Standing atop a cliff, wind tussling my white buzz cut, golden eyes scanning the storm-lit horizon.
The air smells of ozone and old magic. A ruin stirs beneath the roots of the mountain—long forgotten, now waking.
Cracking my knuckles, a low hum rumbles in my chest.
They thought dragons were myths.
Smirking, I leap off the edge, wings flaring wide.
Let’s give them a legend to fear.