10 years ago, on May 31st.

A little girl made a selfless birthday wish.

Unbeknownst to her, and to the other fortunate (or unfortunate) souls who had happened to make an offhanded wish, a prayer, or obligatory birthday wish that day were unaware that their desires would materialize the following day, reasons for which were yet undisclosed to the world.

At exactly 12:01 am, June 1st,

The wish-granting had begun.

In part, due to that one girl's selfless birthday wish.

As a result, the wishes granted drastically changed the world.

A once mundane world suddenly changed into one filled with supernatural beings, magic abilities, and magical items. Marvelous creatures and terrifying monsters now roamed the lands.

A few dozen around the world would find themselves with abilities. Those who were gifted would use their newly gifted abilities for good, while others would use their newly obtained abilities for more malicious reasons.

Some people saw the results instantly, with transformations in certain people and the environment occurring around them, a smell of magic and horror in the air.

Many were unaware as they were deep in slumber.

Other individuals, such as night shift workers, night owls, and the nomads of the streets, noticed the change in the world right away.

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In one small town, a lady ran out of the front door of her home. As the building, she was retreating from was shaking itself apart.

No, not shaking, the walls were expanding.

The lovely family home was expanding outwards like a balloon, about to burst apart at any moment.

Suddenly, huge red wings burst out the home's side windows. One large wing at the left and right side of the home.

A giant reptilian head burst out of the roof.

A large dragon head, standing tall as the home around it quickly crumbles away.

The dragon snarled a lava-like substance dripping from its teeth.

Only a day prior, the child within that very same home played gleefully with his toys. He raced over to his mother, who sat working from home at her desk. The boy, waving around a dragon plush, expressed his innocent desire to transform into a powerful red dragon. His mother, responded with a fond smile before looking down at her child, gently patting his head. 'Perhaps if you wish with all your might,' she cooed, 'Now sweetheart, give me a moment. I need to get back to work on my computer. Try to keep the noise down, okay?'

Now, that once innocent small child is currently a dragon the size of a two-story townhome.

The mother, running down the street, screams for help.

The dragon shot up into the sky, unaware of his mother's cries.

The adjacent neighboring home's front doors flew open.

A young girl in a princess dress ran out crying towards the driveway. She climbed into the truck bed, lying down flat, tears rolling down her eyes.

A huge bear ran out the front door. It halted, observing the yard, seeking its prey.

The bear had blood on its fur, and blood lust burning in its eyes.

The bear's nostrils flared as it caught a whiff of the girl's scent. It headed towards the direction of the driveway.

The girl crouched hiding in the truck bed, painfully holding her breath as her tears fell from her eyes.

The bear cautiously paced its way toward the truck. The claws scratched the pavement with each step.

A huge crackling noise of the collapsing house next door grabbed both the attention of the girl and the bear. The girl peered over the side wall of the truck bed, observing the fallen house, and then quickly glancing back at the bear. They met eye to eye.

She ducked for cover.

She bit her tongue.

There was an overwhelming loud flapping noise coming above.

The girl looked up and screamed.

The flapping and intense breeze around them wasn’t enough to distract the hungry bear heading towards the truck.

The bear was puzzled the moment the truck grew distant.

The dragon had the bear in its claws.

While flying away with its meal, the bear reared its head back in anger as the dragon roared with glee.

The girl sat up and looked at her house. After a few moments in silence, she sat down, tears raining down as she plopped her head onto her knees.

A neighbor walked over and consoled the child.

Several sirens rang out in the distance.

A dragon's roar could be heard from the sky.