Finding Herself: Fantasy

By the mountain of fire and the fountain of spit, she found herself for the 10th time that day. She was a goblin, hovering crouched under the fountain as the pilgrims walked by. She found herself, and the goblin knew herself for a bit, and straightened up and stepped away, and chose to jump into the mountain of fire. The goblin part mewled with terror, but she knew herself and knew that fire would not destroy her. The goblin fell through the mountain, and then started to uncurl, limbs straightening, greasy hair singed away to show a face that was not malicious and stupid as others would have seen it. The fire did not burn the goblin's body, even when it splashed down into the molten sea--

Inspiration: "I Fire Myself" by Mary Timony
Story Potential: Low
Notes: I like the idea of finding "yourself" multiple times a day, in a fantasy setting, but this--no.