Exchange for Strength
A warrior seeks a great wizard for strength and power, getting more than he bargained for.
This Oldie comes from 2016.
Word Count: 3767
Ethan, a toned young adult man, had to leave his armor and weapons behind before entering the volcano, hidden away safely, though it was very unlikely that many people ever came out this way. His armor would only be a problem in the heat of the volcano, and typical weaponry would do him no good against a magic wielder. Even though there were few people in the world that could wield magic and use it, everyone knew they were powerful. Most were generally considered to be 'good', but it was well known that the ones considered 'bad' were generally stronger. The bad Wizards weren't trying to take over the world or anything, they just didn't do anything to help it either. Which is what brought Ethan here, a warrior seeking something that no good wizard would or could offer him, unsure which it was. Could they have helped him but decided not to, or were they lacking knowledge or power? Either way, he had no choice but to come here, a well known place for the one that inhabited it.
Without his armor he was in light clothing, loose fitting pants and shirt, which helped especially as he got closer to the lava. He wiped the sweat from his brow and crossed the stone bridge to the castle's front gate, then had to stop, unsure how to enter. It wasn't like he could just knock to let his presence be known.
An older man had been sitting on his throne, completely nude save for a few odds and ends, seemingly lounging, a bit bored at the moment. A drawback about his life was once one had obtained as much power as he had, life became rather mundane as everything soon fell under his control. He did not even bother researching new magic anymore as he already felt he had reached the top, instead amusing himself with carnal pleasure given to him by the various constructs he made. However it seemed he had a visitor. When Ethan reached his gates a orb seemingly made of crystal but seemed to be filled with a roaring flame appeared before his eyes. Within the center of it he saw a clear image of Ethan at his gates. "Interesting.." He said to himself as a soft smile spread across his lips.
With a wave of his hands the doors opened before Ethan and he was allowed entry. "Come in!" His voice seemed to ring out from all around Ethan in a volume so loud it sounded like a giant had shouted at him.
Ethan took a weary step back when the entrance started to open, jumping slightly and instinctively reaching for a weapon he did not have as he heard a booming voice.
Within the castle he only saw blackness, but should he still be brave enough to enter the blackness would quickly fade and he would find himself in the massive throne room of Ensio Ericson, Wizard of the Inferno, and standing a mere few yards from the wizard himself who, assuming that same lazy posture gazed at him curiously. "Welcome.. Tell me...what brings you to my fair castle? I do not receive visitors that often." The room was massive, and the walls were shaped naturally by erosion, curving out in certain areas to make pillars that were fused with the walls themselves. For illumination burning red flames shown along the walls, each one hovering in thin air with no fuel to speak of beneath it, that is besides the wizards magic. "What is your name traveler?"
As odd as the decor and floating flames were, the oddest sight was the naked man on the throne. The young man continued forwards, stopping 20 or so paces away from the naked mage. "My name is Ethan, and I seek something other mages couldn't provide to me." He paused, "I'm a warrior, but I fight stronger and stronger enemies with each passing day. I need to be strong, and I hope you can give me an item to help me, make me stronger, or something else that can aid me."
Ensio chuckled, amused by the man's request. "Well well well, I get those types of requests even less than I do visitors. Yes I can grant you such power, very easily in fact. The question is what is it worth to you?" He said as he sat up in his throne, now clearly invested. Suddenly the lights grew brighter now causing the shadows in the room to seep backwards further towards the walls. Out of nowhere a large mirror appeared before Ethan. In it he saw himself not as a man but as an eight foot tall anthro bull with muscles of a god. His fur soft short and tan, with a small goatee on his chin and tuft of chest fur between his pecs. He wore only a loincloth and had a large battle axe big enough only for him to wield strapped to his back. At his feet were piles of riches, gold, gems, and even male whores who groveled at his feet, begging him to mount them.
"I can give you everything you desire Adventurer. But the price will be steep..." He would wait for Ethan to ask what the cost would be first of course before explaining it to him. After all there were those who enjoyed simply jumping in and saying "I don't care, I'll do anything." Oh how he always wanted to hear those words like the other wizards who were lucky enough to make these sort of packs. Sadly Ethan was his first. Perhaps he would get lucky and he would be desperate enough to dive right in.
