Explosions go off like a Van Dimple movie, one after the other.
Yet with every explosion the world's energy gets thinner, not by a lot but still noticeable.
"Master Go, what is he doing"? Isla asks the old man sitting on the rock.
"Mana crystals are the remains of fallen mages".
"Burning it with a blessed flame rids them of their residual impurities".
"By doing this, the spiritual root is exposed, and that place where the spiritual root resides is called the semeru".
"He is burning the crystals in hopes that once the space is exposed for a brief moment, it will siphon the spiritual energy around us".
Isla is more confused by the moment, coupled with her frustration she is ready to shake the thin old man if he gives her the run around once more.
"What do you mean mana crystals are fallen mages"?
"Does everyone know this"!?
Outrage pours out of her, yet she knows in her heart this is the truth.
