Aki blinked as though he couldn't believe the words he was hearing. However, that only lasted for a moment before his pupils constricted into pinholes.
A crown appeared above Sylas' head, full and whole. There wasn't a single crack on it remaining, and the difference was palpable.
Before Aki could even pull on Professor Broussard's Will from deep within him to mask his non-Overlord status on this planet, Sylas' tail swung again.
Aki directly ignored it. The result was plainly obvious to him.
That was a mistake.
Sylas' tail pierced right through his eye. Something that should have been intangible, unable to even touch Aki, thrust right through him. A large burst of Spinecoil Poison was injected into his body all at once. This time, it wasn't nearly so easy to dispel.
And how could it be now that Sylas could force his Scorpion Warlord Armor to interact with him?
