"It wouldn't surprise me if that book was written in a language from our original world." Zell said. "That would be the only thing I could think of that would allow Rose to read it and understand it. Makes me wonder if that man was a reincarnate as well. Knowing the games the gods play it is always possible."
"I agree with you." Donovan said. "Still, I mourn for our former kingdom. If it is as you say, then all of its citizens have been warped into a life of undeath and servitude. She told me her mission was to destroy mankind, is this how she has decided to carry it out?"
Qamra woke up overhearing Donovan and Zell talking. She had heard most of it on account of her being a light sleeper, especially when she slept fully clothed.
"It's possible she did all this out of fear." Qamra said. "She is afraid of the consequences of her failure and compelled to follow the commands of a god. Remember Zell you are the only mortal in the multiverse with the ability to defy the command of a divine god. She does not have a choice in her actions no matter how extreme."
"Choice or not, she is the person responsible for killing my family and destroying my kingdom." Zell replied.
"Was she in control though?" Qamra asked. "For any of it? If a puppet commits a crime, do you blame the puppet or its master? I would think someone trying to follow logic would blame the one pulling the strings."
"Which is why I wanted to deal with the gods in the first place." Zell said. "But she needs to face judgment for all of the horrors she has committed as well. You don't know her like I do. She is an evil manipulative little bitch. The world will be a much better place without her. Donovan, what happens if I just kill her and stop the spell?"
"I do not know." Donovan said. "Perhaps nothing, perhaps a massive explosion that wipes out the planet. A spell like this has never been done at this scale, we have no data on the matter."
"What are you going to do Zell?" Qamra asked. "Are you going to go and kill your sister?"
"I don't know." Zell said. "I recently found out that if I become too overwhelmed with emotions with my human body the powers the fox gave me could go haywire and explode in such a spectacular fashion that it would destroy the entire multiverse. I have to be extremely careful until I am able to become something other than human."
"Sounds like you need to do the ritual first." Qamra said.
"But that is still days away." Zell said. "With that spell active we need to act swiftly."
"That spell has already been active for days." Qamra replied. "A few more will not hurt anything. But if you are that concerned, I went through Sid's room and found the ingredients he had gathered for the ritual, as well as a book that explains how to do it in detail. If you do not want to wait for Sid, I can perform the ritual myself. Be warned though, I am not experienced in this type of potion making or spell casting and a number of things could go wrong."
"There is no time to waste." Zell said. "Besides at the moment I trust you more than I trust Sid, he was marked by the other fox sister."
"The other fox sister?" Qamra asked. "Explain."
"So, when I became emotional earlier, I passed out and talked to the fox woman that gave me my mark." Zell explained. "She explained that she is one of three sisters that predate and made the multiverse and gods. She gave her power to me because she told me I was the only one who could change the multiverse. Also, to win a bet with her sister who created a team to change the multiverse. Sid is part of the other fox sister's team."
"She was never discussed." Zell said. "I don't know if she has her own team or what, but my fox woman told me I have more power than the two chief gods combined. That is why I have to do the dragon ritual. So, if you can do it, that would be best."
Qamra nodded and formed a dragon scale on her arm. It was pure white like winter snow. She reached over to it with her other arm and tore it off her skin, causing her to bleed.
"Qamra!" Zell shouted out of concern. "Are you alright?!"
"Yes, you needed one of my scales for the ritual." Qamra said. "Follow me into the main chamber, I have gathered all of the ingredients in there."
Qamra then left the room, and Zell and Donovan followed her.
"So, your scale was what I needed to do the ritual?" Zell asked. "Seems like they could have told me that at the beginning, would have saved us both a lot of trouble."
"It had to be a scale freely given." Qamra said. "It's as if my dragon flight is welcoming you into the realm of dragons." She walked over to a table and opened a box. Inside was a scale of each color of dragon. She took a cord that was laying next to the box and tied it around each of them in a line and created a necklace of dragon scales. She walked over to Zell and placed it around his neck.
She walked back to the table and began to create a potion adding various herbs and liquids. The final liquid she added was pure white and emitted light from it. She mixed it all in a goblet and light beams forth from it. She took the drink over to Zell and placed it in his hands. "You need to drink this all-in-one go. Once you start do not stop. But wait until I tell you to drink."
She walked back over to the table to a small caldron filled with the blood of each dragon flight. She held her arm over the blood and poured her own into the mixture. As she did the red blood changed to a bright blue that seemed to glow and shine. She took the caldron over to Zell and dipped two of her fingers inside. With those two fingers she began to paint symbols on Zell's face. "Please remove your outer layers of clothes. You can leave your undergarments on but I need your skin on your arms, legs, chest, and back."
Zell sat the goblet down and proceeded to strip down to his underwear. After he was free of clothing, he picked the goblet back up and held it in his hand. Qamra then walked around him placing a variety of symbols all over his body. When she painted every part of his skin that was showing she went back to the table and put the caldron down.
She then stood in front of Zell and put her hands together as if she were praying. "Oh, seeker whom doth wish to join the dragons, you hath been marked with the glory of our kind, given the scales freely from our bodies and now you shall drink what makes us divine." Qamra said. "Upon drinking this potion, we shall welcome you into our fold. You shall be a human no more and instead be a proud and noble dragon. A whole new world and life await you as you leave your past life behind. Now drink brother and join us! Drink without stopping and let the power fill your soul!"
Zell looked down at the goblet and took a deep breath. He then raised it to his mouth and began to drink it as quickly as he could. The taste was terrible. It reminded him of the horrible cough syrup his parents would buy when he was a child. Despite the flavor Zell managed to drink down the entire potion without stopping just as Qamra had instructed.
Qamra watched Zell closely after he finished the potion, but nothing seemed to be happening. "Did it not work?" She asked, confused. "I thought there would be something that happened. The book hyped it up quite a bit."
Zell then collapsed onto the ground and lost consciousness. "Oh well that appeared to be something happening then." Qamra said.
"Yes, his aura is fluctuating at an amazing rate." Donovan said. "It is an amazing thing to watch."
"Well help me pick him up and we will put him in a bed while he joins the dragon kin." Qamra said while grabbing Zell's arms and lifting his limp body. Donovan grabbed Zell's legs and lifted them as well. The two carried Zell to his bedroom and placed him into his bed. Both went and found chairs and brought them into the room.
They sat down and eagerly watched as Zell started to convulse in the bed.. They were curious to see how his transformation into a dragon would pan out.