There had been no wars across the planes, and everyone had been focused on cultivation. Before long, December arrived.
The eggs from the dragon births five years ago had finally come to term, and clutch after clutch was ready to hatch.
The first to hatch were the eggs laid by Oriana, the Lava Dragon. Two male and one female Lava Dragon hatchlings announced their arrival with childish roars.
These three hatchlings were already Fourth Rank upon hatching. They joined their mother in the Rock Dragon Clan.
Next, the eggs laid by Veledra, the Raging Wave Dragon, hatched. Four hatchlings of different colors looked curiously at their brothers and sisters, who didn't look like them.
Of the four hatchlings, three were male and one female. The male Chaos Dragon and male Purple Dragon leaned toward fire dragons, so they went to Flame Dragon City and joined the Flame Dragon Clan founded by Shyvana, the Red Dragon.
The female Thunder Rock Dragon leaned toward earth dragons, so she went to Mud Swamp City and joined Oriana's Rock Dragon Clan.
The male Sea-Burning Dragon leaned toward water dragons and joined the Dragon Palace Clan founded by Veledra.
Not long afterward, the eggs laid by Vellona, the Azure Wave Dragon, began to stir. Three chubby hatchlings broke through their shells and appeared before the dragons.
Of these three dragons, two were male and one was female. The Mountain-Sea Dragon and Steam Dragon were males, while the Sea-Burning Dragon was female.
All three leaned toward water dragons and joined the Dragon Palace Clan with their mother.
The eggs laid by Zyra, the Red Dragon, were the last to hatch.
Two purebred Red Dragon hatchlings hissed at their parents, aunts, uncles, brothers, and sisters as they showered them with affection.
The two Red Dragon hatchlings, one