Chapter 38: The Prototype's Fragment.

"What…!?" Dawn's exclamation echoed in the room as veins bulged from his hand, straining to pull away from the tube. The crimson light intensified to such a degree that he could barely keep his eyes open. 

The cracks spreading across the tube suggested it was moments from collapsing entirely.

'It's going to shatter…!' Dawn's mind raced as he felt his arm begin to detach slowly, with sparks of crimson electricity arcing from his fingers to his cube. An unseen force, emanating from the tube, seemed intent on keeping him bound.

Despite this, Dawn persisted, exerting all his strength to pull his arm away. Just as he thought he had managed to free himself— 

*Shatter!*