The physical reality of the penthouse violently rejected the unauthorized command. The moment First Minister Felix crushed the secondary catalyst gem, the air pressure in the room spiked. A horrific ear-piercing sound of tearing metal and grinding digital gears echoed across the marble floor.
"He's overriding the localized physics engine!" Aria screamed. She gripped her wooden staff with both hands. She drove a blinding wave of pink-gold healing magic into the floor to keep the building's foundational code from collapsing.
Felix wasn't just casting a spell. He was acting as a human sacrifice.
The politician convulsed as a wet agonizing gasp escaped his lips. His physical avatar began to violently unravel. Jagged glowing red wireframes erupted from his chest. They actively bled his life force and experience points into the hardwood floor. The raw data rapidly formed a massive ten-meter-wide summoning matrix of corrupted crimson runes.
