Cybrex Alpha System, Delta Segment of the Ring World.
Her enormous wings trembled gently, whipping up fierce winds. Hosgar of Endless Flames raised her head from the alloy ground she had flattened, her eight draconic eyes immediately shining with vigor. She rose and swallowed a great heap of premium food beside her in a single mouthful.
"Eat until I'm full, sleep until I'm rested, then eat again. This life is far too comfortable."
The Celestial Dragon opened her abyssal maw, lined with fearsome fangs, and let out a terrifying yawn, spewing flames straight into the sky.
She could control the heat within her body, so creating glaciers and breathing fire were both her specialties.
After sleeping for so long, her belly felt rather hot. A little fire breath would help cool it down.
The Celestial Dragon fully stretched out the hole-riddled wings on her back, first turning sideways to bask them in the star's heat. Feeling the warmth across her back, she gave a long, contented rumble. Only then did she remember that the Human Empire's homeworld was right beside her, and she immediately shut her mouth.
"How many years did I sleep this time? Never mind, it doesn't matter. I've had enough sleep. Time to get up and move around."
With a beat of her wings, the dragon immediately soared into the air, brutally punching through the Delta Segment's atmosphere. Vast quantities of gas were dragged out above the Ring World by her ascent, then slowly gathered again under its gravity.
An ocean of organic excrement remained on the Delta Segment. As the dragon took flight, surging waves rolled across this ocean of waste, and enormous bubbles continually rose from it and mingled with the atmosphere.
Originally, the dragon had felt that relieving herself wherever she pleased, directly onto