Prism of Focus
"No, you fools!" Arygos roared, his anger and insults stunning the blue dragonflight that was lost in its joy. His next words terrified them all even more. "Neltharion will kill you!" Before Kalecgos and Alleria could even process the meaning of his words, he raised his head and unleashed a terrifying roar.
The roar contained not only sound waves and air currents, but also an even more terrifying sound. In an instant, the sound of flapping wings echoed from beyond the mountains surrounding Howling Fjord. Under the moonlight, row upon row of dark shadows charged forward like vengeful ghosts, launching a fierce attack on the Nexus. Alleria's eyes widened as she watched the Twilight Dragonflight rapidly approach. The Female Elf had never seen Twilight Dragon before, but she recognized them instantly through intuition.
"Traitor!" Kalecgos spread his wings and pounced on Arygos.
The two blue dragons clashed, Arygos was at a disadvantage from the start. The other massive blue dragons, seeing the intruders, immediately sprang into action. They leaped into the air and charged at their enemy. White and purple magic intertwined, creating explosions that illuminated the battlefield. While suppressing Arygos, Kalecgos searched for Tethys. His gaze quickly locked onto his sister, who was locked in a fierce battle with a Twilight Dragon.
"Tethys!" he called out. The female blue dragon then turned her gaze to the new Guardian. "Go quickly to Lady Alleria and protect her."
In a fleeting instant, Tethys broke free from the Twilight Dragon's grasp and charged towards the Oculus. At that moment, three Twilight Dragon lunged directly at Kalecgos. The Arcanist exhaled a deadly blast of icy gas. Before the Twilight Dragon could even become translucent, their flesh was frozen solid by Kalecgos's aura. Another Twilight Dragon attempted to ambush Kalecgos from behind, but the Guardian lashed out with its tail, forcefully repelling it.
More and more Twilight Dragon charged at him, and more and more corpses fell from the sky. Kalecgos marveled at the Guardian's power. He felt no fatigue; with a mere thought, magic would surge through his body. He firmly believed that this battle would end in victory for the Blue Dragonflight. However, Kalecgos wanted victory to come even faster; he wanted to eliminate the leader of the Twilight Dragonflight directly.
Where is Arygos? Kalecgos is certain that the traitor has attracted these abominable dragons. If only he could capture him... The Arcanist looked around and found that the fellow had vanished!
This was definitely not the scene Alleria wanted to see. The appearance of the Twilight Dragonflight prompted all the blue dragons to act in unison; they all took to the air and pounced on the enemy.
The Female Elf watched as Tethys slew a Twilight Dragon and quickly approached her. As the Twilight Dragon's carcass fell to the ground, Alleria suddenly realized something was wrong. She looked at Kalecgos; there was now a guardian on the battlefield. The invading invaders weren't particularly powerful; they had no chance of defeating the Blue Dragonflight.
So why? Why did they launch this attack? Was it merely to cover the escape of a defeated Arygos? The Regent suspected things weren't that simple.
Tethys quickly approached the Female Elf was observing the battlefield from the crescent platform. As soon as she landed, she anxiously cried out, "It's not safe here, get on my back quickly."
"No, something's strange about this invasion," Alleria said, but Tethys couldn't understand her at all. The Regent pointed to Kalecgos's location and explained, "What's the point of those Twilight Dragon throwing their lives away? Even if they're a bunch of mindless machines, what about their masters? Would they do something pointless?"
Blue Dragon looked in the direction Alleria was pointing. These Twilight Dragon swarmed outside the Nexus like ants, not taking advantage of the potentially advantageous terrain, but rather willingly becoming easy targets for Kalecgos.
Tethys's heart sank. An inexplicable fear gripped her, almost momentarily paralyzing her. Alleria was right; there must be some very serious problem they had overlooked.
But what exactly is it?
"Arygos run away, that traitor must know something!" Tethys said with disgust.
These words struck a chord with Alleria. Arygos was a direct descendant of Malygos, and he must know many secrets about the Blue Dragonflight. Now that Arygos had allied with the Twilight Dragonflight, did that mean he would reveal these secrets to the enemy leader? Was this attack also aimed at the Blue Dragonflight's "secrets"?
At this moment, she realized the enemy's true purpose: they were launching a suicide attack to attract the attention of the Arcanist and the Blue Dragons, and then take the opportunity to steal the Blue Dragons' treasures.
Alleria was about to warn Tethys when suddenly, the entire the Nexus trembled violently from a sudden explosion. The Female Elf gripped the platform's handrail, barely managing to stay upright, and caught a glimpse of Tethys's terrified expression out of the corner of her eye. The elegant blue dragon finally understood. "Below the Nexus... the Eye of Eternity!"
"The Prism of Focus! Their target is the Prism of Focus." Kalecgos in the sky was also stunned by the explosion below the Nexus. When he was finally able to speak again, he couldn't even believe that he had shouted such a thing.
"Everyone! Drive the enemy away first! Immediately check the situation in the Eye of Eternity."
The blue dragon's home began to shake, and intense light burst forth from its innermost layer.
"Damn it! The Prism of Focus is moving." Kalecgos looked down at the situation below; the Arcanist's power allowed him to observe the area around the Blue Dragonflight's sacred relic. Clearly, as he said, the Prism of Focus was moving rapidly in a direction that would cause it to detach from the Nexus.
"Blue Dragonflight, follow me!" Kalecgos shouted. His voice was loud and deep. "Our enemies have stolen the Prism of Focus. Don't let them escape."
Kalecgos flew with incredible speed. He was frantically chasing the Twilight Dragon, but the invaders showed no sign of retreating; they charged forward fearlessly, trying to slow the Arcanist down. The air was filled with the crackling of blue ice magic and Kalecgos's roar. Several Twilight Dragon fell, but more were surging forward.
Unbeknownst to him, Kalecgos noticed that the number of blue dragons following him was dwindling; most were tied down, and the few remaining were unlikely to offer much help. Kalecgos resolved to break through the enemy's hold and flew alone towards the direction the Prism of Focus was moving. The relic was approaching Dragonblight.