"Oh.. you think I am ready, Mistress.."

Pia felt butterflies in her belly. Some performance anxiety was definitely there. She had always had a bit of social anxiety, and doing something in front of others, something that would be judged and reviewed was something she was not good at. That held true even if the task in question was something she was more than qualified for. Magic, well, in the subject of magic she still ranked herself as a complete amateur.

Right now, she wished there was some occult school based on the submitting of written essays, rather than actual spellcasting. But that was not quite what what a voluptarius was good at. A voluptarius was good with action.

Pia rose, then went to stand in front of the mirror. The short walk seemed longer, and she traversed it with small, nervous steps, almost tiptoeing. She glanced at Kanoe, like she needed some sort of re-affirmation, then looked at her mirror image. There she was, dressed in her tiny little black and white outfit. She could see Kanoe too, in the background, her taller, more regal form making herself look more petite and girly.

Pia briefly closed her eyes, calling upon her mana sight. She wanted to see how the mana moved, so she could learn from that. If she failed, it might also give her an idea why. Slowly opening her eyes, she saw the lines of mana dancing around her, shimmering and glowing, so alive and pulsing.

Taking a deep breath, she began the invocation, slowly and steadily uttering the syllables, doing a few appropriate gestures, trying to focus her mana.
Looking in the mirror was a good idea. That made it easier to pay attention to what she was doing. She tried visualizing what she was doing. She wanted her hair to have a bolder colour.. perhaps a little longer and fuller too..

What?

For a split second, she thought she saw her mirror image winking at her. She certainly had not done anything like that. It must be her imagination. Certainly, looking at herself while using mana sight might do such things, she reckoned.
She almost messed up her chanting, and had to quickly backtrack in her mind to continue the spell.

They did all they could to prepare. The translations were never one hundred percent and sadly she did not have access to a sort of Rosetta Stone for magical runes and symbols. Trial and error was part of any practicing with magic. Despite all the preparation though, Pia was still rather nervous. Her pet did have issues with confidence and was still struggling a bit about this choice of lifestyle with being a voluptarius. But that was part of the reason why Kanoe was willing to work on simple cantrips rather than something that would be more useful against monsters. Personally, she needed to learn some of the basics still as well so it was good for both of them.

"No need to be nervous, Pia," she said with soft smile, "Just remember what you have practice on your own and here. Remember how good it feels when using your mana properly and how good it will feel when you are rewarded for your successful performance." Kanoe played off of Pia's darker needs that come with her sexual mana. Punishment and reward were effective means of controlling a slave and this was not much different.

Her pet began to chant, gazing into the mirror as the mana began to flow about the woman's lovely form. Things seemed to be starting well enough but then there seemed to be a moment of distraction and lost focus. The threads of mana sputtered and weaved out of control. Not much was used so there was no real threat from making mistakes. Kanoe was a bit concerned of the cause but it was too late to step in now. She wanted to make sure the woman was ok but the chanting was still going. It was best not to interrupt. She will wait and trust her pet to perform this spell successfully.

As Pia resumed her spell, thing seemed to be flowing more freely. The mana had been out of control for a few seconds, dancing like the flames of candles disturbed by a freak draft. Now it seemed to behave more controlled, burning brighter as she wove her magic. Her mana did have the predictable effect on her, though. Being born of lust and desire, her magic had a flavour of sexuality that was almost tangible to her. It was like the mana slid across her skin like little tongues, almost purposefully teasing her. Her nipples were hard, visible nubs underneath her chemise.

The spell had taken shape. It was strange, but she could feel it, like something throbbing inside her, waiting to be set in motion. "I.. I think I am ready. Should I start with a slight change of hair, tone, perhaps? How would you prefer me to look for you tonight, Mistress?"

Pia glanced at her mistress through the corner of her eyes. It was like strands of playful and lusty mana briefly reached out from her towards Kanoe, like her magic wanted to play with the dark witch's gorgeous figure. Not that Pia blamed it the least for that.
"Uh..Wha..?"

