Mooshito's response was incredibly strange, completely derailing the frantic momentum of the battle.
The symbiote was no longer screaming hysterically about the lethal overload. That sudden absence of panic was the very first indicator that something had gone catastrophically wrong, though it took Ren a fraction of a second to register the shift.
Throughout the entire initial phase of the operation, every single word the mushroom transmitted had been wrapped in frantic complaints and high-pitched shrieks about suicidal lunatics. In reality, Ren could feel through their shared link that the beast had never actually been angry; the shouting was simply Mooshito's coping mechanism, a way to vent the overwhelming stress of the moment and channel the erratic spikes of raw energy.
This response was entirely different.
'I am truly sorry.'
The words were quiet… Almost impossibly soft.
