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Half Dragon pt. 1
Dragons were real.
Dragons were real and one was coming at them at high speeds over a mountain area and towards where their forest peters off into clear grasslands.
Johnny was having a hard time getting his head on straight after that particular revelation as Ghost shoves him and the other two in their group further away from the forests at a sprint.
His head is reeling, but not too much that he doesnât question the sanity of his LT as they book it away from what could be the only cover in a 20-klick radius as the hulking red western dragon gets closer to them.
The group of four notice theyâre approaching a large hole in the ground rapidly, skidding to a stop one by one before they can fall into the cavern below.
Ghost puts a heavy hand on Johnnyâs shoulder and leans past the rest of them to inspect the hole, catching his breath and humming in consideration then looking back at the still rapidly approaching dragon.
âWhat are we doing now? Waiting to be charred? Letâs shoot the damn thing!â The words have barely left Priceâs mouth as he brought his gun up to aim at the dragon before he lets out a squeak of panic as his lieutenant grabs him and Gaz in either arm, barreling them into Soap and dropping them 30 meters below and into an underground lake.
Out of instinct they all point their toes towards the water and find themselves slightly dazed and submerged. As Gaz and Price struggle away from Ghost and try to resurface, he drags them back down and shakes his head. He reaches into a pocket on his tac vest and hands Price a rebreather, then reaches into a pocket on Johnnyâs tac vest and points it between the man and Gaz, handing it off to Gaz when he hesitantly reaches out.
Ghost looks up to the top of the cavern they dropped into, noting the bright red dragon staring down almost in consideration, most likely in anger. His mask moves around his face due to the currents of the lake and he takes it off so he can keep an eye on the dragon above them, hair floating freely around his head.
Johnny prods him and offers the rebreather when he looks back at him. With a shake of his head, Simon looks towards Price and Gaz, holding a thumbs up and tilting his head in question. At Priceâs angry nod and Gazâs more subdued one, he nods to himself and starts looking around the water, looking for obvious ways out they can take should the dragon stay there for long.
With another prod from Johnny, who holds out the rebreather in his hand with a concerned look that intensifies the more Simon goes without air as the dragon takes its time examining the area, Simon grabs it and puts it over Johnnyâs face and shakes his head.
Seeing no way out that isnât up, Simon looks back at the top of the cavern, estimating them to have been underwater for a good 10 minutes at that point.
When he sees nothing above them but the hole they jumped from, Simon grabs Johnnyâs hand and points Price and Gaz up to the surface, taking Johnny with him as he rises in the water.
Price and Gaz get there before him, having been in a higher position from trying to resurface earlier, so only he and Johnny hear the underwater whooshing that sounds from deep within the lake.
Simon pushes Johnny to the surface ahead of him and tries to see beyond the darkness of the water to try and see whatâs making the sound.
A shrill whistle pierces the water, a note louder than humans can make. Simon covers his ears in pain, almost gasping with it before reregistering the water surrounding him. He kicks to surface while still looking for the sound, seeing something large with blue scales circling the edges of the lake.
With a gasp, he surfaces, coughing in surprise as his ears throb in pain and Johnnyâs voice booms next to him asking him if heâs alright at the same time that Price calls him a numpty and threatens bodily harm if he ever tosses them down a hole again.
âHeâs bleedingâ is uttered by Gaz, looking less dazed and a little more murderous but altogether concerned. It stops Price in his tracks as he notes the blood leaking from Simonâs ears while Johnny manhandles his head to see closer.
âIâm fine, we have to get out of the water nowâ is spluttered in indignance as Simon grabs Johnny around his waist and starts dragging them through the water towards a surprisingly green shoreline.
âThe hell do you mean we gotta leave? You dropped us in the drink!â Price practically yells, swimming alongside Simon as Johnny wriggles out and starts swimming on his own.
âThereâs another, an amphithere I think.â
âA fucking what?â
âAnother dragon. Mostly docile, but we could have pissed it off getting into itâs territory, move faster.â
A splash sounds behind them as they pick up the pace, swimming as quickly to shore as they can with their gear weighing them down.
Another, closer splash patters them with water as they reach the shore, another shrill whistle sounding with less noise as a massive, scaled head with golden eyes surfaces 10 meters from them and stares.
 Gaz and Johnny donât take this well and collapse into each other, Price staring in disbelief as Simon stands between the three and the giant reptile.
âWhat did you say this thing was again?â
With a snort and a wring of his mask, breaking his staring contest with the thing, Simon responds âamphithere, Two-winged dragon variation with no legs. Giant snake with wings basically. Theyâre the water variant of dragons.
