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haotic energy. The flow was steady, and I watched the number in my

his eyes receded, leaving behind a stormy, intelligent grey, though they were

face, and it was filled with a pote

onger a guttural growl, but a deep bariton

d energy," I stated, my voice flat and factual

ord dripping with contempt. "You filthy Omeg

rce. Instead of being thrown off, I used his momentum to

issed h

to get what I needed. I pressed my body against his, my hands coming up to g

ense, a roaring river of power. My life force bar shot upwards, racing

ck. His mind, still reeling, couldn't proc

tearing at the very fabric of his being. The curse, which had

hoved me away with a surge of power that sent me flying backwards.

was on his knees for a second before his body gave out completely. He collapsed onto

abruptly. My life force se

washed over me. I

ferent story. The silent klaxon returned

ncing catastrophic energy overload and curse

the interface. It was a ti

0

9

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e, which had regained som

demanded of the system, p

reply was bru

the anchor perishes, the host's vitality will be completely depl

led. A tiny, glowing chain icon linked it to a second, smaller i

arized with chi

ies, so

uggles, my gambles, my fight for survival... had a

o his neck, searching for a pulse. It was there, but it was a faint,

force the energy back into him, but no

en shut down. One-way tra

y from him. And now, to save m

surgeon took over. Calm. Clinical. Focused. My patient was dying. And I, Chloe