"Dan!" Alear saw Darian arrive and spat those words out, along with a mouthful of blood. All of her scales were shattered, and one of her arms was broken at a strange angle. Her condition was absolutely miserable.
Darian felt his chest explode as he roared and charged forward with all his strength. In that instant, a wave of power swept away all the violent Void energy. Alear quickly hugged him, burying her face into his chest.
She started trembling, unable to look at him. "I'm sorry… I… I failed…"
Darian swallowed hard. "It's okay, don't worry about that," he murmured as gently as he could, while using the white power to heal her.
Her voice came out heavy with pain. "I had a long discussion with that thing… but the universe's consciousness always came back to the same point. It said I have a confused mind and don't understand myself… that I don't have what it takes…"
