Chapter 466 – Getting Dressed as a Rock

*** Alzi ***

I'm under a pile of women this morning, again. Most of my wives, probably. Eterna has snuck in to claim a spot close to me, as always.

"Good, you're up, My Empress," Kou says. "Shyla's got your dress ready, and Aurora has the makeup. We just need to get your wives up, and then we can get this day started. It's a big day; it will officially make you an Empress. And then we just have to figure out what Shimmer needs to take her throne and expand your territory. I know those are things you care little about, but I think you'll enjoy the day anyway. Up, girls!"

Does she just make me think I'm waking up on my own? I can't always be waking up at the right time for her. Or does she just make it seem that I'm always waking up at the right time? Goddesses, maids are tricky, or maybe it's just the kitsune maids?

"Can't I just get the crown in bed?" I ask.

"You wouldn't be happy with that, My Empress," Kou says. "Trust me. You won't like it all, but you'll like enough of it, and it requires the ceremony for it to work. Besides, the people should celebrate you. Now, there we go, my Ladies. Thank you. I know my Empress is comfortable, but we all have a big day ahead of us. The maids will take you all to get dressed as well. Don't dally, it would be embarrassing if you can't get ready before my Empress. However, you could stay behind, Lady Elyne, if you wish. To make up for last night. Thank you for that."

"I'll let her get dressed in peace," Elyne says. "I'm hardly pregnant. I can't be too needy at the start. I'll have to fight Eterna for my spot closer to Alzi when I start to show."

"Good luck with that, Lady Elyne," Kou says.

Some of Azula's wives snuck into the bed. They're the first to get up, as they were smart enough to stay at the edge of the cuddle pile. Next is Elora's wives, before getting to my wives. I need a better distinction for Mommy, Mai, Akhae, Ilka, and Kelly. Everyone in the bed is my wife. Maybe Mommy's wives? That works. Mommy gets to be the head of that group. I'm sure they'll agree to have her represent them.

Of course, Eterna is right in that group as well, fighting Mai for space, curling up against my massive belly. Silly girls.

"This is quite the morning routine," Kou says. "I may need to find a grouping to put some of your wives with your other bodies if something requires your immediate attention in the morning. Or maybe I should get Nakuma or Nanoka to teleport you out of the pile. I'll work on it, My Empress. Shyla! Aliz is mostly free of her wives."

"Good!" comes muffled from the closet. Mommy, Mai, and Eterna are the only ones who've stayed behind. I doubt Eterna is going to the ceremony at all, but I need to make sure Mommy and Mai get good dresses for the ceremony. The people need to see how beautiful they are. "Alright," Shyla says, coming out to greet me. "It's been a while since I've asked you to step into the closet. Ready? I think you'll like it. It has a mix of everything you've asked for from me before. Except for the suit things. I'm not about to try to combine those together unless you ask me to try again. Ah, right, Lady Armirynth and Mai, you should have dresses for yourselves. I can ask the maids to bring them here if you would like to get dressed alongside Queen Alzi."

"That's a good idea," I say. "I can't wait to see what they'll look like."

"Then just give us a few moments, and your dresses will be right here," Shyla says. "Your Royal Highness, if you could follow me, please? You have the most to do."

"Go get dressed, beautiful," Mommy says. "I can't wait to see what Shyla is going to put you in today."

"I'm going, I'm going," I say, as Kou helps me out of bed. I really am getting big. How much will change when this belly disappears? It should all be good. I just can't get lost in it all.

Inside the closet is a floating dress. It's pretty long, so it'll probably reach down to my mid-calf at least. A fiery red with plenty of gold mixed in, with rubies sewn in like they're just normal pebbles. There must be a few pounds of rubies on the dress. I can't exactly tell how it will look on me, but the amount of fabric makes it clear that I won't be showing much skin.

"I want you to feel sexy in the dress," Shyla says. "But it is also meant to show how you'll be leading. So I had to keep your kids in mind and how you wish to raise them. Part of that is ensuring that it covers your skin. You don't need to hide that beautiful body; just make it appropriate to play with kids. Something you could walk around town and have everyone admire, and then go right into the nursery or backyard and spend time with your kids. How does it look? Is there anything you're worried about? I factored in some tailoring time, just in case. If there's anything you're worried about, just tell me, and I'll fix it."

"It looks fine," I say. "For the looking appropriate part. It looks beautiful. We can see if there are any problems when I put it on."

"Perfect!" Shyla says. "Kou, if you could help me strip our Royal Highness. I have a few things to undo on the dress before we can get it onto her."

"Of course," Kou says. "My Empress, please, allow me."

My robe drops quickly as Shyla moves around the shining dress, and Kou's tails swarm me as her hands comb through my hair. "Let me clean you up a bit. With all that heat around you, some sweat is bound to come out." I feel a pair of underwear slide up my thighs. How they got to my thighs, I'm not quite sure. I hope they don't disappear that easily as well.

"Thank you," I say.

"Don't mention it, My Empress," Kou says. "Just a few more seconds, and we'll both be ready to put the dress on you. There. Shyla, just let me know if you need help."

