Serene sat, perched on the Dark prince's shoulder as he tenderly raised his finger to rub the crown of her head.
The hall was in awe as the occupants watched the small scene between the two.
"Any other forms yet my dear?" Queen Frigga asked as she eyed the bird.
Serene nodded her head before she hopped off of Loki's shoulder to the table.
As the Aesir watched feathers erupted into shining dark blue scales.
The body grew in size as the body shifted into that of a reptilian.
Serene slinked off the table onto to the floor growing in size as her coils expanded.
Her eyes took on a more distinct color spectrum as she saw both the heat signatures and the magical auras of the people.
Her forked tongue flicked out of her scaly lips to taste the air before she raised her hood and let out a spine tingling hiss.
The room froze as Serene raised her head so her crown almost reached the ceiling.
Her blue scales were a rainbow of colors as the sun rays bounced of them.
Serene wrapped herself in coils as she stood tall and looked at the others.
She could smell the fear off of some of the Aesir, particularly the younger men.
The women sat with a little unease at the body of a magic serpent, one that resembled a bringer of Ragnarök.
Tired of smelling the awful smell of fear she pictured the next creature in her mind.
She hissed one more time before shifting again.
She pushed against the form to grow limbs and a pair of leathery wings.
Her snout changed to accommodate the long gleaming fangs.
She stood on all fours and let out a bellowing roar that shook the chandlers.
Thor clapped as he saw the frighten faces on his companions.
"Aye, it's been so long since we seen a dragon," Thor said as he clapped a hand on Volstagg's shoulder.
Loki was struck in awe as he sat the closest to the massive beast.
Her talons looked like they could cleave an adult bigelsnipe in two with a flick of her wrist.
Her tail swished along the polished floor revealing a spiked set of quills.
She roared again, the ground rumbling and the glasses almost shattered at the decibel, before shifting.
Serene was only going to reveal only a few creatures today, she has only read so many and the Queen knew better than to ask her for any more forms.
This taxing job is taking a toll and she will need to feed soon.
Serene breathed in as she started to shrink.
Serene felt her top half return to a more Aesir shape as the bottom half turned back into a long snake body.
Her eyes took on a hypnotic gaze as the gold hues swam in never ending swirls with a small crescent pupil in the middle.
"Look to me Fandral, you are going to cluck like a chicken and walk like a chicken until I tell you to stop," Serene said with a siren voice.
Fandral gasped as his body betrayed him as he stood and folded his arms to mimic wings.
A cluck escaped his throat and he began to strut like a rooster.
Sif let out a bark of laughter as she witnessed the scene.
Serene slithered up towards the table and held out an empty glass.
"Why, Prince Thor I believe my glass is empty, fill it," Serene commanded with the siren voice again.
Thor grunted and almost knocked over his chair as he grabbed the flagon to fill up the glass.
Loki snorted at the sight of Thor filling her glass.
"Oh, you think yourself safe Loki? Change yourself to a maiden and swoon for us," Serene said as she chuckled.
Loki felt the tendril of compelling magic wash over him.
He tried to fight the pull, but the hold was too strong.
He felt himself wave his hand as he shifted to a female form.
He batted his eyes up at the others as he fanned himself with a conjured fan but he doesn't utter a word, that much he found he could control.
"All right dear I believe you made a good display," Frigga said with a polite smile.
Serene nods her head as she blinks, canceling her commands.
Fandral places his arms at his side as he sits back down.
Thor drops the flagon on the table; now empty as he stares with miff in his eyes.
Loki on the other hand is still in his female form as he sits down in an angry huff.
"Change back to your male form, Prince Loki," Serene whispered as she walked past sitting in her original seat.
Loki felt the caress of her magic wash over him in a warm embrace.
He sighed at the feel of another's magic breaking the leash on his form.
He now sat back in his preferred form at the table.
"Well, I think we can all go, enjoy the rest of your evening," Odin spoke as he led Frigga out of the hall.
Serene stood next and said a quick goodbye heading towards the private gardens.
Thor and the other warriors ate and drank, reliving their most current hunt in detail.
Loki was still getting over the lingering effects of Serene's command. Her magic had allured his like a crystal moth to a candle flame.
He sat for a few moments longer before he too soon left.
Serene was in the gardens when she felt the pull to replenish the energy levels in her body.
There were two ways to replenish her levels though.
One was to meditate in her astral star form under the twin moons rays and the other ways to suck the life energy out of something living.
Since the moons were in a waning phase she couldn't replenish the amount she had burned.
Serene didn't enjoy when she took creatures life force so she would wilt the flowers and some of the other plants in the garden in order to keep her secret.
She waved her hands over some of the larger white flowers that were at the end of their cycle.
They soon shriveled and their energy was absorbed through Serene's skin.
She felt the rush of the new energy entering her system and sighed in pleasure.
The tiny minute shivers rushed up her arm through her chest to rest in her midsection.
Serene runs her hands over some the weeds that the gardeners left for her.
Only a select handful knew she needed these in order to survive, mostly Frigga handled things since this is her garden.
As she was resting her hand over a troublesome bush she heard a sharp intake.
"What are you doing?!"