Price of Time

As the flashes began to fly out of the crystal, the ground shook. 

"Looks like the second stage has officially begun." Undead said slowly, staring intently at the crystal.

Tremble.

When the first flash reached the bones of the long-dead beast, they suddenly glowed brightly and soared into the air. The bones began to join together into a skeleton, and the missing parts that had been lost or destroyed began to regenerate.

A few seconds later, an entire skeleton of a massive beast was floating in the air, but that was only the beginning. Flesh and blood, tendons, muscles, veins, and other important elements of any body began to appear on the bones.

Eventually, when the reconstruction of the beast's body was finished, the monster's eyes filled with life, and a bloodthirsty and ancient aura began to emanate from it. The monster looked something like a huge tiger, but with blue skin and bony growths on its back and paws.