"Well, this is most... unexpected," Master Raging River said with looking at her appearance with a frown.
Following her plan's failure, the peahen as well as Master Tigress fell into a trap set by Lord Shen and were forced to surrender. The wolves and gorillas took both ladies in custody and, under their Emperor's order, took them to the royal bathroom for a good cleaning. Stripped of her clothes, Raging River was forced to stand in the middle of a warm, steaming bath as the tower's maids rubbed her body with all kinds of soaps and lotions to make her 'presentable for the Emperor'. Tigress had to endure the same thing, but after spending so much time with little to no clothes on, it didn't feel that bad. And to be honest, Tigress had been a little low on hygiene lately, so a good bath helped a lot.
By the time the lady swans finished cleaning Raging River's body to the point that her ice-blue feathers were practically reflecting the lights, the other maids had already finished preparing her outfit... and her eyes widened upon seeing it. A silver silk bra that not only pulled her breasts up, but also left their upper part completely exposed. A silver flowing skirt ending at her knees and hanging dangerously low on her hips with enough space to let her tail feathers out. Master Raging River has always been a modest woman who never showed much of her body to anyone, regardless of the outfit she was to wear. Standing almost entirely naked with so many animals in the room felt alien and wrong with her. At the very least, Shen had the dignity to decorate her with some silver jewelry.
With her dress being put on, Raging River was brought back into the throne room and felt discomfort taking over her heart as two wolves escorted her while all the other animals in the room (minus Master Viper) admired her beautiful, slender, curvy body. The outfit she wore forced the peahen to swing her hips with every step which caused her tail feathers to swish elegantly behind her. Tigress was still in the bathroom because the maids were not done yet. "I wish I had someone to share that humiliation with me," she mumbled to herself.
When the guards made the blue peahen stop not too far from the throne chair, Shen looked at her from head to toe. "I must say this dress looks very... graceful on you, my dear."
"It's not like I had a choice in the matter, Emperor," Raging River replied with a look of defiance in her ice-blue eyes. Even if she was reduced to looking like a slave in front of the horrible peacock, she would not show any weakness and kept her head high with pride.
"Indeed. But you didn't need any," Shen said with a chuckle. "But enough with the fashion discussion. It's getting late and I'm pretty excited about going back to bed. However..."
Of course, it wouldn't end so easily.
"... seeing as your dear feline friend takes more time to get cleaned from all of her dirt, I think we can allow ourselves to have a little entertainment before going off for the night."
Raging River wasn't sure what the twisted bird tried to say, but she was sure that she did not like what it meant. "What are you implying by 'entertainment', Emperor?" she asked with crossing her wings.
"Oh, I think you have a very good idea of what I'm saying, my dear Raging River." Shen leaned his head toward the peahen, his smirk never leaving his black beak. "I know you. Ever since I was a teenager, I heard stories about you, the ice-blue peahen, being the most graceful Kung Fu master one could find in China. The master who can move her body like the flow of a river. Your Kung Fu style mixes perfectly the strength and precision of martial arts with the grace and elegance of dancing." His smirk widened. "See where I'm going?"
Raging River's eyes widened a bit and she blinked. "You want me to dance for you?"
"Exactly." Shen reached his wing to caress Master Viper's cheek. "You see, ever since she became an addition to my harem, my lovely Viper gave me exotic dances that did nothing but bring me pleasure and entertainment. However, as fun as my little snake's dancing is, she lacks some... assets that make dancing fun to watch."
Raging River instinctively brought her wings over her chest and blushed a bit.
"You are going to dance right here, right now. Have you ever heard about this ancient Oriental dance called belly dance?"
Raging River blushed a bit more. "Well... I know that it's a dance that is very popular in Egypt, India, and Arabia. And that it's mostly used by women to sexually entertain men of nobility or royalty," she added with disgust.
"Exactly," the white peacock said again. "It's a perfect dance for you, considering your current position." He snapped his feathers and a group of musicians carrying exotic Oriental music instruments walked into the throne room. Not wanting to make their Emperor patient any longer, they took position and started playing, the sound of drums and exotic flutes used by snake charmers resonating in the room.
"Great," Raging River sarcastically thought with rolling her eyes. She needed to perform an ancient dance bestowed upon women and slaves to entertain dirty men like Shen. "Well, guess there are worst things than dancing in life." She composed herself, taking a deep breath in and out, then started her dance.
Raging River started dancing out with her back facing the Emperor. She shook her hips, cringing a the unpleasant feeling of her butt jiggling, but relieved that her skirt prevented anybody from seeing it. After many seconds of doing nothing but shaking her hips, the blue peahen traced a half-moon pattern with her wings and then started gyrating her chest. Her silver bra did hold her breasts back, but not enough to prevent them from bouncing against one another with her chest movements.
The blue peahen opened one eye to look at the men around her gazing at her dancing form with admiration and envy. Even if this was her very first time practicing this particular dance. But truth to be told, it didn't feel that different from her Kung Fu style. In fact, it was exactly like it, but without the punching and kicking parts.
Was she... enjoying it?
She turned around, sensuously dancing her wings in front of her face, swinging her hips back and forth, making her midriff move like a snake, smooth and hypnotizing. The animals around her started roaring with cheers and even clapping. Having seductive power over these men brought a secret pleasure the lady avian never felt before. She decided to up the ante by half-closing her eyes seductively and giving winks here and there throughout her dance.
For the first time in a very long time, an expression of awe took over Shen's face. He just couldn't find the words to describe the dance happening in the middle of his throne room. Ragin River remained in a spot where the moonlight pierced through one of the room's windows and reflected upon her light blue feathers, enhancing her beauty. And the way she danced... It looked like she was telling a story with her body. A story of passion and grace. In other words, it was entirely different from Viper's ribbon dancing.
Raging River started spinning on herself, making her skirt flow and reveal her skinny legs while holding her wings above her head. Upon stopping, she started thrusting her hips high while performing elegant moves with her wings, making the silver bracelets on her wrists jiggle. She started shimmying her hips while giving a seductive look toward the white peacock, looking to see if she could get him to react.
It worked. Shen's black beak twisted into an evil smirk as his red eyes studied all of the blue peahen's body. Her seductive ice-blue eyes, her long, elegant neck decorated with a silver necklace, her round breasts jiggling like bowls of jelly, her perfect tail feathers reflecting all the grace of peacocks, and her slender, hypnotizing belly... This belly he couldn't wait to put a little chick into.
"You won't have to worry about me finding a mate anymore, my dear little sister," the white peacock mumbled to himself. "I found another peahen who will carry my chicks, whether she wants to or not..."
