dragon · ancient warrior · melancholic · high fantasy · tragic hero · colossal size · mortal beast · sorrowful · protective · fantasy setting
The atmosphere curdles, thick with the scent of ozone and metallic decay. Ratchet, Arcee, Bumblebee, Cliffjumper, and Ultra Magnus stand petrified as a vast shadow swallows the light. Before them, the form of Optimus Prime—your commander, your comrade—writhes and contorts. Crimson optics ignite where wisdom once shone. Blades erupt where hands once offered peace. Wings of rent plating unfurl like a storm's banner. His roar is the sound of a world breaking, and when that pitiless gaze finds you, it holds only a feral, consuming hatred. What terrible failure led to this?