The piles of gold and gems at its feet didn't impress him, he wasn't after riches, and the...well, groveling men was a bit odd. Did the wizard somehow know he preferred males? He shook the question aside, for now at least. "What is this....why are you showing me this?" Surely the wizard didn't plan on turning him into a beast man...right?
Ensio wondered if perhaps he had the Adventurer pegged all wrong. Fortune and glory did not seem to be his interest. Sighing, the image changed and instead displayed Ethan performing incredible displays of strength, grabbing entire boulders as big as him and tossing them as far as the eye could see, reversing the PSI of giant's attempting to stomp him with their feet and flipping them over on their backs, being knocked into cavern walls by dragons and leaving imprints of his body only to get right up again and keep on fighting, and destroying an entire army of skeleton warriors without passing out from fatigue.
"This is the form that will grant you the strength and stamina you desire. You need to be strong, were those not your words? I do not lie to those I enter pacts with. I don't think I would enjoy the idea of hearing them whine about not getting exactly what they want in the end. Out of all the dark lords out there my magic is the most potent when it comes to transformations. I imagine the only reason I don't get visitors is because everyone seems to believe that the others can be slain if their wishes are twisted into nightmares. Besides if you find one that is somehow stronger than you, I can keep increasing your physical power, a deal the others I doubt would offer. Do you want this Ethan?"
Ethan took a step closer to the mirror when it changed to himself, but not just a typical reflection of course. It showed him being stronger and conquering different enemies, large groups of them, the big difference being he was a hulking minotaur. "Yes, that... That is what I want, I need to be strong so I can defeat any threat and protect people." The promise of more strength being given to him if needed was a nice addition as well. "I'll do it, whatever you want, as long as I can still do the work that needs to be done." Of course he didn't know what exactly the wizard wanted, figuring he'd be doing some work for the man in some way. Defeating certain enemies, gathering certain items, something along those lines.
Ensio smiled when he heard those words. "Oh, you have no idea how long I have wanted to hear those words. Very well then, the first thing you need to do is disrobe." Suddenly embers began to eat at the edges of his clothing, burning them away into ash as they climbed quickly. Strangely enough they did not burn Ethan.
"Uh, right..." He replied, feeling a bit odd having to get naked, not to mention the new form he had agreed to. Ethan looked down to disrobe only to be stopped by the embers burning his clothing. "Woah, hey!" He jumped around and patted at the embers trying to put them out, taking a few seconds to realize that they seemed to not emit heat or harm him, plus his actions didn't stop or slow them at all. It was fairly quick, the young man now forced to be naked, flaccid cock and balls on display.
The embers continued to burn until Ethan was left naked before the wizard. "As you can tell from the picture your current clothing will no longer fit your new form."
"Er...Right." He agreed, but still would've preferred being able to undress himself.
Ensio raised his right hand up and opened it up, his palm facing upwards to the ceiling. Red aura began to rise from his hand, spinning around like smoke, and growing in size. It shifted and took on a new shape, that of the head of a bull, it's eyes burning red with fire. With a loud bray the bulls head rushed towards Ethan, the sound of pounding hooves heard in its wake. The head collided straight with Ethan's chest, seemingly disappearing inside him.
Ethan looked up and gave a concerned look to the wizard as he conjured up a red smoke which quickly turned into a bull's head. He stood his ground despite his instincts, flinching after it had flown at him and then through him. Though upon looking behind him, he didn't see it, meaning it must have gone inside of him.
At first nothing happened, but soon the changes overtook him. His body quickly began growing in size, his skeleton and muzzles pushed his frame apart as he became bigger and bigger. His skin soon began to itch as coats of light brown fur grew all over his body. His muscles began to increase in strength as well, forming huge biceps, triceps, pecks, abs, and other muscles sculpted to utter perfection. His natural body hair remained, but also grew. The center of his chest developed a thick tuft of chest fur of a darker hue. The same happened to his pubic hairs. Whatever he had grew into a long thick bush that formed a happy trail to his navel. Another trail grew down along the center of his scrotum.
