Two weeks passed with uncomfortable speed, settlement transformed from battlefield ruins into functional community through Association resources and coalition labor combined, the protected territory agreement provided materials and expert assistance without replacing independent work ethic that built this place originally.
Luthra spent those weeks recovering from injuries while training adapted to reduced capability, his body was regenerating the damage from Vex's annihilation sphere but flesh regrowth was slow process, healers estimated another month before full combat readiness returned.
The corruption techniques didn't wait for physical recovery, Luthra practiced his copied fragments of Vex's annihilation Path during rehabilitation, refining the unstable imitation into something more controlled, he couldn't match A-Rank power but understanding the principles improved his base Corruption Field effectiveness.
