Original painting in oil on canvas
30"w by 40" l

Several years ago, as I was walking through the Emperor's Garden at the Chinese Cultural Center in Phoenix where I used to have my office, I noticed that a nine-headed dragon was following me. As I suspended it, the dragon begged me not to destroy it, and told me that it had been waiting for the right person for almost a century. It had been the last emperor's spirit, and it had followed the architectural replicas that had been brought from China to be erected in the gardens.

When I arrived at the center, the dragon observed me and realized that I had enormous power. It said that it was interested in serving me, but I explained that I was not interested in having it serve me since I am a Light entity. No one works for me, they work with me, and they must become Light. After a brief pause, the dragon accepted the terms of my offer, and it is currently retraining in preparation for its new existence.