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Finding himself immersed in the endless liquefied primordial essence, Drake swam as quickly as possible, careful not to overuse his power and risk damaging Yggdrasil's interior.
"Andromeda! Where are you?!"
As he called her name, Drake's glowing eyes finally located Yggdrasil's core. Almost half had turned completely red, while the other half remained silver, desperately resisting the crimson energy's advance.
That silver half was Andromeda.
"Andromeda! Are you all right?! Loki's dead! What's happening? Is it not over yet?"
"The Yggdrasil Core is about to be overtaken! I'm doing everything I can, but it's not enough!"
"Then get out of there!"
"If the core falls completely to the crimson energy, Yggdrasil will become the Crimson Queen! We can't let that happen, or the same tragedy from original Earth will repeat itself!"
"No, there's a way to stop it!"
Suddenly, Root manifested within Drake's body. His voice echoed from the nature-dragon armor on Drake's shoulder.
