Chapter 4: A Cloud To Find And A Dragon To Form

I slowly trudged along the Everfree forest. An amalgamation of sounds invaded my ears as began to search for my hill/cloud.

Crickets and other beings echoed in the empty night as I conversed with the monster inside me.

Nice night huh?

Your persistent speaking is irritating me, peasant.

Come on, lighten up.

I will choose not to

Can you stop whining for once?

I have the right to-

Yeah, you have to right to whine. I get it. You aren't the only one complaining, you know.

You dare interrupt the speech of an Elder drag-

Go ahead, vent your frustration unto me. It's not like anyone has done that before.

...

You aren't the only one who's suffering, you know. I never chose for this to happen.

Then why did you let them?

What? should I really go up against those lunatics who could vaporize me in an instant? or should I accept a chance to gain power, just so I could be more meaningful in this world?

Why couldn't you just let them vaporize you? You've been asking for it every time I hear your thoughts.

And what? Be called the idiot who tried to go up against two 'alicorns' and died? I have standards you know, even if it's in this shithole.

I just want to end my life in a peaceful way, somewhere I can do it without no-one noticing me. There'd be less of a fuss if that happened.

Interesting...You ask for the sweet release of death, yet you can't even bring it to yourself whenever a single soul is around you.

Hey, shut up. You aren't my therapist.

I left the conversation in my mind before it could speak any further.

A few minutes later, I found myself out on the borders of the Everfree. The land that stood before my eyes was different compared to the hazel forest that donned its emerald leaves as a hat. Everything was...plain to say the least.

There was nothing but grass as far as I could see, the verdant land seemed to sway as the subtle wind blew on it. The small lights of ponyville irritated the corner of my eye. My destination wasn't there, oh no, it's waiting for me in the form of a cloud.

Easily enough, there were plenty for me to choose. There were some stray clouds that had not been moved by the weather team that I found floating about in the grassy wasteland. Some were too small for me to have enough room to walk in, so I chose the one that was slightly closer to the humble town.

I was close to civilization, yet far enough for it to be just a reminder.

It was the perfect cloud.

A perfect home too.

Hey.

What is it that you request now?

Can you get me up to that cloud there?

Use my power to get there, you imbecile.

Or, I could let you out as a familiar. You know, get those bones to work after being inside for so long.

...

So?

Your proposal interests me. Though you cannot escape the fact that I can leave you once I'm out.

You'll only be a familiar. You wouldn't have enough power to leave 10 feet away from me without giving you enough to just materialize.

...Fine, but I am only doing this for the sake of exercise.

Yeah, sure.

Exiting from our conversation, I close my eyes and take a deep breath.

Being the host of an Elder dragon does have its benefits you know.

Benefits such as manipulating the condensated air around you, applying sheer pressure and temperature-orientated magic to form ice.

I swear, if I make an ice cube business, I'd be rich. But that would just seem stupid.

I draw out my hands as I try to form the elder dragon's image in my mind whilst closing my eyes. I can hear the crackling of and the constant hissing of the ice and the air as I put all my efforts in imitating the image of the beast inside.

I begin to form it's feet first, since that was the easiest to form. My fingers unintentionally wiggle themselves as I form the Elder Dragon's paws. I intentionally make the claws on the feet blunt to prevent any attacks that could happen if the creature ever so tried to do so.

Next, I formed it's body, which was the hardest part.

Displaying my more articulate side of myself, I opted to create triangular scales which faced downwards. Said scales dominated most of it's chest as I created neat layers of them, each one having smaller/larger scales overlapping the one next to it. It was as if it acted like a chest plate, though one you could never remove.

The wings were a bit harder to form, due to the fact that I don't really know the basics of flying and the internal structure of them.

Because, you know, I don't have fucking wings.

I placed them smack dab in the middle of it's back as best as I could, whilst I tried to remember a dragon's wings from all those hours I spent on Runescape.

And finally, it came to the head. I elongated it's muzzle to simulate a dragon's, which took a rather long time, due to the fact that I was debating on whether it was too long/short. After I formed the base, I worked on the mouth. I replicated it as a human's because it was the simplest to do, sans incisors, because of obvious reasons.

Then it came to the eyes. I sculpted them in a similar fashion to an anime character's eye, because they were just so kawaii (sugoi-desu!). The irises were of the same colour of the ice, which was dark blue-ish that was layered with glossy white on the less dense parts. The pupil was black obviously.

And finally I came across the top of it's head. I sculpted my familiar two beautiful horns which were fat and symmetrical, yet blunt and safe at the same time. I also opted to add a little creativity in there as well, making small tufts of (ice?) fur that resembled spikes which were pointed backwards. After that, I made a few finishing touches like making the head and the spikes symmetrical (due to my OCD nature) and smoothing the over the creation that I had just made.

As soon as I had finished I opened my eyes to reveal my work of art.

And man, it looked amazing.

I was no artist, but I honestly think that I made a better job than any of them.

