Mystra was delighted by the many possibilities the mall offered. Her next stop was a jewelry store, where she hovered over a tray of rings. A sales clerk moved to help her, but she froze him in his place with a gesture.
Magic cell phones were all very well, thought the goddess, but you really couldn't beat the classics, and what was more classic than the magic ring. "three rings for the elven kings under the sky" she hummed, a memory of her mortal existence floating to the top of her consciousness.
She touched each ring through the glass, and each acquired a different magic property:
Invisibility (controllable)
Invisibility (uncontrollable)
Accelerated aging--age one year for every day
Accelerated aging--age two days for every day
Age regression--lose one year for every day
Age regression--lose one day for every day
Gender change--instant
Gender change--gradual, over a month
Gender change--very gradual, over a decade
Change to a magical creature at random
Gain a wish
Invulnerability
Change to an animal
Breathe water
Fly
Gain the power to transform others
Reverse sexual orientation
Become a very beautiful creature of your species and gender
Mystra unfroze the clerk, and left the store, idly wondering who would buy the rings.
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Chuck heard a pounding on the door as if someone were trying to knock it down. He opened the door, and there was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. Her skin was a gorgeous shade of yellow-greenish brown, and it was covered with sexy warts. Her teeth were delightfully crooked and she gave off the most enticing odor of rotting meat.
"Hi" said this vision of loveliness. "I'm Sarah. You must be Chuck."