Meeting

My dream shattered around me, the world crumbling like broken glass.

The deep roar destroyed the peaceful atmosphere surrounding me. The colossal head of a dragon appeared as the glass world fell around me.

Its enormous body could vaguely be seen. Most of its massive body was blocked from view due to how close the gigantic head was to me.

The scales covering its head were primarily black with a blend of purples, blues, and whites. They were reminiscent of the vast cosmic void, and staring into them brought a feeling of existential dread as the vastness of a galaxy could be contained in a single scale.

The dragon shifted its massive head to the side, allowing itself a better view of me. Its giant eyes had the appearance of a slitted black hole. Light itself could not escape from its majesty.

"I have waited many years for you to awaken. " It spoke casually, yet it reverberated through my body, sending me to my knees in pain.

The colossal being noticed its mistake, and this time its voice was heard directly in my mind.

"Mortal much has changed since our last meeting."

'Last meeting?', Is this the dragon I first saw in space before waking up today? But before I could ask, she continued.

"Now that you have regained your memories, I can finally speak with you. My name is Mythaesia, The Dread Star. I am the Primordial Dragon God, and I have been waiting to speak with you since we became one."

Impressive, I was in the presence of my favorite fantasy creature, and it was a god no less. As this thought crossed my mind, I realized that it mentioned we had become one.

"What do you mean we have become one?" I asked it as confusion was evident in my voice.

"let me explain the most important parts to you, my soul bounded. Then we can discuss our future, as I have things I wish to ask of you."

"Before you saw me in the vastness of space, I had been at war with millions of other gods. The reason for this war was simple jealously, so let us skip that part."

"What truly matters, young one, is that I had been mortally wounded, and my retreat led to your death. I hid my soul in your body, but I had overestimated your strength. "

"I did not notice that your world was abysmally low in mana. Due to this, all life in your world is incredibly weak in body and soul."

"With your death, our souls became bounded, and we were sent into reincarnation."

"With the last of my strength, I protected your soul and memories by having you reincarnate early and even going as far as to bring you to a world I once controlled."

The more it spoke, the more stunned I was. It gave me a new chance at life. And despite its actions being the reason for my death, I did not resent it at all. I very much appreciate this accident on this God's part.

Yet, this plot was standard from all the novels I've read. Still, that didn't change the grandeur of this situation or my response to it.

Despite that, this was a perfect opportunity to learn from a God. No matter its story, I would do my best to meet its expectations.

"Then please tell me my role in all this." My back was straight, and my eyes never left their own. I knew what I wanted from this being. I just needed to know what it wanted from me.

"Mhm, good. You have sufficient intellect and bravery, transforming you into a dragon may truly be possible." Its large eye spun as it replied.

"Young one, your soul is not yet powerful enough to aid me in restoring my body. I will need you to grow stronger, and to accomplish this, I will do my best to train and assist you."

"Your role in all this soul bounded is to grow. Become powerful. And feed me soul energy so I may reform my body and return to my domain." It spoke with such dignity as if being in this weakened state was an insult to its pride.

"If you are stuck here, my soul if I am to guess, how will you be able to train and assist me?" curiosity evident in my expression.

"We are indeed currently within your soul, and though I had used most of my energy to bring you into this world. I have enough power to gift you with a bone."

"More specifically, I will infuse your body with a primordial dragon god bone. With time your body will slowly adapt and grow with the blood this bone will produce. It will significantly change your physique until you can properly transform your body."

"I will then train you on fighting so that you don't keel over before I can restore my body."

This was shocking news. An opportunity to become a dragon had just been presented to me. Not just become any dragon either but likely a dragon god.

"I will do my best to exceed your expectations, Mythaesia, The Dread Star. I used its full title, hoping it would please the Primordial Dragon God."

"Good, my soul bounded has plenty of ambition. I will be sure to direct and train you properly. I expect you to train your physical body once you return to the real world."

"For now, I will put you to sleep. The process of fusing the bone to you will be painful otherwise. You will return to this realm every night from now on. During these times, I will pass down my techniques and knowledge.

"Let us meet again tomorrow, soul bounded."

Those were the last words I heard before slipping into unconsciousness yet again.

The world around me began shaking, and the voices of my sisters could be heard from all directions. Their words were unintelligible, yet they roused me from my slumber.