What remained of the sapphire energy was a little more than half of its original size, and part of it solidified into Ajatar's head, neck, and part of his chest. Enough to take a deep breath and release a soft, sky-blue blaze.
"What are you doing? There's no world energy-" Baba Yaga had never seen anything like that, and Life Vision confirmed to her that the sapphire flames burned mana instead of world energy. "Never mind."
She had no time or desire to look the gift Dragon in the mouth, especially since the absence of world energy and Ajatar's compliance made his mystical fire much easier to Dominate than it was supposed to be.
The Mother used the sapphire flames to purge Thunder Soul and her Domination to remove every trace of Blood and Life Maelstrom from Ilthin's body. Despite her timely intervention, the body of the Firstborn Banshee was in shambles, and her blood core was close to cracking.
