Somehow Gabla managed to extract a scale from only a half willing zhil who was glaring at her the whole time.

  Along with that had me and Oolia sitting crisscross applesauce inches away from each other.

  I had sea of mixed feelings about this, not because of the closeness like before, but because Oolia was a hostile stranger. Gabla was also a stranger but unless she was the worlds best actor it was easy to see she was mostly good natured. Oolia on the other hand was temperamental , impulsive , and was more then willing to sabotage a mission. I know she freed me of being a human but this was a huge risk. One day she might fly off the handle and i may not be able to stop her.

  “Alioth don't be a hoe you know how close you have to get for the ritual to be effective ”

  Gabla seemed to enjoy my uncomfortableness interpreting it as meekness of mind .I was perfectly aware of the procedures necessary in order to continue with the ritual. Inwardly sighing I decided to take one for the team. Zhil wanted to be a powerful dragon and Gabla wanted to explore the world. I wouldn't let one person that I felt ify towards end their journey. Looking at the monster in female form both literally and figuratively I said “ ok just follow my lead and the contract will be over faster”

  I got even closer to where we were touching then we intertwined hands. since our knife was taken, then combusted back at the prison. First by the lieutanet then by zhilsiza . We called the second culprit to cut both of our hands with his claws. Clasped together Gabla held the scale over us “Ha do la do mana pa la ah mo pa le la me ne cana meh nay ” after about 10 minutes i started to get nervous ,not knowing if the ritual was actually going to work. It was experimental but actually taking a deep breath i thought

  I trust Gabla

  Suddenly I got really drowsy and fell asleep

  When I awoke I was in a mid sized white box, good thing im not claustrophobic. And next to me was , oh god no. It was a live and alert Oolia .

  “So what's next?” she asked rather inquisitive

  I had no fucking clue , im pretty sure this didn’t happen last time wasn't there just some sparkly colors.

  “What happens next she says” i heard one voice from my left call out

  “I want to see too” another voice from my right

  “I know right this is going to be good” a third called from above

  “AHEM” A old man sounding voice resonated

  “Ooop shhh” the chatter of voices went silent

  “Dumbasses” it said with latent amusement

  “MoRtAls!!, from the looks of it you guys are engaging in a soul binding contract .You were actually ballsy enough to use a dragon scale. Don't you know dragons have something of a shared conscious .By the way how's our baby boy doing, he's something like the rebel type where so proud”

  “What happens next” Oolia repeating her lines from before this time more menacingly

  “I'm shaking, not really . Anyway you guys talk it out until we grant you a soul bond, don't worry time outside i'm moving really slow. Even if you guys take 1000000 year to solve your differences it would only be 1 second outside”

  Enraged Oolia began smashing the white box but was only met with resistance each time one of her powerful blows landed she was only send flying back unharmed.

  Mhh that was a massive irony, no wonder they seemed to be toying with us , probably anticipating this very moment. So I had to talk things out with her? I said while looking at the bird getting tossed around by her own aggression. Wont i just end up in a coma?

  “Is there no other way? I asked the dragon conscious thingy, maybe a good mage, bad mage approach would work in this scenario.

  “Do you expect to fight something? How else can you get closer other than by talking? I swear mortals avoid their problems like the plague!”

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  “I know right” another voice stated

  With the last shred of her will ,Oolia walked up to me. We sat in the criss cross position from earlier still inches apart. Though i don't know if it was only a few seconds ago though since time passes differently.

  “Oooh this is going to be so good” one of the voices said

  Ignoring the voices i wondered on what we had in common. Oolia is a total stranger , the only interactions i had with her were few and far between .but we needed to be thought of as soul connected or Gablas and zhil couldn't progress . Well she was annoying but i didn't really have anything against her, but what made me hesitant was the fact of knowing that in the possibility that we succeed with this contract, I know we’ll feel like best friends. The same thing happened between me and Gabla, regardless of the fact that we were strangers and I-...

  I'm falling into human thinking again, what was there about me to be ashamed of? Even if the me of the past of different it was still me, I needed to stop faking confidence and become confident. Taking a deep breath I decided to put myself on the line

  “ Oolia I know we never really got along but there's no reason to be in opposition, isn't this what you wanted?”

