Dillon looked at himself in the mirror, and back at Riley beating his chest like an ape. He took one glance at the ring with a look of concern. "I don't know Riley... This thing's fun and all, but I'm a bit worried about some potential backfires." Riley stoped beating his chest and stood on his knuckles completely silent with his back towards Dillon. "Like, if I changed you to an ape, you'd start acting like one. Not that it would happen, but what if that were possible? What if I had no control?" Riley remained deathly silent, not moving a single muscle.
"Riley?" Dillon said concerned by the silence. "Dude, talk to me-" Riley than turned his head to Dillon. Only it wasn't Riley's face. Dillon saw a more middle aged man with a goatee rather than his friend. "Holy fuck!" Dillon backed away with haste at the sudden revelation. "Looks like you need a little mentoring." Seemingly Riley said with a different voice. "Who are you? Where Riley... Wait..." Dillon recognized the face. "Your the store clerk. Who gave me this ring." Dillon looked down at his ring. "So you recognize me. That's all I needed to know." The man said as he made his way down to Dillon strutting his arms like a woman on a catwalk.
"I love what you've done with this body. Make myself feel warm and fuzzy." The clerk said standing in front of Dillon. "Yeah... About that... Can I have him back? We were just having fun." Dillon said. "I will. First I have to tell you about your new power. The very same power I possess." The clerk started demonstrating his power by growing two more sets of muscles gorilla arms on Riley's body flexing them out. Dillon had his eyes wide open. It all happened so fast. "Thanks for stopping by like I told you by the way." The clerk said mockingly to Dillon forgetting his request. Dillon blushed at the thought. "Well... You knew what this did anyway. Why would you want to hear it from me?" Dillon argued. "Calm down. It's just a joke. Gotta have my fun sometimes." The clerk said laughing and retracting the extra pairs of arms into Riley's body.
"Now than, the ring I gave you is embodied with one of my molding jewels. Appropriately named, they are used to shift reality to your vision however you like it." The two stood in silence. "...And?" Dillon asked. "What more is there to explain? Do you want the life story of how I crafted such a masterful piece of material? Believe me. We could be here for millenniums." The clearly said. "Okay fine. But what about ratifications. Is there any negative impact to using this?" Dillon asked. "Only if it is not to your vision. If you don't like something, change it. No strings attached." The clerk explained. Dillon was in shock. No consequences, no draw backs... He's just playing God at this point. "This... This is too much to take in... I feel like I'm dreaming..." Dillon was so enthralled by the news he heard he would almost had a heart attack. "Now let's not get too excited. You just got started shaping your reality." The clerk said calming Dillon down. "Right... Thanks..." Dillon said.
"Well, I best give you your friend back. But are there anymore questions you have for me, because you'll never see me again once I leave." The clerk explained. "What? Why?" Dillon asked. "Well, I have business in other realities. As a deity, I can travel to many different realities. And I offer my molding jewels others. And there are endless realities as you would probably know by now." Dillon was trying to take all the information, but his head hurt just thinking about it. So he asked his final questions. "Well, there's two. Who exactly are you? And why did you choose me for this?" Dillon asked the clerk. "Well I've been asked that for probably billions of times. First, I have no name not identity. I merely exist for this business. Second, you see the world in many different ways. What better way to shape reality than to give the ability to someone who thinks life from another perspective?" Dillon thought about what the clerk said. He was right. This wasn't the first time he'd thought about having huge muscles, or a chameleon tail, or even seeing his friend as an ape. He had many thoughts of how his reality could be if it went like that.
"I think I understand. I'm honored to be chosen for this gift." Dillon looked at the ring he bared. "Remember, you are bound to that ring. It can't be used by anybody else until your power ascends. The world is yours to do what you want. Who knows, perhaps you can inherit the power in the gem and pass the ring on to another worthy mortal. Do what you think will please you... And, goodbye..." At that moment, Dillon saw the goatee disappear and the face reshape back to the young Riley he knew. "Woah! I think I just dozed off for a bit... Anyway, what were you saying about backfire?" Riley asked as his voice returned. "Um... Nothing. Nothing at all." Dillon stared at the molding gem inside the ring.
"Don't worry. I'll enjoy this power. It's time to shape my reality..." Dillon thought to himself.