24 Forming a Core (2/2)

”Don't stop there, Oli. Now you must reach out with both your aura and your spirit to interact with the soul jade and begin fusing with it.” Trada was reluctant to remind him of this, but she admired his courage to try it and knew it was what he wanted.

Grabbing the soul jade at his side, Oli held it against his chest as his spirit led a strand of the growing essence energy into the jade, triggering the fusion process.

The level of pain Oli felt skyrocketed at that moment as his soul trembled while the spirit jade began to gradually dissolve into his chest. His soul was aching, and his body felt like it was breaking. Oli had to force himself to stay conscious. He gritted his teeth and grunted wildly in an attempt to reduce the pain, even clenching his fists together and convulsing.

This went on for five long minutes before Oli's mind couldn't take it anymore. He kept blinking in and out of consciousness, afraid to fail and lose this one-of-a-kind chance to gain strength along with his life. Blood dripped from his hands as his fingernails pierced his skin and from his lips as he coughed wildly.

Seeing him at the brink of collapse, Trada was sad at her inability to help him. Desperate to motivate him, she said, ”Oli, don't forget about your father. Didn't you promise to protect your mother in his place? And what about your clan, don't they need your help too?”

Those words reached Oli as he managed to cling to consciousness and last a little while longer. Three more minutes passed, and the soul jade finally vanished from sight, now fully fused with Oli. The crazy energy in Oli finally began to calm as it all finally entered his chest and began to solidify.

At that moment, Oli blacked out, unable to hold on any longer. He fell over and laid in the formation undisturbed by the world.

Trada relaxed when she felt his core begin to harden, knowing that the worst part was over, and the rest would happen naturally, even if he slept through it. She then blew out the flames, revealing the blood she had used to form the formation.

Trada finally let her weakness show. Her eyes were growing dimmer by the day and her scales had lost their luster long ago. If she hadn't been resting for the past few days, Oli would've noticed it for sure. Trada looked around the cave, at her wealth, and then back at her egg.

With no one able to hear her, she spoke aloud to herself, ”I'm glad you finally did it Oli. You scared me for a moment, but you pulled it off like you said you would. I'll have to trust you from now on since I won't be here much longer.”

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Reluctantly, Trada cleaned off her egg and embraced it one last time.