"This is the same thing that happened to Tista! This is amazing." The flames went from black to blue in excitement as Lith danced with joy.
"I told you. Phoenixes are creatures of fiery passion." The elf tapped her feet in annoyance at his rudeness.
Then, Lith tried to focus and make the mystical fire spread to his whole body. Great was his delight in noticing that the Origin Flames didn't harm the Yggdrasill staff nor anything else he touched unless he wished for it.
It lasted for over one second until he calmed down and the fire went out.
"Why was I so angry and then so happy for no reason?" Despite his best efforts, Lith failed to rekindle the flames. On top of that, he suddenly felt so tired that he needed to use Abyssal Gaze to recover.
"I've got bad news. It seems that your natures as both a Dragon and a Phoenix don't go along well. Without your human nature to tip the scale, you easily go from an extreme to another." Aalejah said.
"Are you telling me that this form's only bloodline ability is having mood swings?" Lith roared in fury, emitting a black burst of Origin Flames from both his back and mouth.
"Yeah, I'm pretty sure about it." She nodded. "Yet I've never heard about black Flames. I wonder if they originate from the Abomination or from the mixed bloodline. Only one way to find out. Conjure your Demons."
"It seems that your Dragon half has performance issues." Salaark clicked her tongue as she threw a reproachful look at Leegaain.
"Yeah, right." He replied with a scoff. "Because your Phoenix half works like a charm. I've seen pendulums more stable than your-"
"Shut up and watch!" Tyris pointed at the shadows in the cave that had started to stretch as Lith poured both darkness and Spirit magic into them.
A thick layer of frost covered the cave while the Fire Dragon's body sapped the heat from the environment around him. The shadows quivered for a few seconds before coming to a halt.
"Another bad news. Your Demons definitely don't come from your Beast side." Aalejah said. "Let's try this again in your Abomination form."
"Are you sure?" Lith asked. "The last time I tried that, I went this close to losing myself in the hunger. If something goes wrong and my darkness body turns into Chaos, I'll die."
"No pain, no gain. Hold the staff tightly while you conjure the Demons of Darkness. It should help you to stay in control. If anything goes wrong, don't hesitate to turn back into your Tiamat form." She replied.
Lith took a deep breath, focusing on the soothing effect of the staff before calling upon the melody of the void and turning into an Empowered Abomination made of darkness instead of Chaos.
Thanks to the Yggdrasill, now he could feel his black hole-like life force drifting away. It allowed Lith to counter it and keep his body stable. Even though his body was now a living mass of destruction, it couldn't affect the wood from the World Tree nor its will.
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