Magical Girl Staff

Also known as the Star Mage's Staff

The Elves of Vreathe are known to make several different objects that cause a magical transformation when held. One of the more famous examples is the Star Mage's Staff. Around 250 of these staves were produced by an elf named Serenia Loveborne towards the end of the Bronze Age. She was a powerful mage that believed a mage's clothing should be powerful, look pretty, and evoke feelings of friendship and love. Serenia was an eccentric elf, but the weapons she made were popular.

The way this staff works is that when a person grabs it and says the activation phrase, the enchantment turns on, replacing the user's clothing with a set of Star Mage's Armor. Star Mage's Armor is made of Silver Silk Fabric, a special type of elven textile that is stretchy and includes silver threads all throughout the weave. This silver thread makes contact with the human/elven body and allows very quick channeling and casting of magic. The armor is also adorned with several large crystals that quickly absorb ambient magical energy out of the air and transfers it to the wearer, making it almost impossible for them to run out of magic.

There are several downsides to this staff. The first is that the first time it is used by someone, they will lose whatever set of clothing they are wearing at the time, recreated in the form of their own set of star mage's armor. Each created set has a unique look according to the magical aura of the person, though thanks to Serenia's eccentric designs in the enchantment, nearly every version in some way appears like a very short girlish dress. After the first use, the staff can be deactivated and this armor will be stored inside the heart crystal for future activation.

The second downside is that it will always activate on its own the first time someone grabs hold of it. After this, the person needs to say a phrase that Serania programmed into the staff to activate and deactivate it. In order for the clothes to form properly during any activation, the person will temporarily lose control of their body and move in a pre-programed set of movements so the staff's magic can do its thing. Thank's to the creator Serenia, these movements are very graceful and appears like a dance. This dance takes approximately 30 seconds and can be exploited by an enemy. Thankfully for the user, an anti-kinetic field is projected around them that prevents weaker individuals from being able to move or cast magic to cause any harm.

Price: 25,000 Beryls
Length: 48 inches
Weight: 36 ounces

Materials:

Cherrywood (Rod)

Gold Plated Bronze (Adornments)

Morganite (Heart-Shaped Gem)

Silk (Ribbon)

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"Saya, you have to say it, And say it with feeling or the staff won't deactivate."

"Absolutely not!"

"Well, Then you're stuck like that!"

"....dammit Chryssa..."

"Tee-hee! I fight evil in the name of Cuteness, Love, and all that is Pretty!"

"There! Was that so hard?!?"

"...ugh, yes!"

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Story

Something on the weapon rack caught Saya's eye. It was a cherry-colored staff adorned with several golden bands along its length. Coming off of these bands were purple ribbons, with either a gold star or crescent moon at the end of each. The staff head was a large pink gem, shaped like a heart, which had Saya's gaze.

'Hmmm, what's this?', Saya thought to herself. She could sense the magic coming off of the gem on the top of the staff. It gave off a pale glow, iluminating the surrounding weapons. It had to be a powerful weapon. 'But what could it be?' Saya thought some more, 'The heart means it's probably a boring life magic staff, but maybe it's just a coincidence the gem is heart shaped?'

Saya reached out to grab the staff, hoping to get an idea of its power. As her fingers fully wrapped around the weapon, she was overcome with a tingling sensation and could no longer move on her own. Before Saya fully lost control of herself, she yelled out the only phrase she could: "WHAT THE FU--", then she even lost the ability to speak.

Saya's body stood up straight and she pointed her toes. She gracefully lifted her arms, and started staring at the gem on the staff. She couldn't look away from it. Saya then started to feel a chill. To her horror, her clothes started to rip away, dissolving into sparkling dust. she attempted to struggle but her body would not obey her.

As the last of Saya's clothes dissolved away into nothing, various colorful ribbons appeared in abundance. These ribbons started to wrap around Saya's naked body. She felt the ribbons start to cover every part of her chest, then the ribbons raced down, wrapping around her groin and then racing up her back.

Fear was the only thing in Saya's mind now as she tried to resist, but her body kept moving on its own, determined to finish this ephemeral dance, allowing the ribbons to do as they pleased. She felt the ribbons contract and get tighter. Saya thought she was going to be squeezed to death, but then the ribbons seemed to merge together, forming a supportive, tight fitting garment.

More ribbons materialized and gathered at Saya's thighs. They raced all the way down Saya's legs, forming into long slender stockings. The ribbons then gathered around her feet in great number, turning into a pair of darkened heels. Saya then elegantly stretched her arms out as ribbons appeared in the largest number yet, wrapping around her body again. These ribbons again merged together and formed a puffy but short dress with detached sleeves. Small gems started to appear and attach to the dress, as well as Saya's new stockings.

Saya then made a pose more graceful than she ever imagined she would, and involuntarily smiled as the heart shaped gem from the staff attached to her chest, marking the completion of her transformation. The remaining ribbons and bright lights disappeared and Saya slowly regained control of her body. Her state of confusion was broken and turned into surprise when she heard Myles laughing.

'Myles saw me the whole time!?!' Saya thought, her initial surprise turned into anger. Saya took a step towards Myles with a fist raised, determined to stop him. Unfortunately for Saya, she didn't realize she was now wearing heels, and instead stumbled. Myles moved forward and offered his hand. Saya reached for it and stabilized herself. Caught between frustration and embarrassment, she shot an indignant glare at Myles, blaming him for her fall. Myles only smiled.

"Are you alright?" Myles asked, genuinely concerned.

Saya steadied herself and stood upright. Her initial anger at Myles was gone. "I'm fine. I was just surprised. that's all." Saya moved to put the staff back on the rack, hoping she would turn back, but the girlish clothes stayed on her even as she let go. Her irritation started to return.

"I'm just going to say Saya, wow!" Myles said, "That is the most feminine thing I have ever seen you wear. Imagine if Chryssa saw--" He was quickly interrupted by Saya.

"No! Chryssa must never know!" Saya yelled. She grabbed the heart shaped gem on her chest and tried futilely to pull it off. She was stuck like this for now.

"Know what?" Chryssa asked, "I sensed a lot of magic coming from this room just now, so I came to investigate! What happened?" Saya froze, her face turning as pink as the gem on her chest and then red. She didn't want to turn around.