Chapter 248
It took a minute to gather the war council, consisting of me, Eleanor, Maria, Harold, Terry, and Rosie.
I started speaking. “We have an emergency,” I said.
“What’s that spell?” Terry asked, pointing at the sky. “It feels … ominous.”
“Because it is,” I responded. “Whatever that spell is, the mysterious energy density in the environment has risen significantly since it was cast, and it’s rising even more.”
“Should I fly and interrupt it?” Maria asked.
I paused a second, doing my best to examine the mana, including the way it moved and dispersed. “No, we’re too late,” I said. “Whatever that attack was, it has already done its job. What we see is just the dispersing mana.”
Terry’s eyes widened. “The spell?” he asked. “Is it that powerful?”
I continued examining it, taking note of the dispersal rate and other variables. “Not exceedingly so,” I determined. “The problem is the nature of the mana. It has been transformed into some kind of volatile energy, which leaves a strong sign of its presence. It has already finished its job.”
“What’s the aim?” Rosie asked.
“There is a chance that it was similar to the crystal attack of Drakka, some kind of energy container.”
“You don’t seem to believe that.”
“Because I don’t. I fear that whatever he did increase the corruption energy the area receives long term.”