There once was a frog with the heart of a knight, Drippy. This may seem ridiculous. A frog can never be a knight. It matters not what people think. The frog is motivated and will find a way to become a knight like her friend dreamed of. The frog wanted to be a lady knight, beautiful yet fierce. Kind but strong.The frog had dreamed of this for as long as she could remember. She would train in hopes of slaying her life long enemy.The only issue being her hands that were too small for a sword. Too small for a dagger even. The frog was small.

How the frog longed to be a knight. The gods had not been kind to her. She stood at a mighty 1.5 inches. Her only trait she felt that could aid her in her path to knighthood might be her poison abilities but in order to use them she had to be eaten. She doubted her poison would be enough to kill a dragon. Still nothing was impossible. The frog croaked confidently. Now, how to achieve her dream? She remembered stories of a goddess inhabiting bodies of water. The frog decided to journey until she found the goddess. The frog was scared she would never achieve her dream. It had been several years.

She had arrived at a lake. It was in a remote area, untouched by man. It was truly beautiful. The lake reflected the perfect picturesque sky. It reflected the clouds and sun. The frog had been so thirsty from the journey and her stomach was empty. She ate what she could on the way but it wasn’t enough.She could feel the power from the lake but part of her was still worried this wasn’t it. Then her journey would be for naught. She leaped into the water’s perfect surface.

She felt the water engulf her whole being. The frog had been in bodies of water before but none like this. The water wasn’t cold. It was warm and comforting in fact. Familiar. It reminded her of being on her fathers back as a tadpole. She couldn’t see anything, it was pitch black. There was a flicker of blue light. The light was ethereal. It felt familiar.

“Hello little one.” A voice spoke to the frog. The frog made a surprised noise. The frog looked at the light,the voice was coming from it. “Do not be afraid, for I am the goddess Jaya.” The frog had found who she was looking for. “I sense much discourse in your small body. I have read your heart and sense what it is you desire. My power is being sapped by the dragon. I have been fragmented and she has been collecting parts of me. You are currently only speaking to a fragment. Because she is collecting my power,she is nigh invincible. I have a daughter, one with my blessing.” The light took the form of a lady knight. “There was much discourse within her as well. Hatred for the dragon who attacked her village and destroyed her home. Sadness because the life she knew was erased in an instant. I tried to ease her sadness but it was beyond my power. I tried to cool the flames of her hatred but I must admit I fanned them. I too was infuriated by the dragon. How dare she take the lives of my beloved children. The town was blossoming. Now my children are fragmented as well.” The blue light suddenly started to morph into an aggressive red. The frog no longer felt safe. In fact she felt as if she was in danger. She tried futilely to swim away. The goddess must have noticed her fear and the red light began to vanish until it changed to white. The feeling of aggression had vanished.

“I apologize little one…” The goddess said the white barely visible. “It appears after all this time I am still upset about it. I just get reminded every time that cursed dragon gathers a fragment. We are still connected” The red hue started to return. It was then extinguished again. “Perhaps I made a mistake in thinking hatred would help me achieve my goals. Mayhaps a different emotion will help me achieve my purpose. Ambition.” The voice started to turn orange. “ I have seen incredible feats accomplished in the name of ambition. Go, my child! Find your sister with a blessing! I bestow upon you what remaining power I have. I bless you with an ideal knight's body. I sense strong will in you and I know you shall complete this task. I bless your poison abilities, now you may store more poison and you can excrete it at will, I have also made it stronger. Strong enough to take down a dragon. Now find your sister with the blessing. I am unable to locate her but you two shall be drawn to each other. Assemble a team if you must. Collect my fragments and stop the dragon.” The light became an intenser hue of orange. The frog felt her body start to change and stretch. She could feel herself being transformed. It was incredibly painful but the frog knew this was what she wanted. She would simply have to endure. 

CRASH!

The frog panicked. What could that noise be? The voice quickly turned white and then yellow.

“It’s her…” The voice said barely above a whisper. “The dragon has found me”. The frog felt fear take over her entire body. “My knight” She felt the transformation stop. “ I do not have the ability to continue your transformation. I must evacuate you quickly. I will use the remainder of my power to send you somewhere safe. Please fulfill your task and stop her.” That was the last thing the frog heard before she felt a new feeling. It felt as if she was becoming unraveled. She was surrounded by white and then there was nothing.