The Tree of Gifts Burning

== Summary ==
King Pthalo, in an attempt to gain power over the entirety of Pyrhiaa, seeks out an Allwing named Rhizara. He meets the Allwing in his cave and propositions him- making a deal that if Rhizara helps him, he will give Rhizara a share of the power. Rhizara agrees hesitantly and they return back to Pthalo's palace.
An animus named Soak stumbled across a Seawing prince named Viridian in the Rainforest. They speak and become friends, getting along quite well. Both dragons see Rhizara and Pthalo as they are flying back to the Seawing palace and this instills fear in them. Soak and Viridian decide to enchant a trinket that will let them spy upon Pthalo to find out what he's up to. While spying, Pthalo realizes what they're doing and decides to come and find Viridian.
Que epic chase: Pthalo and Rhizara track down Viridian and Soak. While the two dragons attempt to make a getaway, Pthalo captures Viridian and fights him on the bank of a river. Rhizara also captures Soak and traps him, making the poor Seawing watch as his best friend gets borderline murdered. An argument ensues and they come to a conclusion: Pthalo will let Viridian live if Soak enchants something for them. After agreeing to the terms, Pthalo leaves Viridian on the riverbank and takes Soak to the Tree of Gifts.
Pthalo, Rhizara, and Soak approach the tree and are met with the Silkwing Queen, Monarch. She is revealed as the protector and guardian of the tree. A fight between her and Pthalo ensues as she tries to protect the tree from his harmful intentions. Monarch eventually loses and is murdered by King Pthalo.
After the death of Monarch, Pthalo commands Soak to drain the entirety of the Tree's magic into an amulet. Soak complies, using his magic to drain the tree. The tree starts to rapidly decay, curling and turning the entirety of the area into a grey mass.
Pthalo uses the first of his newfound power to set the roots of the tree aflame. Because the roots reach across both Pyrhiaa and Pantala, it creates mass panic amongst all the tribes.
However, this seems to be the least of everyone's worries. Something bigger in on the rise, something worse than a couple measly fires...