As Vulkor traced the familiar lines of energy flow, he felt a disconcerting emptiness. His signature, a subtle twist in the pattern, had vanished.
Intrigued, Vulkor delved deeper, his brow furrowing further. His inspection revealed a shocking discovery. Nestled beneath the existing formation, like a parasite clinging to its host, lay another array, a foreign and unfamiliar one.
This additional array, crafted with an impressive degree of finesse, was siphoning off a portion of the energy flowing through the Earth Vein and Heaven Vein. But it was currently inactive, a dormant predator waiting for its moment to strike.
A shiver ran down Vulkor's spine. This was no random anomaly. This was deliberate sabotage, a calculated attempt to disrupt the very lifeblood of Ironscale Forge Settlement.
The question that burned in his mind was why? Who would dare tamper with the core of their energy supply? And where was this stolen energy being directed?
