75 Chapter 75: Dragon Dance
A familiar forest appeared before my eyes, an infinite tangle of trees rising towards the sky hidden by the dense fog that envelops everything in a grayish cloak. The trees, tall and leafy, cluster in dense forests that seem to have no end, their intertwined branches creating a canopy that barely lets the sunlight through, diffused and weak through the mist.
The fog, thick and enveloping, glides between the trunks and branches like an ethereal veil, hiding the details of the landscape and creating an atmosphere of mystery and bewilderment. The air is laden with moisture, making it heavy and difficult to breathe, while the ground is covered by a carpet of thick fog; if you take off your shoes in certain areas, you will find damp moss and fallen leaves that cushion your steps.
Silence reigns in this place, sounds seem to distort in the fog, creating a sense of unreality and making it easy to get lost in this labyrinth of trees.
As you advance, the shapes of the trees become increasingly blurred, fading into the fog that envelops everything. There are no clear reference points, only the feeling of being immersed in a sea of greenery and grayish vapor.
The fog occasionally opens momentarily, revealing fleeting glimpses of distant trees or indistinct shadows moving among the branches. But soon it closes again, devouring everything in its path and plunging the forest once again into its ghostly embrace.
In this place lost in time and space, the passage of the day becomes irrelevant, as the sunlight barely manages to penetrate the thick fog, creating an eternal twilight that seems to envelop the forest in an eternal dream.
"Well, I guess we'll be here another month to try to get as far as possible towards my goal," I said as I looked at Elsa. She was certainly very different from me, her past self looking around with fear. Now, her sharp eyes looked in all directions for any movement around her. In her blue eyes, there was a firm will to be of help this time. She was wearing the armor that Roberto gave us. Each piece on every part of her body made her feel very elegant; the pieces, although in the midst of all that fog, did not lose their distinctive ethereal shine. Of course, it should be noted that her armor is of epic rank. Hanging from her waist was the sheath of her unsheathed sword.
"Did you find anything?" I asked her.
Elsa frowned, looking around repeatedly. "I can't sense any presence beyond my visibility. It's like I'm blind if I try to look beyond my field of vision."
So it wasn't just me; this place somehow restricts you even further, making you feel more vulnerable than you already are.
After a few minutes of hesitation, we decided to keep walking. Every step in this labyrinth of greenery and vapor was uncertain, every turn revealing only more confusion in the form of ghostly trees and dancing shadows. In this fog-shrouded forest, time seemed to stand still, creating a sense of eternity suspended in the mist.
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Without fear or hesitation, the dragons began to converge towards the human figure with indescribable grace. Their movements became even more synchronized, as if they were following the call of a divine melody that only they could hear. With each step they took, the energy they emanated seemed to intensify, enveloping them in a radiant aura.
In a moment of perfect harmony, the dragons drew closer and closer to the human being at the center, as if they were being drawn by an invisible magnet. Then, in a moment of pure transcendence, the dragons merged into a dazzling glow that enveloped the human being in a sphere of radiant light.
The human figure, wrapped in this embrace of divine energy, rose from the ground in a celestial dance with the dragons. Their forms intertwined in a cosmic fusion, each sharing their essence with the other in a sacred communion that transcended the limits of time and space.
In this sacred union, the dragons and the human being became one entity, a manifestation of power and unity that radiated love and peace throughout the universe. It was a moment of pure magic, where the connection between all forms of life became evident in its highest expression.
"Undoubtedly, every time I see your dance I feel at peace with myself," Gabriel said with a small smile on his face.
"I know you have other reasons for being here, what happened?" Noah asked him, looking him in the eyes.
"The man I sent on the reconnaissance mission in zone 7 failed the mission... Guess who he encountered on his way? The Serpent of Damnation was in the midst of a battle with another ancient creature, but as you can deduce, the serpent emerged victorious. Amidst all this chaos, the agent finally managed to observe what the chains surrounding its huge body are for," Gabriel said with a serene look on his face.
"What kind of power does it have?" Noah's eyes shone with great depth, a small killing intent gleaming within.
"Space. Its chains, when unleashed from its body, begin to spin extremely fast in a circle, thus creating a black hole," Gabriel commented to Noah.
"I see, is the agent okay?" Noah asked him.
"Yes, he managed to get out in time before the hole swallowed him completely," Gabriel replied to Noah before disappearing from the place.
Noah looked around. His eyes still emitted a small killing intent. For him, the creature "Serpent of Damnation the Ancient" was his sworn enemy and he had unfinished business with that creature from the past, he had to kill it with his own hands, only then could he ascend to the sacred rank.