Yeah, fuck you Michealangelo, I doubt your sculpture of David can compare to my masterpiece.

I panted heavily, tired at the effort that I put into this creation, only for it to last a couple of hours until dawn. Well, I might as well enjoy it while it lasts.

Hey, your vessel is ready.

If I so much as think that you have tarnished my image with your creation, I will do everything in my power to make you suffer.

Oh trust me...You'll like it.

I'd better.

I lost consciousness as the spirit in my body delved deep inside me, arriving at the location where my beast was locked up in.

I opened my eyes again to see the prison where my companion had been trapped in for so long. Yellow poles of magic formed an endless wall as far as the eye could see as they glowed in the dark. Beyond the pole I could barely see anything, as darkness permeated the entirety of where I stood. The only source of light that was visible was emanating from me, which was a blue glow.

My vision could barely make out a large, square-ish plate that was melded into the poles. There were small, but noticeable slits in the middle of it.

This must be the gate.

I pressed my palms against it, feeling the cold touch of the thing that stood between the Elder Dragon and it's freedom. I could feel a small engraving on it, resembling a sphere which had a curve running in the middle of it and small triangles that protruded outwards from the sphere.

The must be Moon butt and Sun butt's engraving,

Well, are you going to release me?

I don't plan on doing it this way, since I don't really know how.

Then how will I ever leave?

I was thinking of you sharing a part of your soul with me. Where you can control when I place you in the vessel.

That seems...plausible.

I held out my fist and faced it towards the darkness. I can now see the Dragon's eyes. They were ruby that screamed out fierceness and violence.

What are you doing?

Holding out my fist for you to touch. I mean, how else are you going to share it with me?

Fine.

Oh man, this is totally like the time Naruto fist bumped Kurama!

Just making myself a proper Jinchuriki, one step at a time.

I could see a large, clawed fist leave the darkness as it came to my view. Our fists collided softly.

Those fists...they were so cold. Well, I guess there was a reason for the Dragon's name and it's affinity for ice.

I felt a strong surge of power enter me, enough to make me feel full as though I've had too much to eat. I separate our fists as I stumbled back.

Woah...holy shit. I feel...full.

Just hurry up and release me.

Will do.

I immediately left the scene and returned to my physical body once more. I placed my palm that had contacted the Elder Dragon on it's familiar. Soon I felt the power leave me, my condition getting better as I don't feel so 'full' anymore.

I watch in awe as the icy familiar glowed blue before it's glow dissipated a few seconds after.

"So, are you there?" I asked.

The draconic familiar twitched little by little, until it slowly ruffled it's wings.

"Urgh, these wings are terrible." It spoke as it ruffled it's wings with uncertainty.

I never realised it until now, but that voice seemed rather, feminine.

I guess it was hard to distinguish when she was inside of me, due to the fact that she was always booming her voice and deepening her pitch to be that of a male dragon.

"Do you like what I did?"

"It's mediocre, to say the least."

"What?! Look at you! You look amazing!" I said in awe.

The Elder Dragon looked at me strangely for a few seconds, before looking away as she shifted nervously.

Was that some kind of..blush?

I guess I couldn't make that possible for her, what with her having nothing but ice in her cheeks and all.

"Let's just go to your stupid cloud." She mumbled.

"Alrighty then." I replied whilst I mounted her back.

"Urgh, your weight is staggering. What do you eat?"

"Apples and shit."

"You eat feces? You vile creature."

"No, I meant apples and vegetables and occasionally a fucking flower."

"Why didn't you say those words instead?"

"Because I can't be bothered to say them all! Now are we going to talk or are we going to fly?"

Mumbling, she ruffled her solid, icy wings before flapping them to test how they work.

"I'll have to applaud you for creating the wings...which are barely functional. But I can make do with what I have."

"Excellent."

With one, strong, solid flap of both her wings, the familiar sent us to the air.

I bobbed up and down as she slowly made her way to our destination. I felt the cold wind blast my face as we soared through the air. Man, that felt refreshing. Soon enough, we arrived to the cloud of my choosing. She landed with a soft thud right after I made the cloud solid as ice.

"Don't you have fears of sliding off this death trap?"

"Don't worry, I've made the surface rough enough to grip us when we step on it."

"I will accept that information with a pinch of salt."

I shuffled about in the cloud until I found a spot which resembled a seat. I beckoned for her to come over, to which she did hesitantly.

"Come on, sit here while we observe the town that you almost destroyed."

Slowly but surely, she came towards me. She lay down the icy surface as her tail curled around herself. We watched the town in silence until I began to speak up.

"To think, that a town so peaceful could have so many cruel inhabitants."

"It was one of the reasons I chose to attack this excuse of a community. That, and the obnoxious elements of Harmony."

"And if it weren't for Sun butt and Moon butt.."

"I would have won." We said in unison.

Taking a deep sigh, I slumped forward from my seat. It may have been solid, but it was still a fluffy cloud, just a frozen one.

"Do you remember the battle?"

"As clear as day..."

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