they were all led to one of the private booths up in a small balcony level.

Almost as soon as they sat down a vixen waitress came up to their booth with a serving tray. "What can I get you folks today?" she asked before her eyes widened slightly at seeing the werewolf. "Oh, Mr. Wilcox, I didn't see you there! Will you be having your usual?"

"I've already told you to call me Tanner," the werewolf replied with a casual grin. "And yes, that sounds lovely. If you could take my new friends' drink orders and put them on my tab, too, I would be most gracious for it."

"Yes sir," the vixen replied with a grin before she took the naga's drink order and then Andrew and Luxe's, though as she got their names her head tilted slightly to the side. "Oh, Andrew and Luxe, I didn't recognize you two. Alzeno said that your drinks are on the house tonight, compliments of your VIL package. I'll get those up here for you right away."

As the perky server left Tanner looked at the two with an amused smirk on his face. "Well well," he said with a chuckle. "It appears I've been upstaged, had I known that you knew the owner I would have had you buy the drinks for us. Of course now that we have that out of the way, why don't we move on to a proposition I think that would benefit us all, namely us getting to know one another far more... intimately."

"Well you certainly don't mince words, do you?" Luxe spoke up, the other werewolf continuing to grin as he shook his head and angled his body to show off the tent in his trousers. "I have been unspeakably horny ever since we changed to these new bodies of ours and I could use a bit of release, myself." The naga and Quetzalcoautl looked at one another as the two canines sized each other up. "What did you have in mind?"

"Well since... what's your name again?" Tanner asked the naga who answered with the name Silas. "Since Silas has been eyeing up your boy- er, girl ever since she started to change, I thought we'd separate into wolves and snakes, keep things simple."

Andrew was surprised at the cavalier attitude his... her friend had towards the prospect of sex, but she couldn't help but feel the same way. Ever since she gained her feminine sex in her serpentine body she wanted to have it filled, catching her own fingers drifting down there once in a while. Her feathered wings twitched behind her as she looked at the naga and saw that he was more than inclined to the idea as well. Plus, even with her tux altered to her new body, she felt that it no longer suited her and wouldn't mind taking it off.

Even as she was considering it Luxe and Tanner had already begun to make out across the table, the two males were tongue deep in each others' muzzles as they pressed against one another. At first it didn't make sense why they were pushing back and forth until Andrew realized what they were doing and couldn't help but giggle as they finally broke their fierce embrace. "It appears we are both equally eager to top," Tanner said as he reached into the pocket of his pants that had already dropped around his knees and pulled out a coin. "Why don't we flip for it?"

Luxe nodded and called heads in the air as soon as the coin left Tanner's thumb. All four of them watched as the metal disk landed on the table, bouncing twice before it settled with the head's side up. Luxe's grin intensified as Tanner breathed a sigh of defeat and shrugged his shoulders. He vowed that next time would be different as he started to turn in the booth, only to let out a small yelp as the dragon-wolf turned him the rest of the way and rested his erect cock between his cheeks. When Luxe asked if he had any lube, the werewolf surprised him by reaching into his jacket pocket and producing a small bottle for him to use.

"Always be prepared you know," Tanner responded with a wink before he motioned for Silas and Andrew to get together. "Come on then, I know everyone enjoys a show, but I don't want you two to feel left out."

The two serpentine creatures looked at each other and with a small nod to one another they slithered up to one another and allowed their bodies to coil on one another. Since Andrew had never been a naga-type creature before he let Silas take the lead, something the other male was more than happy to oblige as they stripped each others' clothes off. While Luxe was pushing his ridged, draconic length into the squirming male beneath him, Andrew felt the cool scales of the naga slide across her fur until his already-erect length lined up with her new feminine sex. Once Silas was there he wrapped a coil tightly around Andrew as his tapered length pushed into her, causing Andrew's wings to flare and her own coils to tense up as the pleasure suffused through her entire body.

