An Extra’s POV

The once-grand capital city lay in ruins, a sprawling landscape of devastation and despair.

Smoke billowed from the charred remains of once-proud buildings, casting a dark pall over the cityscape. Flames licked at the rubble-strewn streets, hungrily consuming everything in their path.

The air was thick with the acrid scent of burning wood and stone, mingling with the metallic tang of blood. The cries of the wounded echoed through the ruins, a haunting representation of pain and suffering that seemed to permeate the very air itself.

Everywhere one looked, there were signs of destruction. Buildings lay crumbled and broken, their shattered facades serving as grim monuments to the horrors that had befallen the city. Debris littered the streets, blocking off once-familiar thoroughfares and trapping survivors in their makeshift tombs.

Amidst the chaos, the charred remains of what was once a bustling marketplace stood as a stark reminder of the city's former glory. The stalls lay overturned, their wares scattered and trampled beneath the weight of destruction.

The smell of burning spices and roasted meats mingled with the stench of death, creating an unsettling tableau of destruction and decay.

In the distance, the ominous silhouette of a dark cloud loomed overhead, casting a shadow over the devastated cityscape. It seemed to pulse with malevolent energy, a harbinger of further destruction yet to come.

And, the figures who loomed there… the malefactors of this tragedy… they simply stared down on the chaos.

All, without exception, donning a smile on their faces.

***********

"Humans. Look at them sprawling around like Maggots—pathetic in every way."

Kar'en uttered those words as she stared down on the desperate men and women who were clinging to life despite the catastrophe that had befallen them.

"You would think we, as a superior species, would have matured beyond the need to show these creatures any attention. That, after establishing our dominance in every way, we would have eliminated them by now…" She said, as a wide smile began creeping up on her face.

The grin was unnatural, It covered most portions of her face—a literal grinning from ear to ear. It made her humanoid form appear monstrous.

these insects that brings us so much satisfaction." Licking her lips,

suffering of children—particularly infants—brought her

see

forget the details of the mission." One of the men behind her said with a slight

the hierarchy existed—perhaps in one of the strongest ways. In their civilization, it was

horns told all the

Five Horns were Dragon Generals. Five to Six Horns were Lords. The Seventh belonged to one; the undisputed strongest

the apex was the Dragon Lord

their strength through the color and beauty of their wings, and the Elves

and strength were measured in horns, giving rise to an inevitable hierarchy where those with the highest number of horns reigned

so, even if he looked much taller and physically stronger than Kar'en—at least, in humanoid form—the one known as Amu'ra bowed to Kar'en and spoke in the most reverent

There's no need

the strict Dragon who didn't know how to have any fun. Even if he smiled every now and then, it wouldn't be

He followed orders to the letter, and his

Commanders, he

him, and he had a lot of attacks that could

said, once again

nearly slapped her palm on her face the moment she

seemed he

investigate, we're on it at the moment."

of the Black Mountain had given Kar'en and her team a task to

feat, yet they would rather he stay in the Capital and not the front lines. Incompetent as Jer'ard was, Dragon Commanders cannot

their team investigating, it was pertinent that they find the cause of death of one

how easy it was to deal with humans, but Kar'en

Jer'ard will show up. It's as simple as that." She

Lady Kar'en?" Once again, Amu'ra bowed while