The incessant notifications only added to Shard's astonishment. "Verdant Blessing" was likely a power left by Tree Father, probably because it couldn't bear the heavy aura of death on Shard, so it gave him a "cleansing" of sorts.
The subsequent insights he had into so many Spirit Runes also showed just how powerful the Ancient Gods were. A simple blessing nearly added eight Spirit Runes to Shard's collection.
"Did I lose out, or did I actually gain?"
Shaking his head, he couldn't afford to delay since the half-hour started from the moment the door opened. Feeling the surging and ample life force within him, Shard took a step forward.
The mist dispersed, and the light around him dimmed immediately. As the biting wind blew, Shard looked up to the valley's night sky, to the blood-red moon that seemed as if it would drop from the heavens at any moment.
