Elena had not slept well. On her lock screen, it said December 31, 2018. 6:03 am. 18 new messages. 3 voicemails. 3 missed calls. Elena went through each one. All of them except 1 were from her manager Esperanza Velasquez. Elena liked the woman very much. Kind, considerate, and kept her mouth shut about the fact Elena was not human. She was more like a sister than her manager really. Someone who she didn't have to put up a front about. Letting her hair down, shrinking back to her normal size, and just laughing at actors in bad horror movies at whatever hotel they were at. Elena felt awful not telling her where she really was. She saw no point to frighten the young woman, but if the world could end that day wouldn't you wish to know? Or maybe ignorance was bliss. Elena listened to the last message. "Corazon. I know you do not wish to involve yourself with the old ways, but it might be your only salvation. Consider it deeply this time, for your sake and your son's" she said. "Message deleted. No new messages" the voicemail said before she hung up.

The "old ways" her mother spoke of was not simply the fact they ate humans to obtain great magical power. No, there was one other matter. An ancient time, the Alux of noble bloodlines ate humans to get the power to talk to "gods". If they were gods or not nobody knows. But by this communion, the Alux could call down precious rain or encourage crop growth or even cure disease and mortal injury. This much was known by story and legend. What was not well known was even with the purge of the 15th and 16th centuries, the Alux nobility survived. Elena was the last of that line. Her father carried noble blood as did her sister. With them dead that left her including the ability to still commune with the old gods and goddesses. She needed an ancient artifact, a kind of proof of bloodline for her very first time to be recognized. That and the magic to connect. Having not eaten anyone, she didn't have much to work with, but she did have one thing...her own life.

She held the ancient medallion in her right hand and a knife in the other. She only had the medallion as a way to shut her mother up but coming here and seeing what they were facing, not to mention the feeling of being left behind seeing how stronger Susan and Hikari had become, she contemplated it. Her talk with Keith yesterday had cut deeper than she had let on. If such people thought they would die in battle, what chance did a Latina singing magic songs have? She barely held her own in the last battle and this one had people way tougher and more numerous. The hand that held the knife shook as she decided to do it. She put the medallion down on the bedsheet before Elena plunged the knife into her chest. She almost screamed as she pulled it out. Unable to keep the size spell going, she shrank down to her normal size and fell onto the cold metal of the medallion. Her lifeblood seeping out making it glow.  Her eyes closed as she grew cold. If she was successful, she would awaken to ancient boons, if not, a three-inch dead girl would be found in her room.

Elena opened her eyes. Other than the medallion now around her neck, she was naked in an open field with the night sky to her left, daytime to her right, and in the middle twilight. "Hello? Is anyone there?" she asked. Wind blow Through her hair. The grass crunched under her bare feet. "I am Elena! I've come seeking a boon of the old ones!" she yelled. Her voice echoed. A shadow suddenly loomed overhead. "You who has shunned us comes to seek a boon?" a copper skinned giantess asked above her. She was bare breasted, around her waist was a red cloth and no undergarments exposing her pussy to the woman beneath her. On her feet were sandals with turquoise straps. Her eyes glowed white and on her head was a headdress of turquoise pins, beads of Opal, and thin strands of silver. "Noble Quilazli. I beseech you and the pantheon of old" Elena said kissing the toenail of the giantess. Elena made sure to humble herself before the goddess as she figured this one would be most open to talking to her as she was the goddess of mothers and midwives. Having had a child made her more...patient to listen to her.

"Speak little one" she said. "There is a great evil in the world. Many of our children face destruction. I seek the power so I may stand ready" Elena said. The goddess looked to the heavens. "And what is your offering?" she asked. "My life" Elena replied. "You may plead before them" she said before bowing. Elena was taken back by the 100 ft. goddess bowing until the ground shook. The goddess was not bowing before Elena. She was bowing before one greater than her. The heavens themselves gave way to a massive face that neither smiled nor frowned. The hills seemed to turn into massive pillars of stone. The face gave way to a head and neck. A neck with a necklace made of giant bones and skulls. "Coatlicue. The goddess of earth" Elena muttered realizing the field she had been in was the palm of a giantess well over a mile tall. The fingers themselves were over a hundred feet high. The goddess brought Elena to her face and she opened her mouth. Elena was tossed in and she freefell down the cavern like throat of the goddess and landed roughly in a pool. Elena swam to a shore amazed at what she saw.

Three Aztec pyramids secluded in the mountains. Like a small city in the belly of the Earth goddess. Elena walked towards the structures until wind and lighting filled the sky. Lighting struck the three pyramids and three giant figures sat on them as if they were chairs. A massive serpent with feathered wings hissed at her from the first. From the second sat a colossal teenager around 17 or 18. Her sandals and top were pure white but had no bottom leaving her pussy bare. Her eyes, one brilliant blue, the other brown like brick. Her hair long and flowing and as dark as night yet shined with the glint of reflected sunlight. Her headdress was multicolored feathers. The goddess gave Elena a judgmental look. And on the right a gigantic young woman with a painted skull on her face. Her feet were bare and dusty. Her eyes were entirely black. Around her neck was a necklace made of thousands of human bones. She wore no robes or skirt leaving her nude. Her skin was the color of dried blood. Elena shivered as she did not want this goddess to answer her call.  