Johnny throws the rebreather still in his hand at him, knocking him on the head with it and gets up. âWhy the fuck do you know this? Better question: why did you thrown us down a Cavern? Even better question: Why arenât you freaking out about the bloody dragons?â Heâs heaving for breath by the time heâs done, obviously holding back plenty of words and questions.
Looking back to the scaled head resting on the surface of the water, Simon apparently deems it safe as he turns his back to it and picks up the rebreather, grabbing the other from Priceâs limb hand as the man watches Gaz try to get the water off of himself as much as possible from his position on the ground, looking calm if not a slight bit confused.
âWhat? You donât believe in dragons?â is apparently the wrong answer as genuine confusion floods Simonâs eyes while Johnny gets into his space in anger.
âThat answers nothing, and Iâm a grown man, dragons havenât been real since I was 13 until today. So please, for the long of God, explain.â
With a glance between the dragon on the lake and Johnny, Simon turns to the dragon and beckons it over. âCome on, you might as well help me explain since I donât know everything anyway.â
Before anyone can get angry at the nonresponse and for the fact that he seemed to be talking to an ancient and (until today) fake animal, a chuckle sound booms through the cavern, shaking them where they stood and causing ripples from the head of the dragon to the shore.
The dragon starts moving towards them, scales turning iridescent as they emerge from the water, and body shrinking as they get closer.
With a hum of surprise, Simon watches as the dragon turns into a human as it gets to shore, covered in shiny blue toga with white and gold beads hanging from the edges.
The chuckle is repeated from the now human-shaped dragon, a now smooth tenor rather than the ear rattling bass it was as a dragon. âI apologize for scaring you, I thought you might have gotten injured in the fall. The spiky one does make a point; how do you know about us?â
Shifting in discomfort as all eyes turn to him, Simon wrings the mask in his hands once more. âWent to Scottland a lot as a kid, got left alone for long enough to stumble upon a wyvern nest and made friends with the pups for a few weeks while the Sires taught dragon life.â
With an exclamation and obvious worry, the dragon approaches him and starts examining him, lifting his arms and inspecting what it could. âYou approached wyverns as a pup? Youâre lucky it wasnât a Drago nest. It is lucky you are alive as is. Although, being one of us, I guess they must have thought you were abandoned.â
Before Simon can respond, Gaz approaches and looks at the dragon in confusion and frustration. âHow about we talk this through in chronological order, yeah? I think we all have more than a few questions weâre dying to ask and you two are losing us.â
The dragon blinks at him and smiles, displaying a row of sharp teeth and blue gums. âI donât have much time, so Iâll condense it.â
Johnny waves a hand to get their attention. âNot much time?â
Simon snorts as the dragon smiles again. âIâm the guard of the water in this area, there are tunnels deep under the lake that lead to something bigger, I should only be here to make sure nothing is going to harm the lake or what surrounds it.â
The other three nod as Simon and the dragon exchange a glance. The dragon gestures to Simon to go first in their discussion.
Clearing his throat, Simon takes a seat on the soil of the shore, gesturing for the others to do the same as he sorts his thoughts. âA drago is what we were just chased by. Theyâre commonly known as western dragons with four legs and two wings, theyâre the fire variation of dragons.â
Johnny opens his mouth only to stop his question when Simon raises a palm to him. âAsk later, if this one needs to get back soon, we should make this fast.â
âThank you.â
âDonât mention itâ Simon clears his throat again, then nods to himself. âDragos frequent volcanoes or fire-prone areas such as forests, but they donât set fire to anything unless itâs burn season and the forest needs it to grow. Theyâre violent and quick to aggression, as you saw, but theyâre also very passionate. Amphitheres are the water dragons, like I told you, They frequent underground lakes and water spaces underneath or within the ocean. They can be rough and mean, icy in a way, and they would surely drown you if you cross them, but theyâre more of a âgo with the flowâ species than anything, really laid back.â
Simon glances at the dragon and receives a nod, choosing to continue. âWyverns are earth dragons, most commonly know by the other variations as tunnelers due to making large tunnels and caverns such as this one. You can tell it was made by wyverns because of the hints of claw marks along the rocks in the walls. They have two hind legs and two wings which can be used as arms in a way. Theyâre the most common type depicted in movies and shows such as Smaug from Lord of the Rings. Wyverns stand their ground and are generally stubborn as a mule. If you suggest they do something that wonât help them, they point blank refuse to even try it.
