Nickolai and Stella Marie were the closest to the dragon that surged forward. The little girl's eyes widened and her mouth opened wide as she yelled in her tiny girl voice, "Draeconis!!!"
The creature was as tall as a two-story building, its talons sharp and about five feet of curvature. Its skin was made up of black scales that looked like crystals when light strikes them at the right angle.
Red looked closer, wait a minute… they are crystals! Shaped and layered as scales that created a hard armor for the magical beast of the dream realm.
A purple ball of energy gathered in the beast's mouth. It seemed like it was actually pulling bolts of lightning from the storm clouds into him. Whitish-blue light transitioned to purple as the monster claimed the lightning as his own.
Just as quickly, the mighty beast charged and with its mouth wide open, sent a blast of purple lightning towards the group.