"Quetzalcoatl of the skies, giver of culture and maker of man, Toci the Mother of Mothers from whom all gods and goddesses came forth, and Mictēcacihuātl goddess of the underworld and keeper of bones. I bow before you" Elena said getting on her knees. "It was been an age since an Alux has come to us in such a manner. Last time an ancestor of yours asked for power to exorcize the Spaniards from her lands. We found her...wanting" the serpent hissed. "Indeed. She only came with the soul of a hated rival. I enjoyed sucking the flesh from her bones" the goddess of death said smiling. "I come with the barter of my own soul. I seek a boon of you" Elena said. The deities looked at one another for a moment. "Why have you not asked your Christian God? Is he not the one you worship now?" the Mother asked. Elena didn't know what to say. "I say we take her. Her heresy is enough. I call her legs. Good meat on them and her feet are not bad either" the goddess said before snatching Elena up. She pinched her ankles with her fingertips studying her tiny feet and legs. Elena felt the coldness of her touch right down to her soul.

"And yet she bartered her life, her soul to seek us anyway. I say we hold judgment" the serpent hissed. "Agreed. Put her down daughter. Let her plead first" the Mother said. The goddess reluctantly placed Elena back on the ground. Elena noticed something after she did. Even though these deities were huge, Elena expected her to be quite dwarfed by the size of their fingers. Not as much as she thought. "Something troubles you" the Mother asked. "This is not what I expected of the stories. It's...different. I'm different" she replied. "Because you are the traveler that strayed off the path. Close your eyes and then open them to see truth" the serpent hissed. Elena did and gasped when she opened them. At her feet were thousands of small people. Some coming to her ankles, others no taller than her pinky toe. Even more strange there was three lines each going to a separate pyramid. It seemed the tiniest went to the goddess of death and the largest to the Mother. When one entered the pyramid, they did not exit.

"What you see are the souls of the departed of the corner of the world we reign. According to the way the lived, determines the size of their souls here. Those that lived decent lives are medium sized and enter the good lands under me" the serpent said. Elena saw them to be about an inch tall. "Those that lived exceptional, or selfless lives are the largest and find paradise under me" The Mother said. "And the shittiest of mortals. The bugs, the wretched scum find only eternity in my pit of dusty bones under me" the goddess of death snickered. "Then why am I so much bigger? I have taken innocent lives" Elena asked. She regretted asking which was tantamount to admitting guilt. "Your medallion. Otherwise you would be like one of them" the Mother replied. The goddess of death scooped up souls meant for her and devoured Them. She patted her bare belly. "Speak your request. The afterlife is eternal. Our patience is not" she said.

"I seek to increase the potency of my song" Elena said. "Long ago, we came to the Alux. A people of magic but no skill or discipline to use it. I gave the gift of a song" the serpent hissed. "I gave the gift of hypnotic power of a lullaby" the Mother said. "And I set the price to use it" the goddess of death said. "I know the price" Elena said sternly. Suddenly, Elena found herself in the goddess' palm. "Then you know you cheated with foreign magics. The flesh on your legs is looking tastier. Hell, I should eat your vagina whole, womb and all for cheating me" she growled. "She sought to preserve life. That is no slight" the Mother said. She took Elena from her. "But she has a point. The bargain was made long before you were spat from your mother's womb. If you wish for more power, you must consume humans" she said. "I will do so if I must. What I am saying is your gift is NOT enough to face what is coming. It has been found...wanting" Elena said. The Mother was not too pleased with her words. "If you can see my heart then you know my words right true. The one called Markus walks the earth with a dark purpose. One that will upset the balance of things" Elena said.

The deities looked at one another. "Many have come before us with his name still on their dead lips" the Mother said. "He is beyond our touch" the serpent said. "His soul eludes us. We wish to claim it, but none can" the goddess of death replied. "Wait. I thought only those of the homelands were under your command" Elena said. The serpent used its long tongue to ensnare her and bring her to his maw.  The forked tip teased her little pussy making her writhe about. "Yours is not to question but follow" it hissed. "His kind existed before the dawn of gods and goddesses when the first ones held sway. With them gone, Lemurians are for the taking of any deity" the Mother said. The serpent narrowed his eyes at her annoyed. Quetzalcoatl let her go letting her hit the ground. Elena winced standing up. "Please. I am grateful for the gift but to help quell this abomination I need more. Much more" she pleaded. "Wait here" the Mother said. In a flash of lighting they were gone.

Elena sat on the ground after a time if such a thing such as time existed in Aztec limbo. She grew more curious of the parade of souls passing by her constantly. She picked one up. Once she did, it was no longer an ethereal thing but seemingly alive like the person had simply been shrunk. She gasped as a vision filled her mind. A middle-aged man working in a field until he gripped his chest and fell to the ground. Those around him began chest compressions but to no avail. Elena had seen his death and placed him back on the ground. He continued his march to Quetzalcoatl. She looked to the right and plucked up a random but sized one with her fingernails. A young man carrying an AK-47 crossing the street. He fired into a bodega shattering the windows. Someone returned fire from behind. The round struck the back of his head and he fell. A second or so later he was dead. Elena figured he was a cartel thug demanding protection money. A rival from another gang didn't take kindly to him on their turf. Elena placed him back on the ground and watched him March to damnation. She turned her attention to the middle and was curious to see many of them to be children mostly. One young child held the hand of what looked to be his mother.  

Elena picked them up. The woman appeared to be 30 at the most and her son maybe 7 or 8. The vision of them came to her. The woman had been staggering Through The desert with her son in tow. Her son collapsed and she carried him until she collapsed herself. Their belongings falling to the dirt and dust. It was a scene Elena was familiar with. Migrants fleeing to America only to die of thirst in the desert after getting lost. Elena felt sorrow for them. The boy felt so delicate in her hands. Half the height of her pinky wearing a soccer shirt and shorts. Worn out sandals on his feet. His mother fared little better. "Has anyone ever told you not to touch what isn't yours?" the goddess of death asked behind her. Elena dropped Them and she caught them and placed them back on the ground. The goddess was her size for the moment and yanked Elena to her feet. "Please don't..."

