Fresh mountain air greeted Sylvia's party as they stepped out of the mouth of the dimensional rift, now sealed tight. The choking purple mist was gone, and so was the hum of corrupting energy crawling across their skin. Above the mining city of Eldridge, the sky had been gloomy and smothered by magical pollution. Now the warm morning sun swept it clean and lit the stone rooftops and the cobblestone streets, still wet with dew.
Outside the stone cave, Azure Dragon wagged his tail slowly. He was now a small dragon two meters long, with glittering deep-blue scales and a curved silver horn. He drew a deep breath and savored the open air after thousands of years confined in a hollow, dark obsidian space.
'This air...' Azure Dragon murmured through telepathy. His voice sounded far lighter than when he had been bound in chains. 'It has been so long since I felt the wind beyond the barrier walls. This world has truly changed.'
