The thirty-second countdown began as Hekaina stood between Argexes and Agrianos.
She floated in the air like a mystical goddess. Within her prismatic eyes was a corona of variegated light, shimmering with the unspoken truths of the world.
Behind her were nine rings forged of blue-gold mystic energies and radiating a brilliant light. How Hekaina wielded her Supreme Ciphers took mysticism to a level Kieran couldn't fathom.
He was awestruck as he watched the Nine Supreme Ciphers rotate on an immaterial axis. The longer he looked at her bizarre application, the more Kieran felt the Ciphers were spreading apart, forming some strange formation.
The Supreme Ciphers continued to gradually shift as Hekaina looked away from Agrianos and right where Kieran's "presence" was spectating the event. Her gaze didn't stop beyond or before but on him.
It was as if she could see him.