Chapter 153: Golden Dragon
According to Mineah’s mother, one major sign of someone being cursed by the heavens was the insatiable urge to draw more energy from a powerful entity. It was this uncontrollable need for power that led the cursed ones to bring abomination and chaos upon not just themselves but everyone around them.
Out of the offspring of a fallen angel, only one would be cursed and she was that unfortunate one, not her brother Ezekiel nor her sister Xenia. However, her brother was not considered cursed despite having a dragon soul inside him.
Her mother and Wizard Lurio assumed that what happened to Ezekiel was nothing but an error that occurred when her mother cast a spell to seal all the dragon souls in the Forbidden Forest. Unfortunately, one dragon called Vulcan escaped and its soul was sealed inside Ezekiel’s body.
"Are you sure about this? Taking more of his energy like this is..." her mother’s voice trailed off as Mineah settled into a meditative position.
Her unique ability to cultivate inner energy by absorbing it from others and drawing energy from elements and environments allowed her to keenly sense and recognize the inner energy of those around her. So she was confident in her ability to feel and sense her brother’s inner energy.
The saddened and welled-up eyes of her mother didn’t escape her. It was evident that her mother was torn between the decision. She didn’t want Mineah to draw more energy from Nikolai, but they couldn’t abandon her brother, as she was his only chance of surviving the trial he faced.
"Mother, don’t worry. I can control myself, and besides, I will not do this again after today. It will be the last time I draw inner energy from Nikolai, as I need it to facilitate a powerful spell and connect with Big Brother Ezekiel. Once I find him, I will refrain from taking Nikolai’s energy and go back to borrowing energies from my Shadow Maidens," Mineah reassured her mother with a smile.
Tracking down Ezekiel’s energy wouldn’t be an easy task, especially for someone like her with a weak constitution. To find him, she needed to be inside the forest and cast a barrier surrounding it to properly search for Ezekiel’s location. However, it would be a different story, if she drew on Nikolai’s infinite energy.
"Please get ready. We have limited time left before the spell on Nikolai loses its effect," Mineah continued and her mother nodded. Mineah released a quiet sigh as she watched her mother and Wizard Lurio take their positions, forming a triangle.
With closed eyes, Mineah began chanting and performing the spell. Her words created a glowing thread that connected her to her mother and Wizard Lurio. As she continued chanting, she clenched her jaw feeling Nikolai’s immense power surging inside her body.
’This is harder than I thought,’ she thought while chanting. It was her first time attempting a spell that required such immense power.