The foothills had been crossed, and the northernmost part of the empire, the clearing, had been reached. James and Ariel sitting on his back, could see the scene before them.
It was instantly clear what the Oracle was talking about, it was a frightening sight indeed.
For almost two hundred metres there were only dead and decayed bodies of men, animals and monsters. This area had turned into a desert. The vultures sitting in the dead trees around were watching the trio with ever-changing pupils.
When Chao descended to the ground, James and Ariel got off his back and the old holy Gryphon Chao returned to his human form. "Be careful, even if you are strong, the dirty mana around you is enormous," Chao warned, instantly protecting the duo.
James and Ariel were surprised by these words, they had not even traced the dirty mana, and they could not even feel a small part of it.