"Shh. Sometimes I like to get a better look at those that cross over" the goddess said admiring Elena. Elena squealed as the goddess rammed her finger up her pussy and then took it out. She grinned sucking her flavor off it. So rare we get a soul so fresh and lively. By all rights I can claim you. Your actions this past summer did not redeem you enough to escape my grasp. Hmm...it would be a waste to devour you so quickly. Do you know what it feels like to be swallowed by the pussy of one such as I? Give me a moment to grow and we can have ourselves some fun" she chuckled. The goddess grew before her and snatched Elena up. Elena had her eyes locked onto the massive drooling cunt threatening to swallow her. "Of all your threats, you have done nothing" Elena grinned. The goddess paused. "If it was such a done deal you would've claimed me by now regardless of what was to come" she said. "Or maybe I get off on seeing fear. It does season the soul" the goddess said. "I think you don't want them to help me. You want for a better word...to poach me. I'm no saint but I help save billions of people. I think that counts for something and you know it" Elena mocked.

Two peals of thunder and lightning and the others had returned. "Indeed, it does. Release her Mictēcacihuātl. She stands in-between and you know that" the Mother retorted. "We have come to a decision" Quetzalcoatl said. "We shall grant you an additional boon in light of your request and the state of affairs" the Mother said. "I grant you the power to sing your song in its fulfillment without the need of others" the serpent said. "And the ability touch their soul with it" the Mother said. The goddess of death chuckled. "As for payment, the soul of a child" she snickered. Elena's heart dropped. "Please. Not that. I can go back to eating adults. Even young adults but not kids" she said. "That is the payment I have declared" she said coldly. "Honorable Mother please. Isn't the life of children under your purview?" Elena asked. "Not all of them child" she replied. "Just because one is a child doesn't mean they are wholly innocent. If you are to see battle, you will find a child. History is rife with child soldiers" the goddess of death said grinning. Elena stared at the giantess. "Hmmm...yes. That look whets my appetite. One final thing child. No more arcane. None" she said. "I have to use it to keep my human size for longer periods of time" Elena told them. "Oh, we know. You still can't use it. Don't worry. You can still keep it the old-fashioned way" the goddess laughed loudly.   "A deal then?" the serpent asked. "...yes" Elena muttered defeated.

Elena felt a warmth in her soul starting in her belly and traveled up. When it reached her throat, it stopped and pulsed intensely. "The deal has been done. Until then little Alux" the serpent hissed before disappearing with a strike of lightning. "Farewell Elena. Oh, your sister sends her regards between sessions of screaming and pain” the goddess of death grinned wickedly before leaving in similar fashion. Elena fell to her knees and sobbed. The Mother plucked her up from the ground holding her in her open hand. "Why? Why so cruel?" Elena asked. "That is her nature. Did you not find it odd the goddess of the underworld came and not the god? The king is just and the Queen unjust. The balance must be preserved. A product and a price. The Mother of life, the Serpent of preserving life, and the god and goddess of taking life. But to say that doesn't mean you have to play her game" she replied. Elena looked up at the giantess for understanding.

"Her goal is to taint souls so she can claim them. That is why she chose children. She knew what it would do to a kindly soul" she explained. "Then what can I do?" Elena asked. The Mother imbued her with magic power. "A gift to start you off with. It will not last, but it will as human say get the ball rolling" she replied. "And even if I eat a kid during battle, what then? How can I keep my human size?" she asked. "You can't. You must decide what is more important. But take heed. If you break the rule about arcane, it will not be your soul that is collected. It shall be your son's. Now go" she said literally tossing the girl out of limbo. Elena awoke human sized on her bed. At first, she thought it all a dream until she saw the bloody knife on her bed. She collected herself and went to shower.

Elena was not the only one awake and deep in thought. Hikari felt the coldness of the wood on her legs as she sat with them folded underneath her. She calmly gazed at the yokai transformation driver laying before her as she sipped warm green tea. She thought back to a few days ago. "Are the final touches done?" she asked. "Yeah. Yeah, they're done. You have access to even more forms now. Be careful though as some forms will drain energy faster than others" he said." I need a form to kill what can't be killed. I know of only one Hokan that can do it" she said. "No! Forgive my outburst but calling on that is dangerous at best. That is no ordinary yokai. It blurs the line between yokai and gods. The strain can kill you” Hiro, her chubby technician said looking at the device. "Promise me you will find another way" he said. She barely nodded. At the moment the driver was bigger than she was, but it gave her a good view of the changes. It had been painted jet back with special magically imbued ink. A silver ring in the center and a gold circular plate in the middle. So far not much had been altered until one was to see the five small Philosophers stones encrusted around the silver ring in a star formation. She touched one. "They will serve as the main power source for your transformations. Keep in mind it isn't infinite. Once they're depleted, it will draw power directly from you. Princess..." he muttered at the end putting his glasses down and rubbing his eyes.

Hikari had seen him as nerdy and oafish at times but there were others that she saw who he was inside. "The driver can call upon greater power than before I must warn you that if not checked, it can kill you especially if the form is potent. Try not to let it discharge below one stone" he said. "Or it will suck me dry is it?" she asked. Hiro looked away blinking away tears. "I am ashamed. One should perform his duty with honor and bravery" he muttered. "No shame in worrying about one you care for" she said touching the device. he looked embarrassed. "I have shamed myself by berating you based on your looks even though you have served me beyond distinction. I ask forgiveness Hiro" she said prostrating herself. "No! You are a princess of the imperial family! Do not bow to one so lowly!" he said bowing and promptly hitting his head on the worktable. The giant nursed his forehead. Hikari snickered and then full on laughed. "Stations, titles, have you not heard the end of the Heisei is coming and the trappings of the past will be done? Come next year will the be the new era of Reiwa *where all things are possible. Even for a human and koonago" she said looking up at him. He blushed.

