The shock spread beyond the commanders.
Rudos fell flat onto his backside, mouth gaping wide as his weapon clattered from his hand. "C-Captain… you're… you're seriously a dragon?! Not just any—look at you! Look at you both!"
Felix swore under his breath, stumbling backward until his back hit the cracked wall. His hands trembled violently. "All this time… we were fighting alongside gods disguised as men…"
Irina's knees buckled, not out of fear but sheer disbelief. She had thought herself hardened after everything she'd endured, yet her eyes shimmered with tears. "Ryuzen… Venus… how long were you carrying this secret from us…"
Even the dragons themselves were caught off guard.
Ryuzen's blazing eyes locked onto Venus's massive emerald form. This was his first time seeing her true dragon body, even though he had gifted her the bloodline. Her wings shimmered with earthen light, scales glistening like divine gemstones, and for a heartbeat, even his breath caught.
