When I regained consciousness, I found myself lying on the cold ground, my senses still swimming in the aftermath of whatever just happened.
Slowly, I opened my eyes, and four towering figures lood over , their expressions sowhere between curiosity and mild amusent—as if I were so sort of rare specin under a microscope.
"Oh, he's finally awake," Agnos said, his tone light but tinged with mild exasperation. "Took you longer this ti, huh?" Content originally cos from novel★fire
I blinked, still feeling the grogginess tugging at .
Naga, the founder of CCP and one of the Unknown Gods of Mythica (the one responsible for the tal Leylines, no less), peered at with an expression that was a blend of concern and...sothing else.
When he saw I was awake, his smile stretched wider, revealing subtle dragon fangs. His erald eyes glowed with an intense, almost predatory light. "Carl, are you alright? Everything okay?"
I groaned in response, rubbing my head.
Then there was Jiuge, the Unknown God who resembled a nine-tailed fox goddess. She stood with her arms crossed, but her eyes were bright with fascination.
"Interesting," she said, her voice laced with intrigue. "You really did manage to absorb the leyline fragnts. What's it like, Carl? Tell ."
I blinked at her, still processing what was going on.
Viracocha, the Incan God, looked pensive as he studied , his face thoughtful. "You made quite a few contorting expressions while you were unconscious," he mused. "Why's that? What did you encounter?"
I raised my hand weakly, pushing them away from my face. "Everyone, please. Personal space," I muttered, my voice hoarse. "You're suffocating ."
They all stepped back, though their eyes still lingered on , a mixture of concern and curiosity. The feeling of being under a microscope was all too real.
Now that I had a mont to breathe, I took in my surroundings and ntally braced myself for whatever ca next.
"I t Kaleon," I said simply, not sure how else to explain the whirlwind encounter.
Naga's eyes widened with a mix of awe and curiosity. He was the first to speak, his voice eager. "You t Master? How is he? Is he well?"
I hesitated. "Well, not Kaleon Kaleon... His will."
Naga blinked, then smiled. "Doesn't matter, it's the sa." His eyes shone with reverence.
"I also t Creation and Destruction," I added, watching the reactions unfold.
At the ntion of those two, a collective gasp filled the air. Viracocha's gasp was the most dramatic, his eyebrows shooting up as though he had seen a ghost.
"Who are you?" Viracocha asked, his voice a blend of disbelief and awe. "Even we, the creation gods, have never encountered Kaleon's powers."
Agnos interrupted, his voice filled with astonishnt. "Not just the gods... Even we, the Unknow Gods of the leylines, have never t them."
Naga, his expression a mix of awe and sothing almost like envy, stamred, "Y-you t the gods of power?" He looked almost defeated, sulking for a mont before composing himself.
"Err... Is that a big deal?" I asked, unsure of what kind of reaction I was supposed to give.
"Yes!" All of them responded in unison.
The questions started to pile up, one after the other, but I held up my hand to stop them. "We need to restore the leylines first," I said firmly. The last thing I wanted was to get sidetracked by their incessant curiosity.
"Kaleon told how to restore the leylines," I began, taking a deep breath. I rummaged through my vest and pulled out the core fragnt, which I initially thought (thanks to Agnos and Queen Isadora, was a dragon scale) holding it carefully in my hands.
"Although this is the core's fragnt," I said, showing it to them. "But it's not part of the core. Kaleon said it's like a spare battery. It works only when I activate it with the will and essence he imparted in ."
Viracocha's eyes widened in surprise. "You an this core fragnt is uniquely yours?"
Agnos nodded thoughtfully, his eyes glimring with understanding. "No wonder the fragnt points to you. It really is made for you."
Jiuge, always quick to ask questions, leaned forward eagerly. "So how do we restore the leylines? Do we just use the core fragnt?"
I nodded. "Yes. I just need to place this near the main node, and then the rest is up to the fragnt core."
Without wasting another mont, I carefully approached the main node of the tal Leylines and placed the core fragnt nearby.
As soon as I did, I felt a surge of power flow from within into the fragnt. It glowed brightly, rising into the air above the node. The main node flickered to life, its light now blindingly bright, far more intense than it had been monts before.
Suddenly, Naga, who had been standing near , floated off the ground. His eyes closed, his body began to glow with a vibrant green light.
Then, in an instant, he transford. His dragon form was magnificent, regal in every sense of the word. His erald eyes shone with power as his massive body coiled around the main node, channeling his dragon energy into the leylines.
A pulse of dragon power radiated from Naga, a pressure that should have been intimidating, but surprisingly, I felt no fear.
Instead, I felt a steady flow of energy coursing through , a stream of power that seed to wash over the entire area. Slowly, the desolate surroundings began to shift, transforming before my eyes.
Where once there had been only barren land, now minerals, ores, and tal deposits began to erge. Life returned to the area, creatures of tal affinity stirred, their bloodlines awakened, their powers surging.
Within monts, the tal Leylines were restored to their forr glory. The pulse of life and energy from the leylines was unmistakable, a sign that the balance was returning.
I stood there in awe, watching the once-dead area co back to life before . It was incredible. Impossible. Yet here it was.
The tal realm reborn.
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