As Pia turned her focus back to the mirror, it was like she briefly caught her mirror image unaware. For a split second, she thought she saw herself sliding down her chemise to reveal her breasts, an expression of indescribable lewdness on her face. It was over before she was certain she even saw it. It was probably nothing more but a mental manifestation of the state she was in, but it was enough to nearly make her loose control. Then she had other things to think about, as she struggled not to loose her spell.

Things were under control as the numerous threads were guided by Pia's concentration and incantations. The mana weaved and formed around the woman's body, almost taking a sort of solid form before her mana sight. She thinks her apprentice was on the right track and the spell seemed to be completed. Pia had the same thoughts as she asked her mistress for further guidance. Kanoe rose to her feet only to stop as her pet suddenly grew flustered when she looked back at the mirror. Blinking, she looked over at the mirror but saw nothing wrong. But now her pet was losing grasp of the mana she was channeling.

"Pia," she called out, "It is alright. Just take it slow. The spell is prepared, you are in control. It will not miscast unless you do it yourself." Kanoe moved closer, standing behind the other woman. "You can do this. I am sure you have an image already in your mind of how to look. Start with minor changes first. Get used to how it feels before changing more advanced things."

The witch would have touched her pet but she already knew how the sexual mana reacts to physical contact. The last thing they needed was it flowing through both of them and they both lose control. No, Kanoe would just have to be patient and see if her pet could do this or will there need to be further training. With so little knowledge about this mana, she had no real idea of what her pet was going through right now.

"Yes, Mistress.. Sorry about that mistress.."

Kanoe's presence was making her tingle all over. It was like her mana was already caressing the woman behind her, and she longed to do the same herself. But she had the same idea that Kanoe had. If they were to touch each other now, even a gentle caress would be enough to make everything spin out of control. So instead, Pia concentrated on the mana, gently controlling it. It was a rather sensual act for her, really. She tried using that, using her sensuality. Gesturing, she shaped the spell like she would play with her Mistress' breasts, had she been allowed.

Her confidence returned. The mirror did not misbehave.

"I am ready. Would Mistress like a redhead tonight? Last chance to place your order.", she smiled, daring to joke a little even if she was taking this all very serious.
She let the spell work, letting it go like she would blow a kiss of her hand.

"Mmmmm.."

There was no helping it, it felt good to let her aroused mana work on her body, gathering around her scalp and her hair. One hand slid across her chest, without thinking teasing her own nipples through the dress.

Pia was doing very well, recovering from her mistakes and pushing onward. With the spell now prepared, her partner wanted to tease and offer to pick the changes. But Kanoe had no interest in doing so at least for the first time casting. As she said before, she will let her pet go with whatever image happens to be floating around in that pretty little head of hers. The witch would just watch how the mana flows, hoping to reproduce this spell on her own in the future.

The mana gathered around the woman's hair. The lovely young student allowed herself to be rewarded with a hand tweaking her nipples as the mana went to work changing the woman's hair color. The long blonde hair darkened to a fair red. It was nothing drastic and even the color was something natural for a human to have. Once the mana around her head dissipated, Kanoe allowed her own vision to return to normal. Her arms wrapped around Pia's body, nuzzling into the woman's neck. "Wonderful," she praised the woman, "You did it, my pet. You learned a new spell. How do you feel? Are you able to continue? We should practice this spell a few more times to help you get it into habit. It is not much but I hope you find some use for it."

"I-I-I-I did it!" Pia was jubilant, looking at her mirror image, back at Kanoe and into the mirror again. Her hair was undeniably red. It was strange, looking at another Pia, just one detail changed. It was weird, her, yet like another person. But Pia was far to exited about the spell to worry about that.

Loosing one lock of hair with her finger, she held it in front of her, so she could see it with her own eyes. It was undeniably red, and not like a cheap dye job either. Different hairs had different subtly different shades, just like real hair. She let the lock loose, let it fall down into her face.
She turned halfway towards Kanoe, looking up at her and beaming her biggest smile.
"WOW! It really changed! It's magic!"

