Berkley listened at the dragons' words with anticipation. She had put down the shaking egg she was cradling, watching as it - and everyone else's - hatched into a dragon. Several pieces of their shells grazed her skin after their 'explosion', some leaving trails of blood. The young girl didn't notice, though. Her full attention was on the mythical beasts in front of her, each standing proudly by their master. With eyes so wide they could have been holes to another dimension, Berkley stood frozen as her own dragon grew. Its scales appeared to be made of obsidian, with magma flowing between each piece. Its eyes were a fiery red, matching its whole body. Berkley could feel the heat emanating from it, threatening to burn everything it touched, but she was mesmerized by dragon.

Her trance was broken when Avalon roared once more. Everything and everyone around her was brought to the ground, barely able to support their weight. "[b]I WILL ALSO GRANT YOU EACH A GIFT. A POWER IF YOU WILL. BE CAREFUL THOUGH, THEY HAVE REPERCUSSIONS FOR THEIR USE. GOOD LUCK. AND USE THEM WELL,[/b]" echoed around the area.

Berkley didn't quite understand. She was about to question the great being before something happened. She didn't know exactly what happened, but she felt different. She could tell her friends were in the same boat, too. Before she could grasp the situation, Anthus spoke again, giving them instructions of some sort, only to be cut off - a large shadow had appeared nearby. Upon glancing at it, Berkley felt fear she never knew could exist. She grabbed at whoever was nearby, dropping her war hammer with a [i]thunk[/i] that fell quiet when the dark aura spoke. She wasn't able to hold on to someone, as her actions were suddenly halted. Berkley had fully remembered her dream. She couldn't move. But instead of being mesmerized, she was utterly terrified. She could do nothing but look as a dragon skull shattered, as the shadow disappeared, as bits of the skull rained down on them.