"I should have it," Shyla says. "If you could raise your arms, please, Your Royal Highness. I need to get the sleeves lined up right."

I raise my arms, and the mass of silk comes down over my body, the rubies clinking a bit as Shyla works the silk past my breasts and belly. I should've offered to shrink my tits a bit to make it easier. I have a lot of things sticking out from my midsection: belly, tits, wings, and a tail.

"There we go," Shyla says. "That's got it mostly fitted. The new tail makes things a bit more complicated. Kou, if you could bring the mirror around. Don't start judging it too much, Your Royal Highness. I have some more fitting to do first, and then we can see if you wish for anything to change."

"Ok," I say. A full set of mirrors slides out in front of me. Shyla's mainly working behind me, so I get a good view of my front and sides, and I like it. My tits aren't out for everyone to see. Nobody is going to be calling them small, but it will take some work to get them out of the dress. Many dresses in the past would've just needed me to jump hard enough.

The dress shows off the shape of my body, which is that of a tall, heavily pregnant woman, so I'm not the sexiest I can be, but I love the look. Any wife daring to walk the halls like this would risk more kids moving into her womb. My legs have plenty of room to move, and the skirt does make it to about mid-calf. I could run in the dress easily, if I needed to.

With my rainbow lights reflecting off all the rubies, I almost look like I'm on fire.

"I like it," I say. "It's a perfect mix of my last two wishes. Thank you."

"I'm glad to hear that, Your Royal Highness," Shyla says. "I have three sets of heels for you to choose from, or some flats if you want to skip the heels. I could also give you quarter-inch lifts, if you want your passive to come into play, but still have the ease of flats."

"I can go with some heels," I say. "This pregnancy really is just dealing with the mass in front of me. I feel none of the normal pain or discomfort."

"That's good, Your Royal Highness," Shyla says. "The women in the crowd will be in awe if you come out in heels while you're this pregnant. You'll be making a great impression on them all. We'll have to have your wives in flats, so they know pregnant women won't be expected to be in heels. We don't need to risk the babies with the nobles all thinking they now have to be in heels while pregnant."

"Nobles pick up the stupidest things to get caught up on," I say.

"They all wish to be seen in a good light by the powerful," Shyla says. "Sometimes that requires doing stupid things. Elora and Yumanea can work on a good royal decree to make sure the nobles don't copy you too much. There, that should have the dress on you correctly now. Get the rest of the mirrors out while I get the shoes and jewelry."

"Did you get a Skill to do my hair?" I ask. I was too busy looking at the dress to see my hair go up! I now have a braided crown, a ponytail, and loops all over the place. Someone studied my hair after Mommy did it the first time. It feels like a little bit of everything is going on in my hair.

"I have one, My Empress," Kou says. "Sorry, but with your Mother so busy, I took over. Please pick the small heels, My Empress. You don't need to torture yourself with anything over two inches."

"Two is fine," I say. The heels Shyla brings out are just solid rubies. Do they have bigger heels made of ruby? Or are the sizes really in different styles? I should've had Shyla bring them all out. "Did the Dragons give you the shoes?"

"Yes," Shyla says. "It will be many years before I can make comfortable shoes out of gems, if I'll ever be able to do that. Now, jewelry! You aren't sparkling enough."

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Three sets of earrings, requiring two new sets of holes to be put in my ears, a half dozen pieces put in my crazy hair, two necklaces, a ring for every finger, and two bracelets on each arm. I'm practically a walking rock at this point! Everything shines. It's so much.

"Isn't this too much? This is all gold and silver, rubies, and diamonds, and worth so much," I say.

"You're ruling over two Queendoms, My Empress," Kou says. "How could you not have this much? You look perfect. Trust me, the whole room will be jealous, and your kids will love it. We can take you to the nursery before we have Nanoka teleport you around. We can have your kids decide how much is too much."

"Ok," I say.

"Great, now for your makeup," Shyla says. "And it's time to see Lady Armirynth and Lady Mai."

That's something to get excited over. Aurora had better not be about to put on a bunch of makeup, or I may have to find out if I can remove concubines.

"Rainbow! You are stunning!" Mai says, before I can find her in the room. "How did you even find that much gold?"

"That's what I said, but they said this much is just to be expected for me to have," I say. They're directly to my left. Mai already has her makeup on, and Aurora is finishing up with Mommy. Both are in red dresses themselves, but the secondary color is black instead of gold. "You look beautiful as well, Mai. Tonight is going to be a difficult night for the family if everyone looks even half as beautiful as you and Mommy."

"The problem won't be tonight," Mai says. "It'll be a few months before the babies come."

"Or maybe it'll just be when you're giving me kids," I tease.

"Oh, I'm bringing a few women down with me," Mai says. "Come trade places with us. We need to see if Aurora can somehow make you look better than a Goddess. Shyla, this dress is just perfect."

"Thank you, Lady Mai," Shyla says. "You look lovely in your dress. I'm excited to see how this family will look when they all get together in their dresses."