The ruins of Ironforge City trembled in the silver light, and within Lia's Lan Mou, a Crescent Rune emerged, identical to her mother's. As her blood dripped onto the runes of the Purification Spring, the entire Ironforge City was engulfed in a silver glow. Two beams of Crescent light spun beneath the blood moon, ultimately merging into a swirling Crescent Shape that forced Sebastian's Eternal Night power back into his Mechanical Core.
"Impossible!" Sebastian's mechanical voice twisted within the vortex as his Mechanical Wolf King form gradually disintegrated in the silver light. "The Dark Moon Power was meant for the Silverclaw Chieftain!"
Lia's breath quickened in the silver glow. She could feel Kalan's Yin Xue intertwining with her blue light, forming an invisible Magic Web that gradually pushed the Eternal Night power back into Sebastian's Mechanical Core. Her Old Scar burned anew, blue light surging from beneath her skin, revealing two Crescent runes in her palm.
"Purification and Eternal Night... are only a thought apart," Lia's voice echoed in the silver radiance. "Now... it is time to end this."
Kalan suddenly let out a beastly roar, his silver hair rising without wind as Dark Moon Power gushed from his wounds, forming two swirling Crescents above the ruins. Stumbling back, Lia saw Kalan's silver hair gleam with a metallic sheen once more; dark red ripples spread across his Yin Tong, and cracks appeared on his back, revealing growing Silver Fur beneath.
"The Dark Moon Power is rebounding!" Lia's voice nearly drowned in the vortex as she noticed dark red magic corroding Kalan's veins at his wounds. "We must complete the Purification!"
Kalan suddenly grasped Lia's wrist and pressed her into the center of the crescent vortex. Yin Xue and blue light intertwined at their point of contact, enveloping them both. As Lia's blood dripped into the vortex, silver light painted Ironforge City in an eerie hue. Two beams of Crescent light shot toward the blood moon, forcing the Eternal Night power back to the moon's surface.
"This is the backlash of the Purification Spring!" Sebastian's Mechanical Wolf King form shattered in silver light as his magic crystal eye shot out a beam of silver light that vaporized Lia's Purification Key upon impact. Kalan held Lia behind him as his silver hair turned completely dark red; wolf fur sprouted rapidly from his back, tearing apart his tattered Linen Shirt.
"The Twin Blood Oath requires a final sacrifice," Kalan's voice became hoarse yet commanding as dark red ripples spread across his Yin Tong. "Use your blood... to complete the Purification."
As Lia's fingertips brushed against the center of the vortex, a powerful surge of magic suddenly knocked her away. She crashed against a stone wall of the ruins, and the Crescent Rune on her wrist emitted blinding blue light. Kalan let out another beastly roar; his silver hair rose again as Dark Moon Power erupted from his wounds, forming two swirling Crescents above the ruins. In the center of the vortex appeared a transparent crystal ball containing an image of Lia’s mother. The woman bore a Crescent Rune similar to Lia’s in her Lan Mou; her voice echoed as if from underwater: "The Purification Spring requires blood from the Moonlight Heart, while Dark Moon Power needs Purification from the Moonlight Priestess. Now... it is awakening."
Lia’s breath caught in her throat as she watched her mother’s image within the crystal ball gradually fade away into two points of light, merging into Kalan’s Dark Moon Brand. The dark red ripples in Kalan’s Yin Tong began to dissipate; his silver hair returned to its original color, though a dangerous red glow still flickered in his left eye’s Void.
"The Purification Spring needs your blood," Kalan’s voice became deep and clear as dark red droplets fell from his wound onto the vortex. The dark red glow was slowly replaced by blue light. "Now... it is complete."
The ruins of Ironforge City fell silent. The runes on Lia’s wrist continued to emit a faint glow, resonating with Kalan’s Dark Moon Brand on his left chest. The roars of Mechanical Werewolves faded away, replaced by the sound of silver runes flowing across the city’s surface. The image of Lia’s brother pinned on an altar by Mechanical Werewolves replayed repeatedly in Holographic Projection, but the dark red glow of Blood Moon Crystal was gradually fading.
"Eternal Night has been forced back to the moon," Lia’s voice echoed in the silver light. "But the Purification Ritual still requires one final step."
Kalan suddenly seized Lia’s wrist and pressed her against the runes at the center of the vortex. As her blood dripped onto them, silver light bathed Ironforge City once more in an eerie hue. The two beams of Crescent light spun rapidly before merging into one Crescent Shape vortex that completely sealed Sebastian’s Eternal Night power.
As her mother’s image appeared at the center of the vortex, Ironforge City was once again engulfed in silver light. Lia felt her Old Scar burn anew; blue light surged from beneath her skin as two Crescent runes manifested in her palm. The dark red ripples in Kalan’s Yin Tong fully dissipated; his silver hair returned to its original color while a crescent blue glow emerged from his left eye’s Void.
"Purification and Eternal Night... are only a thought apart," Lia’s voice resonated within the silver glow. "Now... Ironforge City is saved."
The silver light over the ruins gradually faded away, revealing a restored Ironforge City through Purification. The Crystal Tower rekindled its warm glow while silver dust on the streets began to fade away, exposing original stone bricks beneath. Lia’s brother fell from the altar as Blood Moon Crystal slipped from his temple; its dark red glow vanished completely.
As Kalan supported Lia, his silver hair had fully returned to its original color, though blue light still shone brightly from his left eye. "We have completed Purification," he said with a deep and clear voice. "But Dark Moon Power still resides within my veins... it will never truly disappear."
Lia touched Kalan's left eye where blue light shimmered; their energies intertwined at their point of contact, enveloping them both once more. As the glow dissipated, she saw reflected in Kalan’s Yin Tong Ironforge City rekindling its lights while her wrist rune pulsed softly, as if narrating an eternal balance between Purification and Eternal Night.
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