âThen thereâs the Celestials, eastern dragons with no wings and four legs, most other dragons call them airheads and itâs kind of for a good reason. Theyâre the air variation-â
Gaz leans over and whispers âonly Ghost, master of all four dragon elements, can stop the fire nationâ to Soap, who holds back his laughter at the unimpressed stare Simon pins Gaz with as he looks back to him.
With a roll of his eyes and a huff of humor, Simon keeps explaining. âThe Celestials are the air variation, theyâre personable and ready to choose whatever path will help the most, flowing more easily than the Amphitheres and agreeing far too easily in an argument. There are half-dragon shifters, but I donât know much about them, apparently theyâre abandoned by their parents pretty often because they live about 3/4ths the life of a dragon and arenât the strongest at birth.â
Johnny raises his hand once Simonâs words peter off. At his nod, he locks his hands together in a show of nerves. âThey said- Iâm sorry, whatâs your name? Iâm Soap, they are Gaz, Price, and Ghost.â Johnny turns the attention to the dragon, waving at those he introduced.
Shifting in the soil and grabbing a bit of fabric to play with, the dragon nods at each introduction, then holds a hand to their chest. âI am Amphitrite, it is wonderful to meet you.â
Simon seems to startle at the name, turning to Amphitrite and tilting his head a bit. âAmphitrite? Like the Greek goddess?â
Perking up, Amphitrite nods âyou know the legends too! My mother had high hopes for me.â They turn to the other three and look at Soap expectantly âyou were about to ask a question?â
Looking at Simon and then back at Amphitrite, Soap decides to bite the bullet on what heâd been thinking about the whole time, âyou said Ghost is one of you when he said he spent time with the earth dragons, but heâs human as far as I know, so what did you mean?â
A shocked look crosses Amphitriteâs face and they turn to Simon in confusion. âYou did not tell them?â
Confusion reflecting Amphitriteâs, Simon shakes his head. âI donât know what you think I am or what I should have told them, but I was wondering that same thing. You said âone of usâ when Iâm just human.â
Confusion morphs to horror on Amphitriteâs face, they grab Simonâs hand in a way that seems to be trying for comfort. âYou donât know? I had assumed you knew.â A contemplative look crosses their face. âI guess it would make sense. You should not be about right now, and yet you are. Iâm so sorry, your parents-â
Simon takes his hand back. âIâm human, trust me. My dad got us DNA checks when we were born because he was a paranoid bastard, Iâm his, and he was human, so was my mother.â
Amphitrite looks sad now, bringing a hand to their face to rub at their eyes. âYou father must have been- it makes no sense otherwise. Yes, you must be half-dragon, I can smell the ice in your veins.â
Looking between them in confusion at the exchange, Price leans forward and catches their attention. âYou said he shouldnât be out right now. Why?â
Amphitrite blanches, looking towards the lake and then locking eyes with Simon, whose emotions have morphed to anger over the course of the conversation with them, eyebrows stitched in a glare. âYouâre 33 in human years, yes? Almost 34?â
Anger is joined by fear and confusion as Simon shoots into a standing position, towering over the rest of the group. He only opens his mouth before Price is interrupting him âHow on Earth would you know that? You donât know him or any of us for that matter.â
Amphitrite shakes their head and stands slowly, turning their body to face Simon, waiting for his body language to settle into something softer than the fight or flight he seemed in second ago. âAll half-dragons and dragon shifters get their first shift at their 34th human birthday. Dragons age significantly slower than humans, shifters less so, but 34 years for a human is the equivalent as one year as a dragon, even if the physical body does not reflect it like a pure dragonâs would. You must have noticed that you really havenât physically aged for a few years now?â
Simon stares at them in shock while the other three on the ground get up and stand behind him. Johnny puts a hand on his shoulder to support and steady him, heâs the first to question this. âWe donât mean to keep questioning you, but you said on his 34th birthday. He shouldnât be out in case he shifts? What did you mean?â
Amphitrite looks towards the lake again, bouncing from one foot to the other, then nods to themself and turns back to look at the team. âFirst shifts hurt, they change and evolve you. I was out of commission from doing anything until a month after my 34th birthday. Thereâs five basic steps to it, and it hurts but thereâs no real way to get past it without the pain.â
Simon takes his now mostly dry skull mask and fiddles with it as if to put it on, the others shifting around him and giving each other concerned looks.
Price takes a step forward âHis birthday is in two weeks, and we wonât be getting retrieved for a while after it unless thereâs a major injury. Do you have any clue of a place we can safely have him ride it out?â
Simon looks at his captain in bafflement, leaning more into Johnnyâs touch on his shoulder as Price asks the meaningful questions Simon would have never thought of himself.
