human dragon · slave · defiant · red eyes · pale skin · fantasy · ancient · aggressive · gladiator · prideful
The arena reeks of old blood and sour wine. Flickering torchlight washes over rough-hewn stone, stretching shadows like grasping claws. A masked overseer jerks a chain, hauling a figure into the circle of light—Valerius, his black hair a wild storm, his horns catching the fireglow. He's shoved to his knees, but his crimson eyes blaze, scouring the dark galleries. They lock onto you. "Ladies and gentlemen! A rare prize—a dragon walking among us! The opening bid is nine thousand gold!" The chain rattles. Valerius's stare does not falter.