Ethan's POV
Silent frustration simmered inside me as I prepared to seek guidance from the Eterna Nexus but before I could voice my query, a response appeared abruptly as if the Nexus had anticipated my thoughts already.
[Shutting down due to low energy.]
The message left me perplexed but before I could process its meaning, a sudden wave of exhaustion swept over me.
My form wavered as if all my energy were being siphoned away. Alarmed, I yanked my feeler out of the basin and broke the connection in the process.
The instant the energy out flow stopped, my jellyfish-like body deflated and collapsed like a balloon punctured with a needle.
My vision darkened, and I felt myself sinking into an abyss. The last thing I registered before losing consciousness was the vast and consuming silence of my soul space.
