Consideration and Conflict

"Hmm…hmmmm…lala…laaa…lalalala!" Virala hummed a tune as he flicked Spirit Containers with his little finger like he was flicking booger. Each Spirit Container was only able to hold one unit of Prana. While exposed to the environment, its already unstable state worsened rapidly, causing it to form cracks, about to shatter in a matter of seconds.

"Let's see…how many variables does this make?" Virala muttered as he stored his thoughts in a Spirit Container cluster, forming a list, "Only when I'm prepared for all scenarios can I react promptly. Twenty variables…is that all?"

He continued to think while observing his surroundings. By now, the entirety of the hill's surface was covered by Spirit Containers, with a good fraction of them in the process of dissipating. The reason he was doing this was simple—alarm!