Nathaniel approached the vault and quickly knocked a few times on the door. With a deep rumble, the heavy door slowly began to open.

Inside, the treasures were dazzling—emerald pendants glowing with an otherworldly light, a bronze cauldron engraved with mysterious symbols, and tablets shimmering with a strange, eerie glow.

At the center was an ornate box encased in bulletproof glass.

Nathaniel stepped forward, entered the code, and lifted the protective cover. He opened the box lid to reveal another Dracan essence inside.

The orb, about the size of a chicken egg, shimmered faintly. Inside, a stream of dragon-shaped energy swirled continuously.

"This one's a keeper," he muttered.

Nathaniel placed the Dracan essence Dustin had given him beside the first one. He couldn't help but grin from ear to ear.

These orbs were a force capable of defying fate and a power that could turn everything around.

He'd gone to great lengths to get the first one but never imagined he'd find the secon