Ventura already recognized Nuwa's aura long before she appeared, though her presence took him by surprise. Although the two of them had not met, Ventura was more than confident in his own powers. Yet a mere clone of Nuwa's exuded a power far greater than he expected.
Eclipse, on the other hand, slowly allowed her casual smile to fade as she looked upon the clone and felt its presence trying to suppress her. It wouldn't, obviously. No matter what, the Primordial Garden was Eclipse's Seat of Power, and no clone, Nuwa's or anyone else's, could subdue her in her own domain. She had to acknowledge, though, that compared to Ventura, who liked to play things lowkey, Nuwa had a lot more presence.
