It was late into the night when Ryker opened his eyes. He'd been meditating on the Soul Preserving Bead, feeling out the mysteries hidden in the bead's intricately carved surface, and using his spiritual sense to explore the depths of the bead's inner core.
He had to say, it was quite effective. Looking inwards to his Spiritual Platform, he could see the burns from Zhou Jie's black flame had disappeared, the faint projection of his soul glowing a little brighter than before.
Returning to what had disturbed his meditations, though, it wasn't any sort of threat. He'd simply felt the life leave the bodies of the dozen or so prisoners, out in the bottom of the pit.
'So they finally went ahead with it,' he thought to himself, idly. He closed his eyes again to get back to his meditation, but before he could relax, the voice of Mini C interrupted his contemplations, a hint of concern present in his usual monotone.
