The crisp evening wind stirred the bioluminescent petals of the Vael'ethor garden, casting a soft, violet glow across the silent courtyard. Far away from the suffocating chatter of the grand hall, the air was cool and thick with the scent of night-blooming jasmine.
Lightning lay sprawled across the mossy stone terrace. The giant dragon let out a low, weak groan, its clouded golden eyes fluttering open just enough to track my movement. I knelt beside him, the heavy midnight-navy velvet of my gown pooling around me in the damp dirt. My fingers brushed gently against his dull, faded silver scales, tracing the deep cracks where a raging tempest of elemental mana should have lived.
"Shh... it's alright, my boy," I whispered softly, my chest aching as tears threatened to sting my eyes again. "I'm right here."
I raised my right hand into the open air and swiped my index finger across the empty space before my eyes.
[PET SYSTEM / COMPANION STATUS]
NAME:Lightning (Storm Dragon)
