Tired from the effort, the newborn curled up in the cozy nest and closed its eyes.
Its parents spread their wings over it protectively, watching over their young with quiet pride.
Scenes like this played out all across the plateau.
"Oh! Twelve magical beasts have hatched already today?"
"Yes, my lord. All of them were conceived through Marcus's blood. Whether it's the dragon's essence or not, the incubation period has been drastically reduced, and the mothers have accepted their young with no resistance."
Magical beasts were rare for many reasons.
Foremost among them: it was exceedingly difficult to acquire a male and female pair.
In nature, magical beasts had very specific habitats, and their numbers were vanishingly small—especially among higher-ranked species.
Those that did survive usually ruled as apex predators, making it nearly impossible for humans to even approach them.
And taming a magical beast was nothing like hunting one.
