"Tell your masters this," Maya projected, her mental voice reaching not just the Nullifier but every Order operative within the district. "The age of hunting is over. The age of hiding is over. What comes next is up to you."
The Nullifier's enhanced perception allowed him to sense the truth behind her words, not a threat, but a statement of cosmic fact. The world had changed irrevocably in the span of a single hour, and no amount of suppression technology or silver-core weapons would ever put dragons back into the shadows.
"What are your terms?" he asked, his training reasserting itself despite the overwhelming display of power surrounding him.
Maya's massive form shifted, golden light pulsing through her scales in patterns that corresponded to ancient draconic script, a language older
