Dance of the Gods

Veronica walked into the inn's kitchen with a wide grin. Suze who was currently sitting at the dining table while reading some book, looked up and raised an eyebrow.

Instead of saying anything she just showed the material box, that she was hiding in her bag. Quickly both went down into the basement, but they didn't stop there and entered the office.

Throughout her journey back, Veronica couldn't get rid of her stupid smile. She had gotten quite a few stares on the carriage, they were kind of similar to how Suze looked at her now, she seemed to be dying to know what she bought.

Slowly Veronica put down her bag and pulled out the box with the other materials. Suze didn't even look at them and just opened the material box. She stared at it for a few moments, then looked at Veronica and eventually burst out laughing.

It was exhilarated and very amused, it even made Veronica giggle a bit, gleefully.

"I knew it! We leave you alone for a few hours and you come back with the exact ingredient you needed... *Chuckle* Maybe that pink pocket watch does bring you quite a bit of luck. After you found it, not even a week passed for both ingredients to be in our possession!"

Suze shook her head in disbelief, then grabbed two glasses and a bottle of whiskey from the counter in the corner. She poured one for each of them, then they toasted on their success.

They both took a small sip, then turned silent for a few seconds. Eventually Veronica couldn't hold her curiosity any longer and asked the question she was very excited to know about.

"When can I become an ascended?" Suze stared at her with a raised eyebrow, then said, "Don't tell me you still haven't read even the Dancer part of the book yet?"

*Sigh* "It's not that simple. You can't just go and do the Bathing Ritual, first you have a task to complete. You always need to do something special before trying to advance, for example the Dancer before advancement, has to dance until they can't even stand."

Veronica was surprised, she wasn't stupid enough to think that advancing would be as easy as doing the Bathing Ritual, but this was the first time she heard about these so called tasks.

'Seriously?! Again?... My teacher really sucks! Why can't Suze just tell me everything at the same time?... For a mother and kitchen worker she really lazy when she can be!'

While she was pouting about her teacher's bad teaching methods, she also thought about these so called tasks. After a while she looked at Suze and asked, "So, do I just have to go to a Dancing Hall and dance until I physically can't? Seems easy enough... I assume only the first one will be this easy."

Suze made a small nod. "Yes, I don't know what's the next ritual for the Dancer is, but I'm sure it's going to be much harder and more gruesome. They will only get harder with every advancement, so be careful... When you read the book, you will understand that not all paths are as nice as the Dancer."

It was a bit weird what Suze said, and confused Veronica a little, but she was sure it would all make sense after reading that damned book!

While chatting they slowly drank their whiskey, then went back to work. Suze told her that at night she and James will go with Veronica to the dancing hall, since it would be hard to get home alone.

Also she didn't trust those gentleman who usually attend these kind of establishments. Not that they were bad or anything, Suze just had trust issues when it came to man. She didn't want another quasi daughter to suffer the same fate as Sofie.

So, with nothing else to do Veronica helped with the work. It was saturday which meant a lot more customers than on weekdays, especially later in the evening. Luckily they ran an inn and not a tavern so they closed quite early.

The family sat down at the dining table at seven pm, like every day. The current meal was quite luxurious since it was a celebration. Tonight Veronica will leave behind her human body and start on the path of ascension.

They even had multiple dishes, starting with a nice and cozy tomato soup, it was nothing special but Suze still managed to make it perfect. Next up was duck thigh with a lot of different spices and some kind of very tasty sauce, they ate rice and different braised vegetables with it. Suze even made dessert, in the form of a cherry pie.

Needless to say Veronica didn't have a clue how will she dance until her legs didn't work, when she couldn't even stand properly now because of eating too much.

Luckily there was still a bit of time until the dancing hall opened and she still needed to get dressed as well. This was another surprise Suze hid from her. Since they knew about the advancement ritual beforehand, and Veronica couldn't go to the dancing hall in one of her working dresses, they actually had a beautiful dress made for her.

Two main colors dominated the dress light brown and pink. It should've been a very strange combination, but whoever designed it was a true genius of their craft. The dress was made up of many different shades of both colors and blended together seamlessly.

