It was as if the pool was gauging whether he was an enemy or an ally.
When it reached the Seed of Depravity, Damon felt a monstrous killing intent rise toward him. It was vast, ancient, and absolute. Before it could intensify further, however, the pool seemed to notice the Divine Spark.
Then everything went still.
A silence followed, one that felt as though it stretched on endlessly, even though Damon knew it had only been a brief moment.
This Divine Spark had come from Lazarak. Oddly enough, it was one of the only things that had returned with Damon from that nightmare.
The Divine Spark that had once belonged to Lazarak, the God of Darkness.
What it truly did, Damon did not know. All he knew was that whenever he tried to probe it, the Seed of Depravity would viciously pull at it. When that happened, Damon would be subjected to intense pain as the seed shaved away the spark's mysterious power.
Now, however, the pool's divine energy began to feed the spark.
