His Mind Fortress kept him conscious through trauma that should have induced instant coma.
Then his new skeleton locked into place—crystalline bone structure that was barely recognizable as calcium-based tissue, more akin to diamond lattice than natural bone—and his body had support again.
Version Two had ignited his mana. Final Version detonated it.
His mana reserves—currently at 9%—suddenly underwent fusion reaction.
Not metaphorically. Literally. The spiritual energy throughout his body achieved conditions for actual fusion—pressure and temperature sufficient to force mana particles to combine, releasing energy that would normally be contained in carefully controlled spells.
Satou's entire mana system was undergoing uncontrolled fusion reaction.
The energy release was catastrophic. Mana channels throughout his body exploded from internal pressure, spiritual pathways that had carried power for five years suddenly blown apart by fusion heat.
