Ryan screamed out of terror as Johnny screamed and cussed at Zepar.
"Zepar be kind to the boy, he doesn't know your evil." begged Mister Boot.
Ryan stood without a sound being that he had only fear in his heart. A smile from Zepar as he looked over the crab legs to little Johnny far below.
"Johnny, Oh Johnny bold as brass aren't we son? The one moment of passion and daring now suddenly gone as the fear of capture is the worst possible thing your little mind can handle." said Zepar. Then looking at Mister Boot he cocked his head and blinked his huge yellow eyes.
"If you release me I'll spare the youth his just gift!" said Zepar with a grin.
Ryan looked at Mister Boot who was already shaking his head NO!
Zepar peered down at struggling Johnny and said," Mister Boot see's little value in you child! I for one has no value for any human child, youth, man, or woman. I, I have a gift for you many have experianced it but none ever were able to speak a word of thanks once it was given."
Ryan yelled, "NO, please no he's so young, take me, let me be the reciever of your gift!"
Zepar looked up and with a smile and wink at Mister Boot he said again," I, I have a gift for you Johnny!" Then closing his eyes and muttering a few words he summoned evil powers.
Johnny stopped screaming and his small body went limp. Now he dangled from the crab claw as Zepar opened his eyes. "JOHNNY AWAKE AND SEE THE BEGINNING OF MY GIFT TO YOU !"
Johnny opened his eyes and tried his little self to scream. Mouth open he tried and tried to utter a sound. Then a gravelly sound and then louder and louder till he bellowed loud.
"Off you go Johnny to a new world which hold no respect for the body and life of a bull." announced Zepar.
Bellowing strange sounds Johnny was let go and stepping across the stream of Holy water fell to his knees. Weeping in strange ways he screamed his cries out loud. Holding his little arms out to be picked up by Ryan both Mister Boot and Ryan saw dark hairy forelegs.
Ryan began to kneel down for to pick up his dear brother only to be pushed back. "Hey he wants me, he's my brother!" hollared Ryan.
Zepar laughed and chuckled at the sight of passions from two different lives.
"No Ryan he is cursed as I was! You touch him now and the same curse will make you the bovine bull Johnny shall soon become. I can not help him and you must now leave him on some farm. Once the change has completed and he is the calf or bull Zepar gifted him to be, then you may touch him and not before." explained Mister Boot.
Ryan stood back as he watched the animal form crawl over his little brothers face. Down, down over the slender boyish form now grew the muscles and frame of a growing beef cattle bull. The squeals of terror as Johnny too saw and no doubt felt the beastial shape coming over him.
Soon the boy stood hunched onto all fours as a tail swung in tune to his fears. Shaking his head made big ears flop about and small bovine bellows echoed the room.
"Johnny!" called Ryan as he stood in tears.
The small but growing bull calf looked up to his previous brother and gave a soft Moooo. Johnny began to walk in circles as a animal does when looking for a soft place to lay down.
Zepar chuckled at the sight on bovine and animal instincts taking mental grasp on the youth. Lowing as a calf Johnny began to lay on his back a wiggle about the floor. Itching his backbone as more and more it grew longer.
Ryan wanted very much to comfort his ever changing brother. Yet Mister Boot pushed him back several time Ryan still wanted to touch Johnny.
At last the struggle slowed and the calf stood once again facing Zepar.
"My gift to you fine young bull is to mate with animal passion and human memory. The Johnny you were is still the Johnny which hears, thinks, tastes, feels, and most of all desires!" spoke Zepar.
Bellow after bellow came from the now almost mature bull. Johnny had tears streaming down his hairy face as the feelings of human and animal passions mixed.
"I suggest you put a ring in his nose and lead him to a pasture full of horny cows." said Zepar with a smile.
A bellow and the snip of the ring in his nose bridge, brought a rein soon clipped there to and Ryan walked Johnny to his new life.