The Black Rune was Ivy's work from the height of her power. Loa lacked the strength to undo it on his own, but by cleverly using a Scale Ivy had left behind, he had made the task far easier. The bloodline and soul were a match!
Under Loa's control, the ghostly blue light and black smoke on the Scale gradually merged on a level ordinary people could not see. Like a key turning in a lock, they broke through the Rune's First Seal and entered the space within it.
Yes, the First Seal!
Some monstrously bored person had placed three layers of Seals on the Rune mark, making it almost impossible for anyone but her to open it!
Fortunately, Loa had inherited Ivy's Dragon Body. Otherwise, he would never have had any hope.
After he broke through the First Seal, the two forces reached straight into the soul. That was when Vegapunk passed out. Loa's consciousness sank into the Rune and arrived in a pitch-black place where, strangely, he could still see three or four meters around him.
This was the world inside the Rune mark, where Vegapunk's soul was held captive and outside intruders were kept at bay.
Loa could still feel the cold wind against his face, proving he had not completely lost awareness of the outside world. Only his consciousness had entered this world, carried by the flow of Magic Power.
In the dim space, a faint blue glow guarded Loa on either side. The black mist churning around him lunged like snakes from the abyss, trying to swallow him whole.
But the protective blue light stopped every attack. Like wax touching a red-hot iron rod, the black smoke writhed a few times before fading away.
The power within the Scale was more than a key to