Miriam Strite AKA 'Jezzie' AKA 'Destroying Angel' had nothing to look back to. She had no family, not any she would want to see. Her former sect of Christianity offered no comfort, only condemnation. Its narrowness of mind pushed her down the self-destructive path that made her lash out at other women who also did not fit the mold. She starting to feel glad she got caught, though in other circumstances, she'd be be doing some hard time. But Animalia presented her a unique way of leaving her old life for good.
It didn't take much consideration for Miriam to decide what sort of Animalian she wanted to be. A snake Animalian would allow her to cast off the oppression of her parents like a dead skin. And while the Serpent of Eden did tempt Eve into sin, it also provided her wisdom to think for herself instead of blindly trusting what others thought to be good. Or at least that's what Miriam thought what the Gnostic view of it was. She didn't know much about Gnosticism. She specifically chose to be a cobra Animalian for style. And it was fortunate that there was a recent convert who'd be willing to help change her.
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Miriam was quite self-conscious to be waiting in this changing room in only her underwear, but her 'patron' had insisted on it. Miriam probably could have objected, but she wanted to be changed as soon as possible. Not least of which was that the HIV in her body had been starting to catch up with her. Maybe that was one of the reasons she got sloppy with her last intended victim. But she wanted to move on from that now.
Then she heard the doorknob turn. She watched the door open and a snake woman slithered in. She was clearly a cobra, looking at her spread hood. What was interesting was that while most of her scales were black, on her front, she was mostly white, with a thick band of white scales going around her belly. Miriam was able to see all this because the cobra woman only wore a black bra. "So, you're the seņorita with the self-loathing problem," she said casually.
"There's a lot about myself to hate," admitted Miriam, "I want to start over completely, with a new identity and everything."
"Then I assume you have a name to go with that," said the cobra woman.
"I was thinking of calling myself 'Mary'," said Miriam.
The cobra woman stuck out her tongue in what was intended to be a derogatory way. "Too many Marys around here," she said.
"Jessica?" asked Miriam.
"No," said the cobra woman flatly.
"Eve?" suggested Miriam. The cobra woman gave her a flat look. "Ok, Evelyn?"
"That should do it," said the cobra woman, "And you may call me Ki-ko."
"So, I suppose this is the part where you bite me and convert me," said Miriam, holding up her arm.
"Tempting, but I'd rather not," said Ki-ko.
"Why not?" asked Miriam.
"Because I'd rather not catch HIV that way," said Ki-ko.
"Wait, Animalians can get HIV? But I thought the Animalian virus cures it," said Miriam.
"Yes, but it doesn't make Animalians immune to diseases," said Ki-ko, "Oh, we have a pretty strong immune system, but anyone can get a cold or a flu. And I don't want to take the chance of you infecting me before I infect you."
"Oh, that's a good point," said Miriam, "So how are we doing this?"
"With these," said Ki-ko reached into her cleavage pulling out a pair of capped syringes. "It's just a little bit of my venom. The only difference is that I won't be exposing my fangs to tainted blood," said Ki-ko, slithering over to Miriam.
That didn't make Miriam feel very comfortable. Then again, having a snake bite you isn't much better. "Ok, let's do this. You're not too venomous, are you?" she asked.
"Well, I'm a forest cobra, the largest species of cobra native to Africa," said Ki-ko, "I think a forest cobra's bite is more dangerous because of the quantity of venom in uses more than its quality. A small dose shouldn't harm you before conversion takes place." With that, she rubbed a little alcohol on a spot on Miriam's arm. Then she injected first one then the other syringe, leaving a mark much like a snake bite.
Miriam could feel the venom going through her veins. She felt a little weak and dizzy at first, then she felt rather hot. At first, she worried that the venom was going to kill her. Was she going to die before she could make amends? Fortunately, she saw the injected spot growing dryer before the skin started to be covered with scales. As the venom worked its way through her body, so did the changes. Black scales covered a lot of her, though it was mostly white on the front. She felt a little stiffness in her neck before it started growing longer. As it grew, she felt a lightness on her. Reaching up, she saw that her hair was falling out. She was less upset than she would have expected. This would make her less recognizable as her old self.
When Miriam's legs felt weak, Ki-ko eased her onto the bed. She didn't protest when Ki-ko removed her panties, which were starting to feel tight as her hips and ass expanded. Her legs loss definition as the bones in them started breaking up into dozens of new vertebrate which will soon connect to her extending coccyx. Her bra was also feeling tighter as her breasts were growing larger. Miriam had been a slim girl with a rather flat figure so she felt some pride in watching her proportions fill out. It got a little harder to watch as the transformation altered her face, pushing it out into a snake's muzzle. Even her eyes would be unrecognizable, as they shifted from blue to brown.
When the transformation ended, Miriam, or rather Evelyn, wasn't quite sure how to describe what she was feeling. For one thing, instead of having legs, she had a long tail. And having scales instead of skin felt very strange. And yet, she felt comfortable, asides from her too-small bra that was ready to burst.
"You turned out well," said Ki-ko, eying her over.
Evelyn nodded and said, "I feel renewed. I'm a new woman. I can live a new life."
"Not just yet, chica," said Ki-ko, "You have to make up for your old one."
"Well, that will come in-" started Evelyn before yelping as Ki-ko suddenly ripped off her bra and started fondling her breasts. "What are you doing?!" she yelped.
"Just checking you out," said Ki-ko, "You did fill out well. I heard you were a lesbian, so you should enjoy this."
"I wasss a lesssbian," said Evelyn, hissing a little with her new tongue, "But I'll sssoon be ssstraight like I ssshould be."
"You won't go straight, you're turning bi," said Ki-ko, "And there's nothing at all wrong about being bi. Let me show you." With that, she leaned down and started licking at Evelyn's nipple. Her forked tongue was surprisingly effective at tickling Evelyn's sensitive scales. Evelyn found herself gasping and then moaning when Ki-ko started sucking her nipple.
Evelyn barely protested when Ki-ko started stroking the spot where her legs used to meet. She soon found Evelyn's cleft and pushed her fingers in. Evelyn moaned louder. She's been fingered before. As much as she had hated herself for having lesbian sex, she couldn't deny it felt good. And Ki-ko was very adept at finding her reptilian body's erogenous points. Evelyn squirmed under Ki-ko's administrations, losing control of her self. Ki-ko soon proved too much and Evelyn let out a hissing gasp. Her breasts started leaking milk, despite being attached to a snake. And there was definitely a small pool forming near her groin. In a haze, Evelyn reached for Ki-ko's bra. "Pleassse..." she hissed, "I need more..."
But then Ki-ko pulled away. "Ah, ah, ah, it's not gonna be that easy," she said, "That was just a little prelude of your upcoming punishments. You're not going to touch this body for a good while."
"What?" protested Evelyn, "But you just-"
"Oh, this was nothing," said Ki-ko, "Just wait until you get the jawbreaker."
"The jawbreaker?" asked Evelyn, sounding a little worried, "What do you mean?"
"Well, that would spoil the surprise, wouldn't it?" asked Ki-ko.