The massive, scaled egg vibrated so violently that the stone pedestal completely pulverized beneath it.
Red gripped the armrests of his throne, narrowing his eyes as he braced for the manifestation of a towering, multi-headed abomination worthy of the Pre-Calamity code.
Then, the shell detonated.
A shockwave of pure, light-absorbing darkness washed over the Void instance, briefly shorting out Red's secondary monitors and plunging the digital room into absolute pitch black.
When the system rebooted and the digital smoke finally cleared, Red stood from his throne, his eyes scanning the ceiling for a colossal beast. Finding nothing, he blinked and peered down into the cratered remains of the pedestal.
Sitting amidst the shattered dark shell fragments was a creature no larger than a loaf of bread.
