Wings Of Destiny

n underlying tension remained. Elira's body ached from the ordeal, and her magic f

their voice low. "The corruption might be go

o her feet. "They're right. We've bought ourselv

ugh her legs wobbled as she sto

batable, garden fairy. You look like

tort. Theris, however, remained all business. They exami

e is holding-for now. But we need to find the

"Adapts? What

ess force. It learns. It evolves. The more we push it back, the more

weight of their task was crushing, and

ell, no use standing around brooding. Wh

ided them, pulling toward the northeast. "That way. But it's not going to be easy.

the thought but n

they traveled, the darker the landscape became. The skeletal trees grew denser, the

p the shadows at bay. She couldn't shake the feeling of being

arely above a whisper. "The corruption fee

th quiet confidence, their steps sure and deliberate. Beside them, Kaelen see

hostile land. She tightened her grip on her staff,

as broken by

art skipping a beat

, their posture tense. "S

eir magic flaring to life.

the darkness. A massive creature stepped into the light, its body covered in jagg

aid grimly. "They're rare,

arging toward them w

releasing a burst of light magic that struck the beast

the beast's vulnerable spots. They managed to land a few hits, b

around the beast like tendrils. The creature thras

w!" Theris

east's presence was suffocating, its raw

ed, their voice cutt

a blinding beam of light. The magic struck the beast square in the head, a

hat followed

t cautiously, prodding it

rs relaxing. "Good. But we need to keep mov

king. She had survived, but the encounter lef

der, their touch surprisingly gen

a weak smile

ption's influence. The air grew thicker, making it harder to brea

ion's heart, and the environm

their voice tense. "The sec

energy, faint but unmistakable. She

on, a new figure appeared-a towering shadow,

main?" the figure boomed, it

gure exuded an aura of pure da

ers drawn. "We're not here to figh

und. "The fragment belongs to me now. I

narrowed. "T