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Bastion grumbled to himself as he made his way down the empty street, his eyes watching his surroundings as he attempted to track down his target. Though he could still hear the usual sounds of the city in the distance there was nothing like that around him; ever since the magical phenomenon simply known as The Maze started to expand from the several blocks that it had initially taken over to most of the sprawl on the lower side of the city most people in the area had been told to evacuate. More than once the borders of this extradimensional space, which could be seen as an ever-present mist that has settled on the affected areas, moved suddenly and overtaken several buildings as well as the people within them. Just like with the original area those that were enveloped in the maze were never heard from again, and while Bastion had been briefed on the reason behind it all that wasn't why he was in the area that bordered the wall of mist and the rest of the city.

As one of the top specialists in the area he had been told to hunt down and capture a magical creature that had been seen in the nearby area, a glowing blue phoenix that was known by those who interacted with him as Slypher. Ever since the loss of another magical entity by the name of Bengal coincided with the start of the expansion of the Maze those in the higher up positions reasoned that this magical event needed to be taken care of by someone with the same amount of power. While Bastion was also a magic user himself, his expertise in shapeshifting power shown with his gooey tail morphing while waving about behind him, his superiors wanted the phoenix since he seemed to be able to enter and leave The Maze as he pleased even though there was no record of it. If anything this creature was a valuable insight into a realm that anyone who tried to investigate would be trapped in it themselves before they had a chance to share their findings.

But as Bastion turned down yet another street he found himself looking at nothing even though his senses told him that there was something around here. This was pointless, the hybrid thought to himself as he took off his helmet and ruffled his hands through his short blonde hair, how was he supposed to catch something that they had a hard time even tracking? Not to mention the fact that with the quarantine zone taking up several blocks in every direction the phoenix had unlimited places that he could hide. At this point he could be anywhere as he walked down the street and happened to look over at the wall of mist that was only one street away.

There was also the potential that whenever he got close the phoenix could dive into the mists, which if his powers stood to be reasoned there was nothing that he could do to stop him save for trying to bring him down. That would defeat the purpose of trying to look for him in the first place anyway and as the bear-tiger found the sun setting on the last day of the week it would be a lot of wasted effort for nothing. He wondered if he should attempt to try and track him at night or go look for an abandoned hotel that he could bunk down in, but as he started to lean towards the latter he saw something that caused him to pause. There was a small processing plant that was at the end of that road and with night starting to fall he thought he saw something in the darkness of the building within that looked like a blue light.

It was a better lead than he had gotten so far, Bastion thought to himself as he tried to rush towards the building while trying to keep himself hidden. While he was closer to the mists than he preferred it was a risk he was willing to take as he got up to the fence that surrounded the property and quickly scaled it. When he got to the other side he attempted to locate the source of the light and found a brief glimmer of it that had gotten further into the building that he was on the side of. The fact that it was moving meant that whatever was causing it was mobile, and that was an even better sign as he went to the main door of the building and tried to open it.

Locked… as much as Bastion hated to create unnecessary noise the more time he spent outside the building the greater the chance that the phoenix might see him or move on. The hybrid found the weak spot in the door and gave it a kick, snapping the relatively small lock and letting him in. At this point it was a race against time in order to try and find Slypher before he got spooked as the noise of his break-in echoed down the hallway. With the phoenix being so close he could finally start to get a better sense of his magical signature though and knew that he was somewhere above him as Bastion quickly went to the stairs.

Three flights of steps later Bastion could sense that he was on the right floor, looking around to try and find his target. This area looked like it was mostly offices and as he continued to watch he eventually saw the glint of blue light off the white walls. He rushed the area as fast as he could and saw the shadow shift, moving away from him. Not this time, Bastion thought to himself as he brought up his weapon, this time he was finally going to complete his mission and bring this bird in.

Slypher proved to be incredibly fast though as the two started a game of cat and mouse, though Bastion started to wonder who was who as he attempted several times to corner the creature only to come up on an empty office. As they began to double back on one another however he was also leaving faint puddles of his own goo on the floor, which the longer the chase went on the more he started to feel when the bird managed to pass by or even step on them. Eventually he found himself on the balcony that looked out on the floor of the processing factory and saw that the phoenix was about to take flight. Bastion shouted for Slypher to stop and he was surprised when the other man did so, turning around and looking at the hybrid with glowing blue eyes.

“You've been extremely persistent in trying to get to me," Slypher said with a smirk on his beak. “Normally I would find that rather flattering, but considering what you're trying to do I find it to be rather distasteful. So are you going to shoot me now or are you going to try to convince me to come back with you?"

Bastion was taken slightly aback at the bluntness of the phoenix, but continued to keep his gun drawn on the dangerous creature as he took a step forward. “Listen, we need you in order to go into The Maze and defeat the one that is calling the shots," Bastion said. “The magical dimension is spreading, surely a creature as powerful as yourself can see that, and we need you to help us stop him before whatever he's planning comes to fruition."

