With his restraints lifted, Lucas shot up, clutching his right eye.
Blood seeped through his fingers, and the piercing pain left his mind blank. He couldn't think, his consciousness overwhelmed by the energy surging from his right eye.
He could feel the energy stored in his right eye, energy derived from the very essence of the universe, the thunder rolling across the sky, and the lava flowing beneath the earth's crust.
In the face of this energy, he felt as insignificant as a drop in the ocean or a grain of sand in the desert.
It was like a planet drifting in the universe suddenly acquiring a star that could bring it infinite possibilities.
The excruciating pain spread, yet his mind had never been so focused, magnifying the agony over and over.
Lucas's whole body trembled.
Ela provided an additional consciousness for Lucas, keeping him clear-headed and monitoring the main body's chaotic mental state.