Pia's head was swimming. The mana was dissipating, but having called it up, it briefly felt like she was swimming in a pink ocean. The feeling of completing a spell was incredible, a rush of adrenaline, and for a moment, when the mana was at it's most focused, she had felt like was an inch away from a climax.

"Mistress, can I please try another one? Please, please? Just tell me what to do, and 'll do it!"

Well the question about continuing was answered well enough. She never expected Pia to be so happy. It was not like it was the woman's first spell. But seeing her pet smile like that made her smile as well. It was not much but, it was some good afterall. Kanoe wanted to learn a bit more about the woman's sexual mana and all the details that went through channeling and casting this spell. Pia was too excited to answer clearly and the witch had no interest in halting this drive to keep going.

"Very well, Pia," she said with faint smile, "But I wish you to cast this spell a few more times. Its obvious it does not put much of a drain on you. Once I see that you have perfected the basics, I will try and teach you another spell." It would give her more time to review the spell herself. Giving a soft squeeze, Kanoe released her pet and pulled away. She allowed her mana sight to return as she waited for her pet to attempt casting again. Once the woman has done it a few times, she will see about providing a spell that is a little bit more difficult.

Pia was pretty much glowing from the success. Being able to do magic was a rush! even if it was just a petty cantrip, it still felt great. And that her mistress approved, that made all so much better.

Kanoe wanted her to cast it again, so she did. It was easier this time, but control was not something that came by itself. One problem, although a rather nice one presented itself. With the mana flowing though her, she was perpetually a few short steps away from an orgasm. She could not help but utter the occasional half stifled moan, and she seemed to be almost squirming where she stood.

Nonetheless, she completed her first spell. This one was merely an adjustment to the first, lightening parts of her hair, and darkening others, giving her hair a little more life.

Kanoe had told her to cast it several times, and Pia was eager to please.

I wonder if.. Pia had an idea. She felt much, much more confident now, spirits lifted by adrenaline. ..why not? It should be easy.. just a tiny tweak..

Once again, Pia began channelling her mana, but this time, her focus was a bit different.. Instead of altering colour, she set about to alter length and thickness. Using her living, fertile mana, she tried making her hair grow fuller, stronger and above all, longer.

It was an amazing sight watching her little apprentice cast these simple cantrips over and over again. But the swirl of colors and weaving of threads were not the only things that caught her attention. Her pet was nearly moaning the incantations as she squirmed before the mirror. Not only was arousal needed to charge the woman but it seemed that the act of using that mana was causing tension as well. In a way this was impressive as it meant that once Pia gets going, she will have nearly no mana issues. But it also meant that struggle to avoid succumbing to her lusts would be even more difficult.

Her pet did as she asked, casting the spell multiple times and making small adjustments in the color of her hair. Kanoe was pleased at the progress they were making. It was not a big spell but it was building the woman's confidence in her own abilities. That is something that studying tomes and scrolls cannot do alone. She looked forward to seeing how this one grows in the future. This success also proved her own use to her pet, ensuring the woman will rely on her for further guidance.

"Hmm?" she blinked as she saw the weaves change a bit. The pattern of the past few casts were simple enough to duplicate. But this round seemed different. It was then she noticed that Pia's hair grew longer and fuller. The woman usually had her hair tied back so it was a bit longer than it looked. But now it was straining against the ties and eventually snapped, allowing the long red hair to pour past Pia's shoulders. "Seems you are experimenting... Be careful now. Do not push yourself too hard, Pia." She cautioned the woman.

That warning might have come a bit too late. Pia's hair did grow, so that part was a success, at least. Her hair seemed to move by it's own accord, evading restraints, moving a bit by its own free will.
A few locks slithered serpently down her neck, caressing Pia, while a few others semeed to stretch out towards Kanoe, like some sort of feelers.

