Zen closed his eyes. "System," he thought. "Now."
[Dual Fragment Window Detected.]
[Host: Valeria — 'Body' Fragment exposure at 95%. Initiating siphon.]
[Host: Nyx — 'Shadow' Fragment exposure at 93%. Initiating siphon.]
He drew a slow, controlled breath, activated Primordial Breathing and reached inward through the residual mana threads still connecting him to both of them.
The thin, warm lines of power felt like roots, still giving off heat, and pulsing with the aftershock of everything that had just happened.
Valeria's 'Body' fragment was close to the surface, just like her personality. She was always loud and physical, and her soul was the same. He latched onto it gently, like picking a lock instead of breaking down a door.
Then he pulled.
