Unexpected
The soldiers, once consumed by anxiety and fear, now found themselves in awe as they sat atop the massive beast gliding effortlessly through the sky.
Its enormous wings beat steadily, each movement creating a soft whooshing sound that carried them higher into the surreal expanse.
The sky around them was a masterpiece—shades of orange, purple, and pink blending into an otherworldly canvas, with distant floating islands casting long shadows over shimmering pools of air.
The soldiers, gradually recovering from the earlier panic, began murmuring among themselves, their voices rising in excitement and wonder.
"Would you look at that?" a soldier named Harlin exclaimed, pointing towards a group of smaller flying creatures darting playfully through the clouds. "I've never seen anything like it! Back on Earth, you'd only see birds this graceful in nature documentaries."