Important! This fic is set in the pre-made version of Fates established by both 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin' and 'Asserting Dominance'. I was going to add this onto 'Asserting Dominance', but I realize it wouldn't exactly fit the 'theme' of it... which was supposed to be Porn without Plot. This fic wasn't made with smut in mind, characters will be fleshed out once more, there will be more conflict, like in 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin'.

As with 'Asserting Dominance', do not take any of this information as being potentially canon in 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin'. The only information in here that is canon must match up with 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin', everything else is AU material.


A/N: Hmm... I wonder what type of characters Hadronix over here likes to type about? Okay, seriously though, I think it's a let-down when game developers, movies, T.V. shows, or whatever other type of media goes to make characters that are: Furry, scaly, or shapeshifters, but all they really do is put animal looks on the character and maybe tweak their personality to sort of represent more of a wild animal. To me, if you're going that route, I want it to go all the way.

Is the character representing a canine? Lupine? Vulpine? Then the anatomy should line up more, females having multiple sets of teats. Lizards? Dragons? Milk-bearing breasts don't exist in these types of creatures, so neither should the character in that given form. If their 'human' form is furry or has scales, then it should also automatically line up with their real-life counterpart. *cough* Argonians and Khajiits from Elder Scrolls *cough*

So! With all that said. If you do not like characters represented in such a fashion, then this fic may not be for you. Ideologies such as mating, alphas, all the way down to how many offspring a shifter gives birth... even to how the offspring are birthed, all closely line up with their real-life counterpart. For example, Corrin/Lupus is half-dragon, so if she is pregnant in her dragon form, she'll have a clutch of eggs, she won't give birth to live young.

Yet, at the same time, these characters will not be 1-for-1 to their real life counterparts, there are still 'human' attributes, it's just that those attributes are few and far between.


Consort: Well, long-time reviewer of 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin', here it is. This fic should satisfy both that 'odd question' and your curiosity of wanting to know what could have happened later on down the path of both Kaden/Corrin mating and Keaton/Corrin mating. So, while 'Asserting Dominance' was actually made to be a gift over on Ao3 to bLuewErewOlf25, this 'sequel' has been written for you... which means that once this is up, you'll receive your first 'gift-fic' over on Ao3.

And since this is separated from 'Asserting Dominance', expect there to be actual plot.


Canon Name = Nickname: Oh yes.. this list again.

Corrin = Lupus. Velouria = Vella. Kaden = Ka-da. Selkie = Silky. Keaton = Keaty.


Lupus yawns as she stretches out her draconic form. While she does love the feeling of the sheer power in her shifted state, she has never done things like… well, sleep in this form. She's never actually 'lived' in this form. She wearily looks around the room, Vella is a few feet from her, sleeping in her human form. It will never cease to surprise Lupus just how small she is that form. Ka-da is curled up at the entrance of the cave, not quite asleep, but also not exactly awake… a sort of half-sleep.

Times are definitely peaceful, but… Lupus can't really speak for much outside of this cave… her den. She's been pretty much stuck here for a few weeks now, entirely depending on Ka-da to take care of her. At least, that would be what 'normally' happens in a hamlet. Vella, wanting to be as much as a 'sister' as possible, also helps Lupus out.

So, why is she technically stuck in this cave?

She's about halfway through her pregnancy… with Ka-da's kits. Lupus shifts around, trying to get at least slightly more comfortable. She groans shortly after, "Sister?" Vella stirs, "Do you need something?" She half-walk, half-crawls over to her…

None of them could exactly get a lot of sleep after a few weeks into Lupus's pregnancy. "Achy…" She whines. "Rubs? No scratching…"

Vella smiles, "Whatever you need." She places both of her furred palms onto Lupus's massive scaled stomach, though of course, these scales are far more delicate.

"Mmm…" She hums as Vella applies a generous amount of pressure, "So… good~" Her hind leg starts shaking. Vella giggles as she continues.

"Mate…" Ka-da calls out, "Food?" Yet, before Lupus could even vocalize her answer, her stomach quickly won that particular race, "I'll return soon." Rising from his curled up human form, Ka-da's Beaststone glows and he takes his Nine-tails form. He only needs to take two steps before he's at his top speed.

