Salaark moved like the wind, following the stench of chaos plaguing the air. Several Abominations, both Empowered and Puppeteers tried to stop her, but as soon as Salaark noticed that they were mindless drones, she would incinerate them with a purple blast of fire.

She soon reached the center of the maze, an artificial cave filled with state-of-the-art equipment. It was the most incredible magical lab Salaark had ever seen.

“I thought only Leegaain could do something like this. I can’t even fathom what purpose most of this stuff has.” She thought out loud.

Transparent water tanks filled with a glowing yellow liquid were lined up against the walls.

Each contained an unconscious magical beast or a human, but all of them were slowly being turned into Abominations. Salaark was close enough to see the process in the making. Somehow, the tanks were forcefully refining their cores, while at the same time the yellow liquid kept the bodies stable.

“Interesting. Their bodies are filled with cracks, but shouldn’t collapse until they reach at least the cyan level, if not even the blue. Note to self, have Leegaain study the procedure and dumb it down for me.

This way I will be able to replace my Feathers with ease. I’ll take it as partial compensation.” A wave of her hand sealed the tanks’ space, making it incredibly hard to damage them.. Salaark had no rush, escape was impossible.