Core Deactivation

Inside the second years building, two days later...

"Amazing!" Verner exclaimed as he gazed upon the small, levitating blue ball of coherent energy.

"To think that you'd master this part of the technique in just five days is beyond my comprehension."

Hade grinned bashfully. He too was proud of his accomplishment, especially after all the time and sacrifice he had invested into learning the technique.

After managing to contain the coherent energy in his miniaturized version of the Zone of Tranquillity two days ago, he had practiced again and again, almost non-stop, until he could duplicate the feat without having to rely on the Order Manifestation spell.

Although the resulting sphere was still unstable and would disintegrate after a few minutes, the progress was evident.