Ethan scratched at the first patches of fur that began to grow and spread to his body, rather itchy as it went. The feeling of his muscles swelling was strange but invigorating, practically feeling power and strength forming inside him. Ethan looked down when he felt something, watching as his pubes grow bushier, followed by the happy trails growing up and down.
Ensio was also enjoying the show. All the powerful and well versed in this spell he had never had the chance to use it on a mere human. He had to admit the sight was quite arousing, if Ethan even bothered to pay attention to the wizard he would see that his member was beginning to harden from the sight of it all. The moment Ethan stared at his manhood, that too began to change. His member grew heavier in girth and length as muscles built up and expanded, forcing it from whatever it was before to thirteen inches in length and two inches in width. His balls were not far behind either. Both testicles began rapidly expanding, taking his scrotum with it and filling Ethan with new found testosterone and hormones that caused his libido to rise to the point where whether he liked it or not his own shaft grew hard.
Ethan's eyes widened as his cock began to grow as well, drooping down further and getting girthier. The growth of his balls was a sight to see as well, but with the growth came a warmth to his groin. He groaned out as his cock quickly grew fully erect, looking even bigger in that state, at least a foot long.
More and more of Ethan's humanity began to seep away as his skull reshaped, growing, twisting in shape, losing all of it's human features right down to his ears which grew into soft furred points. His skull stretched out and soon became the head of a proud male bull. Completing it were two sharp white horns which sprouted from both sides of his head and grew to their full length, looking sharp and powerful. "Nngh," he grunted and closed his eyes, his head shifting and feeling incredibly odd as it did.
Finally a long rope like tail with a tuft of fur at the end sprouted from his tailbone, growing long enough to reach his ankles. At long last the transformation was complete, and Ethan could see his new form reflected in the mirror, no tricks, no illusions.His eyes only opened up once the changes to his head stopped, looking ahead into the mirror and slowly realizing it was his reflection and not some kind of magic show. "Mmf", the changed man shuddered at the sensation of his tail growing out from his back, right above his rear. "That was...Strange." He commented, still looking at his reflection, eyes lowering to his large erect cock which was leaking a bit of precum.
Ensio was rather impressed with his handy work. The final product was absolutely magnificent, the true peak of manliness in a half beast form. In fact the sight had the wizard aroused to the point that he idly began to toy with his own shaft, groping and stroking it in his hand. "Yes, you now have exactly what you asked for. Unparalleled strength Ethan.... Truly you are now a god among men and the future bane of every monster's existence. Why don't you test your new body out Ethan? Flex for me? Or better yet stroke that new slab of beef you sport." Ensio waited for Ethan's response. He would allow the Minotaur to enjoy his brand new body before moving onto his favorite part, the payment.
"And tell me, Ethan. Do I not get a thank you for making you this powerful?" True Ethan would hate holding up his end of the bargain but given the wizard's ego he still enjoyed having these mortals thank him even if they would regret their decision later on. In Ethan's case though he would regret it very shortly.
Ethan was already in the process of flexing an arm when the wizard asked him to do so, one arm and then both, admiring the muscles that tensed and showed more prominently. "Er..." He lowered his arms as the later half of the wizard's sentence was finally processed in his head. His gaze lowered to his still erect cock, a bit shiny from the drops of precum that had leaked out, his face heating up slightly. He had forgotten that he was being watched, now naked with a huge erection. "Why did you.." He turned to look at the wizard, eyes opening fully in surprise of the wizard stroking himself. There was no doubt now that the wizard preferred men as well, but Ethan wasn't sure how to react. "I, uh...Thanks..?" He could only look on in shock, the situation being an odd one, for lack of a better word.
Ensio chuckled at Ethan's surprise and confusion before removing his own hand from his cock. Sadly Ethan was proving to be more prudish than he had hoped, at least in his eyes he was. For Ensio years of sexual depravity had become the norm for him, and it had reached a point to where he simply assumed every other man given the right circumstance would be just as perverted as he.
"You are welcome. Now it's time for us to discuss my favorite part..payment." He said that last word with an ominous edge to it, and as it would turn out it was no joke. Suddenly a large metal collar appeared around Ethan's neck, followed by a pair of cuffs on both his wrists and ankles, each with holes for what looked like chains. "In exchange for this new body you will be allowed to go out and fight evil and whatever else it is you wish to do as a hero. But when night falls, Ethan, you return to me, where you will serve as my own personal sex slave." Next a nose ring appeared on Ethan's bovine snout. It's materialization was so quick he only felt a brief sharp pain race through his nose that vanished in a flash. "And you will do so for the rest of your life..or until I grow bored..whichever comes first.." Then a large gold ring appeared at the very base of his cock.
