The creature slowly rose from the crater.
Its enormous frame towered over the ruined capital, casting a vast shadow across the surrounding districts. Jagged horns protruded from its head, while its grotesque face remained fixed in an unsettling expression. Two crimson eyes surveyed the devastation below.
Every movement sent tremors through the ground.
Chunks of stone slid from the crater's edges as the creature straightened its back. Its massive limbs were covered in dark, uneven plates that resembled hardened scales. Between them, faint crimson light pulsed beneath its hide, revealing the immense concentration of mana coursing through its body.
Kael hovered above the shattered palace, watching the creature carefully.
He could feel it even from a considerable distance.
