Draconic Assimilation

"Good!" the dragon-spirit boomed, obviously happy to hear his acceptance. "If you have earned the approval of the Divine, then I could also ask for no better inheritor of the Jade Dragon legacy."

John heard that name again, 'The Divine', and wanted to ask a bit more about it, but he decided against it as he recalled the karmic consequences of knowing too much revealed to him previously.

'My strength has grown tremendously since then, but compared to my 'father' or this dragon, I'm still so far beneath them I can't even imagine the limits of their power. I'm still too weak to handle the karmic consequences, and I have enough to deal with right now without adding further fuel to the fire.'

"Step onto the formation platform!" the dragon-spirit instructed John, who obliged and walked forward towards the center of the formation circle. When he arrived, he felt the dragon-spirit personally inspect him, much closer than he had done previously.