  “Well I suppose.”

  A lifetime of watching dad romance mom I hope I had the tools needed to complete this with us both feeling like we’re more comfortable with each other. Dad if I couldn't do this your a total failure! Just kidding , but i find it funny how even with the race change I still played the role as the person who talks things out.

  “Well My full name is Alioth White and was born in lunka-”

  “UGH i couldn't careless” realizing that we were in the middle of a soulbonding exercise she stopped dead in her tracks

  “Continue”

  “I was born in Lunka both of my parents where poor and Both F rank. This meant I had to do a lot of oddjobs even as a child. I was always bullied and taken advantage of by my higher ranking members and it only got worse as I aged. I met … honestly i can’t even remember their names… but I do remember it was a team with a arachnid… uhm”

  “Damn ok now ,I officially d don't care anymore”

  TCH I sucked my teeth outwardly showing displease but honestly i agreed with her. I was getting tired of telling her my life story, seriously do these dragons really think talking to a total stranger was somehow magically going to make us closer? I mean i didn't hate her or anything but some personalities weren't compatible.

  “I could tell you were always a pussy but now I see you have a lifetime of experience . but that was kind of intriguing in a way i guess. “

  “How about you I asked where did you come from?” ignoring her comment i asked her

  Taking this as a chance to gloat about her past deeds

  “I started off as a daughter of Baron Onesto before I became the greatness I am now. At the age of 13 I mastered Numerous forms of martial arts. On the battlefield I found salvation, so I decided to kill my family and my teachers and colleagues. From then on i was known as Oolia. I tried to run away from the consequences but eventually was caught , but when I was about to be done in the Ghostfeather leader took me in. “

  I thought Oolia was her actual name not a title

  “Oolia? Is that a title?”

  “It means killer” She said with a unbridled coldness

  That was quite the extreme label . Then again i'm planning on wiping this floor clean extinguishing every last life , what room did i have to morally shame .The disgust was gone and replaced with something. A small amount of admiration. Not because of the killing per say but of the power she had to control her life. Though given the situation I found her in I guess that power was limited. In some ways we were the same. I should just answer honestly

  “Damn Oolia, thats pretty cool not even going to lie.”

  Surprised by the sudden praise she said “ i know right i was like damnnn im a legend”

  “So how'd you get your dragon? Better yet, how'd you transform into y’ know this“ she asked me while pointing at the hole in my chest.

  This was turning in a positive direction at least better then it was before

  "Well for the dragon part each human is born with instead gifts Mines just so happen to be summoner."

  "Ahh" she said waiting for me to continue

  " the race change is a bit more complicated, after our encounter.. I'm just going to call it that. After our encounter I was loosing my sanity the suddenly I was visited by a "descent" and well I got that from he dungeon lord stuffing a statue down my throat "

  "Boy you sure are used to getting violated... sorry not funny... what is a descent"

  "Unfortunately it was true the me of the past was powerless, No matter where i went i was pushed around .Eventually you get tired of relying on pity. As for what a descent is, if it had to explain it maybe something like a god? basically in exchange for my soul I changed races"

  When i stated that i was powerless there was a soft twinkle in her eye, that was immediately overturned by her usual crazed look

  "Holyshit you actually sold your soul , should I be amazed or"

  "Borrrrring " said one of the voices

  "The part about being visited by a descent was kinda interesting though, i bet 200 years it eldritch" another said

  "Def Eldritch"

  " how about we make them live the memories only in each other's bodies?" A more timid voice sounded from below

  " that sounded splendid" The main voice said

  "Isn't that a bit intrusive" I tried interrupting them

  "That's the point you mortals will never let go of your walls enough to truly get to know each other, so we are going to make you each other."

  "Hey call us dragonic matchmakers "

  "That was cringe"

  " they wouldn't have known that Ryan "

  The dragons continued to bicker amongst each other, but if this was a shared conscious i wondered where was zhil.

  Sigh

  So I'm about to have a dream within a dream splendid. Well I did sign up for this , I should be happy the ritual even worked.