(Authors note: While Japan follows the western calendar like everyone else, they also divide years into eras depending on the ruling families or more modern who is emperor.  The Heisei Period began in 1989 after Hirohito died and most recently the Reiwa Period which began on May 1, 2019 when Akihito abdicated. Something really unprecedented...at least not without war. So, when Hikari says that all things are possible with the new era, she's not kidding)  

"Will you return?" he asked. "Only the kami know" she replied. Hiro got up and walked over to a cabinet. He took out a bottle of sake and poured it into a cup and a small bottle cap. "To success and a safe journey home" he said toasting. Both drank and sat quietly. "The gaijin is lucky to have you" he muttered. "I'm not his wife. Mistress at best" she said. "Still to have your heart. Skin like fallen snow, hair like night, eyes that pierce the soul, delicate hands and beautiful feet and toes. A bosom so small yet perfect" he muttered. Hikari got annoyed for a moment as she didn’t prefer him studying her in such a way. "And a pure soul that would make the hardest stony heart melt and wish to be worthy" he said letting a tear fall from his eyes. Hikari felt ashamed for her thoughts. "Pour another and we shall see where the night takes us" she muttered.  What was supposed to be a short inspection of the driver turned into a three-hour drinking session. Hikari found the chubby giant charming as he listened to every word she said. She fell over laughing about something long ago and his finger caught her. It lingered. There was no lust in his eyes as his finger felt her delicate back. It moved up brushing her long hair and then suddenly pulled away.

At one time she would be annoyed he touched her but found annoyance he pulled away. "You may pet me" she said blushing. She smirked as his trembling finger petted her arms and side. To tease him she dipped her foot in sake and kicked it at him. When done again, Hiro seized her foot in his mouth and sucked. She laughed loudly as his taste buds tickled her tiny sole. Hiro glanced at the driver one more time. "I can make it safer. Increase the chances you make it out alive" he said picking up a small sliver chisel. "You've done enough. Your craftsmanship is solid" she said touching his arm. Hiro out the chisel down solemnly. Hiro loved her, that much was always certain but as she stared at his teary eyes, she could see that in reality, he didn't see her as the princess, he saw her as a loving soul. A woman. The thought came across her mind to think about an actual relationship with him. After all, she couldn't pine for Keith forever. It was unspoken but well known that since she was outed to the public, many a love letter came before her. "Hiro. If you had one night with me, what would you do?" she asked. The question gave the giant some thought. "I'd listen to more of your stories" he replied. "That's it?! We've been doing that for Three hours!" she said. "Yeah and I'm loving every minute of it. Seeing you laugh and giggle..." he muttered. The little koonago was deeply touched by his answer. She climbed up his arm to his face and kissed his lips. "Ahem. Princess your appointment" Chisame said entering the room. "Ah that. Can't keep Aki-chan waiting" she giggled. "Only you could call the Emperor that" Hiro muttered. Hikari hopped into Chisame's hand and left. Hiro picked up his chisel once more and inscribed a word on the driver. "Hikari kami" or in English "divine light".

It was this that she stared at in the morning of this fateful day before putting her cup down. She elegantly dressed in her most exquisite kimono. Black with red chrysanthemums embroidered on it. Her obi sash was black with the imperial seal in white. She chose not to wear her tabi socks or geta just yet and left the room. The giantess maids had already awoken and went about their daily tasks. A bit of gloom hung overhead as they knew what the day was. She waited patiently in the living room and watched BBC news.

8:00 am...

Keith pressed the silence button on his alarm. His wife slept on his pillow and the kids in the cribs not far away. He carefully got up to pee and came back peering at his very small children. Sleeping peacefully with not a care in the world. Keith sat on the bed looking at his wife. Her naked chest moving up and down. A hint of drool from her lips. He bent down and kissed her tummy. Lawan groaned as she woke up. "Morning beautiful" he said. Lawan fluttered into the air to check on the kids before using the bathroom. She returned and sat quietly in his lap. Neither said a word for a few minutes. "I'll run the shower" he muttered leaving her. The couple remained quiet during the shower and Through the habit of brushing teeth and hair. She grew to human size and sat in the on the wide windowsill overlooking the colony. Keith walked over and as soon as he got near, she shrank him. She said nothing as she placed him on her bare breast and held him there. Keith felt the pounding heart of the giantess. She was afraid, terrified, anxious. Far out in the colony, he could see another giantess, Xiao as she oversaw preparations for her teams. He could not tally for long. Like her, he had things to do to. "Time to get dressed" he told her hopping down. Lawan didn't look his way as she cancelled her spell growing him back. He was dressed and out the door leaving her to attend to the kids who were starting to waken.

Susan and Hikari sat in the living room watching tv. "And the body count has passed 50 million..." the tv said. Susan spotted Keith coming and changed the channel. "Turn it back" he said softly. She saw him sit down with a solemn look as she did. "Around the world, people mourn the worst loss of life in one day in recorded history. The NASDAQ, Nikkei, and the SSE have all seen record plunges causing an emergency halt to trading. Currency around the world is fluctuating making the lesser developed countries panic. In related news, NATO has confirmed that the US pacific fleet has been lost, as well as the Chinese, North Korean, South Korean, and JSDF fleet that the latter was running exercises in the Sea of Japan. All attempts to reach them via ULF have failed. NATO, China, and Russian forces already anxious over the loss of com sats have been lit on full alert. As a precaution, the royal family have been evacuated from London to an undisclosed secure location..." the announcer said.