“What reason would I possibly have to stop him?" Slypher replied, laughing as Bastion looked at him with a hint of surprise on his face before he went back to his stern demeanor. “You assume that I think what Minos is doing is such a bad thing, yet you never stopped to ask a few simple questions concerning it. Although what I would find most fascinating is why those in power wish to seek an end to The Maze at all, perhaps the reason isn't quite the philanthropic one that you are thinking it is."

Bastion couldn't help but scowl as it felt like he was being toyed with, though he did at least get one important piece of information out of it. It appeared this Minos was the one behind it all, and even though it meant nothing to him at the moment with a few more clues perhaps he could piece it all together. When he went to ask another question however it appeared that the phoenix had grown bored with the conversation and once more turned to fly off as he hopped on the railing. Since the hybrid had no real intention of shooting him he grimaced and dropped the firearm before racing towards the creature, morphing his hand into a gooey tentacle that he stretched out just as Slypher jumped off the railing.

From the surprised look on the face of the falling phoenix it was clear that he hadn't expected that, but as Slypher smirked back at him he did something that Bastion hadn't either. With a powerful flap of his wings the stocky bear-tiger suddenly found himself getting pulled over the railing and was suspended in the middle of the air. This creature was stronger than he looked, he thought to himself as he tried to figure out a way to bring the bird down. As the two passed by a suspended crane Bastion shifted his other arm to goo and wrapped it around the large metal hook in order to stop them both.

While it did have the intended effect and caused Slypher to snap backwards Bastion also suddenly felt the tension give on his other arm. When he looked up he found the crane starting to lean forward as the counterweights that had been supporting it fell off the back. With his arms still wrapped around the crane hook on one end and the squirming phoenix on the other it caused both creatures to plummet to the ground. There was a loud crash as the heavy steel hook scraped against a support wall and as both hit the floor hard they were covered by dust and debris that rained down on them, with one particularly heavy stone hitting Bastion square in the head and causing him to black out.

When his consciousness came to once more Bastion found himself lying on the ground still with a throbbing headache, though when he tried to find his arms he found that they were bound to his sides. As the restrained tiger-bear tried to wiggle out of the chains that were wrapped around him he blinked several times when he saw the phoenix staring down at him. “Ah, look who's finally awake," Slypher said with a smirk. “Now since you were so keen to ask questions of me I would like a chance to return the favor, however instead of having a gun pointed at me I think I might have found a much more interesting way to conduct this little interview. We just need a little change of scenery."

Before the hybrid could ask anything Slypher grabbed the end of the chain and began to drag him across the concrete. While there was a tack cloth underneath him Bastion still found himself rolling about slightly and getting bumped as he was brought from the site of the crane collapse over to a different area of the factory. “You know, I was having a hard time figuring out exactly what they did in a place like this," Slypher said as he hooked one of the chains around a different hook, this one attached to a remote control that the phoenix grabbed. “Wouldn't you know it? It's a casting factory."

“A casting factory?" Bastion repeated before the evil grin of the phoenix grew and he pressed a button, which caused the metal floor to slide out from under him. A blast of heat came up from the floor and as the hybrid looked down he found himself dangling over a pit of molten metal, the surface of which he found himself a little closer than comfortable with. “Oh… hey Slypher, perhaps we got off on the wrong foot here…"

“Or both of them, in your case," Slypher quipped as he pressed another button, this one lowering the hybrid down until he could grab him and bring him over to the edge of the platform. “Now I wouldn't move around too much, last thing you need is for this hook to follow the same path that the previous one did. Oh, and don't worry about those little goo powers of yours, I've nullified them until we had our little chat."

The hook holding the chains around his upper body made it so that Bastion was suspended so that with his feet touching the edge his back was held over the vat, and as he could feel the heat from it suffusing into his body he also noticed at this point that he was naked. When he pointed out the observation Slypher explained that he didn't want his clothing to catch on fire since it would cause him to squirm, potentially slip off the hook, and die. The avian creature also commented that he rather liked the way that his body looked which caused the hybrid to feel even more hot than being held over a liquid that would incinerate him in seconds. As he continued to remain hanging there the phoenix took the end of the chain and threw it over a pulley and let it hang onto the ground.

“Good, now that we're both comfortable," Slypher said. “Let's have a little chat about your mission and The Maze."

“Do you really think that I'm going to tell you anything?" Bastion replied, though his confident demeanor faltered slightly when the phoenix pushed him slightly and he felt his balance sway.

“I mean, if you want this to not be the shortest conversation ever then yes," Slypher stated as he pressed the button and lowered Bastion slightly lower so that his body was at an almost sixty-degree angle. “Plus I don't want this to feel like one of those gritty, dark interrogations where you chest up and I do terrible things to you, I'm really not a fan of that sort of thing and I feel like neither are you. However if you want to engage in polite conversation I can make it worth your while…"

Bastion found himself shuddering slightly as the phoenix rubbed a hand along his chest, causing him to tremble in pleasure from the stimulation. “Are you serious?" Bastion said with a huff as he regained his footing. “You're going to try and entice me while I'm several seconds and a slipped foot away from death?"

“Can you think of a better time?" Slypher replied with a wry chuckle. “But onto business. You're attempting to make contact with Minos and I'm assuming you aren't asking nicely for him to stop taking over areas of the city with The Maze?"

