City of IF

[Dragonite]

Zamran walked out from his hut refreshed and ready to start his day. He walked to the side and fetched his hoe. He plowed his vegetable patch and sprinkled the seeds. He worked for hours only stopping for drinks. He was his towns local farmer and, along with other farms, supplied his town with vegetables and fruits.

After he was done he decided to go for a walk. He packed his tools up and locked up his barn. Zamran breathed in the sweet air of the countryside. Though he supplied provisions for a town he preferred the open space. He walked through the long grass, whistling as he went about, toward the river.

While he walked he stared out into the distance at the military base in the distance. He sighed. "That place is dangerous" He muttered. He walked for a while and realized that he was now at the fence that circled the base. He walked along dragging a stick on the fence out of boredom. He smiled at the warmth of the sun. Suddenly he trips and is sent sprawling onto the ground. He lied there for a minute then got up rubbing his shoulder.

He looked between him and saw a gray piece of metal protruding from the dirt. He walked over and tried to pull it out. No good. Instead he sat down and started shoveling dirt from around it. After a few handfuls of dirt was moved he tried again. This time it came out. He gasped when he saw a beautiful gauntlet.

It had pictures of animals carved on the surface. He ran his hand over the metal expecting to feel scratches where the carvings dug into the gray metal but found only smooth surface. Confused he slid it on his wrist and marveled at its beauty.

He shrugged and began his walk home. He walked faster then he would usually. After a while he looked at the gauntlet and was shocked to see it gone. He looked around and could not see the piece of metal anywhere. Depressed his continued walking. Before returning home he stopped by the town to get some reading material.

He entered the sleepy town and continued straight to the book store. He entered the cool building and strolled down the aisles until a book caught his eye. It was a thick book with the title: The Morpher. Frowning he opened it and read:

Once there was a man who was given a gauntlet that gave him the power of transformation. He used this gauntlet for good. Morphing into mythical animals to help others. But one day he became corrupted and started using his powers for evil. He burnt down buildings, flooded villages and destroyed forest with lightning. His power was unlimited, and he knew that. This mans name was Zamran!

Zamran tore his eyes away from the book and shook his head. "This is weird." He said. He will never know why he bought that book. He will never know why he read it every night. He was obsessed with the plot. Every night after reading his mind would flash back to the gauntlet he found.

3 months later he finished the book. As he was about to put it onto his shelf a piece of paper fell out from behind the cover. Fascinated he reached down and picked it up. He turned it over and read it. For some reason there were instructions of how to use the gauntlet.

1. Focus your inner energy on the gauntlet.

2. Picture a Mythical creature in your minds eye.

3. Say the name of it out loud.

P.S. If you have found the gauntlet and you wore it it is now apart of you.

Zamran shook his head in disbelief. But he decided it couldn't hurt to test the theory. He walked outside and stood in the sunshine. He focused on the gauntlet and imagined his favorite animal. In his minds eye was a Centaur. He said "Centaur!" and felt the change happening. His legs split in half and the back legs traveled further out. Hair grew on the legs and a tail sprouted from his backside. From within his locks two horns grew forth.

He looked down and saw he was a man down to his waist below that he had a horses body. He noticed the horse hair was the same color and pattern of his shirt and that his shirt was missing. He stood there a powerful Centaur.

Suggestions needed for Legendary animals for him to change to.