"At this rate there won't be a world to save" Keith muttered. "Where's Joseph?" he asked. In the sunroom meditating" Susan replied. Keith got up and went to the kitchen. He made two cups of coffee before going to see him. The old man sat crossed legged with his eyes closed. Keith sat down next to him. "Normally I do this naked, but I decided to spare you all the sight of my 60,000 year old junk" the man said opening his eyes. "Much appreciated" Keith chuckled. "Hold on to that. That smile. You’ll need it today" he said. "About that. I want to go in no later than 3 this afternoon. No sense in waiting till the last minute" Keith said. "I agree but circumstances say otherwise. My vision is clouded but I can confirm your daughter did indeed raise Mu from the ocean depths. As for translocating..." he sighed. Keith handed him the spare cup of coffee.

"My son is no fool. He has placed barriers around his location. A lot of fucking barriers" he said. "You can't just crack them like he did with us?" Keith asked. "Not remotely and your barrier was average at best. I'd need line of sight to crack them. Without doing that I'd be jumping blind" he said. "...Control. Order the private jet to be prepped. Yes, I know we won't have clearance. That long? Alright. Just get it started" Keith sighed ending the magical link. "Jet?" Joseph asked. "Plans within plans. Rest up old man. You'll be jumping more than just people today" Keith said standing up. He returned to the living room. "Need your help moving a bomb" he said. "Whee...sounds fun" Susan said sarcastically. Keith led her to the vault where the artifacts were stored. He unlocked the room and they entered. "Keith! The Bow of Artemis is gone!" Susan said. Keith looked at was indeed missing from its case. "Recall" Susan said using magic as she touched the case. "It...it was summoned away back on Christmas Eve" she said. "That's not good. That means it has a new master. A new Sagittarius" Keith muttered. "Great. Fucking...the hell happened to The Ring of Shishak?!" she yelled. "What?" Keith asked. "It's faded.  The stone lost a lot of its glow" she said. "Oh that. Don't worry about that. I'm more concerned about the bow really" he said. "Fuck the bow. That ring is super dangerous. Time magic is unpredictable. You can any number of things if you start fucking around with time. We saw how one could erase an entire timeline!" she said. "Calm down. I'm the reason it's faded. I've...I've been using it for the last two weeks" he said. "Are you nuts?!" Susan asked.

"The ring can send one back Through time...or it can freeze it for a short while. Yeah. Found that out in Lily's protected notes" he said. "Why would you need to keep freezing time?" she asked. "So, I can train. That room you saw. I've been using it for a few hours a day but in reality, I've been stopping time in it" he said. "...for how long?" she asked. "About Three days or so at a time. Really wipes me out though" he said. "But that would mean..."

"I'm not two weeks older. Closer to two months. Why do you think I was so frisky and horny some days? I missed you guys" he shrugged. "All so you would get better at fighting?" she asked. He nodded. Susan grabbed him by the neck and roughly kissed him. "It was either that or punch you. Now where your doomsday device?" she asked. Keith pointed to it. Susan eyes went wide. "Keith. It looks like a nuke" she muttered. "Well the cone shape design was borrowed from that of a nuclear warhead. Bet my google history is turning heads now" he chuckled. Susan tiptoed to it and was yanked by a force into it. "Keith! What the fuck?!" she screamed terrified. "Oops. Forgot to warn you. The containment unit uses a highly magnetic constrictor so no metal around it. Umm...is your..."

"Yeah my fucking bra! Of all the days to wear one!" she yelled. "Oh relax. Not like it's going to go off" he said walking to her. He smiled watching the woman stuck to it. "Uh...could you help?" she asked. Keith pulled the back of her sweater up and unlatched her bra. His hands moved to the front and Susan squeaked. "Keith. My nipples are sensitive right now" she said. "Yep" he said pulling his hands away. She felt him pull down her pants and panties. "This isn't funny!" she yelled. "Oh this is hella funny and you know it" he said lowering his pants. "You want our last time to be on a fucking bomb?" she asked. He was ready to thrust into her but hearing her voice break stopped him. He pulled her panties and pants back up and carefully removed her shirt. Susan was free. Susan said nothing as she hugged him. "Yeah I know. Everybody is feeling it" he said. Susan put her shirt back on and helped him carry the bomb to the garage. Needless to say, a more than a few eyes were one the damn thing as they carried it Through the house. After putting it in the garage, Keith toggled a switch. "It's not armed is it?" Susan asked. "No. Just cycling. It will be awhile before the boson collection hits critical levels" he replied.

"Everyone is saying you guys care carrying a bomb around" Alyssa said behind them. "Holy shit!" Rose yelled sitting on her shoulder. "Relax. The safeties are on and the detonation circuits aren't even turned on" Keith said. "Still though it looks like...no! What happened to mom's apple tree?!" Rose screamed looking out of the garage into the front yard. "It was struck by the red lighting yesterday. Wait...apple tree? You sure it's an apple tree?" Keith asked. "Yeah. Mom planted it with daddy a week after I was born. Me and mom used to eat apples from it on my birthday. Aw man!" Rose grunted. "Rose. That's a cherry tree" he said. "No, it's not. I mean mom did think about planting one, but she decided on an apple tree instead" she said. Keith walked out to the tree and came back with a charred branch. "That's not possible" Rose muttered. "Magic?" Keith asked. "No. I would sense the remains of a transmutation spell. I'm getting strange vibes from it" she said. "It's...it feels weird in my hand. Like a faint vibration coming from it" Keith said before chucking it. "Weird trees aside, anything else?" Susan asked. "Not till noon. We address the troops and then a final briefing" he replied. "Then I'm going home. There's a thing" she said. "Anything I can do?" he asked. "No. I'm her mother" Susan replied softly.