Pia seemed to be wrapped in her own mana. She stared at the mirror, running her hands along her body. "Ohh..ahhhhh.. s-so gooood.. S-so close.."She did not stop channeling, rather she kept fueling the spell, even if it seemed to be completely unfocused now. Apparently, the apprentice had completely forgotten what she was doing.

Seeing how the hair was having a life of their own, Kanoe took it as losing some control. Despite her warnings, Pia was too lost in her own pleasure to listen and obey. It was a common mistake to be overconfident and push too hard too quickly. The woman was on the verge of cumming, hands rubbing all over her luscious body. The witch knew she had to stop this before her pet completely loses herself to the raw emotions.

"Tch." Releasing her sight, she reached for her the other woman. She would ignore the writhing hair and grab both of Pia's shoulders firmly. Kanoe focused on just shaking the woman hard in order to break her out of whatever trance she was in. "Pia! Snap out of it!" she called out. The witch pulled the woman away from the mirror to try and break the channeling. "Pia! Wake up! Stop channeling!" She hoped she did not have to go through further means to stop her pet.

Pia looked up at Kanoe. Her lips were slightly parted, moist, and seemed fuller somehow, like lotus petals awaiting the kiss of an insect. Pia's eyes were blurry, and her eyelids heavy with lust. She looked like a horny sex kitten, just waiting to be pushed down and had right there.

"...Mistress.."

It was a half moan, half plea. Pia did not quite know what she wanted. Part of her wanted to back out, to end the spell, but she realized she did not know how. Maybe she would have figured it out otherwise, but another part of her wanted to just keep going, to wrap both her and Kanoe in wild magic. And then it was her body holding her hostage, dangling her over the edge of an orgasm.

"S-sorry Mistress.. I'll control myself.."
Pia tried to focus, to control herself, but her will was insufficient. Instead her mana reacted to what she wanted to. A lock of read hair moved sineously, stroking Kanoe's neck, then slithering down to caress her cleavage, revealing Pia's real desire.
A stronger hand would be needed to control the process.

The woman's hair continued to writhe, tickling her senses as it traced her neck and the depths of her cleavage. Pia understood what she did was wrong and was trying to resist but it was just too difficult. There was some good in realizing the problem. It meant that her little pet had not completely succumbed just yet. Unfortunately, it was going to take more than tugging to make the woman stop channeling.

"Just focus on stopping the flow entirely, my pet," she said softly. Kanoe was uncertain if this will cause any pain but it was the only thing she could think of besides completely knocking the woman out. She channeled threads of darkness to weave into the woman's lustful mana. The dark witch slipped her own bundled threads of mana into the already writhing threads of Pia's spell. Taking slow deep breaths to help control herself, she forced her mana to unravel and break apart the woman's spell thread by thread. "Do you.. Do you feel what I am doing?" she whispered, "Take them apart little by little until you regain control." Her body glistened with sweat as warmth filled her body. She knew the woman's mana would try to stimulate her but she had to endure lest she wanted their lesson to end prematurely.

"Ohhhhhh.. I can.. I can feel it.."

Kanoe's expert guidance did help. Pia's spell gradually unravelled, and her hair eased down. It did nothing to calm Pia, though. What she experienced was hard for her to describe. At first, the darkness seemed overwhelming, terrifying. Tendrils of pure black invading her soul. But the taste of her mistress power inside her also felt so intimate. Her own mana rushed to meet it, sparkly tendrils of pink mixing with the inky force, making an intricate pattern of entwined tendrils.

Pia fell down on her knees, looking up at Kanoe. Her mind was trying to pick out how her mistress picked apart her spell, but her body was almost shaking.
"..Mistress.. I think.. I think.."

Pia was about to reach a climax, it was hard to tell if it was a physical orgasm, or Pia's untrained spirit being overwhelmed by the play of power. Pia was holding back now, out of fear of what it would do to her mistress, but it was a question of seconds before she would just let it slide.