Chapter 1: Your evilest self (Someone’s sense of evil got twisted)

I spotted the young 'hero' from the 'grand kingdom' approaching me, the latest one in the line of people the kindom sent after me. Ever since I helped the local towns organize and and drove off some unsavory characters who where in service to the kingdom, the king has been sending these assholes after me. Some of them are better than others, but when someone keeps coming after you to arrest or kill you you get tired of them fast. And that is why I am getting rid of this one after the third encounter, they might not be the worst, but still a girl wants to get things done sometime instead of just fighting all the time.

Ah, their in audible range, time to lean into the villainess vibe. Look if their going to declare me a vile evil witch, I might as well have some fun with it.

"Ahahaha, this spell will transform you into the deepest vilest part of yourself and then you shall never interfere with my schemes again." While I monologued a bit, the young hero had drawn their blade and started running in to attack and interrupt me. Well that left me with less time to prepare, it still would be several minutes before they arrived and that did leave time for other spells hmm, they? It just occurred to me that I never bothered to learn this hero's name or pronouns before. Hmm, I suppose I will have to if this doesn't make them stop trying to capture me, it makes taunting them so much less generic, that and it's decent to refer to people correctly even if their shit.

Oh, that was a tangent and they are definitely much closer than before, I'm prepared I can handle this, okay.

"You'll never make me evil like you sorceress! I'll kill you to protect the kingdom if need be!" they yelled, as they continued to charge at me with their blade drawn. 

I cracked my knuckles and cast my first spell of tonight, quickly ensnaring them and dragging them to the ground, where they'll be unable to get up for several minutes. Perfect, now I have time to cast the actual transformation, and I can lean into the theatrics once more.

"Ah, have you hit a rock there hero? Seems like you had a fall," I tutted as I approached to line up the prepared transformation spell components with them and a better look at them. "Hmm, maybe you'll actually be interesting enough to remember your name when I'm done." Their garb and armor bunched up and hid most of their shape seemingly purposely. Still not particularly well armored mind you, not a single piece of a helmet on them. While they did have a hood, it wouldn't protect them from anything, not even from my gaze onto their clean shaven face. I sighed, heroes as always preferring to not protect the most vulnerable part of them, I will never understand that. I always wear proper safety equipment, especially in a battle. With a sigh I got back to setting up the last few things, before they could get a chance to get up. 

 

Which took longer than I'll ever admit, they were starting to get up as the spell blasted them with a burst of energy. Flares of magic cleaved seems through their armor to make sure nothing got caught on it during transformation, while I may lean into being a villainess but I'm not cruel enough to make people burst through armor, not would I leave them naked. Which appeared to be unnecessary, as when the shimmering glow of the transformation dimmed they were still the same size. I couldn't tell what had changed at first glance aside from maybe they had a tail or ears I couldn't see behind their cloa- wait… oh that's the change huh.

 

The hero had fallen back over and started to sob "You made me a woman, I'm not allowed to be a woman. The kingdom needs a man, I don't get to be a woman. I-I can't be some girl, it's evil of me. I-I can't, It's not allowed."

Oh, someone's internalized the kingdom's sexism and transphobia, I'm going to need to help them. Well her? I'll have to get correction on that when she's not having a breakdown, right now however she sounds like what she most likely needs to be called.

"Oh, you really took the kingdom's hatred to heart, you poor girl. Ignore them all, you may be a woman if you so desire, there is no evil to it." I'm not sure how to go about this, it's been so long since.. For now she's still crying in the dirt, so I really should focus on that right now.

She pulled herself into a muddy ball before sobbing more,

"I want it… but it's evil and selfish and makes me vile and a traitor and, I can't be. No. No. No! It's not right of me. I can't, why can't I..." she trailed off.

After lifting my visor, I crouched down and gently lifted her head by the chin to face me. "Look at me, the kingdom will be fine without you. You are not selfish for being yourself, you are allowed to be a girl. It's alright and you are going to be safe now."

"I, I can? If,, if I stay like this? Will they take it away? Is it? You're,," The heroine melted into my hand and a pair of ears like that of a fox pushed up from under her hood, she's actually kinda cute when not trying to arrest me, though I suspect she might not be doing that ever again.

"Oh heroine, if you go back to them with this spell they will dispel it. But I can give you your true form which they cannot dispell, and I will not let them take this away from you. But first, you're covered in mud and need a change of clothes and this is road not the safest place to idle in for so long." With that she gently nodded and started following me back to my hideout, well I did end up having to carry her for half the journey back but still she tried to follow.

 

I awoke to her curled ontop of my legs at the end of my bed with her fluffy tail sprawl overtop me. Hrm, so their was a tail under that cloak when she transformed after all. I vaguely remember preparing a guest bed for her before we went to bed, it was a long day after all, but I don't quite remember when she passed out on top of me instead of the other bed. Hmm, let's see I prepared a spell to give her her true form, I set up a bath for her and set up a fresh set of clothes, had a meal with her and oh guess she followed me back to my bed instead of going to the bed I showed her earlier, that makes sense. She's cute and warm, I think I'll just lay here untill she wakes up. Lest I disturb her graceful slumber, just for a few minutes...

 

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"So could you explain how the spell you put on me works again and what this new one will do?" She asked in-between bites of a light morning meal.

"Oh! So the spell currently on you works by finding some desire deep inside you and that you also view as evil or vile. Then it drags that to the surface of your mind and gives you a form based on that desire."

"Why did it cut up my armor?" Her ears rotated to the side and she tilted her head at me.

