"Ah!"
Rod cried out in pain, as if he had seen his wife being thrown into the recycling bin.
Tai Luo gave him a strange look, then turned to Xingge and said, "Reign in the power of fire, do not alert the monsters."
Xingge did as told, the firelight receded, the golden glow rolled back like the tide, and the black fog swept in, once again enveloping everyone.
A small flame cradled in Xingge's palm, illuminating her pure white face like a white flower, made everyone momentarily feel the terror of the darkness was far away.
Tai Luo said, "Let the fire take root."
Letting the fire take root is generally a preliminary step to establishing a human settlement. Once the Guardian Fire takes root, its power will seep from the Material World into the Sea of Source. The field of fire will gradually expand, completely transforming the area into a place suitable for human habitation.
