"F-first… you have to promise me something!"
Thomas clenched his fist, his expression resolute.
"I need—"
"Do I look like I'm here to negotiate?"
Atticus' eyes glowed crimson, flooding the space with a suffocating pressure. Thomas's mouth snapped shut before he could finish, the words dying in his throat.
"Tell me everything about the tattoos."
Under Atticus' overwhelming gaze, Thomas swallowed before giving a shaky nod.
"T-these tattoos… they're called Voidmarks. They combine life force and will, letting the user unleash power far beyond what they should normally be capable of."
The Evoli elder furrowed his brows.
"How are they made?"
Thomas hesitated briefly before answering.
"They're created using the extracted essence of Solvalth… along with another unknown essence."
Atticus' eyes widened.
"…What?"
Thomas nodded.
"Solvalth is the primordial star of harmony and balance. His essence is what makes the linkage possible."