"Vella?" Lupus asks as he leaves, "Thank you… for sticking with me." The dragon rolls to her back… at least as far to her back as she can. The cave isn't the best, but… it's not like they can just move out and get a better one. Or… more accurately, Lupus can't just get out and move to a better one. Even walking is starting to take a toll on her. She needs frequent rest… and Vella, even in her Wolfskin form, can't simply carry her. Lupus can't shift back, since her human body can't support all of the kits she's bearing…

She'd lose all of them, as her human body literally cannot support the kits inside her now. Her Dragonstone does more than what the fantasy-style shapeshift might be considered. Shifting into a dragon isn't just a boost in power, defense, or whatever attribute she needs in a fight, no. Shifting into a dragon literally changes her entire body, inside and out, everything. From how she gets her body heat, what food she can stomach, all the way to how many offspring she can bear. As for how many offspring? Ka-da said she should get, at most… six?

She'll tough it out, as regardless how uncomfortable she gets, regardless of just how much pain she might get in her dragon form, she is not shifting back. She... she'll have a litter of kits… Ka-da's kits. Her dragon form can't smile, but if she could, she would. "Mate." Ka-da's already returned? Well, he is extremely fast. The smell of a fresh kill fills the cave. "There's plenty… eat." Lupus slowly rolls back over, then she lazily looks at the doe presented.

"I hate feeling this lazy…" Lupus groans.

"You're getting close, then." Ka-da chuckles as he drags the kill over to her.

"...I still can't believe I can even eat this raw now." Lupus lowers her head as the meat is now close enough to bite. "...still rather have some fruit." Vella slightly lifts the doe, easing Lupus in so she doesn't have to stretch as much. "Thanksh, shishter." She says with a half-mouth full of meat. However, she only gets a few bites in before she calls it good. "Oof…" Back to her side she goes. "I promise… when I'm able to… I'm going to start sprinting and playing again…"

"You still have several months before that." Ka-da takes a number of bites, ending up eating the most out of all of them. Fair enough, he's the only one really doing anything physically intense.

"You sure you don't want anymore?" Vella asks, taking a small portion for herself… before pulling out some bones for later.

"Mate, you need more than that." Ka-da adds, "You'll lose too much fat and risk harming the kits if you don't eat your portions."

She groans, "Ka-da… you don't get it. It's like, I'm hungry, but I'm not hungry. I'm sure that for any other day you got me a doe or deer or whatever, that I'd quickly eat my fill, but..." A pause, then she raises her head, "just thinking about eating this is making my stomach turn…" Vella raises her eyebrow and Ka-da tilts his vulpine head, "And yet, at the same time, I know exactly what I want to eat: a woodpecker, with its feathers, boiled in pickle juice and seasoned with Cayenne Pepper…" Well, it's a good thing Lupus did, in fact, ended up taking some of those lessons back in Shirasagi.

"I… don't even know where to get all that!" Ka-da exclaims, "Well, the woodpecker, yes, but…" He stops, groans, then turns around, "I'll return soon… hopefully." Once more, he is at his top speed within a few steps.

"Sister? What is 'pickle juice'?"

"Never had it, but I read about pickles. I dunno, it sounds good right now."

"...A human thing, surely." Vella sighs, "Oh, I actually feel bad for Ka-da now."

She slowly nods, "Obviously a human thing. I don't know how I know what I want. I normally hate seasonings, I've never had pickles or its juice, and birds aren't exactly my go-to snack. I'm not Silky on that, since I know she'll hop from trees and down birds all day if she could get away with it." A somber moment comes and passes. Ever since that day that Lupus chose to mate with Ka-da, Silky got to mate with Keaty. Vella has actually made a few visits, but they were short and quick.

Let's just say that Lupus isn't the only one developing a litter of offspring.

But, she knows Silky isn't suffering from these… 'cravings', since she is a pure-blooded Kitsune, and not a half-dragon half-human. Wait… human, human. "Vella?" Lupus suddenly asks, "When you get some free time, would you mind visiting my family?"

