The Unstated Cost

"Alright..."

That was all Jeff manages to say before his right hand starts stinging. He roars in pain and pushes Kim away before he falls to his knees. Kim watches in horror as he tries to keep his right hand aloft and fails. It slams palm down into the floor, releasing by a dull thump and a shockwave that throws Kim off of her feet.

A resonant voice intrudes in Jeff's mind, "I forgot to mention something. Your contact with the Eye of Galdagor has triggered your profile in this world and transformed you into a full half-breed dragonkin. You now give off a pheremone that other monsters and halflings like yourself can smell. Your own nose can smell the pheremones of others now. Every being within a thousand block radius that can smell your scent is now aware of your presence. I would advise caution."

Kim picks herself up from where she fell and walks over to Jeff, kneeling beside him. "What happened? What was that thump you just did?" Jeff turns his head and she sees that only his left eye is now aqua, the other now shining a redish magenta. "There are others out there...others like us...I can smell them now...two of them...close by..."

He is on his feet and pulls Kim onto her feet, "Others? There are others like us?" He nods, "Yes, there are. I'll explain later. We need to arm up. Now."

But it was too late. The door was opening again.