The pulsing light faded from Kai's chest, leaving a faint warmth in its place. He stood still for a moment, listening—not to the cave, but to the low hum in his core.
Something inside had shifted.
The beast core didn't immediately summon a creature. No form, no voice, no name—just a silent presence, coiled deep inside him like a waiting storm.
Kai opened his eyes. Corrin was watching him cautiously.
"You good?" the rogue-warrior asked. "You didn't start screaming or grow horns, so I'm assuming that's a good sign."
Kai didn't answer right away. "It's... dormant. But alive. Like it's testing me."
Corrin snorted. "Well, tell it to wait till we're outta this cave. If another skeletal dinosaur comes roaring out of the walls, I'm stabbing you."
Kai gave a faint smirk.