When the vixen came back with their drinks both Andrew and Luxe tensed mid-thrust, but she seemed unfazed by their sexual acts as she set the drinks down in front of them, the four stopping to thank her before she left them and drew the curtain again. Minutes passed before their romp was finished, all of them leaning back in the booth nearly naked and covered in various fluids. When the privacy curtain was swept back again Tanner was about to ask the vixen if she could get them some towels, only to have his and everyone else's eyes widen when they saw the alpha werewolf standing next to the female fox with towels already in hand.

"Thought you all might need something to clean up with," Alzeno smirked as he tossed one to each of them, who quickly toweled themselves off before getting dressed again. Luxe and Andrew switched their outfits at that time, the male dragon-wolf clad now in the tuxedo as the Quetzalcoutal donned the dress. "Now that you are all decent, perhaps we can share a drink together and you can update me on how... exciting your night has been thus far?"

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After a few drinks with Alzeno and the others, the alpha werewolf led them back towards where the table games were played, passing by people playing blackjack and craps before he led them into a closed-off room in the back. The two quickly realized they had entered the poker room as the room filled with various creatures silently looked at one another as the werewolf dealers gave them their cards or they made their bets. "This game is very serious business to some," Alzeno explained in a hushed tone as he led them to another door on the side of the room. "Since we're here to have a bit more fun I have arranged a private table with one of our in-house poker players where we can be a little more vocal."

The two nodded and walked into the room where a lone figure sat in the room, smoke from his cigar trailing up into the light as he shuffled a deck of cards. "Ha, it's a card shark," Andrew blurted out, causing the shark to look up at her with a big, toothy grin.

"Wereshark actually," the creature replied as he put down the deck after one last shuffle that ended with a flourish. "Though I do realize the irony of my chosen profession and what I am, you could say that the universe is not without a sense of humor. The reason I'm here though is because Alzeno says he has two very special guests that he wants me to fleece, isn't that right?"

"Settle down there," Alzeno replied with a chuckle as he motioned for the two to have a seat at the poker table. "Andrew, Luxe, meet Darius Stringer, one of the highest ranked poker players in the nation that came right from this city. In fact we used to play together before we were werecreatures in a local game and he would take us for every penny we had most games, and even though he went pro he still humbles himself with a game here every now and again."

"Always fun taking money from you, Alzeno," Darius replied with a puff of his cigar. "Though from what you've explained to me we're playing with something a little different than the currency we're used to."

Alzeno nodded and grabbed the deck of cards, shuffling them himself as he took the position as the dealer of the table. "The chips that our VIP's have and the ones I'll be giving Darius shortly have an interesting side-effect if you lose them," he explained while tossing a sack of coins to the shark. "You two have experienced such an effect already no doubt, the magic turning you into a living statue if you lost. We have two pedestals out front in the casino that are lacking such statues, so the two losers of this match will be on display for the rest of the night while the winner gets bragging rights, and since you both seem to enjoy those forms of yours, I've already had it so you won't revert back to werewolf first. The game is no-limit Texas hold 'em, and Darius will be more than happy to give you some pointers as we play, aren't you Darius?"

The smirk on the werecreature's face widened as he agreed to it. The three then put their chips into stacks on the table and made sure they were all even before Alzeno began to deal the cards. Though the two knew how to play the game they were quickly surprised by the amount of knowledge that Darius had on the subject. He told them how to read odds, look for tells, and was even able to show how he accurately predicted what sort of cards they were holding based on their bed. Despite all the help both Andrew and Luxe's piles of chips were quickly dwindling down and the silver coloration had begun to progressively spread across their bodies as they did.

Andrew looked at the table as the pot they had been betting on had grown into a small mountain, though she had gone out a while ago after three of the same suit dropped on the board Luxe and Darius remained. When the final card dropped it was the ace of that same suit, which meant that even if they both had that suit they'd just split the pot. The wolf-dragon hybrid stared down the shark as he made a rather large bid, this time with enough money to put him all in. Luxe bit his lip and seemed to make the same observation she did, which meant the wager was likely to see if he was bluffing. When he called and showed his cards it was clear he wasn't, having two of the suit that was on the board to secure his flush.

