Bertram continued to read from the tome in the same ancient language. Aurelius was positively excited. The piercingly invasive presence in the air didn't seem to bother him. He was overflowing with anticipation. There was an increasingly deranged look on his face. That look was the extreme excitement of a man about to have all the power he needed to do everything he had ever wanted, among which was being the one and only emperor of the Arkana… the sole ruler of both continents. The only thing on his mind was the eagerness to receive unimaginable power to conquer the Arkana.
As Bertram continued reading from the tome in his hand, light from the pentagram circle detached and went to some of the scholars in the room. As the detached light stopped moving once it was where they stood, all of them started turning to ashes. The ashes then fused with the light, which returned to the pentagram circle.
