Chapter 56 - Battle Ecstacy

Ethan and Irene moved cautiously through the Water Zone, the luminous blue glow from pools around them casting an ethereal light across their path.The atmosphere was markedly different from the Earth Zone, with the air feeling cool, damp and full of mist. The gentle sound of water dripping echoing around them.Strange aquatic plants adorned the pillars instead of gems, their bioluminescent tendrils swaying gently in the current of an unseen force.As they walked, the ground beneath them began to change from solid rock to a softer, more yielding surface, almost like wet clay.Small streams of water crisscrossed their path, and the shimmering reflections from the pools created an somehow calming ambiance.Irene's Zephyr Boots allowing her to tread lightly across the wet ground."Do you think the Heartstone is close?" she asked, her voice barely above a whisper.