The crystals organized themselves in the air with fluidity, rotating in patterns that exhibited control of extensive practice without requiring further commentary.
The display was calm… Technical.
The opposite of corruption's common feralness and rage.
"This is not a threat. It is the difference between reacting and preventing."
He let that settle for a moment before continuing.
"And unlike a certain 'small monster', I do not fuse with these energies… I do not contaminate the bond with my beasts with something I don't fully understand, I don't take into my body a power I cannot explain and certainly I don't take shortcuts that compromise what I am in exchange for a power I can't control afterward."
Orion raised one hand, and the black crystal steadied above it.
