A soft glow curled around Alex's arm like mist, winding slowly across his skin in delicate, swirling patterns.
The sensation was strange—warm, like sunlight finally reaching skin that hadn't felt it in a long time.
But more than anything… it felt alive.
It coiled around him like it had a mind of its own—curious, gentle, wild.
Then a notification flashed across his vision.
Ding!
[You have awakened Nature's Energy: Emi]
[System is now undergoing an update…]
His breath hitched.
A pulse of warmth spread through his chest, radiating outward like ripples in still water.
The message faded, but something remained—a quiet, steady hum in the back of his mind.
Something inside him had changed.
It was strange.
Just a moment ago, the Proctor's aura had felt like a mountain pressing down on his back.
His lungs had been burning. His muscles were on the edge of giving out.
Every heartbeat had sounded like a countdown to collapse.
But now the pressure was gone.
