The system screen flashed.
[DUNGEON CORE ACQUIRED. TYPE: LIFE FORCE SYPHON. ]
[STATUS: NEUTRALIZED.]
[RECOMMENDATION: DELIVER TO BONDED PARTNER FOR CONSUMPTION. THE CORE WILL RESTORE MANA RESERVES. WILL AMPLIFY EXISTING ABILITIES. WILL FORGE A DEEPER CONNECTION BETWEEN SHARED SOULS.]
Kaelen stared at the words. Bonded partner. Lysander. The core was for Lysander.
The screen flickered.
[CONGRATULATIONS. RARE DUNGEON COMPLETED.]
[OBJECTIVE: SURVIVE. MAINTAIN CHARACTER. DISCOVER EXIT CONDITION.]
[STATUS: ACHIEVED.]
[ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: THE SIRENS WERE NOT THE ENEMY. THEY SANK SOUTHERN SHIPS TO PREVENT MERCHANTS AND SAILORS FROM REACHING NORTH HAVEN. FROM BEING TURNED. FROM BECOMING MONSTERS. THEIR METHODS WERE CRUEL. THEIR INTENT WAS PROTECTIVE.]
The girl's voice echoed in his head. Not the hungry voice. The real voice. The fifteen-year-old who had carried eggs and sung songs and trusted people who should not have been trusted.
