A part of the cloudy shade of darkness shifted into the shape of a dragon's head, its long, sinuous body slithering through the air as it coiled around Chancellor Oka. The man was terrified, his eyes bulged wide as an eerie cold pierced straight into his marrow.
Everyone nearby recoiled, stumbling back as far as they could. Shadow could taste the thick wave of terror rippling through the air, so tempting, so ripe for feeding. Yet the sin radiating from this man was stronger than all the rest combined.
Chancellor Oka heard distant screams and pleading voices that echoed through his mind, driving him mad. "Stop it, bastard!" he howled.
But the insult only enraged Shadow further. The dragon's shadowy tail whipped around the chubby man like a rope and hoisted him into the air.
