The alien's sound confirmed what humankind had only guessed from the video the Niqols had shared. Even without relying on special techniques, humans could understand what the Scarlet Eyes said.
Of course, Rodney wasn't in the mood to rearrange his mental notes about that universal threat. His brain wasn't only on fire. Those huge drawbacks also served the sole purpose of telling his opponent about his secrets.
Imagination was one possible interpretation of Rodney's element. He preferred "thoughts" as a definition, but both worked and didn't at the same time.
Rodney's mana turned his thoughts into action, basically manifesting what his imagination could produce. In its infancy, that element had only been able to cause short, simple events, like a destabilizing noise. Still, its power had grown together with Rodney's understanding of its uses and limits.
