WangXian Forever Book 8

Chapter 80 Metamorphosis

Wen Ning watched as the bolts of light and dark energy shot up into the sky, intertwining bodies, one white with blue scales around his head, and one completely black with a red underbelly, twisting together to dance a dance older than time.

Hope and an equal joy grew inside his mind as he realised how grateful he was for their safe return to consciousness, and Wen Ning smiled in that gentle way of his.

He remembered that Suanni had told Hui Gai about the time, how it was faster here, on top of the mountain. Was that what had speeded up their change?

Wen Ning longed for his Soul-Brother to return so they could answer some questions, because he was so eager to know: how was it that they both had become dragons now? Was it a Celestial thing?

Did it have anything to do with Wei WuXian's gradual change body-wise with the growth of his beautiful wings? They had been transparent before and with an iridescent shine...but as Wen Ning watched them fly down, soaring to land, he saw that those same feathers on Wei WuXian's wings were now a dark black with an iridescent shine still present.

Or could it be something to do with Wei WuXian consuming not one but two dragon pearls?

And what was clearer than anything else was that their new forms were indescribably beautiful, a raw magnificence that radiated with divine grace.

The white dragon landed a few steps away, but the black and red one came closer, and right in front of Wen Ning, it visibly shrunk it's size a little so it was half the previous size. Then because it was obviously Wei Ying, he wrapped his body around Wen Ning and nuzzled his face for just a second.

Wen Ning smiled, looking into his silver eyes...which were curiously exactly the same as his human form. Recognition was firm and absolute, this was Wei WuXian, his Young Master Wei. And the snort coming from the white dragon glaring at them both with a fiery golden gaze, was indeed, Second Master Lan WangJi...

"How?" Wen Ning asked.

Wei WuXian slid off his body and transformed into his usual body, complete with clothes, something even he was surprised at, because he looked down at his own body somewhat sheepishly before beaming in uncontainable delight and astonishment towards his husband.

"Lan Zhan!" He crowed enthusiastically. "We're real dragons now!"

Lan Zhan curled around him sweetly, gently nipping at the seam where his neck met his shoulder, and even though he was a proper dragon, complete with a snout and beautiful whiskers, two horns atop his magnificent head...he too, was clearly smiling, his lips stretching comfortably over hidden fangs.

"You can change back too, my love." Wei Ying planted a warm kiss against that dangerous mouth, stroking the dragon between his horns on his head. But when Wei Ying accidentally touched his horns, Lan Zhan shuddered and changed back into his human form immediately.

His hand reached for his husband, needing the connection.

"How do you feel?" He asked Wei Ying straight away, checking his temperature with his free hand.

"I feel great!" Wei Ying took his free hand, the one resting against his forehead and brought it to his mouth, kissing the centre of his palm warmly. "You know, my love...I've got my theories about my illness from before."

"Mn?"

"I think there were changes happening in my body ever since ...ever since I had that first ever dragon pearl...do you remember?" Wei Ying's enthusiasm was back with a vengeance and he began speaking in that animated way of his. "So far I've eaten two of those things." He held up two fingers.

"But that does not explain my transformation." Lan Zhan said.

"I'm getting to it. So impatient, my love!" Wei Ying kissed him again, a quick touching of their lips and evidently not enough for the Jade, who growled for real.

Even Wei Ying was astonished at that new sound and he shivered in response, stepping closer. His smile was even brighter than before.

"Later, my love. I suspect a lot has been going on in our absence but I'm sure Wen Ning will fill us in on that in a moment. But as I was saying, I think when we were together, that last night...we were practicing dual cultivation..." Wei Ying blushed deeply, and soldiered on, "and we were joined together like that...whatever happened to me, happened to you too. Because you are a part of me and I am a part of you...we are one in so many ways...that's why my soulmate is the same as myself. Isn't it incredible?"

And then he noticed the other dragons and joyfully went to hug Suanni first, dragging Lan Zhan towards the Celestial beast.

"Suanni! It's so lovely to see you!" Wei Ying thrust both of his hands into Suanni's thick golden fur, delighting in its luxurious feel. He scratched under the beast's neck and Suanni began growl-purring even more loudly.

He had always loved Wei Ying, ever since their first meeting inside that underground temple where he had been summoned, and even now, his huge wet tongue came out and gave him a big, drenching lick. And Suanni was generous with his affections because Lan Zhan was next, and then Suanni smiled at them both, his huge canines shiny with saliva.

"I was worried about you." Suanni told them. "What has happened to you is unprecedented, a true miracle."

"Do you think my theory is correct?" Wei Ying asked him anxiously, while Lan Zhan wiped his face for him, before wiping his own.

Suanni could be...enthusiastic about showing his affections...

"Mn. It is a possibility." He agreed. "So little is known of the connection between humans and dragons...and yet...here you are."

"It is great to see you both healthy and awake, Young Masters." Shen Ling came and bowed to them both, with his mate, Shen Qing.

Wei Ying greeted them both with affectionate hugs, pausing and lingering because he really had missed them.

Then he looked around.

"Where exactly are we?"