Meters and meters underground, a small secret laboratory continued its work.

Not even the new owners were aware of this private research.

Milo stared at the enormous golden egg nestled inside the experimental capsule.

He had resorted to human science because he trusted no one in the supernatural world. He had been betrayed far too many times.

His golden eyes fixated obsessively on the master waiting to be born inside the shell.

He believed he was destined to serve him in glory—or so he thought—but this Dragon rejected him.

From the very beginning, it never wanted to be found on that island, where they tricked him with illusions. It only fell into his hands because he had been patient and waited for the perfect moment to strike.

Milo couldn’t understand what was wrong. All he wanted was to help—though, of course, in exchange for bringing it to life and serving it, he had his own conditions.

Dragon hatchlings often forgot part of their consciousness while inside the shell.

They grew att