Sirius's statement hung in the air like an accusation against reality itself.
In their world, mana signatures were as reliable as heartbeats, when someone was unconscious, their energy patterns became dormant and predictable.
For Ren to be showing activity so soon after a direct strike suggested what was waking him up was something far beyond normal recovery.
Julius studied the 'unconscious' boy, immediately noticing that the strange resonance emanating from his core was growing stronger. It was subtle but constant.
"But now," Sirius continued, his voice betraying doubt that Julius rarely heard from the 'shadow warrior', "it seems something is awakening in him. Julius... this has gone too far. The boy is too anomalous, too risky..."
The words carried the weight of the evidence before him.
