In the tenth year of the Giant Dragon Calendar, late autumn.
Time flows like water, indifferent to the will of all things. In the blink of an eye, another five years had passed.
Over a thousand days and nights may seem like a long time to short-lived races like humans and kobolds, but for a Giant Dragon, it's merely a brief rest.
At the summit of the highest peak in those mountains, within the volcanic lair where the Master of Dragons slumbers, Karon Gogomola has transitioned from deep sleep to ordinary sleep.
The heartbeat inside his body begins to slow down, becoming gradually faster and heavier.
Having consumed the spiritual authority once belonging to the King of Nightmares a few years ago, Karon's main consciousness subtly influences his subconscious, continuously refining and purifying this authority with the Power of Heart Energy within his body.
