CW: violence, animal death.477Please respect copyright.PENANA5DDFVJIVZ1
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she stares from on top of her obsidian perch,477Please respect copyright.PENANApMQhTVX4Yu
curiosity sparking in deep purple eyes.477Please respect copyright.PENANAfVUAjDyG5Y
477Please respect copyright.PENANAQz0KOLlk6y
who are these beings,477Please respect copyright.PENANAvu2PihpFde
that intrudes on her realm,477Please respect copyright.PENANAvIJRI9toVz
slashing into the soft yellow stone477Please respect copyright.PENANAIZi4ED48f4
that makes up her home?477Please respect copyright.PENANAfKYJpEeTrl
477Please respect copyright.PENANArt40mdNBMT
they are bright, shining splendor,477Please respect copyright.PENANAjRDZnzbfZY
(like bright, bright fires)477Please respect copyright.PENANAeevSPvCt9g
in glowing scales, glistening various colors.477Please respect copyright.PENANApUWyiV1L3F
477Please respect copyright.PENANAS4mu6vxA5t
they stand on a platform,477Please respect copyright.PENANAlIcgwxrnIX
staring up at the island and taking no notice477Please respect copyright.PENANAptDWXXMAkv
of the graceful queen who is pondering them.477Please respect copyright.PENANAgqJvwC47qz
477Please respect copyright.PENANAukfQJTRNNU
another appears,477Please respect copyright.PENANAXp3xoo6e8g
missing half their scales477Please respect copyright.PENANA7Hpr7zMBxb
but still shining oh so brightly.477Please respect copyright.PENANAJEH3qEfH2Y
477Please respect copyright.PENANAvuJjx6n8Dl
she startles at that,477Please respect copyright.PENANAZ1j3WSSFEg
squinting closer.477Please respect copyright.PENANAv2TWO9fkBE
what kind of being does not have scales477Please respect copyright.PENANAtUoyAvTVaj
and what in Void's name are those garish orange lumps on their head?477Please respect copyright.PENANAxdKENCnzXU
477Please respect copyright.PENANAVQGe8Vp4mZ
they begin to creep forward,477Please respect copyright.PENANAO3AfTNXONh
laying unusual red and brown stones on the floor477Please respect copyright.PENANAgPmSnsd0D8
and walking across. where are their wings?477Please respect copyright.PENANAqSeUgWOEKr
they must be hatchlings,477Please respect copyright.PENANABV4HKCFWJI
to be so young without their wings.477Please respect copyright.PENANA5wsiOskl8g
477Please respect copyright.PENANAS0pscBpWDR
she flies forward,477Please respect copyright.PENANAAbOMxP5IaK
overjoyed at the prospect of hatchlings.477Please respect copyright.PENANANLs2cztIUH
they notice her, waving sharp talons477Please respect copyright.PENANAs9dWkWxF17
in her direction.477Please respect copyright.PENANAWwonWGYf89
477Please respect copyright.PENANA7Yr5GPi79m
something fiery strikes her side,477Please respect copyright.PENANAJqhsOckXp1
piercing through a chink in her scales477Please respect copyright.PENANA8h7VybqjfL
and ripping through flesh.477Please respect copyright.PENANADHxRjtc5VO
477Please respect copyright.PENANAzkn48GXRmI
she yelps, wings flaring awkwardly477Please respect copyright.PENANA6N6Y8Bjy84
in order to let dragon's breath mist gently over them.477Please respect copyright.PENANARJqyuljvjC
she's friendly, why don't they see that?477Please respect copyright.PENANA7SDmvBIFJE
477Please respect copyright.PENANAFlZOgQ2ylD
maybe because they are too small,477Please respect copyright.PENANA9Sap2llhFZ
their eyesight is poor?477Please respect copyright.PENANAfkn4eJZx1i
477Please respect copyright.PENANAdXqQHvDOft
another wave of sharp needle pricks,477Please respect copyright.PENANAPJGOXiWjAZ
washing over her body.477Please respect copyright.PENANA8iDHcWk30j
most bounced right off but477Please respect copyright.PENANAUdihhYtLkN
a few found refuge in her muscle.477Please respect copyright.PENANAxPOStGEU4h
