"Tell me about this child you want to protect," Dorian asked, his eyes glimmering with passion as he peered at the crawler.
The monster seemed hesitant at first; however, soon it spoke, revealing everything as Dorian had wanted.
"Must stay here to protect the child of Ragnor. The child must be born healthy. Can't protect anymore, running out of mana. Child destroys the world if incomplete. Birth in 200,000 years with my mana. Your mana, shorter, Complete birth."
Dorian was certain those were the words the crawler spoke to him.
Then it went on to say—
"Strange being. You. Good energy source to replenish water. Sustain the child of Ragnor, human help. Can't guarantee the safety of world."
It pointed to the glowing water source right behind Dorian.
…
Flip~
Dorian opened the pages in front of him, flipping and flipping in haste as though he was racing against time.
His eyes were bulging and veiny, showing how tired he was since he had been up for two nights straight.