From the depths of the pit, a rumble that shook the very air grew louder and louder. Then it emerged, its sheer size making even the massive cavern feel cramped. The dragon was a monstrous creature, its scales a shimmering obsidian black with veins of crimson that pulsed like molten lava beneath the surface. Its eyes burned like twin suns, a fiery orange-red that seemed to pierce through Anakin’s very soul. Massive wings unfurled, stretching wide, their leathery expanse rippling with the movement, and spanning so far they brushed against the jagged walls of the cavern. Its tail, long and whip-like, ended in a deadly spike, and its claws looked capable of rending through steel. The dragon’s chest swelled as it sniffed the air, nostrils flaring. Then it lowered its massive head toward An

