Niara looked at Darian, who nodded. Then she started channeling all her draconic power through the tiny connection into that figure.
Outside, all the instructors could see the couple at the top, but couldn't make out the details.
They'd tried for ages to force the Soul's Divine Flame to submit and put a primordial heart into someone of their race. They even used other Spiritual Guardians blessed by Heaven's Will, who got trapped in this universe. Nothing worked.
Now they were sure the Missionary was convincing that stubborn entity. As soon as it finished, they'd capture him fast.
They feared only the Missionary — everything else was irrelevant. They had no idea Niara had another primordial heart inside her. If they'd known, they'd never have let them reach the top.
That heart was the rune the Divine Dragon gave her in the past. Niara had learned to use it as a core, functioning like rings for the Spiritual Guardians.
