The Dragon's Silent Shadow
He reached out with both hands, hovering them inches above the largest cluster of crystals.
He didn't throw open the vault door. He cracked the valve.
He specifically targeted the chaotic, unstable frequencies radiating from the impurities in the ore.
*Draw.*
The reaction was instantaneous.
The white, jagged veins erupted across Tristan’s arms, creeping up his neck. But he didn't lose control. His jaw locked, sweat instantly beading on his forehead as he managed the flow.
From the chalcedony, wisps of dark, sickly-black energy—the unstable isotopes—were drawn out of the crystals like smoke pulled into an exhaust fan. The black energy spiraled through the air, sinking into the white, glowing