"It's done," Orin said weakly, his entire being completely spent. In front of his eyes, the Karmic bead floated in the lava, its structure finally stable enough to exist even without any external support.
For a few minutes, he did not move, simply watching. It was out of both genuine awe at what he had accomplished, and sheer exhaustion.
The bead would now continuously move towards stability, yet as it did, the bead would absorb a little of the lava, once again making it unstable. At that point, the absorption would stop until the bead once again regained stability.
This was bound to be a slow process, one that would last centuries. Fortunately, Lex had prepared time dilation formations to speed up the process.
"We can leave now," Orin said, turning towards Lex, who lay limply at the bottom of the volcano. Lex did not have the energy to talk or respond in any way.
