I opened my eyes slowly.
All I saw was blood.
It covered my skin, soaked into every inch of me. There was barely a single spot left that wasn't stained red. My body looked like it had been through a war.
A heavy wave of exhaustion slammed into me. My head swayed, and for a moment, I almost let my eyes close again.
But I didn't.
I clenched my jaw and forced myself to stay awake. This wasn't the time to rest, not yet. There was still one final thing I needed to do, the most important part to confirm whether everything I'd done had worked.
I took a deep breath or at least tried to and focused.
I pushed my senses inward, locking my mind onto the Generator Core inside my chest. It was still beating strong, still holding all the Essence I'd gathered. I summoned the Essence, purple and glowing, and slowly pushed it outward from the core.
This time, it wasn't just about creating or shaping.
It was about testing.
