Mage Daniel watched in horror as the entire world slowly collapsed before him—the magnificent Arcane Spire, the unparalleled temple of Magic, the world brimming with light and hope, all crumbled silently in front of him, while a terrifying consciousness swiftly descended upon him.
Descending "before him" was just an illusion; having deeply understood the secrets of the mind, Daniel was well aware of the true facts—his mind had been invaded, and the power of this invader was beyond comprehension. Daniel constructed illusions and bait within his mind to shield any probing and encrypt his memories, but the invader seemed to completely ignore these defenses, crushing everything. Within that fleeting second, he only felt a vast stream of information being forcibly poured into his brain, a stream he stood no chance of resisting.
Under such an overwhelming impact of information, all mental barriers and memory buffers proved utterly useless.
