Gold peeled off the divided incarnation core and crawled up the aligned Chain toward the Fragment in Hajin's foundation.
"Come on, come on, keep climbing, nobody's stealing you this time," he muttered, holding the links flat against the pieces.
He stayed seated while the gathering pool left its inert pieces beneath him, never lifting the armor or the pin. The Fragment swallowed that authority apart from the posted award, keeping both recorded changes distinct beneath his four existing Rings.
Aria marked the returning amount while Vella kept his burned shoulder propped against her healthy hand.
[ Divine authority reclaimed: +3% | Fragment recovery: 12% → 15% ]
[ Conventional loot: None | Newly unlocked abilities: None ]
[ Collector's Grasp: 7%, unchanged | Physical remains: Separate material custody ]
Hajin squinted at the rows hovering above his knee, "Three percent, for flattening a walking wardrobe, and zero loot?"
