"I... have finally awakened."
Cassius slowly opened his eyes, wisps of blue smoke rising from the corners of his mouth. He felt an unprecedented strength surging within his body and couldn't help but gently stretch his wings.
"Damn it, what time is it now?"
The Red Dragon wasn't sure about the current time because he felt like he had experienced hundreds, even thousands, of years in a dream, enduring countless brutal battles and witnessing the decline of giant dragons from glory.
But those memories, as vivid as if he had personally experienced them, grew hazy the moment he opened his eyes, shrouded in a mysterious, elusive veil.
This even made him feel somewhat dizzy.
"It would be awful if several decades have passed."
Cassius looked around. The cave was now covered in lava, magma flowing everywhere. Even the gold coins had melted into streams, bearing no trace of time.
