The Lava Dragon was a descendant of the Red Dragon and the Rock Dragon, a dragon with the bloodlines of both.
The Lava Dragon was a superior dragon to the Mud Swamp Dragon and could help Mud Swamp Dragons improve their bloodlines.
By merging with Lava Dragon Blood, a Mud Swamp Dragon could evolve into a Mud Swamp Great Dragon, with a chance of becoming a Rock Dragon or a Lava Dragon.
There were no pure-blooded Rock Dragons left in the Blackstone Plane. To evolve, the Mud Swamp Dragons might submit to the Lava Dragon, Oriana.
Of course, the Lava Dragon couldn't be the weaker side. The weak were devoured by the strong, and killing and devouring the flesh and dragon crystals of a superior dragon was also a way to evolve.
Oriana had no blood ties to this group of Mud Swamp Dragons, so her bloodline's power to suppress them was limited. She needed to cow them with force.
"Father, sorry for the trouble."
Oriana was only a high-level Fifth Rank dragon. She couldn't keep the Sixth Rank Mud Swamp Dragon and more than a dozen Fifth Rank Mud Swamp Dragons in line.
After taking Red Dragon Shyvana's advice, Medivh asked his father, Rhine, to go with them and back her up.
It would be best if the Mud Swamp Dragons were willing to submit. If they weren't, they would all be killed.
With Rhine's strength, a mid-level Sixth Rank Mud Swamp Dragon wouldn't give him any trouble.
The rest of the Fifth Rank Mud Swamp Dragons could be dealt with by Medivh, Oriana, and the Fifth Rank Red Bone Skeletons.
"A Rock Dragon with Red Dragon blood!"
As soon as the Lava Dragon appeared, the dozen or so Mud Swamp Dragons attacking the district walls stopped in their