Opening Up

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Error's pov
The events after that talk have been.... odd for me.
The group had dinner, i didn't eat till Sahara had passed me a piece of chocolate, i ate it, much to their suprise, when i asked why they were so concerned. Sahara had simply said."humans can't eat the wrapper around the chocolate, and as far as i knew, the same resounded for skeleton monsters."
I chuckle, and i replied that it was because of my power as a destroyer that if it could fit in my mouth, my destroyer magic would disolve anything harmful.
After Jay finished hers, she pulls out a strange looking book and a pencil, flipping to a blank page, and starting to draw.
I waited a few minutes to peek, a simple dragon, with large wings, a U shaped head, with a dual finned tail took shape.
A very different dragon then the Blaster!tale dragons i was used to.
"i dOn'T tHinK i'Ve SeEN a DrAgON LikE tHat."
Jay replys with "oh this? It's a very rare dragon called a Nightfury literally the offspring of lightning and death it's self. Very beautiful and cute unless you piss one off then you're probably dead on the spot. Flies fast enough to break the sound barrier I think it's scales Basically hide it in the night sky."
"That science is very sound. We fully see the cloud formation around a nightfury in one of the opening numbers of the shows." Sahara chime in and i chuckle.
"My wOrLD oNly hAS oNe dRagoN tYpe."
"Really? Well now color us intruiged."
"Yeah what she said." Jay says.

I chuckles, and uses my strings to rapidly sew a doll that looks akin to an undead dragon, with no skin, organs, or any of the like, a longnecked dragon of pure bone.
"The BLasTEr DrAgon, NormAlLY dOesn't Have WiNgs, bUt iT's born FrOm UnforTAnatE MaGiC eXperIMents. VEry Strong, bUiLt lIke a TanK."
Jay pipes up, smiling curiously now.
"sounds cool yet kinda menacing. "
Error continues,"UsuaLLy thE sAnS gEt's iT, bUt tHe PaPyRus uSuAllY GeTS wInGs, it's lIke, Ah-dammIT, whAt's The LegEnd foR HumAns?"
"Werewolf?" Error points to sahara,"YEs, tHat oNe."
"ah ok kinda cool like I said before sounds very chaotic tho." Jay says as Sahara puts away the dishes.
"It's woRsE wHeN tHe usER cAn CoNtrOl thE sHifT." I see sahara tilt her head so, i explain."ShaPeShIFting MaGiC iS rAre, VERy RARe. HuMaNs sUppOSaDlY cAn'T gEt iT."
The conversation dies off quickly from that, and the family all gets ready for bed.
I watch them switch off going through the tight hallway. That hallway is a nightmare for someone who's of bigger form. I focus and teleport, landing in the younger human's room.
Time to add an adjustment.
I summon my strings, and i toss a couple to the wall, my magic phasing in enough so it holds, and sets a second string on the other wall, summoning more string, and i summon bones for support, sewing strings overtop, making a simple hammock with a snap of the fingers, and i teleport up to it.
Forming my hands into a cats cradle formation, i summon a string, and begin the simple game.

A pulse of foreign Soulmagic causes me to peak over the hammock. I already checked in the codes, Soulmagic hadn't been awakened since the start of civilization here. So how in Void's expanse had there been some?
Unless- no, it can't be, how could i end up awakening it without trying?

What i saw blew any and all thoughts i had having about certain magics being impossible.
Because, what i saw was a skeleton, about 6'10 in height. 4 arms stretched to the left side.

Jay had Shapeshifting magic. Her Soul isn't even fully active! And here she was, in a skeleton form similar to mine, her arms fading from black, to white, the black portions having glistening and glowing stars in them.
I was speechless. I thought it was generally impossible simply because of the strain and will needed to shift.

What do i do? Do i inform the humans?

I decided that at least, Jay should know what she's capable of. I delicately jump down onto her bed and form a glove using my strings, shaking her exposed shoulderblade.
"Jay, JAy."
She growls and shoves my arm off, causing me to glitch, but i fight through it, she needs to know.
"Noooooo, i'm tired."
"You need to F**KiNg sEE thIs, aNd DoN't tEll YOur sIstEr i CuRSeD."
She sits up, rubbing her eyes with her main arms, unaware of the other two. I summon a bone to help her new vision via eyelights.
"Look at your hands. But.... BRace YOuRseLf."
"What?" She looks at her arms, her other two popping up and her eyelights widen.
"What the hell? How am i like you?"
"You've just proved the imposible, you have ShapeShiftIng MagIC, aS a human. And wIth nEarly NO souLmagic to NumB thE pain. So your gonna be sore when you shift back."
"Wow, that's really cool, i look really cool."
"Well yes, but your 3 feet taller, so your outfit is kinda ruined. 4 arms doesn't help either."
"Yeah, i only really have a blanket keeping me from embarresment. Don't know how skeletons work haha."
"Eh, there's not really anything to worry about privates wise. It's complicated to explain."
"It's gonna take a bit to get used to 4 arms tho." That comment causes me to chuckle glitchily and shrug.
"I'lL hElp Once i finisH seWing yOur new OuTFit. PlUs, i ThiNk i neeD tO teAch yOu aBoUt MaGic. SahaRA tOo, cAn't lEt sUch powerful healing potential go to waste."
"No, that's a really good skill for anywhere." She said while chuckling.
I finish a simple outfit, with holes for her other arms, i fold them and hand them to her and then teleporting back up to the hammock to give her privacy to change out of her ruined PJ's.
"I'll tAlk tO her tOmmorow. Is sHe a deEp sleepEr? I mean she'S not Budged an iNCh, aNd we've not been qUiet."
"She is sometimes, it depends on her." Jay says with a chuckle as i hear her getting changed.
"She'd be a perfect prank canidate for Classic."
"That would be funny, no doubt."
"ONly if He FouNd his WAy here. I doubt hE'd do what i did ThoUgh."
"Who?" Jay asks, and i sigh as i say, a tone of anger in my voice.
"ClASsiC SaNs, tHe ORigiNal, the ONe FAte WaTChEd fOr CenTurIes BefOre MakinG INK. ANd eVEntUaLLy, Me."
Her gaze casts a golden orange light onto my dark, scarred form.
There is no easy way to describe my past. My aura only tells a tiny part of that story, they haven't been bothered by it as i heal, but there's much for these humans to understand. But for humans, they're suprising me. Proving the impossible. Ink would have a tough time if he met Jay already. But she's nowhere near her full potential.

That's up to me. I need to teach her how to use her magic.
"Enough about that. Think you can stay up? The family has no plans to send you home since they have a full case for abuse."
She nods, and i reach out with my strings, once they connect. I teleport us to the yard, we would need the space as she starts learning attacks.
Hopefully this won't be hard.

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