In the center of the clearing stood a simple, ancient altar covered in vines, bathed in sunlight as always.
Vizet had used this altar before, so he naturally remembered what he had to do to awaken it.
He and Luna stood on either side and fitted the crystals they had prepared in advance into the grooves. Invisible magical ripples spread gently outward, shaking away the dead branches and fallen leaves around them.
"Impervius!" Vizet and Luna pointed their wands at each other and, with perfect tacit understanding, cast the Water and Fire Resistance Spell to guard against the rain that would follow.
The Thunderbird Egg seemed to sense something too. At that moment, it began to shake restlessly, and the surrounding air gave off an extremely faint sizzling sound.
The withered fallen leaves on the ground were affected as well, as if some invisible force had taken hold of them, drawing them into a gentle dance around the Thunderbird Egg.
There seemed to be some pattern to the way the leaves bounced. Whenever their movement intensified, tiny sparks or points of light would appear, only to vanish in the blink of an eye.
"Jupiter..." Luna crouched down and said to the Thunderbird Egg with great patience, "It's about to begin..."
The Thunderbird Egg had clearly heard what Luna said. It stopped shaking restlessly and instead began bouncing up and down, just like the fallen leaves circling it.
Like this, the Thunderbird Egg looked very much like a child standing before a stove with a plate in hand, eagerly waiting for delicious food to be ladled onto it.
While Luna was comforting the Thunderbird Egg, Vizet was not idle either. He raised his wand and pointed it at the ancient altar, pouring Ancient Magic Power into it.
As Vizet infused the