"Of course, but…" Vella starts off, "Why?"

"I want you to ask my mother about when she was pregnant. I mean, you and Ka-da are obviously more than capable of dealing with the 'dragon' side of my pregnancy, but it seems we're going to need some extra knowledge on my 'human' side of it."

Vella nods, "I understand. Well, when Ka-da gets back, I'll be quick."

"You still have it, right?"

Her Wolfskin sister flashes the enchanted badge that she, Ka-da, Keaty, and Silky all got once Nohr had been pushed back. It sports a highly noticeable combination of white, blue, red, and black. It is also laced with 'identity' enchantments. The purpose of these basically means that, "Don't worry about this Shifter. They have the favor of the Royal family." So, for example, if Ka-da was sprinting at max speed towards, also for example, Castle Shirasagi, then his badge would send out a 'message' of sorts, so that the guards don't start scrambling to defend against the 'intruder'. "I treasure it far too much to lose it, sister. Even if this 'badge' had absolutely no other purpose, even if it didn't work, I'd never lose it."

"And… while you're there… Could you also… check on Seta?" To be honest, Lupus's heart still aches for her, but there were obviously problems arising. Lupus made her decision when she wanted to know what mating felt like.

"You did… what?" Seta tilted her head, caught somewhere between anger, sadness, betrayal, and so many other emotions that the scent from her emotions were blending together into one huge blob.

"Mated with Ka-da." Lupus looked away, suddenly feeling horrible. It's… a human thing. "Seta, you gotta understand, I go into heat. And… and…"

"You need a male for that." Even now, she still understood her, "That's not what is hurting me here, Lupus. What hurts me is that you vanished for several days without telling me. And… and when you finally did return today, I find out that you're Ka-da's mate. You… you do understand how personal sex is, right? Humans don't lay themselves naked for someone else just to get their 'urge' taken care of, they do it because those two people love each other. They trust each other."

Once more, Seta's wisdom seemingly came out of nowhere. "I'm so sorry, Seta. I… could you please forgive me? I wasn't thinking like a human then."

Seta's eyes went downcast as she thinks it over. "I'm going need some time, Lupus. You… you really hurt me. I just wished you talked to me about it first." She looks back at her, "And… if I do… then I'll gladly take this back." Lupus gaped as Seta plucked that vibrant red feather from her hair… the one she pulled out of Silky's mouth all that time ago. That… that was the most personal and treasured gift Lupus ever gave her. It showed how much she cared for Seta… and she just gave it back. "Regardless of what I choose. I… I still want you to be happy, Lupus. I'll only wish you the best."

"Sister?" Vella voice and her hands slightly pushing Lupus breaks her out of her thoughts, "You're crying."

"Seta…" She whimpers… Seta never did give an answer after that, and… and she had weeks before Lupus ended up getting pregnant in her dragon form, effectively locking her in this form. Because of that, Lupus still has that feather. "And… and when I can walk freely again. I… I want to visit her again. Seta, that is."

"Would you like for me to talk to her?"

She shakes her armored head, "No. I mean, if she starts the conversation, then yes, please don't ignore her, but if she doesn't, then don't push for one. She's probably only wanting to talk to me, anyway." Lupus lowers her head, "...wake me up when you can tell Ka-da is near and coming back. I… I need some time, too. I want some rest."

The last few sensations Lupus had before she fell asleep was Vella rubbing her head and saying, "Uh, sweet dreams… sister."

"Sister…" Lupus groans as Vella nudges her, "Ka-da is coming soon."

"...already? Just a few more minutes."

Vella giggles, "It's almost nightfall."

With that, her head immediately raises, taking note of how dark it is outside, "R-really? Oh… I feel so bad for him now. I… didn't realize it would end up taking him that long."

The first scent she got to know he was coming in was his smell… the second was actually his panting. "Mate…" He says as he enters the cave in his human form, "One… woodpecker. Still with… its feathers… boiled in… pickle juice… seasoned with C-Cayenne Pepper…" His face scrunches with disgust.

"Oh that's…" Vella gags.

