This felt like a trap. What else could it possibly be? That in mind, Nina still pressed forward, into that faint glowing light and into a larger opening in the tunnel.

She was nearly blinded by the dazzling of crystals on the ground, rounded objects settled in a crystalline nest. Atop it all, a large jeweled dragon, head resting on massive claws, breathing shallow and rough. Nina stared.

"Holy shit."