Ian looked skyward to see the firedrake soaring overhead. Its mass was a black deluge, an eclipse of aberrant origins, and its wings were tautly wound, like a spider’s web. Scales that shown like bejeweled armor glistened upon its body. Its tail crashed against the air; the storm surge of an impetuous sea. The shadow it cast was an aperture of dementia that ripped asunder the sanity of those who watched. Astride the beast’s spine, rode a figure that resembled a man, but with such grandeur at his disposal, appeared a living god.Fernando A. Torres
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"Firedrake" is the name of a flying reptile in ancient mythology. Just like an actual firedrake, it was described as having a long body with wings, legs, and horns. The ancient Chinese believed this type of dragon could bring rain to plants or cause plants to wither.
Source: The Shadow That Endures
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