Amphitriteâs response is hesitant, a pair of coordinates to a house within 100 klicks and easy to get to, something new shifters are taken to when theyâre about to turn 34 and completely out of Drago territory.
Gaz puts a hand on Simonâs shoulder as well as Simon and Price exchange an unknown look, choosing instead to ask one last question before Amphitrite jumps out of their skin like they look like theyâre going to âWhat are the five basic steps? Last one, I promise.â
This brings the two superior officersâ attention back to the conversation as Amphitrite smiles at the last part of what Gaz said. They grab a stick and start to draw numbers in the soil. âOk, so number one is fangs. Itâs always the first and no one can understand why, they others tend to shift depending on person, but Iâm assuming youâll go in order. So for fangs, youâll lose your human canines to make room for sharper and stronger fangs, theyâre good for ripping, but they wonât be much longer than what youâve already got so you donât have to worry about looking like a vampire.â
Johnny looks them in the eye and brings a hand up to Simonâs face, pulling his left top lip back to reveal what looks like a vampire fang, shocking them into losing grip on the stick as Simon pulls away to snap at him with his teeth, gaining a chuckle and a fake gasp of offense.
Amphitrite goes back to the list, griping the stick harder to keep it in their grasp. âOk cool, so fangs arenât really a thing youâre worried about. Step two is claws-â They flash their sharpened nails at the group, black tipped nails ominous and deadly looking. â- you wonât lose your nails or anything like that, but it will feel like your nails are being pulled because they will start to grow and harden quickly, thereâs really nothing you can do for the pain other than wait about a day for them to be done.
âThird is wings. Since youâre an Amphithere, youâre going to get some, but not in human form as you can tell. What will happen is your back is going to be excruciating for a while-â they turn to show their back, iridescent blue-green wings tattooed there â-and you will get these sort of tattoo-like markings. Youâre going to be in more and more pain for every step, so this one isnât the worst but it definitely is worse than actually getting a tattoo there. The wings are useless in human form other than being pretty, but theyâre super useful in dragon form.
âFourth is lungsâ
Looks of concern and horror are passed around the menâs faces.
âDonât worry, you wonât die from it, but it will probably feel like torture? Iâm sorry about that. Youâre a water dragon, weâre meant to breath water and we can hold our breathes a long time, thatâs why you were able to stay submerged so much earlier. Your lungs will expand, and gills will appear on your neck. Youâll need to keep wet washcloths on these as they develop, but thereâs never been a death during a transformation, so youâll be fine, I promise. Theyâll close and seemingly disappear when youâre not submerged in water or choosing to use them.
âFifth will be the hardest part, it will start your first transformation. You need to be fully submerged for it, trust yourself to feel when you need to be submerged. It will feel like your skin is peeling off, and the water helps abate that. Again, thereâs never been a death, even for those who donât submerge, but I would highly suggest you do so. The house youâre going to have a very large pool. Large enough for my dragon body to fit in it, and Iâm not a yearling like you will be. Any other questions?â
At the stunned headshaking from the soldiers before them, Amphitrite bids them farewell, points to a path in the wall 20 meters away that none of them noticed that will take them back to the forest area, and goes towards the lake, running and jumping into it, transforming as they hit the water.
Ghost puts his mask back on while the others sit stunned, swiping the list of five out of the soil and shaking his head as if to organize his thoughts with an earthquake.
Price takes stock of his boys and the things they have on them, checking his packs and guns for any residual water logging, and turns to Ghost. âWeâre gonna talk about you throwing us down a cavern later. But it worked in our favor so not until youâre not on the verge of⌠all that.â
A snort escapes from Johnny and Gaz as Ghost nods. They head towards the path, planning how to do their mission quickly to get to the location they were given in good time.
Here's part 2!
#simon ghost riley#john soap mactavish#call of duty ghost#ghostsoap#ghoap#soapghost#call of duty#john price#kyle gaz garrick#call of duty price#I promised dragons#Here's dragons#I'm sorry this gets wordy#I hated it but i'm not gonna be mad at myself#help me#to be continued#dragon ghost#dragon shifter#original character#did i look up ocean god names?#yes#do i care?#no#judge me#snippet#birdnerd ideas
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HOUSE OF THE DRAGON (2022-) SHREK (2001)
#shrek#shrekedit#house of the dragon#hotd#hotdedit#houseofthedragonedit#movieedits#moviegifs#filmedit#filmgifs#dailyflicks#cinematicsource#gotedit#gameofthronesdaily#queenage#targaryensource#targnation#tuserbea#hotdshrek*#mygifs*#userbecca#usergal#usermali#usertully#riveterema#userlin#usershelby#s2#just staying on brand over here đ¤Ą
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Rhaenyra watching Vermithor decimate those poor souls from her balcony like it's a concert
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painting a whole bunch of toothlesses is good for therapy
#i always neglect posting things here. oh well#httyd#how to train your dragon#night fury#dragon#toothless#canon characters#my art
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look at my creature
#my favourite..... werewolf.......#jonathan dungeons and dragons#would have put it on the sideblog with my other references but the body/fur texture turned out really nice so here he is#creature design
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Origins: the world is ending and you and your one remaining coworker are the only option left to save it.