"That was a nice call," Darius said as he smirked and took a puff of his card. "Normally that's a safe bet since most people would be betting on the flush, anyway, and the ace means you split the pot. Unfortunately in this case you missed one little detail," he put down his cards, which were also the same two suits, but with his the numbers made it so that he had also completed a straight, "the fact that there was the potential for me to have something better on the board."

Luxe's mouth froze open as he watched all the chips in the pile get shifted to the shark, and as Andrew stared at the wolf dragon he saw the tip of his nose turn to silver and began to quickly spread outwards. Before he could close his mouth the metallic sheen quickly assimilated the scale and fur of his muzzle and it seemed frozen in that position as he sat up and backed away from the table. The others watched as he quickly stripped off his tux, trying to undo each button before Alzeno gave him permission to just rip it off. The buttons quickly popped off the fabric and hit the ground as Luxe looked down and saw a silver patch on the center of his chest quickly begin to radiate outwards. The dragon-wolf's movements grew increasingly stiff as he took off his pants and shoes, as well, as the metal cascaded over his body, and when he pulled off the final garment of his underwear Andrew gasped at what he saw.

"Well we can't have lewd statues about," Alzeno chuckled as Luxe moved a silver hand to his smooth groin, only to appear to have it frozen there as the petrification process continued. "Even though you have to be a certain age to get in, I like to keep my establishments a little more tasteful then that. Plus the magic takes the sensation that normally gets centered down there and disperses it throughout your entire body, so while it's not the same as getting your cock stroked, I'm told the feelings are quite pleasurable when you get touched."

Andrew's gaze was still locked on Luxe as the alpha werewolf explained to her what was happening, seeing the last of the fur and scale harden on Luxe's body. With the shocked expression still on the hybrid's face and the hands positioned at his groin and chest it looked like a statue of someone that had just lost their clothes as she slithered up to it. When she put her hand against the metal it was smooth and unyielding as well as cool to the touch. Had she not seen it happen right in front of her she would have never assumed that this was at one time a living, breathing creature.

"You may as well come back to the game," Alzeno said as he shuffled the cards once more. "Your friend is going to be like that for a few more minutes or so until the transformation completely runs its course and he can move again."

"Move again?" Andrew asked in confusion.

"That's exactly right," Alzeno replied while Andrew returned back to the table while looking at the splotches of metal on her own hands. "If you've ever tried to move an actual statue you'll know that it's a real pain in the neck, you need movers and equipment and it's a whole lot of hassle. So since we're already using magic, anyway, I told those mages about that and the fact I would like to be able to repose them and they said they could alter the spell to make a living statue, or one that has the ability to move and talk and all that noise, and they'd just be stuck like that until the magic runs its course."

Andrew found herself breathing a sigh of relief at the explanation, not only for her friend but also for her own fate. Though there was a chance of the tides changing he looked down at the pile of chips he had, which only a few hours ago had been twice as big, which meant that she would likely join her friend in a state of complete petrification. She had wondered if there was a chance to pose herself and if she felt anything while a statue, but now that those questions had been explained she could once more focus on the game at hand.

After a few hands it appeared her added focus did little to aid her in her attempts to win, however. As more of her chips were slid over to the shark she felt her tail grow cold and stiff as metal completely coated her fur to give it a textured yet smooth shine to it. After a particularly large loss her chest and back grew the same way as well and she found herself unable to do anything but sit up straight as the immobilization moved down her shoulders, though after a series of small wins the metal retreated back a bit to where she could roll her shoulders. With nearly two-thirds of her body changed she knew she had to get a big win, something that not only could get her back to normal but maybe start seeing the shark show some shine, as well.

That hand appeared to be dealt to her when she was given an eight and an ace, followed by another eight, another ace, and a ten on the board. She tried to keep her composure as she looked at the board at the two pair she had, then at the card shark as he coolly stared back at her. This was her chance, she reasoned as she tried to remember everything she had learned on how to draw the other creature in with her bets. Instead of just going all in she tried to play it cool as well, and though it was risky it appeared her gamble paid off with another ace falling for her. A full house... it didn't get much better than that, and with as much composure as she could she pushed all her chips into the pot.

