Case 21 (Flaming Resolve)

Next up was the flaming hot mountain. The Professor set up a teleport spell next to the campfire to help us get there quicker. I didn’t know he knew magic. I need to add this to his file, and I might need to be more careful the next time I meet him, considering that he must be stronger than I originally thought. When we arrived at the scorching peaks, we instantly encountered something that wasn’t there the last time I visited. A giant creature made out of magma, attacking us as soon as it saw us. This one was a lot stronger than the polar bear we fought before. To my surprise the island was also somewhat cooler than before. Still hot, but not enough to actively boil you alive. The boss took a lot out of us, but the fact that we had healing spells helped immensely. After killing him, another eye got dropped. This time I actually got my hands on it. After getting it I mostly stayed quiet, so that the attention wouldn’t be on me or the eye. And it seems that worked, as no one asked me about the eye. After awakening the second mechanism, we went back to the portal, but nothing had changed. To at least get what we wanted, we went back to the library, where we talked to the Professor. He thanked us for activating the mechanisms and gave us the last piece of the map. I also got a book from him, to take better care of my plants that grew from my usage of the Lexica Botania. I thanked him, and left it at that, but I will need to interrogate him about these mechanisms and the portal as soon as I’m finished with my plan. Now to the eye. While it looks like a simple eye on the outside, further investigation shows that it could be considered a giant mana battery. Or at least this is a basic explanation for how it works. If I can somehow enter into this source of power, it might bring me closer to finishing Project Null... G5 to E3