The outer shell collapsed in heavy chunks. Stone and fleshy materials shattered against the asphalt as the massive structure split apart from the inside.
"GROOOAARRR!"
A deep roar burst through the intersection, shaking the surrounding buildings and sending fractured glass raining from broken windows.
What emerged was not a creature they expected. It was a massive wyvern tore free from the remains of the rock, spreading its enormous wings as dust and purple light spiraled around its body.
Its scales shining in dark violet and black, layered like forged armor infused with Ether. Veins of glowing purple ran beneath its hide, pulsing in rhythm with the unstable energy saturating the air.
Its eyes opened. The two blazing orbs of violent purple fixed onto the group below.
The wyvern stepped forward, claws digging into cracked asphalt as if it were soft soil. Each talon carved deep lines into the road. Palpable Ether gathered around its limbs, forming faint distortions in the air.
