The trembling ground went down, but left the tension in three of them.
Only Limbo knew what was happening.
The night started to get dark and deep, the surrounding air was feeling heavy as if someone would sneak attack, but that was not the case.
Rin was in alert mode.
Gaja was guarding, he sat without moving, he kept his eyes open, at the same time, his eyes were seeing something strange but yet familiar at the same time.
Limbo was sitting in lotus position... With deep silence.
His eyes were slowly glowing, the faint blue light of the console hiding in his mind.
He was not seeing the night nor the mana.
He was seeing data that he collected after analysing the current events, actions and patterns that have been visible.
He was gathering information and seeing the probability, trying to guess.
Everyone takes turns while others sleep, while they guard.
But.
Not like others, Limbo was sitting in the Lotus position.
He was looking for ways to minimise incidents.
The last time was completely unexpected.
He never expected Gaja to be linked with corruption.
While Gaja was almost devoured by the beast.
In Limbo's mind:
41% corruption.
Too high.
Too fast.
Two beasts had already attacked Gaja before.
One today.
Another one is on the way, approaching.
This isn't normal, