"Only that she was a mogwai that tuned her back on her beliefs. She...forgive me. She was a Yaksha. A family secret. I never knew her. Father brought me here after I was born" she replied. "And Wen came here into your home at the same time didn't she?" Ebony asked. "That she did. Father needed a girl to breastfeed me and take care of my needs as he worked" Xaimei replied. "Convenient he found someone that fit the bill so quickly and one he trusted to be alone with his newborn daughter" Ebony said. Xaimei looked at her. "What are you saying?" Xaimei asked. "Wen is your real mother. I sense magic in her. By no means is she human" Ebony replied. "Impossible! A Yaksha in our city?! She has never even used magic!" Xaimei yelled. "Be as it may I confirmed her blood ties to you with my ring. If I may be so bold, I believe your father hid her identity from you and everyone else because he loved her. He wanted her to be with her daughter and by saying she was a servant worked perfectly" Ebony said. Xaimei was speechless.

It made sense to her though. She was her servant but she was never commanded to do things like hug her. Dote on her. Do her finger and toenails. Simple things that made her smile. In fact, it was rare Xaimei or her dad had to command her to do anything. She simply did it. "And would’ve crushed her. Please excuse me" Xaimei said shrinking down and entering her home. Ebony was very pleased with these turns of events. Xaimei's father's death was not expected but it was a good turn of events. It placed her as second in the family. Her uncle would assume leadership but seeing the fat little fuck waddle around out of breath, he was not long for this world. And now that Ebony had shown Xaimei she had a mother in her life, Xaimei would follow her into the gates of hell if asked. Their support was in the bag.

"You need anything mistress?" Wen asked sweeping up ash in the living room. "An answer to a question" Xaimei replied. "What is it?" Wen replied finding her staring at her as if she was lost. Wen put the broom down and walked over to her. Xaimei looked at the blackened by soot floor. Her feet dingy now and making footprints. "You may ask me anything" Wen said touching her hand. "Are you my mother? My real mother?" Xaimei asked. Wen quickly looked away. Her hands trembled. She didn't know how to answer that. It was not a random question and she didn't want to lie. However, the truth could be just as bad. Xaimei sensed her fear. It was very rare for anything to shake her so. The few times she had send her frightened was when it concerned her. Her first time venturing into the human world. Going on excursions for weeks at a time. Once she had snuck on out the cavern to explore outside. When Xaimei was brought back, she found Wen crying in her room. "Please...please answer" Xaimei begged. Wen looked into her eyes. "...yes" she replied.

Xaimei cried softly where she stood, and Wen went to touch her cheek. She was startled when the young woman hugged her tightly. "WHY?! HOW?! Those times I took my anger out on you. I made you do horrible things. Clean between my toes. Threaten to squish you. Sit on you...gods...the sexual things. My disgrace knows no bounds!" Xaimei yelled. Wen held her as her legs gave out. "I loved you. I still love you. A mother does not forgo love because of circumstances. That's not our way" Wen replied. ""Our way?" Xaimei asked. "I am not human mistress" Wen replied. "Don't call me that anymore. Use my name. What are you then?" Xaimei asked. "Yaksha. I am Yaksha" Wen replied. Xaimei stared wide eyed at her. "So many questions" Xaimei said. "And I shall answer them if you want. Come. This room is not suited for this" Wen said. Wen led her back to her quarters which was not touched by the fire. She had Xaimei sit on her plain bed and left the room. Xaimei felt shame for the surroundings her mother stayed in. They slept on cotton beds with silk sheets. Wen slept on a straw stuffed mattress and course felt.

"Here. Place your feet in the water" Wen said placing a wash basin on the floor. She felt embarrassed that her mother was scrubbing her dirty feet. "So I'm half Yaksha?" Xaimei asked. "You are" Wen replied rubbing a sponge up and down her soles. "How did you and father meet?" Xaimei asked. "Your father was part of a three-person team hunting possible Yaksha presence in Taipei. Me and four others were sent there from our superiors to oversee a diplomatic relations summit being held there. Your father's team tracked us down with scrying magics and ambushed us. As we tried to flee, a massive earthquake fell upon us. *The city was severely damaged. Thousands dead and more injured. The debris crushed our teammates leaving us the only survivors. Against my better judgement, I dragged your father to my safehouse.  By then he was in a coma. My magic stabilized him but that's all I could do. Weeks passed and eventually he awoke."

(Authors note: the earthquake described here really happened. On September 21, 1999 a 7.3 earthquake rocked Taipei Taiwan killing at least 2,415 people.)

"He event woke up and was not pleased about the situation. First thing he tried to do was strangle me. His body was very weak so that didn't work out. He refused food and water for two days until he finally relented. He asked me why I didn't let him die. He mocked me when I told him it was not our way. Days passed and he spoke more and more. He told me that the woman on his team was to be his wife through arranged marriage. When he was finally able to walk he stepped out to see the city still damaged from the quake. The airport itself barely functioning. He wasn't going anywhere. One night as I bathed he took me" Wen said. "So I'm a rape child" Xaimei said. "No. Let me continue" Wen said cleaning the soot from between her toes.

"He took me and made no effort to fight him. I think at first he intended to rape me but seeing my eyes not full of fear or anger, he softened. He pulled back and stopped him. "Liu...if you want me...you may have me" I said to him. He was passionate. Soft and slow. It had been some time since I mated and he made me feel like a woman again. We didn't stop until sunrise. Two weeks later I knew I was pregnant. Your father was happy and terrified at the same time. Fucking a Yaksha was one thing but letting her get pregnant and live? So terrified that he betrayed his homeland and ideals, he tried to kill me. I was sleeping and at first I thought it was a dream. Laying on something wet and rough, humid and stifling. I opened my eyes and reached to turn the lights on. I felt no switch but something very hard and sharp. I used a light spell and saw I was in his mouth. He has shrunk me in my sleep and was going to swallow me alive."

"I didn't know what to do. I wanted to live and give birth to you but I guess the shock of it all paralyzed me. Next thing I knew I was slipping down his throat. I landed in his stomach. His heart was racing. It's thumping deafening. I sat down and felt the acids itch and burn my skin as I waited for death. All...all the things I wanted to know...to see. My child being born. Liu looking at me with love" Wen said starting to cry. Xaimei touched her hair. "Take a moment mother" Xaimei said. Wen wiped her eyes. "I felt cool fresh air and realized I was on the bedsheet. Liu was slumped over the bed. Vomit fresh on his lips and he was sobbing like a child. "I'm sorry....I'm sorry..." he kept saying. I e send your father cry only three times. That night, the day you were born, and the day you wandered off. His anxiety lessened as the day you were to be born was approaching. Your father doted on me during that time. Getting groceries. Rubbing my feet. Bathing me. Your father is...was a kinder man than many think."

"And he wept like a child once again when you came screaming into the world. He named you Xaimei after your grandmother. By this time the airport was fully operational, 5 months had passed since the quake and he or I could leave. Your father could not leave you to me. That was a tradition he could not overlook and furthermore, he needed an heir with blood that could use magic. Your half human brother was not up to that task and his dalliance with a human was not favored by his father or the other families. "Wen...this thing I must do" he said. "Please don't take my daughter from me. I beg this of you!" I said. Your father was well aware of the life debt he owed me. "On conditions. You come to live with me and hide your lineage. Say you are human and serve my family. Never speak of who you truly are and I will permit you being with Xaimei" he said. I quickly agreed. We left the city the next day."

"You father got a hero's welcome when he returned. The Mogwai that killed a team of Yaksha and returned from the dead. He told anyone who asked who you and I were that you were the product of his mating with his arranged wife and she died in childbirth. As for who I was, he said he found me in a maternity ward, shrank me and decided I was to be the nursemaid and servant of his home. At first people doubted you were a Mogwai. They thought you were like John and I was your mother. Ironic. Testing determined you had magical ability, so the matter was dropped. With so much accolades heaped on him, your father instead of your uncle, was chosen to lead the family when your grandfather died which he did three years later" Wen said drying Xaimei's feet.

"Must've been so hard for you" Xaimei said. "It was difficult at times. Not being able to give you gifts on birthdays. Telling you the truth when you would ask your father about your mother. But...I found solace in the simple things. Watching you grow up.  Certain things you inherited from me like your second toe being longer that your big one" Wen chuckled. Xaimei pulled her to her spilling the water. "The water!" Wen cried. "Leave it. Just...just give me this. I love you mom" Xaimei said. She felt her mother shaking in her embrace. Her shirt getting wet. Her mother sobbing ever so softly as her daughter said something she had only dreamed of for 19 years. Xaimei went outside 15 minutes later to check in with a cleaning crew. She found Ebony still there. "I stuck around because I was still worried" Ebony said. "Thank you for doing this. I lost a father but I gained a mother" Xaimei said. Ebony picked her up and placed her in her hand. "I want my new friend to be happy" Ebony said kissing her. "That's...that's more than what friends do" Xaimei said blushing. "We can be more...if you want" Ebony said shyly. "I...would like that" Xaimei said. Ebony carried her back to her penthouse room. She placed her on her balcony before shrinking down and entering the building.

Xaimei's heart raced as she waited for Ebony to come. She had never had sex (with someone her size) let alone lesbian sex. Such things were not frowned upon as long as you bore heirs. As they put it "we don't have the hang ups of sex like humans do". Ironically, their attitudes towards sexual relations was not all that different from Yaksha. They'd never say that though. She tapped her bare foot against the carpet nervously and jumped at the door opening. Ebony entered and smiled as she passed her to go to the bathroom. Xaimei watched as Ebony washed off the dirty soot on her feet. Once done she tried to face her. "Don't be afraid" Ebony said easing the shirt off Xaimei. Xaimei stood firm as the woman undressed her. The girl let out a cute eep sound as Ebony gently kissed her shaved crotch. Her hands on her smooth supple ass, Ebony held her steady as she slipped her tongue into her snatch. Xaimei cooed and ran her fingers though her lover's hair as she was eaten out. "Do all Mogwai taste so sweet?" Ebony asked smiling. "I wouldn't know" Xaimei replied blushing. She lay her on the bed and her mouth roamed her body. Her suckable toes twitched in Ebony's mouth. Her nipples tingled as they were sucked on.

Her hands felt every curve of her body and the kiss made Xaimei felt like she would melt. Xaimei let out a dying groan as she came when Ebony slipped a finger into her. While she was still recovering, Ebony shrank her down and placed her at her feet. "Make me feel good now" Ebony said. It was not spoken like an order, more of a thing of equality. Xaimei could see Ebony enjoyed a tiny person worshipping her body and why not return the favor? Ebony had saved her city, her mother, and her heart. She was owed this. She had never done this to anyone before as it was above her station but she didn't feel it was beneath her to lick between the giantess' toes. It was Ebony toes after all and not just anyone's. Ehat caught her by surprise was to hear Ebony whimper as she opened her pussy for her. This strong powerful woman whimpered for her to be serviced. Her first time tasting the pussy juice of a willing woman. Notice that it was a WILLING woman as Xaimei had tongue raped plenty of young women before sending them to her stomach or feet to die. Ebony placed her finger on her back and gently pushed her deeper. When that wasn't enough. Ebony placed her feet first in her cunt. Xaimei panicked as she sunk to her waist. "I love you" Ebony said. A mind-blowing shock to Xaimei as she was used as a living dildo. Fortunately, she had not eaten anything yet that day for if she had she would've puked how fast Ebony pushed and pulled her out.

Ebony shrieked and said something in Fae as she came. Xaimei slipped out of the troubling cunt of the giantess and tried to stand only to see her world was still spinning. Ebony picked her up and placed her in her mouth. It was so much to process that the young woman rubbed herself lewdly on the giant tongue. Ebony only meant to clean her but was pleasantly surprised to find the little Asian girl masturbating on her tongue. A few playful gentle sucks to clean the sweet tangy juices off her and then was rewarded with some of Xaimei's own. Ebony carefully let the gasping shrunken girl slide out her mouth into her hand. "I didn't scare you did I?" Ebony asked. "No...what did you say earlier?" Xaimei asked. "Oh. That was Fae for...well the best translation is thanks for making me cum. More like a prayer of thanks. Kinds loses it touch in translation" Ebony replied. "Not that...the other thing" Xaimei asked. "Oh...I said I love you" ebony replied. "Are you blushing?!" Xaimei giggled. "Don't tease. It's rare for me to love someone...after living for so long and seeing so much" Ebony replied. Xaimei clapped her hands to grow herself back to normal. "I love you too" Xaimei said with a warm smile. The cleaned one another in the bath and relaxed on the bed for some time before Xaimei got a magical summon. "We're both asked to come to the great hall" she said.

"First of all, we humbly thank you for your assistance" Wu said after Ebony and Xaimei sat at the table. "I'm telling you she had something to do with it. We haven't had a revolt in decades and as soon as she arrives..." a young man of East said. "How?" Ebony asked. "Your fucking ring! That stone is a powerful weapon!" he shouted. "Not all powerful you ungrateful whelp! Even to try to cast a spell on someone with it I'd have to be in close range! I never left my room until Xaimei showed up!" Ebony snapped. "That was confirmed when we looked in on it. Enough with your accusations! You dishonor us more at your peril!" Wu snapped. "Thank you Wu. That being said. What's the tally?" Ebony asked. "232 Mogwai dead with a possible 27 more in the coming days. 112 moderately injured and being treated with spells" Xaimei's uncle replied. "I can help with that. And the humans?" Ebony asked. "We can confirm that 98 humans were involved. 53 survived the assault. We will sentence them tomorrow" Wu replied. "May I give advice on the matter?" Ebony asked. "Please do" Wu replied.

"In the last when I worked with humans and they betrayed me, I killed their entire bloodline before I did away with them. If there were loyal witnesses, they spread word of the cost of defying me. It worked wonders" Ebony said. "That sounds very agreeable. I concur" North said. "As does the South" South said. "Carried" Wu said. "On another note, as the transfer of seat is being done for the West, I will obviously stand as leader of this council. For the proposition of allegiance with Ebonheart, what is the vote?" Wu asked. "South says yes" "North says yes" "West says yes" "...East says yes" each head said. "Then it is carried. Ebonheart. The Mogwai will be at your disposal and final terms will come forth in due time.  With that done, Ebonheart had nothing much to do until that evening. "They're about to merit out the sentences. Care to see our justice system at work?" Xaimei asked coming by her room. "Why not? I am curious to see your system" Ebony replied. "Follow me please. While we make our way there I can explain the basics" she said holding the door open for her. Xaimei said the execution grounds were in the very center of the city. A large vacant space of 20 ft. wide and long. Extremely big for their current size. Ebony found it strange to need such a large space just to kill miniscule humans. Xaimei explained why.

The Mogwai could be argued had the most brutal justice system in existence. Also the most effective. Mogwai crime (as in perpetrated by Mogwai) was almost nonexistent. Harming a fellow Mogwai was a dishonor shared by an entire family and could have them all end up with a reduction in rank. Too low a rank and you'd end up like a bug sized human. Rape was pointless as just snatching up a human was legal, and you could scratch your itch that way. Theft was pointless as well as your rank got equal shares of resources as another. Execution of a Mogwai only occurred when the criminal had done something unpardonable that endangered the entire city or race. Very rare. As for humans...that was a different. It didn’t take very much for a human to face execution.  Hurting or killing a Mogwai meant certain death for sure but something as simple as a crossed look or word could do it as well. It wasn't common as mental conditioning took care of most of it but as Ebony would point out...never rule out human nature.

If that wasn't enough it was the method of execution. That's what made it possibly the cruelest justice system in existence. When Xaimei told her, Ebony understood what she was seeing as they got close to the execution square. Four human sized Mogwai children towered over the city. Between 8 and 10 years of age. Two boys and two girls. The car pulled to a stop and they got out. The children dressed in fine ceremonial clothes. Their bare feet firmly planted on each corner of the square. Xaimei explained it clearly. Usually a Mogwai child would be chosen randomly to be the executor. It served two distinct purposes. First, it instilled the ideology in the child that humans are a lowly weak species and Mogwai were superior. What better way to teach this than the child murdering one? It flushed out any empathy a Mogwai had for a tiny human. Later in life they may be forced to kill one and they would be prepared for it. The child would tell their curious friends what it felt like to end one and of course they would speak of the adulation that came from it. If there was one universal truth, children thrive on the approval of adults. This caused a ripple effect through their society as children would wish for similar adulation.

Then there was the second reason. The human itself. It would be easy to hate or be stoic in the face of an adult Mogwai killing them. Not so easy if it was a kid. The fear would be greater as the childish glee on their faces meant no mercy at all. And the psychological effects were apparent. It would be hard to hate a kid, gigantic or not. And the possibly of them not even blaming the kid as the adults obviously cheered them on. Some just stood still with acceptance and waited. There were rules as Xaimei explained. The children could only step on them or eat them. By no means where they to get their ancient clothes messy. Mogwai dignity and all that.

"Who's that?" Ebony asked pointing to an old woman standing on the edge of the square. "Chief judge. She will publicly pronounce sentence and dictate the terms of execution. Shh" Xaimei said. The old woman cast a spell that carried her voice in the wind. "We are gathered here to witness the execution of the humans who revolted and the families they belong to. The families have been separated into four groups and placed before our chosen executioners. As per custom, none may speak until the deeds are done. PROCEED!" she shouted. Indeed, there were four separate groups before the children. Ebony learned later that each group had an average of 45 people in it. Different ages and genders. Truly it was their families of the condemned. The 53 survivors condemned were in the center of the square, so they could see everything. They howled and pleaded for mercy. Many ready to give their lives to spare, mothers, fathers, uncles, aunts, sisters, and brothers. The children looked at their perspective groups. A curious boy bent down and seized one. He studied it and looked at his mother who nodded. The boy crushed it between his fingers and flicked the remains away. He chuckled. He raised his bare foot over a bunch and slammed it down. Ebony had to stifle a laugh as the boy gleefully chuckled at how easy their puny bodies popped under his feet.

Seeing the boy, the other children started on their own groups. It was like a contest between the boys. Who could be the meanest and get the more attention. Squishing them with their big toes. Wiping their feet and spreading the blood. Playing with them by swishing their foot and getting them to scream. As if to mock the other, one boy picked a handful up and dumped them into his mouth. He swallowed noisily. Ebony grinned like the devil seeing the boys eliminate their groups far faster than the girls. The girls were methodical. Using their toes to squash the men first or the women. Weeding out the young from old. A human man who had seen his family, except his damning eldest son, die under one girl's dingy toes could only fall to his knees and sob as the bloodstained sole of the young giantess came down on him. Fate has pulled a cruel trick on him once more as he had survived. He was between her toes. The smell was noxious and dirt and red caked grime clung to her toe cleavage. With a final scream he punched the sides of her big and second toes in frustration.

He had served them dutifully all his life. Survived horrors that garnered him respect among his kind. Was even a champion of the fights when he was a young lad. Found a good woman to marry, had two children by her. And now it would end between a giant girl's toes. His body popped effortlessly when she scrunched her toes feeling a tickling sensation as that's all his attacks did. The other girl was eating them one by one. As soon as she swallowed she got another. She felt guilt when she grabbed a girl around her age. Crying for her mother who was probably digested by then. One look at her own mother with that "don't dishonor us" look and she placed the girl on her tongue and gulped her down. When the girls were done, the process was well into a half hour. The 53 condemned had stopped screaming. And one boy belched and another fidgeted as the dried blood made his giant feet itch, it was a reality that their actions had eliminated their families. The four children stepped into the center of the square. They raised their feet in unison and slammed them down. They raised their feet and smashed bodies either clung to their soles of fell off. The survivors saw friends they had trained with day and night. Slept by one another. Loved one another, dead and in some cases unrecognizable. The giant feet came down once again...and it was done.

The four children went back to their respective corners and bowed. The crowd cheered them as if they were the winning team in a sports game. Proud parents patted their feet in pride and looked up at their giant children as if to say "well done". When it was time, the children were shrunk back to their regular size by their parents and led away to be cleaned and praised at home. "Come. Have dinner with me" Xaimei said leading Ebony back to her car.  Wen was shocked that Xaimei as adamant on having her eat with them. She always ate alone in her room. "Father's funeral is tomorrow" Xaimei said softly. "Even if I was allowed to attend, I shall not. I would not be able to compose myself" Wen replied. "That execution was something else. Has there ever been an psychological issues doing that to a child?" Ebony asked. "If there were, it was not spoken outside of the family. Showing mercy to humans is not encouraged" Xaimei replied. "You ever have to do that when you were younger?" Ebony asked. "Yes, I have actually. When I say chosen random...it's not always so. The lottery is cooked for a better term. I was 9 years old when I did it."

"A human man was found guilty for injuring a Mogwai in the street. He claimed it was a mistake. An accident. The Mogwai was high rank and was insulted to be injured by something so low. He was found guilty and was to be executed. Father rigged it so I would be executioner. I think he did it to disallow suspicion of his family being considerate of humans after John and Wen. It felt weird to tower over my father. He looked so small and frail at my bare feet. My feet...they were exceptionally pedicured for the event. Not just that but my skin, my robe, my hair, even my makeup was exceptional. High ranking officials and the other families were in attendance. Even though I was a giantess to them...I felt frightened. Frightened I'd let him down. The man was led before me and it was strange. He didn't look up at me. I've seen executions before and they always look up. He walked forward as if in a daze and suddenly stopped. He jerked his head back looking at my feet. I could feel their eyes on me and I plucked the man up."

"They held their breath to see if I would crush him or eat him. Looking at him he was the same age as my father. But as I looked closer I noticed something. His eyes were slightly cloudy. The human was telling the truth. It was an accident. He was mostly blind and couldn't even see me. He only knew my presence earlier from the smell of my feet. I wondered later what his job could be to be allowed or size. No matter now. My eyes hurt from the strain of looking at someone so tiny and wanting to impress father, I deposited him in my mouth. I could taste the cheap soap they used to clean him. I didn't swallow him. No. I didn't have to. He stumbled around on my tongue and ended up falling right down my throat. He inadvertently fed himself to me. "He fell right down my throat daddy!" I said smiling. People laughed loudly. People cheered. Father smiled with upmost pride. The very first time I had eaten a human" Xaimei told her.  "You sound very dismissive of the event" Ebony said drinking tea. "I like eating humans. I even kept several as sex slaves when I hit puberty. I like how they squirm in my vagina or belly as they die. What I find dismissive is our society using their deaths as a way to prove our worth."

"We are Mogwai! The elements themselves bend at our whim! We have survived for thousands of years in a world hellbent to end us! We do not need humans to define our worth to anyone!" Xaimei yelled pounding her fist on the table. Ebony touched her fist and Xaimei opened it to hold her hand. "Nor should you. You are powerful, beautiful, and majestic without anyone having to tell you" Ebony said to her. "...will you permit me to put you inside me later?" Xaimei delicately whispered. "It's only fair seeing what we did last time" Ebony replied. Wen coughed. "I'll draw a bath in that case" wen said leaving. "Your mother surprisingly said nothing" Ebony said. "She is my mother but she's also a servant of the West" Xaimei replied.

"Ebony...where are you? I can sense you..." Xaimei asked looking around her room. "Enjoying the view" Ebony said shrunken and sitting not far on her bedsheet. Xaimei wrapped her fingers around Ebony and brought her to her face. It was flushed rouge. She sniffed her and smelt the lavender soap she had used. She held her ankle and gazed at her teeny toes. Tiny dots of red polish on her toes could be seen by her. She gently sucked her foot into her mouth and ran her tongue underneath her sole. Ebony sighed and let her lover use her. Letting go of her foot she touched her little body to her forehead. "A term of endearment among our kind" she said to Ebony. Parting her legs, Xaimei let her crotch slip into her mouth. She laid back on her bed and gently sucked her to orgasm. Ebony moaned and held herself using Xaimei's nose. Her breath through her nostrils tickled Ebony's sensitive nipples. She was panting still as Xaimei placed her before her sopping wet giant cunt.

Her hands made wet squishing noises as she kneaded and parted her pussy lips. She looked at her giantess to see Xaimei begging with her eyes to enter her. "I'm good at holding my breath" Ebony told her. With that invite, Xaimei pushed her deep inside. She masturbated feeling Ebony move about. Her fingertip brushing the top of ebony's head and the fact that it was someone willing sent her over the edge. Ebony felt fluids rushing past her sticky feet and toes. Between her asscrack and well past her hips. Then the walls constructed around her legs hard and a force underneath. Ebony went flying like a cork out of a champagne bottle and onto the sheets. "...love...love you" Xaimei panted. Ebony regrew herself to Xaimei's size and cleaned herself up once more. She returned to her side. "I will have to marry soon. With father dead...the family will wish for an heir with strong Mogwai blood" Xaimei said as she rubbed ebony's feet.

"And your brother marrying my human daughter fucked that up" Ebony said. "I meant it not as an insult. I bring it up as tradition dictates either a mother, mother in law, aunt or sister do the introduction. Since I have none of that...Wen doesn't count for obvious reasons...I was wondering if you would step in" she said. "Xaimei...I would be honored. On two conditions" Ebony said. "Name it" Xaimei replied. "That these...meetings can continue. I have grown fond of them" Ebony replied. "So have I. Done. And of the other?" Xaimei asked. "Suck my toes" Ebony giggled. "Funny westerner. Is but a trifle to worship such pretty feet" Xaimei giggled. Ebony didn't return to her room that night and neither got much sleep.

The next day...

"I'll take care of it Wen" Ebony said as Xaimei stood ready to be dressed in ceremonial funeral robes. Wen sniffling bowed and left the room. "I feel so sorry for her. She can't even grieve openly" Xaimei said. "She's a strong one I'll give her that. What do I have to do?" Ebony asked. "Wrap the sash around and tie it tightly just above my butt" she replied. Ebony did as instructed and soon Xaimei was dressed in fine white robes with gold trim. "See that brush? Dip it in paint and paint my fingers with them" she said. "Is this a play for a pedi?" Ebony smiled. "No Ebony. It's not" Xaimei said softly. Ebony sensed the solemn tone. Each finger and toe were painted red. Ebony tickled her soft sole. "I'm trying to get you to smile. I don’t like the sad crying Xaimei" Ebony said. "Thanks for being here for me. My brother couldn't even be here...nor would he be very welcome" Xaimei said. "Xaimei...it's going to be okay" Ebony said. Xaimei took a breath, sighed, and handed her a brush dipped in white paint. "Now that the red paint is dried. I need you to write these characters. These need to be on my toes and these on my fingers" Xaimei said handing her a note.

"What are they?" Ebony asked. "Names of our ancestors. The oldest names go on my toes as they were the foundation which the family was built. The newer ones on my fingers with my father's and grandfather’s names on my index fingers" Xaimei replied. It was meticulous, but Ebony didn't complain. She held each toe between her fingers as she wrote down the name of a man that died long ago. Her fingers delicate to the touch, Ebony held them by the knuckle gently as she wrote a character. She blew in them to dry the paint and kissed her hand. "It is time" Wen said knocking on her door. "I'll be right here “Ebony said kissing her lips. Xaimei nodded and left her room. As per tradition, the funeral was to be held in the courtyard. Wen had cleared almost all the burnt debris from it. The only thing off was a few toe prints made by Xaimei when she was giant sized. Xaimei herself held a picture of her father and her uncle held a scroll detailing the names of the ancestral line.

Her uncle led first to a funeral pyre made from twigs. His brother's body wrapped in red linen sat atop it. Tiny drums beat as Xaimei stepped off the wood porch. Her steps in beat with the drums. The very fine grasslike moss felt soft under her bare feet. And the polished stone cool. The heads and seconds of the other families stood in attendance. Ebony stood on the porch alongside Wen watching. She was shocked to see the attendees line up one by one to kneel down, speak the name on one of her toenails, and kiss her toe. "Does that happen to the men too?" Ebony said stifling a chuckle. "This is not sexual and to answer your question no. Only the head female of the family paints their toes and have them kissed this way. Mogwai society focuses on family above all and community second. Each family supports the other in some fashion.  While the male leads the family, the female is just as important as she bears heirs. She is the wellspring of the family line so to speak. Therefore, it's a secular honor to bear the names on her fingers and toes. By kissing her toes, they pay fealty and respect to those who used their lives to continue Mogwai life" Wen said.

"And her fingers?" Ebony asked. "In time they will be honored by taking the place on Xaimei's descendants toes. Years from now the families will kiss them. It has been this way for a VERY long time" Wen replied. Ebony watched as Xaimei's uncle stopped reading from the scroll and knelt to kiss his niece's toes. Xaimei cringed as he did more than that. "Did that fat fuck just stick his tongue between her toes? Tell me that's not tradition" Ebony said. Wen grew unnaturally tense. "No, it is not" she said. Xaimei huffed to signal her uncle to stop. He stood back up and got back into position. He took out a knife and gave it to her. Xaimei cut her finger and began writing her father's name in her own blood on the scroll. "Now we send our brother on his eternal journey. PRESENT SPELLS!" Wu yelled. Each one held out a hand and chanted. Their hands glowed orange. "IGNITE!" she yelled. Bolts of flame spat from their palms and lit the pyre.

Xaimei did not cry. To do so would be unbecoming. She bit her lip until it drew blood to hold it in. Once the pyre and body was fully engulfed, the heads threw a shrunken lotus flower into it and departed one by one. The rest followed suit leaving Xaimei and her uncle. "Excuse me. I must fetch the sword" Wen said. Ebony wondered why she'd need a sword. She returned and bowed as she gave it to the fat little man. "Give it worthless human vermin" he said roughly taking it from her.  Xaimei bowed to him and left his side. "You alright?" Ebony asked. "Far from it" Xaimei said passing her. Ebony followed her. She found her hugging her mother tightly and sobbing. Ebony sat down to give them time. Xaimei went into her room and Wen prepared tea. "What was the sword for?" Ebony asked. "In the days of old, when a funeral pyre burned, it would attract predators with the smell. The sword was to protect the body till it was ashes. A male family member or a male friend would do the honor" Wen replied. "Is it so with Yaksha?" Ebony asked. "It is actually. A tradition the predates the separation" Wen replied.   

"Please check on her. She had a look about her" Wen said waiting for a pot to whistle. "Knock knock" Ebony said. She did not see her. "On the bed" Xaimei said. She had shrunk herself down. "What's going on?" Ebony asked. "I do this now and then to keep fit. Right now...I just want to feel doted on. You or mother would see me this way and do it" Xaimei said. Ebony sat down and held her in her hands. Her fingernails undressed her fine robes until she was naked. "That bastard licked and sucked my feet" Xaimei hissed. "I saw. That walking heart attacks days are numbered" Ebony said. Xaimei looked at Ebony and saw a cold glare in her eyes. "Jealousy?" Xaimei smiled. "It's more than that. I like sucking your toes but you know my feelings are genuine. Him...he's just a pig" Ebony replied. Xaimei relaxed in in her palm. "Father once said I would do something impossible. Something no other Mogwai had ever done. My destiny must be aid your victory" Xaimei said. "Don't worry about that now. Not today" Ebony said stroking her belly.

"When will you leave?" Xaimei asked. "Tomorrow afternoon. My job in the human world demands it" Ebony replied. "May I visit in the future?" Xaimei asked. "I'd love that. And in turn I will visit you. You did say something about an arranged marriage" Ebony said. Xaimei nodded. "There is tea!" Wen yelled. "Some warm tea will help you feel better" Ebony said carrying her. "You already helped with that" Xaimei said. "Oh good. She's shrunk. Mistress...daughter I've prepared a tea bath" Wen said placing a bowl on the table. Ebony placed her on the table. "Thank you mother" Xaimei said. She ripped her toes in it and slowly got in. The tiny girl sighed as she reclined on the side of the bowl. Ebony watched over her as Wen made dinner. "Your daughter makes for good seasoning" Ebony chuckled as she sipped tea from the bowl. Wen smiled as she boiled soup. Xaimei teased her by placing her tiny foot on her lip. Ebony waved bye to her and slurped her into her mouth. She sucked the tea flavor right off her little body and played with her. "Is Xaimei alright?" Wen asked not hearing anything. Ebony opened her mouth to show her shrunken daughter lying comfortably on her tongue. "Tsk...you are our guest but please refrain from eating my shrunken daughter. I've grown quite fond of her" Wen said clucking her tongue. Ebony politely nodded.

They ate dinner and Ebony went back to her room. She stood on her balcony late in the evening watching funeral fires burn throughout the city. She was more than pleased. She knew these people would be hers to command. These people who had the pulse of every superpower on Earth. The thought made her wet. Wet enough she indulged herself by leaving her room and going to the human district. She made her way to the barracks on the humans in training. Xaimei had said she had pick of them as an honored guest and she indulged herself once more. She bent down and took two humans, male and female from their beds. She returned to her room. She placed the now awake humans on her bed. She smiled wickedly at the teens as she slid off what little clothes she had on. "Get naked and fuck" she commanded. They dutifully obeyed.

Ebony fingered herself having over the tiny couple as he fucked like horny mice. "Harder you shit! Make her cry out!" she yelled at the 15-year-old boy. The boy responded by hammering the girl harder till she cried. The giantess climaxed above them spilling her cum all over them. They were soaked but dared not stop. They had seen and heard of the traitors that went against their masters. Ebony moved her face right over them and waited right until the boy came. He groaned loudly for his size and his teeny as clenched as she spilled his seed into her. With no warning she enveloped them in her mouth and swallowed. She felt them plop in her belly and patted it as she laid down in her bed. Their movements felt like a tummy massage as she went to sleep.

The next afternoon...

"Your car awaits" Xaimei said softly. "Don't be sad. We'll see one another again. Your toes still look pretty" Ebony said. "Thank you" Xaimei said. Ebony bent down and held her foot and lovingly sucked her big toe. "You're the only one that worships my feet with love" Xaimei said softly. "Because I love you. All of you. Now hold my hand as we go to the car" Ebony said to her. Xaimei did and opened the door for her. As soon as the limo was on the elevator, it was grown back to normal human size along with the passengers. Xaimei was quiet on the ride. "I want you to have this" Ebony said holding her ring. "That is a precious thing. I cannot take it" Xaimei said. "You will, and you will do so with my love. This will keep you safe and strong" Ebony told her. Xaimei slipped it onto her finger. Xaimei touched her shoulder. "This will burn for just a moment" Xaimei said. Before Ebony could object she could feel a scorching pain but it died as soon and she had felt it. "I have inscribed your honorary Mogwai name on your body. You are no longer a guest. You are of my family" Xaimei said. "I am honored" Ebony said bowing. Xaimei kissed her deeply as the car pulled to a stop at the airport. "I must go. You'll be in my thoughts. Please act on my behalf as your people prepare our plans" Ebony said holding her luggage. "I will do this. Ebony...my sister and lover...I pray for our success" Xaimei said bowing to a knee. Ebony nodded and boarded her flight.    

Many hours later...

"I'm home" Ebony sighed as she closed her front door. She wasted no time taking her heels off at the door. "Welcome back. Was your trip fruitful?" John asked getting up from the sofa. "Indeed it was. The Mogwai will give me their full support" she said walking to the kitchen nook to look at the mail. "How was my father and sister?" John asked. "Your sister is well and spoke of you. Your father is dead" she nonchalantly replied tossing a bit of junk mail aside. "What?! HOW?!" John yelled. Ebony glared at him. "Sorry...this is sudden for me mistress" he cowered. "There was a human uprising. Your father was caught in it and died. He got a nice funeral and your uncle is the head of the family now" Ebony replied. She made sure not to say exactly how he died. Xaimei asked her not to speak of the truth concerning Wen and even though she really had no true feelings for her...she did pride herself on keeping her word.

"I see. Wish I could've seen his funeral" John said. "Sounds like you cared for him. Odd as you never spoke of him to me" she said. "My father was no fond of me due to my...mother" he said. "You mean your human mother" Ebony said. His eyes went wide. "I know all about your family now. I care not" she said. "I consider myself Mogwai. Not human even if I can't cast spells. I would've wanted to be part of tradition" he replied. "You have a purpose here. Speaking of...where is Danica?" she asked. "Upstairs asleep. It is well past midnight" he replied. "Sorry. Crossing so many time zones is disorienting. What is that?" Ebony asked looking at a hamster cage on the kitchen table. There were 4 shrunken humans inside asleep. "Leftovers. Danica got bored while you were away, and I hopped over to New York for some "takeout"" John chuckled. "You indulge her too easily" Ebony said tapping the cage. "No big deal. Bunch of workers from a sweatshop nobody will miss. Besides...I am her future husband. I want her to be happy" he replied.

"Are you using protection?" she asked. "All the time. You made it clear you don't want her pregnant until after the great die off" he replied. "I don't want any distractions" Ebony said before sitting on the sofa. John sat next to her and put her feet in his lap. Ebony stretched as he rubbed her aching soles and toes. "Any messages?" she asked. "Your contact asked for you to call him when you returned. He says he has information you'd like to know" he replied. Ebony pushed her sweaty bare foot into his chest hard. "Which one?! I have several!" she yelled agitated. "The one watching aspen, Claire, and Keith!" he yelled. She pulled her foot off him and let him breathe. "Forgive my irritability. You've done well so far. Hand me my phone" she said. John got up, grabbed her phone out her purse, and handed it to her. She dialed.

"...hello?" a quiet voice asked. "Can you speak?" Ebony asked. "For the moment my mistress" he replied. "You had something important to tell me. What is it?" Ebony asked. "Aspen and Claire did indeed come here like you thought they would...but Keith didn't" he replied. "What? Are you sure?" Ebony asked. "I am. I was here when they first arrived but the curious thing is...Aspen came days later than the others...alone" he said. "But no Keith. How did she appear?" Ebony asked. "Upset. Like she been crying a lot" he replied. Ebony didn't like that. Why did Aspen appear later and no Keith at that? At first glance one would think Keith abandoned her not wanting to deal with the possibility of trying to survive another encounter with Ebonheart. No...he would sooner cut out his own heart than abandon Aspen. "Mistress? Do you wish me to ask questions?" the young male voice asked. "No. Do nothing to rouse suspicion. Stick to your cover and report to me if he does show up. Hang up and erase your call log" she said.

"What are you up to?" Rose asked. "Nothing my precious flower. Just checking Facebook" he replied looking at the naked daughter of Lily. He locked his phone and sat in back down on the nightstand. "If you're done looking at people brag about their kids...wanna try again for some of our own?" Rose asked. "Now now. You other would kill me if you got pregnant" he said. "I'm kidding Julian! Lighten up" she said hopping into bed. "So, who gets shrunk this time?" Julian asked. "Dunno. You wanna feel a three-inch girl on your cock?" Rose asked grinning. "Sounds good to me. Let’s me pluck a pretty Rose from my bush later. You trust me not to bruise a petal?" Julian snickered. "You're a corny wanker...but one I completely trust" she replied kissing him. "You know it darling" he replied watching her shrink herself down. As Rode steadied herself climbing onto his balls, Julian glanced out the window. The makeshift city with all its borrower inhabitants was slightly lit.

Julian Thornton age 20 was pleased with himself. Cute girlfriend. Sex few men could dream of. And possibly soon, a human over dominion of tens of thousands. All he had to do in return is watch his girlfriend and her estate when he came over and report what he saw. That was the deal. A deal he "couldn't possibly refuse". He had seen what Ebonheart could do. If he wasn't with her...then he was against her. Die or become a makeshift feudal lord when the shit hit the fan. No brainer. It bothered him at first but hearing so many stories from the borrowers living there, Julian decided it was survival of the fittest. No way was he going to die from a plague or survive to be shrunk down permanently and live at the whims of magical people. He was determined to survive, gain some degree of power, and have Rose crank out as many kids as he pleased...weither she liked it or not. In his warped mind, if Ebonheart was to be King John, then he would be the Sheriff of Nottingham. And if any doubt crept into his mind he would think one thing.

"I'd rather rule in hell than serve in heaven". Julian Thornton. Lover of Rose Durmont and spy for Ebonheart.