Everyone was confused.
No one understood why Ves chose to conduct such an insane ritual!
Although he had already built up a reputation for being obtuse, irrational and outright crazy at times, his actions today far exceeded his usual pattern!
On the surface, his decisions conformed to an underlying logic.
He dimmed the light levels of the mech workshop in order to set the right mood and produce a more conducive environment for a mech aligned with the shadow element.
Blinky pumped additional shadow energy into the mech workshop to further saturate the materials and soon-to-be-fabricated archemetal parts.
He conducted a small ritual that ostensibly sharpened Ves and Gloriana work focus.
He also forced Tusa to swallow a small but already deadly portion of Ves' phasewater-infused blood, with the intent to temper the expert pilot's willpower and increase his tolerance towards dangerous spatial phenomenon!
