"On top of that, I'm not asking the help of the First Queen, but of Tyris, the Guardian who crafted the Saefel set before the Kingdom was even founded. You promised to protect my child and yet you put her father in danger. As I see it, you owe me and her." Lith said.
"Order and Chaos, you are as sly as you are cocky." Tyris broke in a peal of silvery laughter that complemented her beauty like a clear sky does the sun. "Sometimes I wish that Valeron was more like you and less like himself.
"More down to Mogar and less righteous." She sighed in nostalgia as images of her late husband filled her mind, yet there was no grief or pain in her voice.
It had taken the Guardian a long time, but she had finally moved on with her life and accepted the death of Valeron the First.
"Fine, I'll help you." Tyris nodded.
"Great. We could use Life Maelstrom to-"
"Don't push it, kid." Tyris' voice turned cold, snuffing the light of greed from Lith's eyes and cutting him short.
"You misunderstand, I was talking to Solus." Lith lied through his teeth, making the Guardian laugh again. "The moon is full of Life Maelstrom. Can you tap into it with the tower, Solus?"
"You wish." She said with a sigh. "I tried and failed countless times. The silver lining is that the moon has a much greater density of world energy than Mogar. It should give us a significant boost in the crafting process."
"While we are at it, I never visited the tower since its reappearance." Tyris said. "Do you mind giving me a tour after we are done? I'm curious to see what changes the tower has undergone after bonding with the two of you."
Lith and Solus exchanged a dubious gaze for a split second before turning around.
"Sure, why not." They said in unison as her eyes turned black and his became golden, indicating that the decision had not been easy to make.
"That was creepy and rude." The Guardian said and everyone nodded. "Yet I appreciate your kind gesture. I won't use my bloodline abilities for you but I won't hold back either."
Tyris held the Fury by the end of the grip with her left hand while she passed the index and middle finger of her right over the whole length of the hammer, as if she was caressing it.
Except she wasn't.
The Fury answered her touch by humming with power and the countless runes that Salaark had engraved on its surface became visible again. The enchantment formed several concentric magic circles around the Fury, both amplifying and holding the energy that crackled along the hammer.
"What the heck did you just do?" Lith asked in amazement.
The Guardian had yet to emit a single spark of mana yet the Fury was bursting with power like never before.
"I Awakened the power core." She shrugged at the question.
"You can do that?" Solus had to collect her own jaw from the floor.
"Anyone can." Tyris shrugged again. "I mean, the difference between a mana core and a power core is paper thin. Take a look at my Fury with your Eyes."
"Don't mind if I do." Faluel used the tower's artifact to study the phenomenon.
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