Marcus quickly downed another Large Health Potion. As the familiar warmth spread through his body and his health bar began its slow, steady climb back toward safety, he shifted his attention to the heart of the Mist Veil Palace. What he saw there made him forget his injuries entirely.
The Spring of Purity had become a scene of utter chaos, a burning spectacle that defied all common sense.
A massive fire dragon, formed entirely from the power of the Wyvern Flame Spear, had plunged itself partway into the spring. Its blazing tail thrashed violently in the air, radiating a terrifying concentration of fire energy as the dragon forced itself deeper, as though it intended to tear apart the very source of the spring from within.