477Please respect copyright.PENANAZodMbdMTlv
she spread her wings,477Please respect copyright.PENANAa8jl1YDRBZ
smacking two and sending them flying across the island.477Please respect copyright.PENANAzQgWWFTQka
they disappear in a wink of purple particles,477Please respect copyright.PENANAMCFyQtBpG8
reappearing on the ground.477Please respect copyright.PENANA8abkxfDVJq
477Please respect copyright.PENANA3qx2laWhu1
a crystal explodes and her chest heaves477Please respect copyright.PENANAeWbJmJVLW0
as she takes far more damage than she is accustomed to.477Please respect copyright.PENANAHndCW2Cwr6
her health does not come back and she stares, bewildered,477Please respect copyright.PENANAqIAyoewpPT
at each of her perches.477Please respect copyright.PENANA1QcsByIu0n
477Please respect copyright.PENANAsWZnEQ3Pwv
gone.477Please respect copyright.PENANApaM0YdLdaD
477Please respect copyright.PENANArx0X3cfrmC
every last crystal.477Please respect copyright.PENANAx41uRKwiyj
477Please respect copyright.PENANAcDSIUgSF3D
she attempts to land on the rock in the middle,477Please respect copyright.PENANA0AjZqOspOK
but several claws scratch her,477Please respect copyright.PENANAQx35Mp4Ltq
as if these little hatchlings477Please respect copyright.PENANAyXHOmesqIx
are trying to rip her into two.477Please respect copyright.PENANA8pFQIJwo8H
477Please respect copyright.PENANAYyEFo7MlgR
she's tired,477Please respect copyright.PENANAP0uCa65IGH
but she tries to land again,477Please respect copyright.PENANAXxqUzX31pA
to explain that she is friendly,477Please respect copyright.PENANAizVAB2WJvr
why are they attacking?477Please respect copyright.PENANAI6Ee47hsoz
477Please respect copyright.PENANAkcJ3Cuw1KR
they are relentless,477Please respect copyright.PENANAyipXMDTUYf
stabbing mercilessly into her side,477Please respect copyright.PENANAHplkcgDB3i
her gut, her neck,477Please respect copyright.PENANANgSEKbh4b7
anywhere they can reach.477Please respect copyright.PENANAqxqZsiV3W3
477Please respect copyright.PENANAMU2kXdyQl8
she gives up,477Please respect copyright.PENANAPUW0iurOtB
reaching for her egg and hauling him upwards,477Please respect copyright.PENANAZjc76nU1fn
lungs expanding as they suck in the icy air,477Please respect copyright.PENANAekEJBIeMox
expelling dragon's breath across the ground.477Please respect copyright.PENANAaMIbHxwsoR
477Please respect copyright.PENANAatqsMOOBpi
an arrow stabs into her eye,477Please respect copyright.PENANAmY9tq2RGSU
blinding her as purple and black477Please respect copyright.PENANA3Jk9mXxiZJ
ooze out.477Please respect copyright.PENANA9oc3PL6aRZ
477Please respect copyright.PENANA4WFUfNbjmu
she gives up,477Please respect copyright.PENANAXq0A3eHWOG
letting her body fall,477Please respect copyright.PENANA4JMeZScCNS
cradling her precious eggs in her talons.477Please respect copyright.PENANAJ09QKzHOQT
477Please respect copyright.PENANArKRa35X1gw
they cheer in high-pitched squeaks,477Please respect copyright.PENANAj92HUA2lnl
jabbing their claws to the sky477Please respect copyright.PENANAQgGPw6d8BV
and scrambling towards her falling body.477Please respect copyright.PENANA9Lx8ez9HZD
477Please respect copyright.PENANAAoVLacl9EV
she's tired, her bones ache.477Please respect copyright.PENANAmFztZe1aO1
ichor spreads where she lays,477Please respect copyright.PENANAcjPVM5imva
as she exhales her final breath,477Please respect copyright.PENANAGyQMriuOdl
watching helplessly as they pry her egg477Please respect copyright.PENANApsXRookMsi
from her dying grip.477Please respect copyright.PENANAvXlXfNmqwB
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ISSUE #8
fall of a queen
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