Watts stood frozen, his breath coming in shallow bursts. His legs felt as though they might give out beneath him, but his mind churned relentlessly.
The wolf's voice still reverberated in his thoughts, its ancient and cryptic warnings looping endlessly.
"You think you came here to take… But this world has rules, boy. And it has guardians."
What did it mean? Guardians? Rules?
The planet had been mysterious enough with its sentient flora and unpredictable temporal anomalies, but now it seemed he'd awakened something far more dangerous—and far more intelligent.
Watts lingered in place, his usual confidence shattered. Since gaining his powers, he'd never felt this weak, this vulnerable.
The encounter had left him shaken—a reminder of how small he truly was in a world brimming with unfathomable forces.
He felt a sense of disappointment in himself. He felt anger that he couldnt even talk back.
