Taking the lotus carefully, Max placed it within his dimensional space, ensuring its energy was fully contained and stable. The pale blue petals glowed faintly even inside the dimensional barrier, releasing a gentle light that felt like calm ripples across his soul.
It was said that the Lotus of Clear Serenity could purify any curse, no matter how deep or complex, and erase all corruption from the soul and body. That was exactly what Lenavira needed. She had been suffering under the weight of a terrible curse for too long, and now Max finally had the means to help her.
He looked once more at the now-ruined Mirror Lake, which had become nothing more than a crater of fractured glass and mist, before turning away without hesitation. His expression was calm, unreadable, but inside there was a quiet sense of determination. 'This lotus will help her,' he thought. 'I owe her that much.'