Susan returned home to find her father comforting a shrunken Ruby in his hand. "She wore herself out" Tim said to her. Susan placed Ruby on a sofa pillow before sitting down. Earlier that morning....

Susan has gone to the corner market to pick of bagels for breakfast but when she returned, she found Ruby awake, and hysterical. "She just went out! She's coming right back!" Tim yelled holding his currently naked granddaughter. "You're lying! She left already and didn't tell me!" she screamed throwing the man aside. Susan dropped the bagels and hit Ruby with a shrinking spell. The combination of the spell and her anxiety caused the girl to faint. "Jesus" Susan muttered picking her up. "You didn't have to shrink her sweetheart. Just seeing you..."

"Yes, I did. She may look like a young girl but they young girl is over twice as strong as you. She could've snapped your arm easily...or worse" she said. "I've seen children get emotional before parents ship off to war but this..." he said. "I told you before she lost her parents, but I left out one crucial matter. Ruby died" she said. Tim looked at her. "She uhh...she was entombed alive in plaster and eventually suffocated" she said quietly. "God in heaven" Tim muttered. "As you can imagine, it left her with some weapons grade PTSD" she said. "But how is she alive?" Tim asked. "I made a deal with a death goddess. Ruby gets to live again at the cost of my unborn child" she replied. Tim didn't know what to say. Susan ate a bagel quietly as she watched her father pet her shrunken daughter.

"This brings back memories. I used to love petting you in my hand when you were young" he smiled. "I remember your hands being soft and warm" Susan said sitting down on the sofa. "Those were precious times" he said softly. Susan looked at the time. "I have to go to the house. Should be a progress report done by now" she said. She kissed her father and left him. Her ears could pick up faint sounds of sniffling.

Now she was back and healing the slight bruise on his arm. "How was your thing? Anything new?" he asked. "50 million dead and were on the brink of WWIII" she replied. "Fuck...sorry lord. 50 million? How is Keith handling that?" he asked. "Honestly I don't know. Keith keeps his most intense emotions locked away. There's angry and then there's Keith angry. I once saw him pop a man like a water balloon because he raped his wife" she replied finishing on him. "Could he do that to his daughter?" he asked. Susan didn’t answer. She rested her head on his shoulder.  "You smell awesome" she said. "Uh thanks?" he said. The woman fidgeted where she sat. "Is it that pregnancy thing?" he asked. She nodded. "Okay sweetie. Gimme your toes" he said. Susan put her right foot in his hands and her father went to sucking her toes. Susan sighed but she shook her head. "Not enough" she muttered shrinking. "Daddy you said you do anything..." she said taking her clothing off. "Yeah I did. Come here honey" Tim said lowering his hand.

Tim had not gotten used to the feeling of what he was doing to his daughter, but he understood the biological needs she had. Tim was gentle as he licked her tiny pussy. Her pussy, soles, and breasts were very sensitive by this point, so he took care to stimulate them. She tingled as his tongue liked her tiny feet. She shivered as her juices coated his lips. And when he sucked her tits he suddenly pulled back. "What..." she asked. "You're lactating" he said tasting her milk. "Guess it came in. Daddy...suck on me. Please. It's really bad" she whined. Tim couldn't let her suffer so he placed her feet first in his mouth and sucked her body right to the navel. She groaned loudly as the giant father pleasured her with his tongue.  She held on to his lips as she was drawn deeper. With a cute squeal she came. Tim cleaned her up and sat blushing beet red. "You don't know how much that meant to me daddy. I'm curious though. The way the tip of your tongue teased my clit. That was no amateur work" she said. "Well, your mother and I... we had some fun" he muttered.

"You really miss her" Susan said. "She's the first person I'm looking for when I get to heaven...unless you're..." he said cutting himself off. Susan unshrunk herself. She sat naked in his lap and ignored the erection in it. She hugged him to her. The man quietly stroked her hair. Susan could literally smell the anguish in him. Tim looked at her. Her eyes watering up. "Jellybean" he chuckled. One would not think that word would stir such emotion. He had called her that when she was a child. One time she asked when she was a kid why he called her that. He replied that's how big she was when he finally held her in his hands. She has to be brave for them. Especially now that Ruby was waking up. "MOM!" Ruby screamed leaping onto her. "You scared your grandpa" she said. Ruby sat in her hand crying. "I thought...I thought you left and didn't say goodbye!" she sobbed. "I wouldn't do that. Can you be a good girl now?" Susan asked. The girl nodded. Susan unshrank her. Ruby looked at Tim and remembered what she had done. She hung her head. "Honey it's okay" Tim said beckoning her to sit in his lap.

He looked into the deep green eyes of hers. "Your mom is very scared right now. Not because she's going off to fight but you might be what happened this morning if she doesn't come back" he said. Ruby looked at Susan seeing her very solemn. "I was alone for so long" she muttered. "So was I but I had to get moving forward. Put your hand over my heart" he said. Ruby did and felt it racing. "I'm scared too. Every instinct I have tells me to hold your mother and don't let go. I don't know if it's being shrunk for so long or being around borrowers this much again, but I fully understand some of the things they do now. I want to suck your mommy's toes again. Drink her milk. Lick her all over because it makes her feel loved. I get it Susan" Tim said looking at her crying. Susan slid over to him and held them both tightly.

Just down the street, something else was going on. Banshen had come out of hiding and quietly drank tea at a local cafe. Susan had recommended it and if she was to die, then she would make sure her last day in earth wasn't wasted. The patrons kept their eye on her for obvious reasons. The atmosphere was tense as by no means was everyone cool with a Mogwai in their mist. The woman behind the bar groaned loudly and fell to her knees. Banshen went to look and found the woman had gone into labor. Her husband ran from the kitchen. "Take her...hospital" Banshen said sternly. "But the cafe..." he said as it was fully packed for early lunch. Banshen took the apron off the woman and put it on. "Work...go" she said. He couldn't argue as the woman groaned again. Needless to say, the people were shocked by the turn of events. "Uh...order?" someone asked. Banshen went over to Them. They gave the order and nodded.

