Jared clenched his teeth, enduring the violent pain twisting through him. Slowly, he loosened his grip on the draconic energy.

The golden energy stopped resisting the icy divine radiance.

At last, the two forces began to merge.

At first, the change was so slight he could barely feel it.

But gradually, the fusion accelerated.

Gold and ice-blue intertwined, giving rise to an entirely new hue—

a warm, pale gold, like the first light of dawn.