II: the unavoidable tragedy of a queer friend group/polycule trying and failing to save their fucked up city
Inquisition: you went to a conference and accidentally ended up in charge of saving the entire world (again) with a team of colleagues who are (mostly) professionals and outstanding in their fields.
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Veilguard:
Rook: hey, I suffered from âsudden field promotionâ after âfucking everything up worse than it already was.â Iâm putting a team together to kill at least one, maybe three, Gods
Seven of the most unwell people in Thedas: say no more, Iâm in
#dragon age#I have to just live here for the next [checks notes] four years so#they did a really good job giving Rook my favourite aspects of the HoF and Hawkeâs set ups#I mean. it is probably too soon to state this officially#but it miiiiiiiiiiight be my favourite da game???????
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Yeah that's really scary I would drop all my foraged mushrooms.
But hey! I would have NEVER expected to have enamel pins made of Swordfish and Hopper, the two dearest dragons of mine. What an honor! I hope you enjoy them as well, in their most ferocious heraldic forms! đ
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#dragons#comic#leaning into the autumn vibes here#FINALLY itâs here#and pins!!#of my very own characters!!!#it is a dream come true#art#webcomic
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NOW SPELL: ANGEL Z-E-L-D-A WRONG! TRY AGAIN.
also on inprnt :]
#light dragon#zelda#princess zelda#totk#totk spoilers#loz#loz fanart#blacked out and drew this . she is the tortured babygirl of alltime forever and always. the cosmic unfavourite. love her#ftr the pose here is the dying swan which is very thematically appropriate#but that stupid mandela catalogue/deltarune remix has been stuck in my head bcus i kept listening to it while painting. and well#my art
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#i hope we stay chill here#twt is just all miserable all the time#fandom critical#fandom positivity#dragon age#dragon age veilguard
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when I GETCHA đ
#dragon age veilguard#Solas#dragon age solas#fanart#fantasy#GUYS GUYS IT'S ALMOST HERE#IT'S BEEN TEN YEARS BUT WE MADE IT
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So how has your 10 year wait been?
#dragon age#dragon age: The Veilguard#da4#dav#dragon age lucanis#dragon age emmrich#dragon age bellara#dragon age neve#dragon age davrin#dragon age harding#dragon age varric#dragon age veilguard#solavellan#solas#dragon age solas#cullen rutherford#dragon age morrigan#lucanis dellamorte#emmrich volkarin#taash the dragon hunter#neve gallus#lace harding#davrin the warden#bellara lutare#datv#here we go everyone#time to do your last minute prep
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The Hydro Sovereign comes to Mondstadt
#genshin impact#venti#neuvillette#furina#my art#I effing forgot to post this here I suck at this#yes I know the whole reborn as a human thing is exclusive to Neuvillette for some reason but what if dragons can change their form#and Neuvillette is the only loser who can't do it LMAO
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varric with bianca through the years
#dragon age#dragon age 2#dragon age inquisition#dragon age the veilguard#dragon age 4#da2#dai#datv#da4#varric tethras#daedit#*myedits#here comes the queue
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a quick sketchy screenshot redraw because I am excited now
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âHe was fond of meâ
âAnd I of himâ
If the writers of House of The Dragon keep gaslighting the audience into thinking Viserys was anything better than a powerful man who stole a young girls future, dreams and physical body in the quest for a son he will never love, I will riot
#i fucking hate it here#hotd spoilers#hotd critical#alicent Hightower#house of the dragon#house of the dragon spoilers#anti viserys i targaryen
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do you ever read through the solas and vivienne banter and lose your mind over what is some of the most interesting and telling solas characterization in the entire game
#the way she is literally like wow ur literally a pride demon#NDNDNSJDNENFNKSNEND#like he is so fenâharel here#itâs crazy because vivienne saw him for what he was from the beginning#and she saw it because she brought out the worst in him#itâs so interesting I wish we had 700 pages of just them bickering#someone needs to make sure to deliver her you just exchanged verbal jabs with solas pin to her#the original queen of exchanging verbal jabs with the dread wolf#solas#dragon age
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