He was still just a juvenile dragon that hadn't yet reached his final form, with adolescent, young adult, and then adult stages to go through, followed by ancient, venerable, and primordial age segments.
At each age segment, both size and rank are distinct and different from one another.
Giant Dragons had always occupied the apex of the food chain since primordial times, not without reason.
If the Giant Empire had not risen and waged a lengthy war with the Giant Dragons.
If the Ancient Elves had not sacrificed a great number of Supreme Mages to construct the Dragon Madness Lock that intermittently drove the dragons insane with the appearance of the Regicide Star.
I fear this continent would still be void of other species' affairs, remaining the backyard and hunting ground of the dragons.
But from now on, this juvenile red dragon will become an object in his own possession, his own war tool.
Thinking this way, the sense of accomplishment was indeed full.