"Aura…" muttered Ezra, dazed.
"…!"
It was an astounding development.
"I thought aura could only be formed at Expert-rank"
'Apparently I was wrong'
What he brought out before Bard on their first meeting was an imitation of aura, not a true aura.
He took a deep breath as a sense of fulfillment came upon him.
He stared at the black halo, suddenly straightening his hand and closing his arms.
'Concentrate, focus. That feeling…was it like this?'
Immediately, the halo blended onto his arm like a gauntlet.
"Hoo…" surprises just kept compounding.
Then, the halo faded away, leaving a smile on Ezra's face.
'It's still unstable I guess'
He couldn't control it well.
The moment it faded away completely, Ezra's thinking slowed down to a slug's pace.
Before he could wonder what was happening, he fell on his back and blacked out.
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Meanwhile, the Emperor was experiencing setbacks of his own.
