Sacrifice for Power (Part 2)

Jirni raised her visor to flash a soft smile at the Puppet's bark. "This is going to screw with your focus while this is going to make it last longer."

She placed her armored palm on the main body of the Puppet and sent waves of vitality into it.

"What are you doing?" The Yggdrasill's voice had lost its arrogance.

Using Invigoration on the sprout energized its wood but did nothing to sate its hunger. It only made its perceptions more vibrant, including the progressive withering from starvation.

The worst part was that with all those nutrients right below the sprout, one sip would be enough to stop the hunger.

One sip and the game would start anew.

"Making sure there's no peaceful slipping into oblivion." Jirni replied.

"You are a monster!" Aalejah and the Yggdrasill said in unison.