I've had some strange stuff happening to me lately. I'd only just started calling it normal that I can turn from a 3' half-dragon, half-unicorn hybrid into a 300' dragon, and yet now I'm finding that I can be much, much larger or sometimes stay relatively small (adult image). Then there was that time that I was overwhelmed with magical power even when not a dragon. All of these events made it clear to me that it was time to investigate my heritage again. Surely my lineage is full of gifted magic-users given the species. I just need to find out how to draw my abilities out.

To that end, I've decided that my own research isn't enough. I'd heard word of a shaman who grows to large sizes with ease and has supposedly made wishes come true. While it was understandable that most did not believe the tales of his existence, I felt that I had to seek him out in the hopes of learning how he controls his skills. Following the legends, I located him in a forest largely untouched by civilization. He was surprisingly welcoming and sympathetic to my purpose, and after a day spent in tribal wear and learning of magical rituals and of his own history with using his powers, I was issued a challenge: to match his scale after he grew to much larger than my usual 300' size. Despite everything he had said throughout the day seeming like nonsense, I found myself with a sort of intuitive understanding of it from exposure alone. Growing to his size with ease, he then pointed out what he considered to be a final lesson. Looking up at the stars, he reminded me that no matter my scale, in the grand scheme of things I will always be a small being in a massive universe, controlling and borrowing forces rather than creating them.

Magic isn't something I call from within. It's an outside force that those of my lineage can instinctively control. With this realization under my belt, I was told to discover my potential on my own as we gazed upwards at things more significant than us.

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This commission from  vegabone, originally posted here, features my dragon and  Kurrikage's tauren. I don't get nearly enough serene images, and VegaBone did an absolutely wonderful job with this. Please give him watches and favorites!