Hollow Ascension - Chapter 153: The Valley’s Struggle

... comforting, now flickered like a candle in the wind, threatening to go out at any moment. Elda stood in the center of the glade, her staff glowing faintly as she tried to focus on the valley's magic, but every time she reached for it, the dark tendrils twisted deeper into the energy, resisting her attempts to connect.

"The valley is struggling," Elda whispered, her voice tight with strain. "It's fighting back, but the corruption... it's burrowing into the core."

Kael's grip on hi ...