The violently trembling ground signaled that this altar was about to collapse as well.
Shard recited the spell in the merman's language once again. The Golden Pearl flew out from the pool of blood, its surface unstained by any blood, a slightly sticky crimson liquid gathering in a smooth arc under the pearl before falling into the blood-spattered altar as a large droplet.
"I need your help now."
Shard stared at the pearl glowing with a golden hue and thought:
"Just like at the Blood Feast at Lakeside Manor."
The entire floor of the temple collapsed; the blood-red waves roared tumultuously. Yet, the walls and the corridors outside the temple remained utterly intact. The only level surface inside the temple was the platform at its deepest end where the altar was placed.