The first time he controlled Origin Energy, the feeling had been chaotic and overwhelming, like a flood suddenly bursting through a dam.
This time, he had to be more delicate.
He couldn't just devour the Firestone Skin Gene and be done with it. He had to guide it, assimilate it to make it a part of himself.
Rohan used his will to stir the dormant Origin Energy inside his body.
At first, nothing happened. Then he gradually felt it respond. It flowed through his body like an invisible stream hidden beneath his flesh and bone, gathering where his attention rested.
Compared to the monstrous energy he felt from the molten flower or the terrifying aura of the E rank Elite, this energy was tiny.
But it was his; completely unique to him alone.
He guided that current down his arm and into the hand holding the Gene.
The moment his Origin Energy touched it, the Firestone Skin Gene reacted violently. The crystal flared with a sudden burst of light.
"Ah—!"
