Luca shifted his attention to his interface.
'Quickly… my synchrony!'
He couldn't reach out to the screen, but he could do something else– will it.
Immediately, his synchrony numbers sped up until they struck their initial score.
100%
Ego exploded out of his body in torrents.
It formed a wave. A powerful blast struck the ceiling of the cave.
Gold with black streaks around its edges danced like a living flame.
It burned furiously. Enveloping Luca and the creatures atop him.
Strength pooled into his system like never before.
'Yes! This is it!'
He groaned as the energy wave blasted the creature on top of him while he staggered to his feet.
He leaned forward, ready to lunge when something bit viciously into his flesh.
Bones cracked. Flesh tore.
And Luca fell.
The pain and realisation were recorded all at once.
"AAAARGHHH!"
Behind him, two of the rodents– no, a hundred of them rushed back in place pressed him firmly to the ground.
