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Confluence - ‘act or process of merging’
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She could feel his power through her fingertips. It was a dense aether that swirled wildly in the space between them with his rage and it was hard to stay standing against it. Katsum’s knees buckled as she fell to them, fighting against his energy to keep her hand outstretched towards him, her own aether reaching out trying to reach him.
His eyes broke her heart. Eyes that shined a blue gray but were lifeless and angry. His soul was not present, hidden somewhere deep within his being as it had been for centuries. Royal after royal had known him only as a protector, a creature that protected them and the kingdom, and they had forgotten who he had been, who he was.
She would not make the same mistake. She would break this wheel and free him from himself.
The great red dragon roared, his voice sending another wave of aether at her as she grimaced yet held firm. She could see a spark glowing in the back of his mouth, the light growing brighter, yet still she remained with her hand outstretched.
Suddenly, she felt her aether take hold and she looked into his eyes and felt the familiar pull of the Echo overcoming her mind.
She closed her eyes and pulled herself into his memories where she knew she would find the answers she needed to awaken him.
I’ll bring you back, Raihogg. I promise. You have suffered alone for long enough.