A wave of green light erupted from R'lissea's staff, washing over the faltering guardian. The corrupted stone and withered vine that marred its form ignited with verdant power. Decaying stone and rotted roots sloughed off. The loss of so much material left the elemental misshapen and unbalanced, barely half its original size. But what remained was pure and saturated with life energy, pulsing with the heartbeat of the city.
The light in its core grew brighter. I shifted as I felt a subtle tug on my wards, my tail twitching with confusion. The force grew stronger, centered on the elemental. It couldn't withstand the pressure, and with a shuddering groan, it caved. Cracks spiderwebbed across the countless buildings, the limbs deforming. Stone and earth, roots and towers, the entire guardian collapsed in on itself.
