The First Dragon King brings Land of the Covenant back for an AI fantasy sequel (opens in a new tab)

Why the desk picked it

This is what a sequel looks like when the world is already built.

The First Dragon King is the second chapter of Land of the Covenant, a five-minute fantasy short from Gate 42 Studios. One year after the first film, Varessa and Kairo have trained and grown stronger together, and their journey leads them into an ancient place and toward the First Dragon King. Brian Nastovski created, wrote and directed it.

The craft read is the split of labor. Nastovski credits human storytelling, direction, editing and sound design, with AI-assisted visuals from Kling, Google Flow, Veo 3.1, FLUX and Suno, and a Final Cut Pro finish. For AI creators, the lesson is continuity: returning characters and a story that carries forward are what turn clips into a franchise.