After they were dispatched, Rana let her plant sword consume the remaining portions of the slime corpses. However, once it completely finished eating the second golden pyramid slime, the tendrils rapidly shrank back into the plant. Soon, the rosettes of leaves closed in on each other as well, changing from their typical metallic rainbow patina to a muted misty gray. Worried and alarmed, Rana hurriedly brought the spike plant sword back to the small spring in her cave complex. She placed the sword into the small basin, and although the leaves didn't reopen, a few pale tendrils meekly spread into the water. Relieved to see her sword plant was still alive, Rana sat down next to it, watching it closely. Eventually, she fell asleep; however, her sword continued to absorb spring water and slowly, slowly change...
