Alm and Bruno mentally jumped in unison, focusing on that almost imperceptible sensation that had enveloped them. They clung to it as if it were the only thing that mattered in their lives, meticulously exploring every internal aspect of Ruri in search of finding what they had felt.
There were hardly any traces of mental power, life energy, or soul in that body. Everything was almost gone, fading away forever, as inert as a corpse, yet... they felt something... or chose to believe they did. They examined again and again, both the ring and the body...
The desperation in their eyes did not go unnoticed by those present, who remained silent. No one shared their perception, not even Kaiyka, endowed with a divine soul and spiritual cultivation.