They were surprised the Mogwai actually pulled off being a barista and as they saw her smiling, they found it amusing. They were patient with her. They took their time going over their orders and Banshen filled them out. She hummed with a smile as she made a grilled cheese sandwich in the kitchen and didn't hear the door chime. Two Mogwai had entered. Banshen came out and held her breath. "Two coffee and…what the hell is this?" one said in mandarin. "I'm helping out" Banshen said concentrating. Her heart skipped a beat when the Mogwai young man rolled up his sleeve exposing a tiger tattoo. He was a vassal of the ruling family. "Coffees and cream rolls. Now" he growled. She nearly ran into the kitchen. As she prepared the order, she could hear something in the cafe. She peeked out to see the young man harassing a woman customer. "Join us woman. Tell us about yourself" he said grinning. "No thanks. I rather have lunch with my husband here" she rebuffed. "This weakling? Hmm. I see your coffee went cold. I will warm it for you" he said. He used fire magic to warm it till it boiled. "You sure you won't join us?" he asked his hand still glowing. "She said no. Your order" Banshen barked. "I don't like your tone" he said to her. Banshen ignored him putting the tray on the table. "Ask forgiveness" he said grabbing her.

She was terrified of him. As a vassal, he had certain privileges. Back home, he could rape her where she stood if he wanted. If insulted, he could eliminate her. More than a few stories were out there of vassals crushing or eating lower class citizens that disrespected them. But as she saw the eyes of that woman full of fear, Banshen found the strength to resist him. Banshen grabbed his arm and flipped him. "Bitch!" he yelled raising his hand. A blast if light magic shot forth blowing a small hole in the roof barely missing her. Banshen's eyes were dazzled by the light making him have an opening. He pushed her off and readied a fire spell. "Don't!" she yelled as she saw such a spell would burn everyone alive in the cafe. She fell to the floor bowing. "Forgiveness" she said. The man kicked her in the face making her spit out a tooth. She trembled in pain. He pressed his foot on her fingers and she cried out in pain. The borrowers, afraid of him had taken up utensils as if to attack him. But it didn't come to that as the roof was pried open. Towering over all of them was Xiao. "Enough!" she said grabbing them both.

In one had was Banshen bleeding and hurt. Another was the young man. "What brought this?!" Xiao yelled. "This one attacked me!" the young man said. Xiao looked at her. "This true?" she asked. Banshen could barely move her jaw let alone speak. "You know the penalty for disobeying orders" she said raising her to her mouth. Xiao was ready to eat her. "STOP! She was protecting us!" the young woman below yelled. "From whom?" Xiao asked. The young man didn't answer. "From him" someone said. Xiao realized she was being way to hastily and healed Banshen. "Speak freely" Xiao said. "He threatened to kill them all. I only attacked him out of defense" she replied clearly. "And what of it?!" he yelled showing his tattoo. Xiao knew what he was but more importantly why he was there. Banshen didn't know this working alone but those that commanded squads sometimes had a vassal in their ranks unseen. Their job was to report anything that was against the homeland. Ideas, thoughts, beliefs, even defectors. They were the Mogwai version of the KGB. Xiao hated them.

"You have threatened the safety of our allies, endangered the unity, and disobeyed orders" she growled before tearing off his clothing. "You can't do this! You'll be executed!" he screamed. "Assuming I live past tonight" she said coldly. Xiao shoved him into her mouth and quickly chewed him up alive. His screams ending with an ominous loud crunch. It left those below (and those on the street now) aghast but none shed a tear for him. Xiao cleaned the bits of flesh and bone left in her mouth before she spoke. "I don't recall seeing you before either" she said. Banshen bowed in her palm trembling. "Speak without lies" the giantess said. "Please. She saved us" the woman said below. She looked to see the other Mogwai there cowering. "You knew of him, didn't you?" she asked. He didn't answer. Xiao grabbed him up. "I was under orders!" he yelled. "You were also under orders not to let anyone threaten these people" she said. He cowered in her hand. He was young, 16 at best and she decided not to end his life. However, she couldn't let his disobedience go unpunished. She used her right foot to slip off her boot and curling her fist, slipped her sock off. She dumped the young man inside and put her boot back on. His muffled screams dying down as she positioned his body underneath her toes.

"I have yet...settle down! My sweaty feet won't end you but keep wriggling and they just might!" she shouted. The wriggling stopped. "As for you. If you are not with my squad, then how did you come about being...ah. I see. You were smuggled here by him when he came to visit. Why? He is not one to take slaves" she said. "I... wanted to be...free" Banshen replied. "Speak in our tongue if it's so difficult" Xiao said. "Won't...help. Slow..." Banshen said. Xiao was putting the pieces together. Keith brought her back to hide her. "Please don't...be angry with him. Banshen wanted this. Eat Banshen alive if you must. Don't angry with him" she pleaded. "Xiao to Lt. Fei. There's been an incident at the Tom Thumb cafe. All Mogwai are to avoid it. Yes, it's contained. Nothing else to report" Xiao said over a magical link. Xiao placed Banshen back in the cafe and made a shhh with her finger before putting the roof back on. Banshen sat on a chair gasping for air. The woman and husband she saved checked on her. "Thank you" she muttered. Banshen nodded. Softly, the girl began sobbing and the patrons went to care for her. Later that day, when the owner came back to check on everything, he was very disturbed to see people on his roof fixing a hole. However, laughter and singing filled the cafe and an Asian girl twirled around dancing as she took orders. He had never seen it this lively before. "Too bad you have to leave with the others" the man said to her. "No. Banshen lives here" she said. "Hmm. Would you like to...work here from now on?" he asked. "Yes, Banshen would" she replied smiling.