As soon as Darius called Andrew laid his cards down and grinned despite herself as the shark looked down at his hand. "I'm impressed," Darius said as he laid down his own cards, a pair of tens. "I thought you might have been trying to play just the eights, but you definitely got yourself a good hand there."

Andrew's triumphant grin continued to stay plastered on his face as Alzeno played the last card of the table, the Quetzalcoatl's face turning from victory to shock.

A ten.

"Four of a kind wins it," Alzeno said as he pulled the chips away from the shocked serpent and piled them in front of the shark.

"But..." Andrew said before she felt her jaw stiffen. "But I... I..." the words she tried to form could no longer come out of her mouth as her tongue grew cool and hard in her mouth.

"Sorry kid," Darius said as he stood up from his chair as the flesh and feather on Andrew's body continued to harden. "Once in a while you make all the right moves and lady luck decides to let you know she still exists. It was a pleasure playing with you two, I hope you all learned something from me today. Alzeno, I look forward to taking your actual money at some point."

"Thanks for the lessons, Darius!" A voice said behind Andrew, who had just enough movement left in her head in order to turn and see Luxe waving his hand at the shark. It was surreal to see a statuesque-looking creature, every time he stopped moving Andrew could easily mistake the wolf-dragon for a piece of immovable art, but when he moved once more that illusion was shattered. The Quetzalcoatl heard Darius say her name, but by that time the assimilating metal had completely slid down his neck and joined with the same material that had moved down his arms and to his hands. Surprisingly he found himself still able to hear and see perfectly as Alzeno moved into his field of vision to ask Luxe how he felt.

As Andrew stood there completely immobile the two continued to chat for a bit, Luxe describing how strange it was to touch himself and feel nothing but cold, hard silver when he felt very much alive. She realized she felt the same way, especially when the other two came up to her and brushed their hands against her body. If she had the ability to she would have shivered as the tingle of their touch ran up and down her form like an electric current from tail to snout. Eventually enough time passed that she could feel the sensation of control return to her limbs and she wiggled her fingers experimentally to see them move.

"Welcome back there, Andrew," Alzeno said with a smile as he and Luxe watched the Quetzalcoatl examine herself. "If you don't mind I'd like to get you out of that dress so we can get you on display, it's a bit odd to see statues wearing actual clothes, don't you think?"

If Andrew had the ability she would have blushed as she remembered the second part of their deal and slowly took off her dress. Like Luxe her femsex and nipples had been completely smoothed over with nothing but flat metal between her legs. While it was strange it didn't bother her too much since she knew they would return to her when the magic was finished, or perhaps that he would get back his maleness instead. She didn't have much time to think about it as Alzeno motioned to them with a finger and had them follow outside.

Both living statues could feel the soft carpet underneath them as they moved out into the poker room. Despite the intensity all the players had on their cards most broke from their stoic resolve to look at the gleaming, metallic creatures that crossed between the tables and out into the casino proper. The second they hit the floor all eyes were on them, machines going quiet for probably the first time that night as onlookers gawked and even took a picture or two. While Andrew wasn't sure what she was going to feel when his body was completely on display for all to see, the first feeling she felt was confidence. There was no shame or embarrassment as she and Luxe moved towards the main entranceway, in fact there was almost a sense of pride as they were directed to hop onto the two empty pedestals at the top of the stairway.

"Alright, now get into a pose that you wouldn't mind being in for the rest of the night," Alzeno instructed, the two nodding before they shifted their bodies. While Luxe decided to go for a straight forward standing position with his arms crossed, Andrew coiled up on herself and bared her fangs and claws like she was leaping down on the people that passed by. "Perfect, now... freeze."

Andrew would have let out a noise of surprise if she could still move her mouth, or any part of her for that matter as her entire body went rigid. Even though his eyes couldn't move she could still glance at Luxe and see his body was completely still as well. Alzeno winked and nodded to the two of them as he turned and walked out of the casino, leaving his two newest statues to continue to improve the décor for the rest of the night...