The core area of the Undead Nest.
Galos stared unblinkingly at the changes on the altar.
The first Dragon Scale Transformation ritual was quietly drawing to a close, the entire process taking much less time than anticipated.
Black Dragon Seraphina chanted the final syllable.
Green Dragon Ludwig traced the last complex pattern with the tip of his tail dipped in Dragon Blood.
Buzz—!
An invisible wave of energy suddenly radiated across the altar.
Representing death and termination, the cold and silent negative energy flowed along the rune chains, twisting like a living entity, permeating the body of the human on the altar.
At the same time.
Representing life and vitality, the warm and exuberant natural energy burst forth from the freshly drawn blood-red Dragon Scale patterns in gentle yet pure radiance.
The two radically opposing energies collided and surged within the human body in the center of the altar.
