Episode: 8Episodes: 30
Elara supports the poisoned Kael through a cave passage near the ruins. They step into a stone courtyard, and a red magic array traps them. Lilith Blackwood and a hooded sorcerer ambush them to steal Kael's dragon core. Red chains bind Kael. Elara cuts her hand on an ancestral amulet, creating a blue barrier over him. The sorcerers bombard the shield. Elara coughs blood and collapses, driving Kael into a furious roar.
Elara Vance helps the weakened Kael Draven walk through a rocky cave passage near the ruins. Venom spreads through Kael's body, and he tells her to leave him behind. Elara ignores his warnings and refuses to step away from his side.
Kael and Elara enter the ruined stone circle courtyard. A glowing red magic array lights up under their boots. Lilith Blackwood and the hooded sorcerer step forward from the shadows, declaring they will take Kael's dragon power.
Red chains bind Kael inside the array and pull at his glowing dragon core. Elara cuts her hand against an ancestral crest amulet. Her blood activates the relic, raising a glowing blue protective barrier over Kael to shield him.
Lilith and the hooded sorcerer launch dark spells against the blue barrier. The violent impacts strain Elara. She coughs up blood while pouring her energy into the shield, telling Kael that she will protect him this time.
Dark magic overwhelms the defense. Elara vomits blood and falls to the ground. Seeing her collapse, Kael experiences overwhelming fury. His eyes flare fiery red, and he releases an earth-shaking dragon roar against their attackers.
“Leave me Elara. The venom is eating away my strength. I'll only get you killed.”
“Elara, you thought you could take my prey? How pathetically foolish.”
“Damn dragon hunter. You think you can block my bloodstone array?”
“Kyle, this time, let me protect you.”
Elara collapses onto the stones in a pool of blood as the dark sorcery breaks her shield. Kael watches her fall, and his eyes burn bright red with dragon rage as he roars. Can Kael break free from the bloodstone array and save Elara before the sorcerers take his core?