The mountain fell silent.
The wind itself seemed to hesitate.
Liam's expression changed completely.
Because he noticed something strange.
Dickson wasn't standing still.
Not exactly.
His body…
Was flickering.
Like an unstable image.
Appearing.
Disappearing.
Appearing again.
His voice echoed strangely.
Each word overlapping itself.
Vibrating unnaturally.
"I-I-I-I-I d-d-d-don't th-th-think…"
Electricity exploded across his body.
"…it's just about making myself faster."
Crack.
Crack.
CRACK.
The lightning grew violent.
His clothes fluttered wildly despite the absence of strong wind.
The rocky ground beneath his feet began trembling.
Pebbles bounced.
Tiny cracks spread outward.
Liam's eyes widened slightly.
"…Dickson."
He wasn't joking anymore.
The sensation…
It reminded him of something.
Not power.
Potential.
The very space around Dickson appeared unstable.
His entire existence blurred.
His outline split into afterimages.
One.
Two.
Three.