"Oh, that's just in case the form is too big and the armor needs to be moved out of the way, and after that I just tell them they're now evil."

"That works??" She asked skeptically.

"Heroine,~ Not all heroes were as good as you.~ The kingdom's heroes often just ran off and stopped harassing me after that."

"Sorry… and this worked out for me because?"

"Oh, well it seems you internalized the kingdom's hate for people like us so much that you saw being yourself as evil and selfish while deeply desiring it, so it just grabbed onto that."

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"Oh." She went silent at that for a bit, and looked at me before I asked something in as well.

"So the kingdom genders heroism as something only for men?"

She nods, "They only allow men to be heros, they won't allow women to protect the kingdom."

"That explains a bit more about why this happened then doesn't it cutie. By the way I never did ask your name, I could just keep calling you heroine or cute girl if you like. I presume you wished to be referred to with she and her as well."

She sputtered and blushed, and then nodded before speaking "It's… I get to pick? and,, I'm a girl right?"

"You are a girl! A cute one too, and you do get to pick a name, as well as your pronouns. Which don't have to be she and her just because you're a girl. Take as much time as you need to figure it out."

"Thanks," She blushed again and her tail swished a bit, "I don't know yet, maybe Wren. How did you pick miss witch?"

"Well Wren, it's Solace, and I chose names until I found one that fit me, little fox."

"Mhm," Wren nodded and shifted around a bit having finsished her meal, and then changed the subject "Anyways umm,, Solace, what's this true form spell thing again? And how does it keep me safe again?"

"Oh, so your current form is a type of transformation magic, it's like slipping another body over your current one. It's not permanent and can be dispelled easily, you may even feel a little of your old body under this one right now if you pay attention. I'd recommend you don't though, once you're in a body you actually like going back is very unpleasant. However true form spells are a type of self realization magic. That means they only be applied consensually and they change your body itself to match you, instead of putting a new body around you. Unlike a transformation spell they can't be dispelled afterwards, as they don't leave a spell behind. The believe that true form spells are a type of transformation is a common misconception, transformation magic produces a self applying magic field to sustain itself as it actually not possible to change someone's actual body without consent, and thus overlays a new one. However self realization magic is called that because the actual effect is dertmined by the recipent and not the caster, it's the only way to effect the actual body of someone. If someone tries to use it without consent it just fails as well." With that I stopped rambling for a second and from then on Wren would know that I was an absolute nerd about magic. She chose the perfect way to change the subject to be honest, and she's listening intently noding along.

"That's a lot and I'm not sure I got all of that. Can you summerize please?" Or maybe she was just focused on trying to listen and not actually listening that well.

"Well transformation magic leaves a spell behind that can be dispelled, this doesn't as well as being entirely up to you as for how it goes."

"I think I get it somewhat now?" She stood up and walked over next to me. "Are we going to do it now?"

"Yes actually, now before we get started, during the spell's course the transformation spell will undo for a brief moment and you will be in your old body a bit. I need you to prepare yourself for that okay? It won't last long the magic will sweep you up and give you a new form soon after, but if you aren't ready for it it can hurt for a bit."

She nods and winces, "I got it.."

I led her to the room where I had prepared to cast, and let go in while I cast with the door closed to respect her privacy.

Shortly after I finished casting she threw the door open and knocked me over in a tight hug, "Thankyou thankyou thank you."

She'd looked mostly the same as she went in, I think her tail was larger now and her ears fluffier, but mostly she was ecstatic and glowing with happiness.

Her ears flattened and she continued, "I'm so sorry for all I did to you and you're honestly a lovely person and I don't deserve to stay here and thank you so much for doing all this despite that." 

I really should consider she tried to arrest me before, even though she was ordered to do it, but I'm kinda willing to just ignore that considering everything the kingdom put us both through, and I can safely say she turned around fast.

That said that has no bearing on her self deprecating right now, and I will never kick someone back to the kingdom, "Wren, you're a better person than you think you are, and even still I would never kick you out to the kingdom nobody deserves to be forced back there. You can stay here cutie, and after all we're all learning and changing. It's not a matter of what you deserve anyways, I saved your butt from the kingdom and now I'm going to you safe." I held her gently in my arms  and squeezed against me.

 

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It's been a few years since then.

Eventually she did pick a more permanent name, Spark after the color of the fur on her ears and tail. She lives with me still, she's actually been a real help around the place lately and since she likes to do errands for me, the local villages often let me know what they need through her. I might've said she was a young hero at first but really she's only a year younger than me, she is however a whole foot shorter than me though. A perfect height for teasing if I might add, which works well since she's adorable.

Spark introduced herself to the nearby towns as my familiar, but lately I've been calling her my girlfriend instead. Unsurprisingly, she still sleeps in my bed but now she presses against me instead of curling up at my feet, I get a fluffy little fox to hold all to myself. 

She wasn't the last person the kingdom sent after us, especially after we teamed up and helped more towns revolt, but they are starting slow down now. Maybe the kingdom is starting to crumble finally, maybe a revolution is a bigger threat now than us. We don't know, we'll enjoy the peace in the meantim. Now that things are calmer I've been able to have other witches over and introduce Spark to them, and even take an apprentice from a nearby town. 

And now I sit against a tree near the road I first transformed her at. Her tail curled around mine, as she slept on my lap, her head lay on my chest, and she had a hand holding one of my horns. Here is where I got my greastest treasure, Spark with her bright yellow orange fur and her red brown hair, with her cute ears twitching against by breast. Who knows what id to come, but now I have her.