It is said that the tyrant’s power lies hidden within his riches. The tyrant reigned terror over the lands with his own unique abilities for many years. Many fell victim to his insatiable lust for power, including the fiancé of a particular young man. The young man was told the key to ending the tyrant's reign of terror rests behind the doors of the vault. Reaching the hoard was the first obstacle, but once he managed to overcome it, the vagueness of his instructions became evident.

How was he to take away this tyrant’s power? Should he just take all the gold? That would take months! Well, best get started and figure it out as he goes. Buried beneath the gold, the young man stumbled upon an artifact. The artifact resembled a large ring, and what better way to make more out of a single trip than to wear it around his neck?

Why was it getting harder to breathe? Was the air getting thinner in the vault? Why was the ring so tight against his neck? It had not been before… The young man struggled to remove the ring as his body continued to change. The ring grew with his growing body until there was no more magic left to absorb. By then, his hands no longer served their previous function, as they were now wings. Frantically, the newly transformed dragon reached with his foot to pry off the remnants of the ring.




Ouch, what has this silly wyvern gotten himself into? (Also, as a quick side note, my iPad autocorrected “Wyvern” to “Steven”, make it make sense). I had to try a typical dragon trope at some point, yes? This drawing came out of nowhere, and took about a third of the time compared to my other projects. I don’t know how it happened but I can likely thank not obsessing over the background for part of that. I spared the details of the gold because it wasn’t the focus of the drawing.

I’d love to know what you think about this! Did not spending hours upon hours on the background ruin the immersion for you?