The tap of her finger against the massive, flawless ruby geode was barely a whisper of physical contact, but the cosmic echo it produced was deafening.
The system interface in Valeria's mind exploded with a cascading sequence of brilliant, blinding gold text, confirming the absolute success of the override.
[Administrator Command Accepted.]
[Southern Elemental Node: Purified.]
[Leyline Reconnection Protocol: Initiated.]
The entire subterranean cavern shuddered. It was not the violent, chaotic shaking of an unstable volcano preparing to erupt. It was the deep, rhythmic, and incredibly powerful pulse of a massive, living heart that had just been shocked back to life.
A massive, planetary-scale wave of pure, ruby-red thermal energy and emerald life mana erupted from the cleansed geode.
