But not too long ago, this bowl which had been kept under heavy, multi-layered containment suddenly went silent. Erik first noticed the change when the constant, heavy drain on his mana reserves abruptly ceased.
That drain had always been a form of feedback, the substance within the bowl was perpetually reacting, and his magical wards and etched runes were forced to consume his mana to fight back and maintain the seal. When that pressure vanished, the sudden stillness was jarring.
The shock of the reaction immediately threw him into a state of high alert. He placed his laboratory under a strict quarantine, ensuring no one could approach while he conducted a frantic series of safety measures to determine what had gone wrong.
