A violent storm of black energy exploded outward from him, sweeping across the core region like a hurricane. The ground split apart in all directions. Mountains around Dragon Death Valley trembled. The air itself screamed under the pressure of the awakening force.
Max's body began to grow.
His bones expanded with thunderous cracking sounds. Muscles surged. Flesh transformed. Countless layers of dark scales spread rapidly across his form, each scale polished like divine obsidian and engraved with faint runic patterns that shimmered with chaotic light.
His arms lengthened into colossal forelimbs ending in claws sharp enough to rend steel mountains apart.
His legs thickened into pillars of overwhelming might.
A long, massive tail emerged behind him, striking the earth once and causing shockwaves to ripple through the valley.
