"The core essence," Rissa murmured, her voice filled with a quiet triumph. "Now... the next step. The texts are not perfectly clear here. It must be mixed with a pure, light-absorbing liquid. But it must be done in a precise, controlled way."
She moved to another section of her lab.
She had a large, clear glass container filled with a strange, silvery liquid. It looked like liquid moonlight, shimmering softly.
"This is a rare extract from the Moonpetal Flower," Rissa explained, her voice gaining speed as she spoke of her work. "It is one of the few liquids that can absorb pure light without diluting the essence. But it is very sensitive."
She began to drop the green, glowing dust, grain by careful grain, into the silvery liquid. Each tiny grain dissolved instantly, sending a ripple of green light through the liquid.
It was a slow, agonizing process. With each drop, the silvery liquid began to take on a faint green tint, growing stronger with each addition.
