MAGICKA LEVEL 100%
RESTORED TO 100%
They swam together, as they always did, beneath the surface of the great sea. This was their home now, and they knew it well. They'd spent countless weeks together exploring every crevice. They knew not to get too close to the vents, less it burn their scales. They knew each island. They knew how to hunt here, what to eat, where to sleep, and navigation came easily even when blinded by the clouds of air beneath the water or the light above. This was their home. They belonged here.
Something else did not, though. Cerulean noticed it first.
Another stone wakes. His voice rang clearly in their head.
Shall I find it? Kreool thought back.
See that it does not threaten us. Cerulean confirmed.
They turned as one to swim closer to where the noise of birth had originated. The found the creature as it moved to stand, its shadow cast over the water's surface with slow movements. Cerulean urged the timid Kreool forward. She hated the land. He'd take over if she needed him. She'd be fine.
They rose from the water on strong front limbs for the first time in days. Though the dragon's visage was blurry at best, they regarded him with a flare of nostrils and the gaping of jaws, scenting him, memorizing. They spoke, Kreool's voice soft and timid despite their size.
"So it was an egg stone!" She proclaims softly, maw curling into a delighted grin. "This one thought it would never hatch! Welcome!" Was that proper? Cerulean didn't need to put words behind his flush of approval and praise. Kreool was doing just fine.
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