"What? It smells wonderful!" Lupus exclaims as Ka-da places a bucket in front of her, containing that meal she's been craving. Head-first she goes as she eagerly downs the bird. "Delicious!" She notices that both Vella and Ka-da are now at the entrance of the cave, trying their best not to gag. Lupus drinks the remaining Cayenne Pepper-infused pickle juice, before letting out a burp. "Thank you~!"

A flash of light as Ka-da sprints towards the bucket, grabs the handle with his teeth and places it outside. He then quickly runs back in. Another flash of light as Vella grabs the bucket and throws it as far as her Wolfskin strength would allow… and that meant it traveled until Lupus couldn't even see it. "I'm so glad the bitches never had those 'cravings'." Vella scoffed.

"Aw, come on. You two are exaggerating it." Lupus sighs as she lies her head back down.

With the apparent 'foul scent' gone, Ka-da takes to his original position… in front of the cave. He lies down and curls back up. At least his breathing has evened out by now. Vella, too is back in the cave… but she is also notably several feet away from Lupus. "I'm afraid we aren't, sister." She hears the Wolfskin sigh as she lies back down. "Both your meal and your breath are foul. It literally sickens up to be near either of them."

"What?" Lupus giggles, not even slightly offended, "I'm sure I'll look back at this day and ask myself, 'What the heck was I thinking, wanting to eat something like that?!'"

That got the anticipated response, as Vella… and even Ka-da started laughing. "So… a few more weeks, then?" Vella states more than asks.

"Yep." Ka-da simply replies.

"Hey, Vella… don't forget to visit my family."

"I would have already, but I also didn't expect your meal to take so long."

"Oh… right. Uh, sorry about that, Ka-da. I hope you aren't too worn out."

He scoffs, "If I got exhausted from that, I'd be an awful alpha." He raises his head for a moment and stares her down with an intensity that causes her to shiver, "It was more trouble getting the ingredients together… you weren't there to see some of the looks I got. I ended up just getting them separate and had someone else cook it. Even then… even the humans seemed as if they were going to vomit from the smell." A pause, "Mate, why do you want Vella to go to your family?"

"Advice," Vella answers, "She wants to get some information on the more 'human' side of her pregnancy… like, you know, the 'craving' she had."

"Ah…" Ka-da hums, "Alright, feel free." He gives Vella permission…

Vella is still pure-blooded Wolfskin, which means she probably would have ended up staying here if Ka-da denied the request. Ka-da has proven himself to be a capable alpha, since sometime after claiming Lupus as his mate, but before she actually got pregnant, Lupus and Ka-da were finally able to have that rough and hard playfight… with both of them being at their peaks. No wounds, no previous exhaustion.

"Sister? You're breathing heavily."

"Oh, it's just…" Lupus rolls as far to her back as she can, "Just remembering that last playfight we had, Ka-da." She shivers, "We spent like… hours wearing each other down, and… and at the end. He pinned me down like the first time and bred me." The smell of her sex filled the cave… completely shameless. "I couldn't walk for days. My legs were already at their limit… but his tails still held me up." A pause, "How difficult is it, Ka-da, to control each of those tails separately?"

"It isn't easy," He starts, "When I was still only capable of the original Kitsune form, controlling that one tail was easy enough, but after I was strong enough to both enter and sustain the Nine-tails form? It took me months before I could reliably use even three of them. It was honestly more of a hassle for years. I obviously can't speak for a Wolfsegger, but I'm confident it takes far more skill to master Nine-tails than Wolfsegger."

Vella sniffs, "I don't doubt you, actually. But, Wolfsegger grants far more strength, speed, and stamina compared to how much a Nine-tails has to a Kitsune."

"So… it's basically, Wolfsegger is immediately far more powerful, but Nine-tails can be much better… after the shifter learns to control all of the Nine-tails', uh, nine tails?" Lupus asked.

"That's about right." Ka-da agrees, "Trust me when I say, a lot of Kitsunes stick with their original forms, even if they are strong enough to assume Nine-tails. All stay in the previous form for a single reason: It takes too much time and energy to control the extra eight tails, it simply becomes a hindrance."

"...Then why did you push yourself?" Lupus asks.

