C32 It Was Called Baptism, but It Was Actually a Trial. the Living Would be the Winner!

"Prepare yourselves, fledgling dragons, for your rite of passage!" Elixius bellowed.

"What... could it possibly be?" Igrel whispered under his breath, but the unfolding events quickly outpaced his speculations.

"Boom!" The ground trembled violently, the entire basin fracturing as the earth gave way. Igrel's eyes flew open in alarm. Instinctively, he spread his wings and leaped into the air