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Szeto, here. I was handling a collection of animal trophies while moving some old boxes around and noticed I felt... Particularly attached to two of them. One, a raven feather, and the other, a wolf claw.

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Taking the feather in hand, I focused on the connection and began to morph, clothes and all, into a raven.

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Examining my reflection, I certainly stood out. My eyes seemed to glow faintly, and maintained their colour, and my feathers were particularly shiny. I couldn't speak, but when I held my runes, I could tell I would still be able to use them.

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I passed time to see how long it would last, and it ended up being about 2 hours. I then related the process with the wolf claw.

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I began to shift into the shape of a large lupine, everything on me save for my runes disappearing once again. I appeared a silvery-blue timber wolf with those same faintly glowing eyes.

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I was able to shift back into a human form at will with no issues.

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The main point of interest is that I did not require a rune to achieve this result. I still needed a focus, sure, but this magic is my own - not connected to a single item.

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I'm not too sure how to use this to my advantage, due to how obviously magical I appear in my animal forms, but I'm sure it will become relevant in time.

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Of course my voice returns. I'm far too annoying for it to stay gone.

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That sounded a little more severe than I intended.

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Yes. I'm back. Minghua-fucking-Szeto. A new rune appeared on the pouch and now my injuries heal insanely quickly.

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Ignore all the green vapours.

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I feel much better without the constant aching and inability to speak. Not that the latter was much of a handicap, but it was still an annoyance. I was fortunately able to avoid all of my acquaintances before it returned, so I need no explanation as to why my scarred throat has suddenly been rejuvenated.

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I've spent some time practicing with the runes. I'm not entirely sure I'm improving, but I feel more confident. Hopefully that confidence doesn't lead to any sort of hubris.

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I've been getting into YouTube lately. They've got some pretty crazy videos there. Lots of philanthropy. Seems to mostly be played up for attention, but it's still interesting.

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Szeto out. Ugh.

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