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The shell split into dozens of shards when the newborn within struck it particularly aggressively. The result is a tiny, serpentine dragon with wings and no legs, black with starkly contrasting white markings and wings, with subtle hints of gray and violet across its body. As it grows, these hints grow more defined, beginning to form intricate markings especially on the ventral side of its wings, and its bottom two fangs are growing much more rapidly than its other teeth. It hisses and growls when handled, and a nip with its oversized fangs can cause a deceptive amount of damage and pain, even through gloves. If approached from behind, it instead uses the barbed stinger on its tail to ward off pesky researchers, and flies away to a hard-to-reach spot. It can only be coaxed toward its handler with food, of which it prefers raw meat from rodents and birds.

Artwork: Keileon