“I would probably attempt that first if I have the chance," Bastion replied. “Considering he's an evil creature taking over the city I would have to say that I'm probably going to have to overwhelm him and take him in that way so that The Maze can be dismantled. It was the entire reason that I've been tracking you in the first place, so that I could get in and out without being trapped."

“I see… and I suppose you think your pedigree of magic is going to protect you while you're in there?" Slypher asked, Bastion taking a moment before nodding his head. “I see, there was another who thought that way too, he ended up being the first of the new Minos that allowed him to expand his territory. My guess is that you might end up the same way, or perhaps one of those fancy rubber drone slaves that he likes to keep around."

Bastion nodded as Slypher revealed that he not only knew more about Minos but also had first-hand knowledge of the fate of one of the first magical creatures that had attempted to enter into the maze. “So Minos turned Bengal into some sort of copy of himself?" Bastion asked, Slypher nodding his head. “That's how he was able to do it then, I was wondering how he managed to expand so aggressively yet it seemed so sporadic, like doing it in bursts which was probably when he managed to grab another magic user."

“Look at you, putting it all together," Slypher replied with a smirk as he ran a hand down the stomach of the restrained hybrid. “Perhaps you should get a little reward for that? Maybe a little incentive in order to show you that magical creatures like us and Minos aren't all that bad."

Once more Bastion felt himself get lowered backwards slightly, causing him to let out a slight yelp as he found himself a few degrees lower before the phoenix went over and began to nuzzle his beak between his striped legs. Bastion couldn't believe it, was this creature really going to do what he thought he was about to do? The answer seemed to be yes as Slypher's tongue slid along his furred thighs before licking along his sack, then trailing upwards towards his maleness. With the stimulation that he had already been getting it was starting to twitch and throb and despite the environment he was actually starting to get hard.

“You know, there are some people that really get off on this," Slypher said as he gently stroked the hardening shaft in front of him while staring straight up into Bastion's eyes. “Feeling that rush where any moment could be your last, that at any time it will be the end of them. Some say that it's better than a normal orgasm, maybe you would like to experiment with me?"

Before Bastion could respond the beak of the creature lowered down onto his shaft, causing his entire body to spasm slightly as the chains around him rattled. With his feet pressed against the side of the platform all he could do was hang there as Slypher pleasured him with his tongue and mouth. Soon his blue-tinted fingers got involved as well, stroking between his legs and fondling his balls as his head began to bob up and down. Though the sensations were incredible, the phoenix clearly knew what he was doing, he was worried that if he orgasmed he might not be able to control his body enough in order to hang on. As his body swayed slightly from side to side the last thing he wanted to do was die while fulfilling the theory that Slypher had and after a few minutes of his body creeping closer to climax the other man pulled off and gave his throbbing shaft a squeeze.

“Don't want you having too much fun now," Slypher said as he went back over to the control box of the hook. “Now I want you to think really hard and give me a theory about why your higher-ups want Minos other than trying to stop him from taking over the city."

“But that is why-“ Bastion started to say before he let out a yelp as his upper body was dropped closer to the bubbling pool of molten metal.

“Ah ah ah, that's not the question that I'm asking you," Slypher stated simply as he wagged a finger at him. “I know that you're smart enough to connect the dots with Minos, and if your theory is particularly good then I may even give you a little treat of information that you want and perhaps something extra. But for that to happen you need to tell me why you think that someone in power might want you to capture Minos and stop The Maze."

With the phoenix rubbing his finger over the button that would bring him closer to death Slypher watched in eager interest as the face of the hybrid scrunched up as though in deep thought. At this point it was up in the air to Bastion whether the other man holding him there was a sociopath or not, and the fact that there was a chance of taking a molten metal bath made him try to think of an answer that would satisfy him. A reason that those in charge would want him to take down Minos other than the fact that he's an evil magical creature that is bent on taking over the city, from the sound of it that was just as good an explanation as any except for the fact that Slypher already rejected it. As a particularly large bubble of the incredibly hot liquid popped near him the bear-tiger figured out something that could be a potential explanation that he recited out loud.

It had been something that he never really wanted to think about, but Bastion had heard rumors that those in power in the city tried to find magical creatures that they could exploit for their own personal gain. Minos was at minimum a very powerful mage, but with The Maze in place there were very few that could touch him at this point. If someone like him could get someone like Slypher to take him down together then they would probably imprison the rubber minotaur… or would they? An extradimensional space that causes people to disappear would be extremely useful to anyone that might have the need for such things, and as he looked over he saw that the phoenix gave him a nod before he pushed the button once more.

Bastion let out a grunt as he was lowered enough that when it stopped it caused him to bounce slightly, which at this point he gathered was almost a forty-five degree angle from the surface of the molten metal. Once more when the chain stopped the hybrid felt his heart skip a beat, though his preoccupation with the glowing orange substance coming up to meet his flammable body he didn't realize that once more Slypher had come up to him. When he asked why he got lowered down even though he seemed to give a good answer the phoenix just said that this was a better angle for him to be rewarded. For a moment the hybrid just looked at the other man in confusion until he saw Slypher turn around and lower himself towards him.

