The next day was pretty uneventful. The kids went to school, I did a bit of cleaning. Hit the market to stock up and ran a couple errands. That night was a whole different story. After I got the kids to bed I let Sam and Dean know what I was doing and made them promise to watch Molly if she needed anything. They agreed. I actually had to bribe the little turds with a Dragon scale, each.

I made it to the gate about ten minutes to eight. When Jeremy and his dad strolled up I had to do a double take. I still wasnt used to Jeremy's new height or muscles. He was actually taller than his dad now wich was insane. They both had huge packs on and Mr. Ferguson had his one handed bastard sword and his tower shield strapped to his back and side respectively.

"You ready to go son?" Mr. Ferguson asked as they walked up.

"Yes sir, got everything I need." I said.

He eyes me up and down seeing I'm in nothing more than my regular day clothes. Shaking his head at me he says.

"If you say so son, let's be about this then. I'm sorta eager to see what you can do, myself." He says.

Behind him Jeremy gives me a thumbs up and a huge cheesy grin.

Mr. Ferguson talks to the guardian at the gate and he let's us through. Around the town theres alot of clear area, some of it's for farmers but it's mostly to keep a clear area incase of attack. The woods begin about 400 yards past the gate. So we start walking. Along the way Mr. Ferguson asks me questions about my new race. What can it do? How big is it? Can it use magic? None of wich I had answers for. It was gonna be a long few weeks.

As we headed down the road in to the tree line I asked Mr. Ferguson where we were headed.

"There's an old lumberjack camp not far from here, hasnt been used in years since we mostly get wood from Snareville these days in exchange for our Craft items. It's got a wide clearing that will let you practice. It's only another half mile or so." He said.

So we kept walking. As we went I listened to the sounds of the night. I also looked around alot. Then it dawned on me. I could frickin see! It was pitch black out and I could see just fine, even with the light orb Mr. Ferguson had unpacked there was almost no difference. I could see small night critters creeping around in the woods all around us. Then I could hear them. Small scritching noises all around us as rodents came out to eat. The forest was alive with life. I'd known that, intellectually. But I'd never felt it this vibrantly before, and I hadnt even changed forms yet.

We finally got to the old lumber camp. It was a mess. Three small shacks that looked like old office buildings and one big warehouse like building that looked like it had housed the finished products. They were laid out left to right with the warehouse the third building in line.

"Ok Jason, go ahead and change over. I'd like to see how this works and what I'm working with." Mr. Ferguson said, then he dropped his pack and had Jeremy drop his beside it.

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So I moved forward a dozen feet, and began to shift. It hurt less this time. Like my body was getting used to it. After a couple minutes, wich was also less than the last time I'd changed, I'd completely transformed.

IT WAS AMAZING!

I can't begin to describe the sensation. I felt everything around me. For a solid hundred feet I could feel the air, the earth, the trees. Every time Jeremy or his dad took a breath or moved I could feel it. Like vibrations on my scaled skin. And my vision. I'd been able to see fine in the dark before the change. But now it was like I'd been blind before. Everything had a sort of aura around it.most of the auras were green, but some were different colors. I shook my head slightly to clear my vision and it changed on me again! Now I could see blobs of blues and oranges and yellows and reds. I didnt realize I was seeing heat till I saw the outline of a deer or elk step from behind a tree a few yard in to the woods. It seemed to notice somthing, I heard it sniff, and it bolted away like its ass was lit on fire.

I felt amazing. Up till now I'd only taken Dragon form during the day. This was an entireen different experience. After I stopped concentrating on it my vision went back to normal, well if you can call seeing auras normal. Then Mr. Ferguson spoke behind me.

"What's going on son, somthing happen?" He asked.

"Yes and no, I can see everything. There are auras around everything. When I tried to clear my vision of what I was seeing I some how changed it to body heat or somthing." I said.

"Ahh interesting. How much do you know about Dragons son?" He asked.

"Just what I've read in stories. Some breath fire, they all love gold and..."

He cracks up. "Let me guess, virgins?"

I let out a manly sounding Dragon cough and say "uh... yah that." Do dragons blush? Thank God it was dark. And I have scales.

"Some do and some don't son. Dont worry. Mostly that stuff is made up. By people who've never been closer to a Dragon than we are..... right nevermind. You get the point though. Dragon kind is dangerous make no mistake. But they have good and bad just like humans and elves. Mostly they are divided by the Chromatic and Metallic colors. Red, Blue, Black, Green, White. Those are generally the evil dragons. Though even then there have been a couple of exceptions. Gold, Silver, Copper, Brass, Bronze, those are the good Dragons. Though again exceptions have occurred. What you need to remember about Dragons most of all is they're predators." He said.

"Ok so I should what, try to hunt?" I asked.

"Exactly. I did a little research on shadow Dragons after you asked me about it. Turns out they have an affinity for darkness. They are also completely immune to all forms of darkness magics. You could walk in to a nest of shadow spawn and ignore everything they did. Have you realized you've been all but invisible since you shifted? We can see your eyes but other than that your just a big blob of shadows. Shadow Dragons have a natural camouflage when in darkness or shadows. Also according to the books your Breath Weapon is Negative Energy. It's an aspect of Darkness magic. Darkness magic is where necromancy comes from. It's not just for Shadow Manipulation, it can also be used for Raise Dead spells and the like. You'll need to figure out how to use it because unleashing a cloud of negative energy is unbelievably powerful. Even other dragons fear Shadow Dragons. Once you can harness your breath you'll always have a decent chance of survival. Your flight is also important. But today we're going to focus on hunting. Once you can use your natural stealth to hunt and kill we can work on your Breath and Flight." Mr. Ferguson said.

I turned and looked in to the forest for somthing to hunt, the deer was long gone and I didnt see anything else likely looking. I was not hunting a freaking squirrel. I looked back to Mr. Ferguson and said "I dont see anything out there to hunt."

"Then I guess your going for a walk ey lad?" He said.

I turned with a sigh and began creeping stealthily in to the woods. Then I turned back and snapped at Jeremy. "Will you stop laughing!"

"Dude, I didnt know dragons could tip toe!" He wheezed. Then he and his dad burst out laughing. I hung my head and kept going with a sigh, clearly it was gonna be a long night.