"I needed to be better." He admits, "I wanted to be stronger. I wanted to be the next alpha. However, there were many other males that surpassed me in the Kitsune form. There were many older, stronger males that have fought in that form for many years longer than me. As you know by now, simply being one of the offspring of the alpha means nothing. If I wanted to be the alpha, I would have to fight for it." He pauses, "That's why I pushed myself. I realized the only way to get to the top was to master Nine-tails, otherwise I'd never reach the top. I was too young to surpass all of the experienced Kitsunes." He raises his head, "Which brings me to one of the only exceptions in shifter rules."

"And that is?" Lupus is completely invested.

"As I said, mastering the Nine-tails takes a lot of extra energy and time… if a Kitsune wants to take that chance, they'd have to start hunting their own food, they'd have to separate themselves from the hamlet. Because during that time of attempting to learn, they become more of a hindrance than a benefit. It was one of the few times where a Kitsune could directly deny the alpha's orders. There are two conditions on which the Kitsune can return. One is that they master the Nine-tails form. The second is that they give up… but they are forbidden from trying again. Well more accurately, if they try again, then they are removed from the hamlet permanently, even if they master it."

"And that's it?"

He nods, "They are treated as part of an opposing hamlet. If they want back in, they'd have to fight the entire hamlet. Even they are the strongest Nine-tails to exist, they would be overwhelmed by numbers."

"...They are killed?"

And now he shakes his head, "No. We understand that mastering the Nine-tails takes tremendous will. Instead they are beaten until submission, to which they are forced out. We don't kill them, we encourage them to form their own hamlet."

"That… is certainly the most complicated thing I ever heard." Vella speaks up, "There are no such rules with so many exceptions in Wolfskin packs." Vella turns her head as a very audible sound comes from Lupus's direction… her sister seems to have fallen asleep.

Ka-da sighs, then lies his head back down, "We all should know… only the strongest survive, but sometimes… sometimes we have to change our ways to adapt. We have to forget old traditions to keep making it to the next generation. If we never changed our ways, we would be killed off." A silence blankets the area.

"...Poachers." Vella scoffs.

"Yes, they're the main reason why we change. Poachers are constantly finding new ways to overcome hamlets and packs… so we need to find new ways to counter them." Ka-da stretches his body before yawning. "I'm going to rest. Take the first watch, Vella." He walks deeper into the cave.

"Of course, alpha." Vella immediately complies as she walks to the entrance, taking a similar position as Ka-da did… lying down, curling up, and going into that half-sleep state… not quite asleep, not quite awake. Her Beaststone is at the ready. "...Good night." She mutters as she stares into the night.

Tomorrow she has to visit Lupus's family.


A/N: Honestly, I have enough ideas to make two entirely separate fics… one that follows the Kaden/Corrin chapter of 'Asserting Dominance' and one that follows Keaton/Corrin chapter of 'Asserting Dominance'...

Hey, it's like I'm making my own 'Birthright' and 'Conquest'!

Once more, I'd like to extend thanks to bLuewErewOlf25 for sparking the idea for those smut scenes in 'Asserting Dominance', which in turn sets the foundation for these two new fics. Another set of thanks to Consort for all of those reviews and that 'odd question', which will be used to flesh out these two new fics. You're both wonderful users that have supplied with me with a number of ideas. I can't express how grateful I am… and I can't count the number of times your questions and thoughts in your reviews have changed how 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin' flows.

Now, with all of the thanks and gratefulness said… be prepared for more weirdness. I mean… just look that scene with Lupus asking for a 'woodpecker that still has its feathers, boiled in pickle juice, and seasoned with Cayenne Pepper'. Expect themes similar to 'Corrin, of the Wolfskin' in terms of potential humor, awkwardness, and even learning curves…

However, those learning curves are applying more to the clutch of offspring Lupus will end up having. As a bit of foresight… not all of those offspring are going to be born with the mentality of 'shifter' like Kaden has. Some will act more human, like Lupus's blood-family. Some will act more like Lupus herself, caught somewhere between human and shifter. The remainder will act more like Kaden, being completely bestial.