The chains rattled slightly as Slypher exhibited impressive lower body strength as his talons dug into the metal between where Bastion's feet stood. The bear-tiger could feel the tension rise in the chain as the phoenix took his cock, which was still half-hard from the blowjob that he had gotten earlier, and teased it a bit to get it fully hard again before pressing the tip against his tailhole. As he watched the glowing blue feathers start to fall around him and his maleness start to get enveloped he made the comment that if the chain faltered they would both be in trouble, only for his impromptu partner to explain that he was fire-proof. Great, Bastion muttered before groaning loudly as several more inches of his cock disappeared into the one on top of him.

As his legs started to separate slightly from the one between them he could feel his toes wiggling slightly in exertion. Even with the chain doing most of the work Bastion still had to keep himself steady, and it wasn't easy with someone starting to slide up and down the sensitive flesh of his throbbing rod. He couldn't believe he was even hard but he found no lack of stimulation as those tight walls squeezed around his shaft. More than once he felt his breath catch in his throat as he felt his foot slipping only to quickly recover and reorient himself once more.

“You are a big boy," Slypher cooed as he continued to shift his hips back and forth after hilting Bastion's cock and causing him to sway slightly back and forth. “Strong too, in fact I think you could handle it if we take this a step further."

For a second Bastion wasn't sure what the phoenix was about to do until he saw him let go of the edge! “Wait, what if this thing can't support us?!" Bastion yelled as Slypher spun around with the hybrid's cock still inside him, causing his eyes to nearly roll back into his head. “Ohhh… fuuuuck…"

“As you wish," Slypher replied with a grin, using Bastion's bound chest as a means for leverage as his legs dangled down while he rocked his hips back and forth. “Oh dear, seems like our momentum might cause you to slip a little bit, making it hard for you to stay level like that. That adrenaline coursing through your veins, fear heightening all your senses including arousal, knowing that if you orgasm it might cause you to lose your grip…"

Bastion let out a growl but couldn't find anything else to say as the phoenix smiled down at him while squeezing his tailhole against him. Slypher was right… the fear of the situation was mingled with the exhilaration that only comes from being inches from the end, something he had experienced before. Every part of him was tingling with energy that the one impaling himself on his member exploited. More than once Slypher's hands tweaked his nipples or he leaned in for a kiss that caused him to lose track of his footing for a second, which immediately snapped him back and reminded him of his survival as he felt the heat on his back.

The two continued like that for a while until Bastion felt his body tense, his eyes snapping open as he could feel his orgasm approaching. With the phoenix on top of him riding his cock there was nothing he could do but brace his feet as best he could while stiffening his leg muscles. The pleasure that had been building this entire time crashed down on him as he felt his cock fill the other man, his hips bucking up to the point where it lifted Slypher up slightly. The sounds of sizzling could be heard briefly as the cum that had managed to escape the tight tailhole on his cock dropped into the molten metal, as though to remind him of what lay beneath him as his legs trembled to keep his hold on it.

Once Bastion was done Slypher quickly slid off of his muscular body and went back over to the control panel once he had regained his footing. “See, and you were worried about a little thing like complete immolation," Slypher said with a wink. “So what makes you think that I can help you with this little task of yours, now that you seem to have a better grasp of what it is you're being asked to do?"

“Well… um… I thought that since you can enter and exit The Maze you might be able to bring me to Minos," Bastion explained as he was put off-guard by the sudden question. “Plus with your power you could help me take him down like you said so that the city could be saved, though you showed that you had no care for such a goal."

“That's right," Slypher replied. “If you just wanted me for safe passage in and out of the maze would have just come out and said it, not tried to capture me and press me for information for going in, and once you got Minos the effect of The Maze would end and there would be no need for me to ferry you out. That makes me believe that you already know what I'm about to tell you next, that there is no way that you can beat Minos, at least not head on like you want to."

“Yeah, I realize that," Bastion replied as he looked away. “A creature with powers like that is not one to be trifled with, and if he's making copies of himself then that means that I would either have to somehow root out the real one or figure out how to take them all down together. So yeah, I need your help, are you going to give it to me?"

There was a moment of pause between the two, the silence disturbed only by the occasional bubble of liquid, before Slypher nodded his head. “Sure, I'll give you some help," Slypher replied, catching the hybrid off-guard at the acceptance. “Of course I'm not going to do anything to directly harm Minos, but if you want a guide into The Maze and a way to meet with him then I think I can make that happen. Of course I don't think you're going to want to do that, even with my help it is clear that you aren't going to be able to withstand his power."

“Oh yeah?" Bastion replied. “How do you know this for sure?"

“Why don't we play a little game while you try to figure it out," Slypher replied with a smirk as he went over and grabbed the chain that was hanging there, pulling on it with the pulley and giving it a shake. Bastion's eyes widened as the metal slid off of the hook and he suddenly felt himself falling once more, only to be held up again as the chain tightened around the pulley and caused him to be suspended in the air. “Let's call this ultimate high stakes; I'm going to put this chain in your mouth and then spread your legs, you keep hold of it as long as you can and if you figure out why you aren't cut out to face Minos then you let me know."

