Knight's Sacred Burden
His obsidian scales grew, lengthening, sharpening, turning his arms into blades of raw, corrupted potential.
"It’s hungry," Kael hissed, his voice no longer human. It sounded like grinding metal. "It’s not just pumping poison into the city, Julian. It’s pulling life out of it. It’s a siphon."
Julian moved to the primary intake valve, a massive iron wheel crusted with centuries of mineral buildup and magical residue. He slammed his shoulder against it, but the mechanism didn't budge. It was fused by years of alchemical heat. "If this is the siphon, then the overflow is the only way to kill it. If I break the pressure, if I flood this entire chamber with the raw essence of the blight, the stru