No Mercy

Ella, Sera, and Leira watched the men around them melt into foul-smelling sludge. But Sera acted fast and transformed into her dragon form.

She looked at the two girls and spoke. ''Get on and hold on tight.''

The two girls nodded their heads and jumped on her back as she fired her Dragon's Breath at the Ratling assassins.

Sera quickly took off and flew toward the floating island but was cut off when the three saw horrifying-looking Ratlings flying toward them.

These grotesque creatures boasted stone-gray, scaly skin that mimicked the appearance of weathered stone. 

Their long, sinewy tails ended in sharp, blade-like appendages, which they could use both for balance and as deadly weapons.

They had sharp, elongated snouts and sported rows of jagged teeth, and their eyes gleamed with a malevolent intelligence.

Like true gargoyles, they had large, leathery wings that sprouted from their hunched backs.