The Changeling's Challenge (Part 3)
by BLZBub
Adria walked with the water nymph for quite some
distance along the river. She was mentally preparing herself for her
next big challenge, whatever that may be. But she was also paying
attention to her body’s new proportions. She was taller now so she had
to adjust to her longer limbs. She was also aware of the sway of her
hips and the slight bounce of her breasts as she walked. True, she
wasn’t fully developed yet, but it wouldn’t be long before she would
have a figure worth showing off.
Eventually,
the two of them made a turn at a creek that intersected with the river.
The walking became a little tougher since now they were going uphill,
but Adria’s body was stronger than what it had been before. Eventually,
they reached a bridge that crossed over the creek and the water nymph
said, “This is as far as I can walk with you. Your path lies across this
bridge. Follow the path beyond it until you get to a series of fallen
trees. My sister will lead you the rest of the way.”
“I appreciate the help you have given me,” said Adria.
“Good luck with the rest of your journey,” said the nymph before she walked into the creek and started following it.
As
Adria crossed the bridge and proceeded on the path, she started to
wonder where her journey was heading. Why did they have to be so
secretive about the Trial of Passage of the Calling of the Lord? It
wasn’t that she was starting to become afraid, but the curiosity was
starting to eat at her.
Eventually,
Adria noticed several fallen trees by the side of the path. She
wondered to herself why there should be fallen trees in Underhill. She
knew things could die here, such as the kelpie she had already slain.
Predation was just as common in the faerie realm as the mortal realm.
But was there any reason for plants to die, especially large plants like
trees?
“Wood
is needing for building here as much as in the mortal realm and mulch
from the trees keeps the forests alive.” Adria jumped and looked around
for the source of the voice. She soon spotted the speaker standing on
one of the dead trees. The tree nymph, dryad to be more exact, was
examining one of the fallen tree’s branches. “Time may be slow to pass
down here, but the cycle of life and death still spins,” said the dryad,
“We fae may live for an extremely long time, but we die eventually. The
plants here are no different. But unlike mortals, we take better care
of our forests, making sure there’s always a tree grown to replace one
that needs to fall. And we dryads can do it far more cleanly than the
mess the woodcutters leave behind.” She hopped down from the tree and
said, “So, my sister tells me you wish to answer the Calling of the
Lord.”
“That’s right,” said Adria, “And I’m not about to be dissuaded.”
“Who
says I’m trying to dissuade you?” asked the dryad, “It’s been a long
time since a changeling’s had the gumption to try that Calling even
after they hear about the risks. The question is do you have what it
takes? You can take on an Unseelie as I’ve heard, but do you have a
strong heart and mind?”
“There’s only one surefire way for me to find out, isn’t there?” said Adria.
“Sure
is. I hope you make it through. We could use more ladies with your
spirit,” said the dryad, “The way’s not far now. Follow me.” Adria
followed the dryad through the forest, the path soon far left behind.
Adria had been steeling herself for another physical challenge, but
clearly this will require more than that. Rather than knock her off her
guard, it made her even more excited. She couldn’t wait until the
challenge began.
Eventually,
the two of them came to an ancient tree. The trunk stretched up far
higher than Adria could make out with all the branches in the way. Its
massive trunk was open at the bottom, showing that it was hollow. Adria
could feel a slight tingle on the back of her ears, like something very
magical was close.
“This
isn’t an ordinary tree of course,” said the dryad, “It’s also a portal.
You have to go through it to reach your challenge.”
“Walk through a tree? That sounds like something only you dryads can do,” said Adria.
“With
most trees, yes. But I just said this isn’t an ordinary tree. The
hollow might not seem like much from here, but it’s a lot bigger on the
inside than the outside,” said the dryad, “It may take a bit of
climbing, but if you can take out a kelpie, you can make it through the
portal.”
“So, once I’m through, where will I be? What is my challenge?” asked Adria.
