Mikel watched as his anima disappeared, and the gymnasium slowly reappeared. But unlike before, cracks crawled across the walls, dust sprinkling on him from the roof, while the ground trembled.
[Master.]
He snapped his eyes to the screen before him, staring at Doom's next message.
[System Notice: Curse Anomaly Detected.]
[Curse Status: Unstable.]
[Curse Obtainable. Available only to the Protocol Warden II.]
Deep lines appeared between Mikel's brows as he tilted his head slightly. He barely understood what that meant, but knowing Doom, it was surely referring to some other burden—like a power-up.
"Give me the coordinates," he said, watching one side of the gymnasium collapse. "Let's go get it."
[System analyzing… Curse location detected!]
