With a single, exhausted thought, Hide pulled his authority back.
The towering, seven-meter-tall titan that was Zenith dissolved into a heavy cloud of pitch-black smoke. Across the scorched, glass-like crater, Aegis, the Doom Overseer, and finally the colossal Blue Lightning Dragon all lost their physical cohesion, transforming into swirling vortexes of corrupted energy. The massive amounts of dark mana rapidly condensed and rushed back into Hide's chest, sinking seamlessly into his newly evolved Dark Abyssal Core.
As Drogon vanished, the violent, bruised-purple storm clouds churning high above the Ufrifan desert finally broke apart. The howling winds died down to a gentle, sweltering breeze, and the bright, furious glow of the moon pierced through the parting clouds, illuminating the endless sea of dunes.
Hide stood alone in the silence of the desert. He let out a long, ragged sigh, his shoulders slumping as the adrenaline finally left his system.