“Sorry,
part of the challenge is that you can’t know what it is. But I can tell
you the goal: to claim the rank of lady in this realm, you’ll have to
want to return to this realm,” said the dryad.
“That’s it? That sounds easy, really easy,” said Adria.
The
dryad laughed and said, “If it were that easy, there’d be more people
who’d be taking it. I hope you’ll return.” With that, she turned and ran
off into the forest.
Adria
looked at the hollow opening, the tingle on the back of her ears more
noticeable now. “Well, I didn’t come all this way just to give up now,”
said Adria before she walked into the tree.
The
dryad was right, the tree was a lot bigger than it looked on the
outside. But the hollow wasn’t so massive that she couldn’t touch the
opposite walls with both arms. Which was fortunate because it looked
like she needed to climb. Adria was a bit worried her dress might get in
the way, but it was easier going than she thought it was. Her hands and
feet always found a lump to get a purchase on. It was like the tree was
helping her climb, which was quite possible.
As
Adria climbed, she kept wondering about what this big challenge was
going to be. Why would it be so hard for her to want to return to
Underhill? She ought to be eager to head back and become a lady, right?
Where did this portal lead anyways? She was going to find out soon
because she could see the exit. She thought it was just leading out into
the sky, but the blue she saw became a lot brighter as she got closer.
Eventually, she couldn’t make out anything but blue and she wasn’t sure
if she was even gripping the tree anymore.
The
next sensation that Adria felt was that she was still gripping
something, but it wasn’t the same as before. Her left hand was holding
something that was definitely not wood and while her right hand was
touching wood, it was definitely not a knot in a tree. When Adria’s
vision cleared, she saw she was in a room like nothing she’s ever seen
before. It was far too evenly built to have been made by men and
completely different from the styles of the fae. And yet this place
strongly reminded her of the mortal realm for a reason she couldn’t
quite describe.
Then
Adria turned her attention to the object in her hand and saw it was a
wine glass of fine make with some wine inside it. Curious, she drank the
wine that was in the glass. The taste was bitter, but appealing
somehow. She had heard that wine was supposed to dull awareness, but
this wine actually increased her awareness, such as there was an open
bottle of wine on the table next to her. She reached over and poured
herself some more wine, eager to expand her awareness. A few glasses
later, she now knew where she was. She was in a mortal realm, a mortal
realm that was considerably more advanced and enlightened than the one
she had originally lived in. The wine seemed to be giving her common
knowledge about this realm. This knowledge soon brought up her curiosity
and her eagerness to explore this house.
Adria
walked around the house, amazed by all the different things she saw.
The furniture was like nothing she had seen before and there were so
many strange devices that her new knowledge called ‘appliances’.
Apparently, mortals had learned to harness a powerful energy called
‘electricity’ to make their lives far easier than what Adria had to live
through in her mortal childhood.
And
here was the best part. In this realm, Adria had been aged into a grown
woman. She had gotten brief glances of herself when she was pouring
more wine, but now she wanted to see more of herself. She looked into a
mirror and saw a beautiful woman wearing a black dress that hugged her
tightly and showed off a considerable amount of cleavage. She certainly
looked sexy, but was she as voluptuous as she had hoped? With eager
hands, she started pulling up the hem of her dress to see more of her
body.
When
her dress was off, Adria looked down at herself. She was wearing
undergarments that new knowledge identified as ‘bra and panties’ and
they were encased around one of the most superb womanly bodies she’s
ever seen. Her stomach was lightly toned, her abdominal muscles showing
that she was quite fit. Her panties were tightly stretched across a wide
set of hips and there was a quite noticeably plush pair of buttocks
behind her. Her breasts were magnificent. They were so round and big
that it looked like she had a pair of honeydews attached to her chest.
Of course, she knew they were meant for giving milk, but she had heard
that men were inordinately drawn to fine breasts and she could tell that
her own were quite irresistible. As Adria felt herself over, she became
certain that she was going to like it here.
Can I know the model/actress name, please?
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