Chapter 68: A Weapon
Feeling his feet touch the ground once more, Ezekiel winced as the pain of holding the dragon back started becoming far too much for him to contain. There was no hope in him holding Vulcan back while he was human. He had to become a dragon once more if he wanted to contain one.
’I have to hurry...’ he inwardly hurried to himself. ’I just have to focus...’
With the portal winking out of existence behind him, the prince looked around just to make sure that nobody would ever see him transforming into a dragon. Currently, he was in the middle of what looked to be a small clearing in the middle of a forest, with trees obscuring his vision everywhere he looked.
"P-Perfect..."
Satisfied, Ezekiel gritted his teeth as he sat down, his mind focusing on the dragon within as he did his best to hold Vulcan back. Thankfully, the dragon didn’t seem to be much of a problem to him as he slowly felt himself transforming. In fact, he felt strangely connected to the dragon spirit, his will easily manipulating it as if he was already one with it for some reason.
’Strange...’ he couldn’t help but think to himself. ’Still, I must remain vigilant...’
Slowly, Ezekiel began to change. His hands became claws, and the temperature around him soared to a searing heat as his entire body grew in both size and strength. The shimmering gold of his scales began to appear, and his entire being expanded to that of a fully grown dragon.
With his transformation now complete, Ezekiel focused on keeping the dragon spirit contained once more. Only, he didn’t even need to focus on it too much now. Instead, he found himself in full control of the dragon’s power and all that it entailed.
’I can’t even hear Vulcan anymore,’ he inwardly thought to himself as he flexed his wings. ’I’m... I’m in full control...’