After Zeke Vaughn locked his students in the Crucible for their extensive training program, he seized the opportunity for his own "character development."
He could not remain cooped up in the Crucible teaching people.
Especially considering the training regime he had planned — one that granted his students almost no breaks.
To solve the problem of his presence, he copied Virelle's ability, [Echo Bodies].
He created one echo body of himself and left it in the Crucible.
Thanks to the shared continuous consciousness, there was no risk of information delay. No moment passed where the echo body acted without the awareness of Zeke, or vice versa. Maintaining the ability required no cost. An ability designed for lazy people such as himself.
After he arranged everything, he left. He managed the departure with finesse — dropping the echo body and slipping away all within the first week, while his students were engrossed in the books in the library.
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