Before Bastion could respond he suddenly felt the end of the chain get pushed upon his muzzle and was told to bite down before it was let go, and once he had done so he felt a tug in his mouth as he was suddenly supporting himself as the pulley was moved so that he was almost completely over the molten metal. The hybrid let out a muffled grunt as Slypher walked over to a bag that had been hidden off to a corner and grabbed another set of chains, which he then wrapped around his ankles before tying them up in a way that kept them spread open. It was to keep him from being able to squeeze down on the body of the phoenix, Bastion realized as he dangled precariously over the pit of molten metal, and if he let go of the chain there would be nothing to stop him from dropping backwards into the vat. That wasn't just going to be a test of endurance either as he felt the phoenix start to rub against his inner thighs, causing him to tremble slightly that went all the way through the chain to the links held in his mouth.

This phoenix is crazy! Bastion breathed hard through his nose; already his muzzle began to tremble slightly as he was the only thing now that was stopping him from falling in, and Slypher seemed fully committed to what he was about to do as he took his cock and began to rest it against his exposed tailhole. There was no way he was going to survive this, yet all he could do was try to figure out what the phoenix meant by saying he wouldn't be able to stand up to Minos. His first thought was that he was just too powerful of a mage, but if that had been the answer then it was unlikely that he would be suspended over a vat of molten metal as he realized that even saying anything was next to impossible.

Slypher just continued to grin as he took the tip of his cock and began to push it in, and even while going slowly the pleasure that came from the ring of muscle stretching caused his entire body to shudder. His legs trembled slightly and he was at least grateful that he didn't have to use them anymore, though his teeth weren't much better as he knew that he probably couldn't recover if he let go. It was also hard for him to think about what the answer was when he was getting a cock shoved inside of him as he could feel it starting to go deeper. All his concentration was focused on keeping his jaw clenched even as he felt his own softened cock start to respond to feeling his insides get spread open.

At the moment the phoenix was just content on continuing to stuff him with his rather impressive throbbing cock, but Bastion knew that soon they would get to thrusting and he was sure that Slypher probably wouldn't be as restrained as he was. As he tried to think about the problem that was given to him he could still feel every inch that was disappearing into his tailhole, eventually causing him to groan despite himself as his chains shook. He could hear Slypher moan as well and as he looked at the suspended hybrid there was a pleasured smile on his beak. Though there were a lot of pleasant sensations running through his own body he couldn't express it since any facial movements might loosen the grip on the only thing keeping him alive.

“C'mon Bastion, surely you could think of some reason that you have for not being able to beat Minos," Slypher teased once he had gotten himself fully hilted inside the other male, watching the hybrid struggle as a slight slip caused his entire body to fall slightly before he clenched his jaw. “I'm not going to be able to catch you if you fall either, so you really should think of something fast. Or perhaps you're enjoying the situation more than you thought, given that you're hard again."

With the chain in his mouth there was no way for Bastion to respond, which he had to hold on to even tighter as started to get rocked back and forth. Slypher's smile widened as he saw the man continuing to squirm slightly while his fate grew more and more precarious by the second. With the pleasure growing inside of him and being plowed into becoming a greater distraction there was no telling when he might give up the ghost, though with the fact that doing so would be the last thing he did would make anyone last a little longer. He just wondered if Bastion would ever figure out why Minos would be able to defeat him, though as he began to rock back and forth he found himself wondering the same thing.

That was an odd thought, Slypher thought to himself as he continued to thrust into the man whose jaw had started to quiver slightly while holding on, of course he knew what it was that Bastion had to worry about when it came to the rubber minotaur. Strangely though as he tried to think about it though the information seemed to evaporate from his mind. Something felt off about the entire situation, and though he continued to slide his cock inside the restrained man to get even deeper into him the scenario suddenly didn't feel as precarious for the other man as it did before. Why would he be not be worried about Bastion falling into the pit of molten metal, and as he found himself standing there he realized that he had already heard the answer once before.

A phoenix is fireproof after all.

“You… you're not Bastion, are you?" Slypher asked, which as soon as he did the look on the hybrid's face turned as though the words flipped a switch. Suddenly the bear-tiger was grinning at him as he slowly shook his head back and forth, which prompted his body to go up and down slightly that didn't seem to bother him in the slightest. “And if you're not Bastion and not worried about getting dunked into a pool of molten metal that means that you are probably Slypher, and all things considered that would mean that I'm not Slypher either but instead…"

“That would make you Bastion, yes," The real Slypher said, causing the fake phoenix to jump as he saw what had been a restrained bear-tiger suddenly appear next to him in a flash of flame as the chains fell into the vat. “This is what Minos does, he steals away your identity and takes it as his own before giving you one that he thinks is far better, his own. If I had actually been the rubber minotaur himself you would have probably spent the rest of your days thinking that you were him and The Maze would have expanded even more once your magical energy was properly assimilated."

As Bastion found himself returning back to normal, save for his physical self as he still saw himself as a phoenix, he watched as his own body walked away while the muzzle began to turn black and push out into a beak. “So wait, how did you even do all this anyway?" Bastion asked, finding himself slightly startled as he heard his question in a voice that he no longer recognized as his own. “People don't just turn other people into clones of themselves."

