"Little sister, hold on a little longer!"
Watching Ilisa ride Aphrodite into battle on the horizon, as fragile as a candle in the wind before the terrifying Kraken, Igaia finally made her decision.
She chanted a spell as she cut open her palm, pouring all her vital energy into her young dragon, Gaia La, along with the blood gushing from her wound.
Under the combined effects of this Blood Pact power and the surging energy continuously flowing from the blue weirwood, the yellow young dragon rapidly swelled like an inflating balloon.
"Skree!"
"Raaagh!"
In less than half an hour, Gaia La had grown to over ten meters long, closely resembling the newly adult Great Dragon Syrax.
A trace of relief finally appeared on Igaia's pale, beautiful face, though she had grown terribly weak. Without hesitation, she climbed onto Gaia La's back and guided her toward the docks.
By now, the Deep One had been completely reduced to ash, and almost all the humanoid monsters had been wiped out. Scorching, blood-red Blood Sacrifice Energy had enveloped all of Athetislia Island like crimson smoke.
Bathed in this pure energy, Igaia's weakened body rapidly replenished its blood, and she soon recovered her strength. But she knew full well that her depleted life essence would probably never recover.
Gaia La was already in an unusual state of growth, and the dense Blood Sacrifice Energy instead brought her considerable benefits. By the time she reached the docks of Rainbow Town, she had grown to nearly twenty meters long.
"Raaagh!"
Gaia La's wings sliced through the blood-red mist before her, and orange-gold dragonfire poured down like molten gold onto the immense Abyssal Behemoth.
At the same time, Igaia began chanting Blood Sacrifice Spells, hoping to see whether she could sacrifice this terrifying, evil creature as well.