First Live Puppet
Enchanted Everwood Farm.
Array Formation Design facility.
A few hours after Nomel was asked to leave the Wild Devil Lands by Elika.
Aksai leaned back in his chair, breathing heavily, his body drenched in sweat.
The process had taken far longer than he anticipated, and every ounce of his spirit energy had been poured into ensuring its success.
His pale face showed clear signs of exhaustion, his usually sharp eyes dull and unfocused. He popped a couple of alchemical pills into his mouth, chewing them lazily, waiting for their effects to kick in. The pills helped, giving his drained body a bit of nourishment, but what he really needed was rest.
Across from him, Lini lay on the cold floor, her chest rising and falling rapidly as she struggled to process what had just happened. Her body was drenched in sweat too, her clothes sticking to her skin, and her hair clinging to her face in damp strands.