“Except for Minos of course, but as for you it helped that you had been knocked unconscious," Slypher explained as he stretched his back and his wings furled out from the striped fur that made up his back still. “I had managed to get out of your grasp and was fine, so when you were out I decided to pull the old switcharoo with our bodies. Once you woke up I put you under a trance and connected our consciousnesses so that we would know things like the answer to questions and such, and then when you were ready I did the same thing to myself and blanked our memories. I have to say it was fun fearing fire for a bit, perhaps I may have to do something like that again at some point."

As Bastion raised a hand in order to ask another question he could see the black feathers on it lose the glowing blue tips and then retract into his skin, which was almost immediately replaced with the usual reddish striped fur that he was more used to. It appeared that the magic that sustained the spell between them was no longer active and as he tried to recall being Slypher he found those memories were no longer there, though what he did find caused his eyes to widen as he had a mental image of being the one hung over the molten metal pool. “Hey, this didn't happen to me," Bastion said, looking up to find that Slypher had started to make his way out of the casting factory. “Hey, wait a second, you said you would help me with Minos!"

Slypher stopped in his tracks and turned to see the partially transformed bear-tiger following him, which caused him to tilt his own furry head that had his usual plume of feathers growing out of it. “You still want to go after Minos even after my little demonstration?" Slypher asked, Bastion nodding his head which caused the phoenix to shrug his shoulders. “Huh, either you really want to become a rubber bull or you really think that my help is going to tip the scales in your favor, either way I guess it wouldn't hurt for you to take a little field trip in the maze to see what's really going on. Oh, and to answer your question since we shared consciousnesses those memories you're seeing are technically yours so you remember them as if they're your own."

“Look, I know that you think you're…" Bastion trailed off when he realized what Slypher had said, which just caused the phoenix to smirk and continue to head towards the street. “So you're really going to help me out like that?"

“I did say I would," Slypher replied. “But… before we go off and you become a sexy rubber minotaur there is something that I would like to try, and since you owe me a bunch for trying to kidnap me and then me helping you into The Maze I think it's only fitting that you be my guinea pig. However for this I think that we should move somewhere that is a little more comfortable…"

As the two walked down the street towards the mists that denoted the border of The Maze Bastion continued to try and process what he had just gone through. Though his mission dictated that he enlist the aid of the phoenix he still couldn't help but be in awe at what he had done to him. It's not every day that he got to be a completely different creature and right up until the end there he really thought that he was Slypher, which indicated that this one was possibly more powerful than Minos. If that was the case though then it made him wonder why he would even help him in the first place if he had no intention of doing anything to this rubber minotaur and made him wonder what the true intentions of the phoenix were.

Bastion continued to muse until he found that Slypher had led them into a nearby hotel, hopping behind the desk and grabbing one of the keys before motioning for him to follow. After all that they did while at the casting factory it was strange to think that the phoenix just wanted sex, but he wasn't going to argue as he watched the other man look down the hallway until he found the number that matched the one on the key he snagged. When he opened the door it was the typical hotel room, complete with bed that Slypher flopped down on before motioning for Bastion to do the same.

“So since you're so interested in venturing into the maze I thought that perhaps a little demonstration is in order so you know what you're getting into," Slypher said as he clapped his hands together and a rubber mask appeared that was shaped in a familiar bovine shape which had a collar attached to it. “I may have modified this one as well, and after our little foray together I thought it would be fun to reverse the roles. So with your agreement I would like to suit you up so you can get a taste of what you'd expect in the maze along with my own little special enhancement."

At this point Bastion was all in so that he could get into the maze, and as soon as he nodded his head Slypher snapped his finger and the mask disappeared. In the next second the bear-tiger suddenly found his entire body, which he hadn't realized until that moment was still naked, was briefly wreathed in the same bright blue flames. When they dissipated Bastion suddenly found himself looking through a pair of tinted lenses that were a similar color to what he had just been enveloped by. As he looked down at himself he was shocked to find that his fur was completely replaced with rubber, and as he rubbed his hands against his arms he found that instead of fingers he had a solid mitt instead. Slypher continued to watch him with a bemused look on his face as the hybrid looked down and saw that instead of feet he had shiny hooves as well.

Slypher had been true to his word, Bastion realized as he turned to look at the nearby mirror and saw a featureless bull drone with blue tinted lenses for eyes, he had not only turned him into a rubber bull but a drone as well. When he tried to ask how this was possible with such ease he found that he couldn't speak, and as he rubbed his mitts against the smooth expanse of his muzzle the phoenix still responded that there was some residual magic in him that allowed him to manipulate his body. The effect wouldn't last long, but it was enough for what he had planned as he told Bastion to get down on the bed. Even though he was still looking at the cuffs that were around his wrists he found himself doing what he was told immediately, lying down on his back while looking up at Slypher's grinning face.

