Chapter 9: Minute
The monster core shimmered ominously, fist-sized and unnaturally smooth. Elian pressed it against Bianca's soulgem, but nothing happened.
"Uhm, Master, how do I feed the cores? It's bigger than your soulgem. Should I break them into pieces?"
"I do not know. I actually haven't tried to consume a core before."
Alarmed at what he heard, Elian couldn't help but glare at his prideful master.
"Why are you staring at me? I am a spirit. Get on with it. We need to leave soon."
Sigh, you are completely missing the point!
Elian groaned. It concerned her own safety, yet the woman before him didn't care. Swallowing his complaints, he grabbed the core and squeezed. Much like the ants he fought, the piece of solid ore couldn't endure and got crushed to tiny pieces.
Are these things supposed to be so fragile?
Taking the small fragments, Elian pushed them into the soulgem. It reacted. Like a man dying of thirst who got a sip of water, the golden orb grew hair-like black strands and wrestled the core shards from Elian's hands.
Damn, that looked creepy as hell!
At the same moment, Bianca's body suddenly glowed faintly. Seeing the light, Elian eagerly observed his master's divine beauty for any changes. When he found none, he asked impatiently,