Chapter 127: Researching.......
Kelvin sat with the Veil codex open before him, its dim runes was a reminder of their victory over the Sovereign, its leather was covered heavy with the weight of their journey through the Shattered Peaks, Verdant Hollow, Iron Fens, Abyssal Caldera, Sanctum, Veilheart, Abyss Core, and Primordial Rift.
His faint scars that were across his chest, shoulder, arm, and thigh were barely visible beneath his rune-etched tunic, but they tingled with the memory of the Rift’s brutality.
His Veilbane Medal, that were forged from riftprimal scales and psychic cores, hung heavy at his chest, its violet and gold surface was catching the library’s glow, a badge of honor that felt both empowering and daunting.
Xerion coiled beside him with his twenty-foot serpentine form a cascade of crimson and gold scales, their gouges are now faint marks, the honor rune etched in the infirmary was glowing faintly, with his amber eyes vigilant as they scanned the chamber.
Their 82% sync ratio pulsed warmly in Kelvin’s chest, a steady anchor as he spoke, his voice was low but thick with unease.
"Valebreach’s mines... that rogue fire-wyrm," he said, with his fingers tightening around Master Mealin’s drake-essence amulet, its warmth was a faint comfort against the cold weight of his fear.
"It is not just a beast. The tome says it is tied to the fire essence where my father died, maybe even the Veil’s remnants.
Facing it feels like stepping into his grave, like I am being judged for failing him." Xerion’s hiss was sharp but grounding, his scales flared briefly as he sensed Kelvin’s turmoil, his warmth was a steady pulse that kept the visions of his father’s burning form at bay.
Lyra sat across from him, with her eyes fierce but shadowed with doubt, her faint scars on her arm, side, and thigh were hidden beneath her rune-etched tunic.
Her shadow-etched gauntlet was pulsing with Peaks’ dark runes, gloomstalker spores, labyrinth vine essence, griffon feathers, Fenheart obelisk runes, riftwraith claws, shadowdrake fangs, riftclaw pincers, riftbeast scales, psychic crystals, riftlord spines, and riftmonarch scales, its glow was steady but flickering with her unease.