So this was a taste of what was going on in The Maze, Bastion thought to himself as the phoenix began to rub up and down his body. The feel of those hands against his rubber body was intense, and as he felt those hands going lower though there was one thing that he noticed as his chest began to feel tight. While the rest of his body, or at least his skin, was clearly transformed into a rubbery state his head was still that of the bear-tiger, and when he tried to let out a gasp of pleasure he found the bovine snout swelling out slightly. This really was some sort of hood, Bastion realized when he felt Slypher's hand reach down and stroke his semi-erect shaft and the sensitive rubber covered flesh.

When Bastion tried to ask what was going on he felt something push into his muzzle, letting out a muffled grunt as the cock gag quickly spread open his lips and pushed inside to make him breathe through his nostrils. “I told you that there is a special enhancement when it comes to this suit," Slypher teased as Bastion tried to breathe in and nearly felt the rubber snout get sucked in as well. “One of the fun things about being able to create things like this is that I don't need to create pesky things like air holes until I want to, which at the moment I want to see you squirm instead."

No air holes… with the gag in his mouth there was nothing he could say or do except continue to feel the phallic shape push its way down inside of him while his maleness was stroked up and down. With the stimulation it was hard for him to control his breathing and soon he could feel the oxygen that was in his hood become completely depleted. Slypher seemed to slow down his ministrations as he watched the hybrid's chest arch slightly as his nostrils tried to suck in more air to compensate, only for his breath to come out in a wheeze. When he attempted to use his magic to alter his body he found that somehow the phoenix had managed to make it so he couldn't access them, which all he could do was start to struggle as he brought his mitts to his face in a vain attempt to get more air.

Suddenly Bastion felt the hood and the rubber that was at the front of it morph, suddenly feeling a rush of air that came into his mouth from the dildo that had managed to slither its way into his throat. It opened into a tube and he gasped loudly as the air filled his lungs. His rubber chest heaved up and down as fresh air filled it while Slypher continued to idly stroke his throbbing member. “Now it seems like we're getting somewhere exciting," Slypher commented. “How about we play ourselves a little game; I'm going to seal you back up and you are going to pleasure me, and I'm not going to open that vent of yours until you get me to cum."

Bastion let out a muffled grunt but even if he could say anything the lust made it hard to form words as Slypher motioned for him to take a deep breath before lying back on the bed. Suddenly the bear-tiger found the tube sealing up once more and he managed to draw in a last good lungful of air before it was completely gone and left his muzzle smooth and featureless once more. He wasn't sure whether to hold in his breath or let it out to fill his hood, but all he did know was that if he was going to draw another he would need to get the phoenix that laid there to orgasm. His cock was still completely soft though and as he started to rub it with his rubberized mitts he found that it was going to be harder than he thought while he fumbled around.

Slypher just gave him a coy look as Bastion didn't even make him twitch yet, and he could start to feel his lungs burning slightly as he slid further up on his body. It was clear that the phoenix wasn't going to help him at all as the other man put his hands behind his back, which caused the rubber bull to let out a muffled groan. While he hadn't done anything at that moment the former hybrid could feel his own stimulation was still very high, his cock already starting to get harder as the dildo in his mouth pulsated. With their bodies sliding together it was enough so that own maleness was rock hard, and with his mind starting to get a little lightheaded it was only causing his pleasure to increase.

While he wasn't sure if the phoenix would actually allow him to suffocate Bastion didn't want to take his chances as he slid his shiny rubber butt against the groin of the other man. As he used more of his shiny form to rub against the avian body beneath him it was starting to have an effect as he felt the maleness beneath him start to rise. It was starting to work, but the problem was that the more effort he put into stimulating the other man the more that he could feel his chest starting to heave. By the time he had gotten Slypher's cock up to the point where he started to feel the tip press up against his tailhole Bastion finally had to exhale.

The snout of the bovine hood inflated from his breath and as he sucked back in to try and get more air Bastion realized that he might have made a bit of a mistake. It was hard for him to control his breathing after holding it for so long and he could feel his lungs protesting at how little the air that was inside actually benefited him. All he could do was try to push the cock of the phoenix inside of him and let his walls squeeze around it in order to stimulate the one that held the keys to his getting air. He saw Slypher let out a huff and his hips push upwards in response and could see the bemused look on his face turn to one of pleasure.

As the rather impressive length of the phoenix began to slide inside of him Bastion found that his skin wasn't the only thing that had been rubberized, which turned out to be a blessing as he was able to push the entirety of the throbbing shaft into him all at once. As his tailhole swallowed it up he pushed down firmly, getting his butt to press down against the groin beneath him and the cock he was pleasuring hilted. Even as he leaned forward and began to rub against the lithe chest of the phoenix it was partially to keep himself upright as he began to get dizzy. While there was no actual pain with the act, something that Bastion believed was something the phoenix had done to him, the fact that he was breathing in harder and harder as though it would help get more air was causing him to moan in the gag.

The awareness of the outside world was starting to melt away for the rubber bull as he found that his senses were faltering, his squats becoming more erratic as he felt the strength leaving his body. His ears were buzzing and the only other thing that he could sense was the cock inside of him while his own being stroked as the pleasure that came from both was becoming more intense by the second. When he looked down through the lenses of the mask all he could do was see the phoenix continuing to tilt his head back and moaning, though at the moment the only thing Bastion could hear was his own labored breathing. Was Slypher even paying attention, Bastion managed to think even as the lack of air and his own pleasure were muddling his thoughts, or was he just going to let him completely suffocate?