Keith stood behind the academy grounds going over in his head what to say. "Jitters?" Susan asked standing next to him. The giant and giantess looked out as the troops began to file in. "Naw. You know me. When it comes to oral my game is solid" he snickered. "I think eating my pussy is a bit different from giving an uplifting speech" she said. "Same rules apply. Don't try anything fancy, act from the heart, and leave them wanting more" he said grinning. Susan smiled and kissed his cheek. Minutes passed and finally all were assembled including Xiao.

"Just a few months ago, we were at war. Today, we have found a peace and civility hard won by both sides. Now, there is someone out there that would tear down what the blood of borrowers and Mogwai paid for. We assemble here today to show we will not let that come to pass! I know many of you out there sees this as a human problem, that it doesn't concern us, but it does. History has shown that when men and women dismiss this it eventually does become their problem. "They did not speak when they took her away. I did not speak when they took them away. And then nobody spoke for me when they took me away".  They told me you were a discipline problem. Where they see problem, I see potential. I rather have you then the best soldiers of your homeland as those spoiled sons of bitches doesn't know what it means to fight for dignity, for acceptance, to be judged by their character alone. For all of the people that have looked down on you! For every motherfucker that wrote you off because of what family you were born into! I will tell how to get your revenge on them. Success. Nothing is more fucking sweeter than rubbing your success in their tiny fucking faces. You say obedience brings victory and victory is life. There is more to life than simply winning a fight. It is conviction, triumph, and sacrifice. Nothing that is known by the people who call the 9th legion..."rejects".  My god I envy you. I envy you because you now see something that I take for granted. The courage to shape your own destiny."

"When you go out today, do not fight for mogwai, or borrower, or your homelands. Fight for the right to choose the way you live your lives! Fight...for the future!" Keith yelled saluting them all. Every one of them saluted back. "All senior officers are to report to the briefing room at 1800 for final instructions! Dismissed!" Keith yelled. Keith walked away followed by Susan. "Nice. I even got a little wet" Susan smirked. "They buy it?" he asked. Susan glanced back. She could see smiles on their faces. "Yep" she replied. "Good. Now for something a little harder. Time to see Aspen" he said. Keith returned to the mansion and walked to her room. Aspen laid in bed still shrunk staring off out of the window. Claire sat next to her quietly. "Afternoon beautiful" Keith said petting her head. She didn't move. "Hungry? Thirsty? Need anything?" he asked. "My size back" she muttered. "Can you promise me you won't hurt yourself?" he asked. She silently nodded. Claire unshrank her.

"I know you saw the news this morning. What's it now?" she asked. "More dead. The superpowers panicking" he replied. "Because of my baby" she muttered. "I don't think she knows what she did. This is a far cry from her rebellious streak" he said. "Does it truly matter" she asked looking at him. Keith sat on the bed. "To us yes. It means she's not beyond redeeming if it's true" he said kissing her hand. "And what then? What world would we have to come back to? I'd know what she did Keith" she said. "Yeah, I know" he muttered. "What do I do?" she asked sniffling. "Love her. Because the alternative will be so much worse" he said. "What do you mean?" Aspen asked. Keith didn’t have the courage to voice his fear. Aspen quietly cried. Keith placed her in his lap and noticed quickly she was naked. He held her from behind silently. He motioned for Claire to come over. Shrinking down to her normal size, Claire perched herself on her knee. "It's a difficult road ahead baby no doubt about that, and I won't be there for you. That little fairy perched on your knee is going to help you Through it. Help you like she helped you Through so many other things. Won't you little fairy?" Keith asked. Claire flittered into the air and used her magic to form gentle flame like wings. "Of course I will" she replied. Keith got off the bed. "I'll grab you something to eat" he said before leaving.

"He's so terrified. He was shaking the entire time" Aspen muttered. Keith returned with a sandwich, fruit, and a coffee. "Oh share!" Claire said flying down onto her plate. Keith sat there grinning watching them eat. "What's so amusing?" Aspen asked. Watching you and Claire eat. The peacefulness of it" he replied. His stomach grumbled. "Join us" Claire said. Keith shrank down and sat next to Claire. Keith ate for a moment before Claire hit him in the face with a bit of tomato. She snickered. "Oh, you're on" he grinned hitting her with a glop of mayo. Aspen giggled and then laughed ass the tiny duo had a food fight on her plate. Keith took off his clothes and wrestled Claire into the mayo-soaked bread. He pinned her just as he felt a giant tongue lick his back. Claire sat up and held him firm. "Get him" she growled. Giant lips clamped over his body and with a long suck, cleaned him. Keith turned around to see her smiling down on him. Picking him up, she dropped him underneath the sheets. "That's it. Make your way there" she cooed feeling crawl between her thighs.

Aspen sighed contently as she moved her hand down. She smiled as she pushed his shrunken body within her. "Don't think for a second I forgot about you" she said looking at Claire. Aspen licked and sucked the girl clean in her hand. "Play nice my little pet" Aspen said lowering Claire down and gently pushing her inside. Claire bumped into Keith almost immediately. "Funny meeting...you here" Keith laughed feeling her pushed into him. Claire took him by surprise by locking her leg around him and kissing him. With her free hand, she guided his cock into her. The sounds of small grunts, squeaks, and squelches came from her cunt as she fingered them deeper and deeper while the two fucked inside the giantess.