Gingerly Veronica moved her hand through the material, it was like silk or maybe it was silk. She didn't know if this world's silk was the same as her own, but the material felt very similar. It was also very light. The skirt part was made of dozens of layers, all extremely thin on their own, but together they provided a magical design.

Her eyes nearly teared up just by looking at it and without thinking she hugged Suze who was standing right next to her. She was very surprised, but didn't refuse Veronica's hug and even reciprocated it. Eventually Suze moved away and smiled at her.

"Okay, let's get you into the dress. I want to see if it even fits you!" Only now did Veronica realize that they never got her measurements, so why did the dress look so perfect for her. Suspiciously she stared at Suze, who just raised an eyebrow.

"How did you know my measurements exactly?" Suze looked away a bit embarrassed.

"Uhm... Maybe I asked someone to divine it?" Veronica was speechless.

'They... They used a supernatural method which could even let people see the future to some extant and... And they used it to measure how big my breasts and buttocks are? Who did she ask anyway?... It's got to be that bastard Alex, I will definitely flay him after this!'

While this was a straight up invasion of her privacy, she quickly lost interest of being angry. She just had to take one look at her new dress for that frown to turn upside down.

Sadly there was another issue which she wasn't really prepared for. For these kinds of dresses she needed to wear a corset, and she just ate herself full.

Veronica currently stood in front of the large mirror in the restroom. Slowly she was undressing herself, while Suze was standing near the doorway, waiting to help her put on the corset.

Her hands tremble from excitement, but after a few minutes she managed to take off her working dress. Without covering herself she stares into her mirror-self's eyes and smiled. So much had changed since she arrived to this strange world and still, by tomorrow she would be a whole different person. At least physically, on the inside she hoped to never change.

From behind, Suze approached her and together they managed to put on the corset. She didn't tighten it too much, since that would lead to Veronica vomiting up the nice meal.

Veronica looked at herself in the mirror and was greatly surprised how bigger her breasts looked in the corset. Of course it didn't matter much, since the dress showed no cleavage, but it was still strange.

Next up was the dress. It wasn't too hard to put on, but Suze didn't let Veronica see her reflection yet. First she wanted to make her hair and put a tasteful amount of make-up on her.

It took her maybe ten minutes, but eventually Suze led her to the mirror, while covering her eyes. As she removed them, Veronica took a step back from surprise.

The woman in the mirror was vastly different from the 22 year old university student she got used to seeing everyday back on Earth. The person in the mirror wasn't even just some regular woman, but a true lady of high status.

Her long, midback length, light brown hair was perfectly braided an placed on the top of her head. It was all held together by a few hairpins and pink ribbons, each ornamenting her lustrous hair.

The make-up on her face was also magnificent. There weren't much, just enough to highlight all her good features, like her small nose and bewitching eyes. Her mouth had a very light pink lipstick on it, which further brought out her eyes.

Veronica just stood in front of the mirror, staring at the person who was supposed to be her. Somehow the dress even made her look better in the butt and breast department. She was always a bit insecure about those parts of her body. In her previous life she tried her hardest to increase their size, but they always stayed the same. Not too small or too big.

But the corset truly done wonders to her physique. It made her waist and sides look smaller, while pushing her breasts up. The dress itself made her butt look like a small dump truck.

All in all she was and felt much more beautiful than ever in her life. After a few more minutes though, Suze ushered her out, since she needed to get ready as well.

Outside James was already ready and waiting for the two of them. He wore a tasteful, elegant and expensive black suit, which perfectly matched his thinning black hairline and beard.

While waiting they chatted a bit, both complemented each other's looks and soon Suze came out of the bathroom too. She wore a bright yellowish-gold dress which matched her hair magnificently. The said hair wasn't nearly as nicely braided as Veronica's, but that was understandable since she done it without help.

Her make-up was pretty similar as well, but with different highlights. All things considered, Suze was a beauty herself too.

After a few compliments from her husband and Veronica, the three of them went outside and got onto the previously rented private carriage. They then began travelling to the dancing hall.