Soon it was Slypher thrusting up into him as his body bounced up and down, and as the blackness that had been creeping in his vision started to make everything go dark Bastion felt himself getting held up. His breaths were coming in shorter and shorter gasps as he felt like a rubber rag doll, his cock feeling like he was about to orgasm even as he was just about to pass out. Just as he felt like he was about to slip into passing out he suddenly took in a lungful of fresh air as both of them orgasmed, his inner walls squeezing on the cock of the phoenix that throbbed hard inside of him. As Bastion greedily continued to breathe in the air that was supplied to him the hybrid still slumped forward, which was more due to the pleasure that suffused through his body.

As he continued to lay there Bastion felt the rubber start to shift over his body once more and at first he thought that he was being turned back to normal, only to find that it was his head that was transforming as it filled out until he could feel the bovine hood against his skin. The gag disappeared and as the rubber bull put his fingers in his mouth he found that the phoenix had finished the job and fully converted him into a bull drone. “I thought that since you did well I would make it so that you don't have to worry about breathing for a bit," Slypher said with a grin as he could see the confused creature press against his new head as the rubber continued to transform his insides until there was no need to breathe or do anything of that nature. “It's only fair after all, and since I've been hogging all the fun why don't you go ahead and take the lead for a bit."

“That's kind of you," Bastion replied as he found he was able to speak despite not having a mouth, something that Slypher said was typical of bull drones in The Maze and wanted him to be able to communicate as the phoenix flipped over and exposed his tailhole. “So this is what I'm going to expect when we go into The Maze? That I'm going to get turned into a bull drone and become part of the herd of Minos?"

“As I said it's more likely that you're going to become a version of Minos instead of a mere drone," Slypher replied, pausing to let out a groan as he felt the thick rubber cock of the other man start to push between his feathery cheeks and spread open his tailhole from the insistent bull. “I suspect that he'll probably do the same to me should I allow myself to be so ensnared, which may be an interesting experience that I would like to try out. Of course there are other surprises that are going to be in store for you, but obviously as I want them to stay as such and you're just going to have to find out when you get in there."

Even with there not being a face on his muzzle Bastion could feel himself frown slightly at the cryptic mythological creature, though it was hard to remain frustrated as he plowed into the man beneath him. With his rubber maleness heightening his pleasure even more and the expert anal walls of the phoenix squeezing it with every thrust he found himself getting pulled to the edge despite already orgasming once. He didn't want to let Slypher off the hook too much and slowed down as much as he could, his rubber body eventually just sliding against his back as he continued to slowly rock back and forth to get as much pleasure as possible while also trying to show his prowess as a top. Bastion had also found his goo powers were back and shifted it to his cock, causing the phoenix to gasp as his stomach was pushed put by the growing member inside of the other man…

About an hour later Bastion had returned back to his normal form, shedding the rubber bull body once the two had gotten enough fun out of that particular form. More than once they had switched positions so that they could have their fun with him; indulging in everything from getting his horns pulled so that his muzzle could be stretched with the phoenix cock while his tongue wrapped around it, to standing up on those hooved feet while he was getting plowed from behind. While he had his fun the bear-tiger was glad that he was back in his normal form while he left the hotel with the other man. As he walked the streets he did find it different than all the traveling he had done this week in the form of the phoenix traveling along with him back towards the mists.

Bastion found himself feeling anxious as the two made their way towards the wall of mist that would be the means for the two to walk into The Maze. Up until this point he had been trying to avoid getting close to the mist while he had tried to track down the phoenix, so it was strange for him to be there staring down the barrel of the gun. “This is certainly something that I would call the point of no return," Slypher said, breaking Bastion out of his thoughts to look at him. “If you go beyond the veil and into The Maze then you will be on the turf of Minos and won't be able to escape."

“You can't get me out?" Bastion replied in slight surprise. “Part of the entire reason that I enlisted you was because I was trying to find a way to make sure that I could go back and report to those above me."

“I can get you out, but it will be unlikely that I will be able to once Minos locks his eyes on you," Slypher said. “It's called The Maze for a reason and it's far harder for me to get someone else out rather than just myself. Not to mention that if you start changing from the corruptive forces within then there's no way that I will be able to transform you back while you're in there, which means you'll belong to Minos until we can figure out a way to defeat him."

Bastion sighed and scratched his head; while he knew that Slypher wasn't keen on going against Minos he had thought that the phoenix just flitted back and forth from the realm, but even if he did it sounded like he couldn't do the same for him. That was just fine, the bear-tiger thought to himself, while he and Slypher were having their fun with one another they had formulated a plan when it came to the rubber minotaur that called The Maze his own. As the wall of mist continued to shift about it almost seemed to be daring him to come in and even knew that this was the only chance he had in order to back out. After a few seconds he just readied his weapon and gave a nod to Slypher before the two of them walked into the swirling fog and disappeared completely from the real world.