Niara flew toward the sword, which was surrounded by a strong, pure green aura. But as she got within two meters, a sudden flash of light burst out and she felt a wave of power slam her backward.
She was thrown far away. When she looked again, she saw the sword glowing with a black light — corruption writhing through the draconic green. It had rejected her, and the level of that corruption was insanely high.
A thick miasma started pouring nonstop from the sword, covering everything around it.
"Someone got here first!" a guttural voice suddenly growled.
Darian reacted fast, activating his dark power and wrapping it around both of them. Since they'd been thrown to a corner of the hall, they were immediately hidden within the miasma.
