Chapter 18
The sky split apart as hundreds of wings tore through the clouds at once. Hunter dragons dove toward the palace like a living storm, their roars shaking the mountains and echoing across the hidden city. Fire lit the sky, and the first blast struck the outer wall with explosive force, sending fragments of white stone crashing down onto the terraces below.
Ariana flinched as the golden dragon beside her roared and spread its massive wings, forming a shield of living gold across the broken chamber. Kael stepped closer immediately, placing himself in front of her. "Stay behind me." Ariana shot him a look despite the chaos. "Behind you? Kael, there are dragons." "I noticed," he replied, his voice tight but steady.
