The dark tendrils grew all across the wide clearing. They all grew thicker the closer one got to the gigantic tree. The vines also moved along the surface of great trees at the clearing's edge, where Sera floated.
She watched the appendages with a mix of awe and disgust. Their size and quantity were incredible, yet they all looked nauseating while they wriggled.
They continued dragging Bea and the hippogryphs away towards the main great tree, but Sera acted quicker than they moved. She flew into the ground with a massive explosion, destroying any nearby dark tentacle-like vines and roots.
The explosion created a dozen meter wide crater, which Sera filled with liquid Angelic Metal. Her body connected with the liquid, as if she became one with the substance. She didn't yet understand the reason for this strange feeling, but she didn't have time to ponder.
