Vol2/Chap 5: The Veil Between Stars
Klaus stood motionless in the center of devastation, breathing slowly as his wounded arm knitted itself back together. The unnatural blue energy from the Messenger's attack had left behind a residue that stung like frozen needles beneath his skin. Around him stretched a sea of blue mana stones, thousands upon thousands of them scattered across the bloodstained snow like fallen stars. Each one represented a life extinguished, a creature that had crawled through the rift only to meet its end at the hands of a boy and his dragon.
Dudu nudged his uninjured shoulder, golden eyes flickering with concern. The dragon's obsidian scales were speckled with frost and something darker, residue from the void flames he had unleashed during the battle.
