Adam's lips twitched for a moment as he eyed the unmoving original. A torrent of thoughts crashed in his mind, each a different piece trying to complete the puzzle. But no matter how he tried to slot them, he failed, prompting a strange idea to spring into his mind.
"Don't tell me he survived the radiation, too?" He muttered, his luminous eyes bulging as his thoughts swirled into disbelief. If he did, the original was more of a cockroach than even the third trial's chimaeras. After all, despite their resilience, they wouldn't have survived half of what he had endured.
As his mind wandered into a realm of comparison, a subtle sensation pricking at his awareness drew his attention to the vortex.
Curiosity burning in his heart, he gazed at the mass of mana swirling peacefully. However, each passing second caused his eyes to enlarge a little more. The gentle hum filling the cave grew more disruptive, breaking the peace while the energy erratically flowed.
