TW: Gore
Debilitating pain.
It was what marked the beginning of what would be centuries of sharp and relentless suffering.
And it was usually the first thing Kael remembered when thinking about that day.
Pain.
It was the kind of pain that the young dragon had never known before in his short life. So how could it have been his?
He had gripped his chest, trembling as an overwhelming emotion tore through him. It was so unbearable that tears streamed down the youngling's face before he even realized it.
Something was wrong. Terribly wrong.
The bond that had always pulsed faintly with warmth now felt wild and unsteady, as if it were crying out in agony.
And then, from within the nest, he saw it.
A sudden, blinding explosion.
"!!!"
The shockwave rippled across the sky. For a brief moment, Kael's heart stopped, his small body frozen midair.
