I Received System to Become Dragonborn

Chapter 563: Dive Deeper

The sky above was an ever-twisting mass of dark clouds and spiraling energy. The vortex loomed, its tendrils still snaking through the heavens, feeding on the life force it had siphoned from the land below.

Erend and Eccar hovered in the air with eyes that locked on the churning mass above. They had been waiting for what felt like hours, watching and expecting something, a sign, a shift, or anything, but the vortex remained as it was, a silent, foreboding presence.

Erend’s jaw tightened as he continued to scan the vortex, his mind racing.

"Nothing," he muttered, frustration creeping into his voice. "It’s not doing anything. What is it waiting for? Is it really just going to stay silent like this?!"

Eccar remained quiet for a moment. Then he spoke, "We’ve been waiting for too long. It’s not going to act soon I guess. We should stop waiting for it to show its hand."

Erend glanced at him. "You mean…"

Eccar’s expression hardened, and he nodded. "We dive in. We go straight to the vortex again, find whatever it is that keeping this thing alive, the flesh. We tear it out ourselves."

Erend frowned, uncertainty flickering in his eyes.

"Charging in wit hout knowing what’s inside? We’ve already tried entering that thing before and it nearly tore us apart," Erend said.

Eccar’s wings shifted as he adjusted his stance in the air.

"And yet we survived. If we stay out here, we’re just waiting for it to gain more strength, for the land to suffer even further. We’ve already seen what it can do, how it drains the life out of everything. If we wait much longer, there won’t be anything left to save," Eccar replied.

Erend hesitated, feeling the weight of the decision. He had always been cautious and preferring strategy over brute force if that can be done. But in this moment, with nothing changing, he couldn’t ignore the urgency. They couldn’t afford to let the Great Calamity gain any more of a foothold.

He sighed, the determination in his eyes hardening.

"Alright, then. We go in. But we need to be ready for anything. If that thing tries to tear us apart again, we hit it with everything we have."

Eccar grinned, his fiery eyes gleaming. "Now you’re talking." Read new chapters at M V L

With a nod, they prepared themselves, their wings flaring out. The air crackled with Magic power as they summoned their Dragon Scale and transforming as their scales thickened, glowing faintly with a protective aura.

They looked at each other one last time before diving forward, their bodies cutting through the air as they soared directly into the heart of the vortex.

The wind howled around them, the force of the spiraling energy pulling at their wings and threatening to throw them off course. But they pushed forward, muscles straining as they plunged deeper.

As they pierced the outer layer of the vortex, the air around them grew heavy and thick. The energy whipped past them like the claws, trying to tear at their flesh.

Erend’s scales deflected the worst of it, but he could still feel the sting of the chaotic force pushing against him. Eccar weaved through the swirling energy, staying close to Erend’s side.

It was as if the vortex is trying their hardest to push them away.

The deeper they went, the darker it became. The light from the outside world faded, replaced by an ominous pulsing red glow that surrounded them. The air was filled with an unnatural hum, like the heartbeat of some great beast.

"Stay close!" Erend called out, his voice barely audible over the roar of the vortex. "We need to find the core together!"

Eccar nodded, his eyes scanning their surroundings as they dive deeper.

"Let’s just assume that the core are at the center where all this energy is coming from," Eccar said.

"Alright. Its our best bet anyway."

Finally, they broke through the innermost layer of the vortex, and what lay before them was a sight that sent a chill down Erend’s spine. The space opened into a cavernous void, and at its center was a massive, pulsating mass of flesh.

Turns out, Eccar guess were on point. They just have to dive straight into its center to found it. Maybe the Great Calamity has run out of energy so that it can no longer hide its source of life as good as before.

The flesh was unlike anything they had seen before. It looks like an abomination of twisted veins and muscles that throbbing with dark energy that pulsed in time with the tendrils that stretched out into the sky.

That’s clearly was the core.

The mass seemed alive, its surface shifting and undulating as if sensing their presence. Tendrils of energy lashed out from the central mass, flailing wildly as Erend and Eccar approached.

The energy crackled, turning the air electric and the pressure was intense, like a vice squeezing their bodies.

"There it is!" Eccar shouted. "That’s the heart of this thing!"

Erend narrowed his eyes, his scales glowing brighter as he charged his energy. "We destroy it here and now."

The two launched forward. Earth and flames surrounding them as they unleashed their power. Eccar’s claws slashed through the tendrils, ripping them apart, while Erend’s fire engulfed the central mass, searing into the flesh.

The abomination let out a screech from unknown source, a sound that vibrated through the entire vortex. The core fought back, the tendrils writhing violently as they lashed out in desperation.

One caught Erend’s body, and pain shot through him despite the protection of the scale, but he powered through, spewing flames directly into the heart of the mass.

Eccar darted in and out, clawing at the exposed veins. The red glow intensified, flickering as if the core was struggling to maintain its form.

"Keep pushing!" Eccar yelled. "It’s weakening!"

Erend answered with a roar, the sound echoing in the void as he poured everything he had into the attack. His flames surged and with one final strike, he drove his claws deep into the mass, tearing it apart.

The core let out a shuddering cry as the tendrils began to disintegrate, the energy dissipating into nothingness. The red glow faded, and the swirling energy of the vortex started to slow, losing its chaotic intensity.

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