By then, the triplets were already bored to death, and the adults waited in silence out of politeness.
The phenomenon began just as with the Indech wings, with sparks of energy arching from tip to joint. Yet it started from the membranous wings. As Lith accumulated more world energy in his body, the sparks also spread to his feathered wings.
Soon, all four wings burst with elemental power and exchanged it with each other.
At first, the wings used Lith’s chest as a nexus for the energy transfer. Then, when the magnitude of the built-up forces exceeded the capacity of the Tiamat’s flesh, elemental bolts formed a stable connection between his feathered and membranous wings.
The unknown runes inscribed in Lith’s feathers shone with power until they rose into the air, filling the space between the two sets of wings. One last burst of energy and one blinding flash later, it was over.
The crackling flow of the elementals ebbed from the Tiamat’s body and accumulated on his back in the form of two membranous wings comprised of pure white light.
“Okay, not to be a sourpuss, but I resent this!” Salaark appeared out of thin air, pointing at the new wings.
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