Ethan wasn't sure how he felt about the strange wizard, a man who wore no clothing and openly touched himself. "Right, payment. What did you-" He was cut off mid sentence, feeling something cold suddenly appear around his neck. Before he could even investigate what it was, he felt new weight on his wrists and ankles. "Wha-what, sex slave? Are you serious?" He questioned, looking to the cuffs before reaching up and feeling at the metal collar. "Nngh!" He grunted from the quick pain to his nose, going cross eyed as he looked to his nose to eye the new ring. His cock twitched and jumped from the cold metal ring that appeared on it, causing Ethan to look down at that addition as well. "E-every night until I die or you grow bored?!"
Ensio nodded with a devilish smirk on his delicate features. "That's correct, as of right now Ethan, you belong to me, body and soul. That is your end of the bargain. Now masturbate for me." Suddenly Ethan's right arm seemed to lose all feeling in it, going completely numb and falling limply at his side. Then it sprung to life, not by Ethan's own accord obviously but the wizards. His right hand moved to his shaft and gripped firmly, vigorously it began to stroke Ethan's cock, running that powerful hand from just below his tip to his base.
"Wh-what, but that-" He stopped mid sentence as his right arm went numb and then limp, looking down as his new muscular arm, not responding to his wishes. Ethan gasped, hips bucking forward once as his hand acted on its own, grasping his long thick cock and stroking from base to just under the tip.
"You should have asked what the terms were. Though I am glad you didn't, it's far more fun this way. You see Ethan every night when the sun sets, unless you are in the middle of a battle you will find yourself transported right back to my castle where you will indulge in every carnal desire I have."
"Aahn...What the hell, what's wrong with my arm?!" It took a few seconds for the wizard's words to process in his head, not liking what he heard, but also rather distracted by his right hand.
Ensio chuckled as he watched the large bull man beat himself off before him. "Watching that large hand of yours stroke your throbbing slab of beef is getting me worked up now." It was true, Ensio's own shaft was as stiff as could be from the sight before him. "Oh, and as payment in advance I have also decided to keep you here for a few days prior to letting you go so I can enjoy testing you out before we really decide to have some fun."
Ethan looked to the wizard, his eyes quickly spotting the erection the other man still had. "A...A few days?" He huffed, unable to stop his arm from stroking his meat. "Testing me out?!"
The wizard stood up from his throne and approached the bull from his left side. He wrapped his arm around his torso, pressing his body up against him, his still throbbing cock being squished up against Ethan's muscular furry thigh in the process. "You know I always wanted my own Minotaur, and now I have one of my very own to play with." His hand began to lovingly stroke Ethan's abdominal muscles, running over every crease and thick muscle of his six pack. Meanwhile his other hand ran down from his back to his rear where it rested upon his left cheek and began to lovingly stroke it.
The Minotaur watched as the wizard approached, wanting to move away, but it wasn't easy when he was horny and being stroked, his cock starting to leak precum. The big bull tensed up further as the wizard leaned into him, able to feel the other man's boner against his leg while his new six pack was rubbed. "Nn.." His tail twitched and flicked in response to the hand on his rear. "Why're you doing this?"
Ensio continued to stroke Ethan's six pack and cheek with his hands while ignoring the swishing tail that seemed to object to his loving caresses. "Isn't it obvious? I crave sexual pleasure yet have eyes only for beast men. And with you under contract you will sate every craving I have. I thought that was obvious from when I told you the terms of the contract. Or maybe you really are bull headed." He joked. Suddenly his hand began to move faster now, desperately trying to get Ethan to orgasm as soon as possible. It was like a horny eighteen year old who had not had not cum in months. "This ass of yours by the way.." He removed his hands from the bull and stepped behind him, admiring those large well defined chops of his. The wizard flattened his right hand and with one swift swing delivered a hard spank to Ethan's right cheek.