I took a breath.
Slow. Deep. Steady.
Every muscle in my body ached, shoulders tight, arms heavy, legs buzzing with exhaustion but I pushed all that aside.
The pain didn't matter. Nothing did, except the feel of Essence around me, the raw pull of it in the air like heat radiating off stone.
I activated every skill.
[Psynapse Boost]. My perception sharpened in an instant. Threads of Essence lit up around me, glowing faintly, shimmering like strands of silk caught in a wind I could finally see. I was able to differentiate the red of fire from the black of darkness.
[Essence Shift]. The Essence responded fast, faster than they ever had before. I didn't need to force them anymore, I just willed them to shift. They bent toward fire, curling around the thought, hungry to change.
[Essence Shaping]. I pulled the Essence with purpose, spiraling the flow into a shape I had been chasing for hours.
It finally answered.
