Lord Truth Seeker felt the crushing weight of Ethan's aura and realized that games were no longer an option. With a grimace, he reached for a heavy, golden collar hidden beneath his robes and snapped it off.
The air screamed. His power surged at a dizzying speed, rapidly equalizing with Ethan's and showing no signs of stopping. Beside him, The Only One unlatched a thick metal bracelet from his wrist. The same phenomenon occurred, but their power continued to climb, shattering the "half-step" barrier and reaching the level of a "Full Spiritual Nucleus".
The sky above the array turned a bruised, sickly purple. Thunder rumbled, not as a sound, but as a vibration that rattled teeth. Lightning didn't strike the ground; instead, bolts of electricity swam through the clouds like colossal, celestial dragons, their eyes fixed on the localized disturbance below.
