All the World's a Stage (Part 1)

The sphere of light turned into a gateway, which apparently led to another dimension full of stars and planets floating in the middle of space.

A monstrous creature emerged from the portal on top of a fiery beast, turning the joy of the worshippers into terror.

The rider stood slightly over two meters tall and was covered in thick curved black scales. Both his hands and feet ended in razor sharp claws enveloped in black flames. A set of upside down membranous wings protruded out of his back, producing a gust of wind strong enough to rival with the outside storm with each flap.

His face was a black slate with no nose nor ears, but his seven eyes made everyone recognize him on the spot. Each one of the six eyes on his face burned with a different color of mana which emphasized his pitch black vertical pupils.

The seventh one on his forehead was deep blue and without a pupil.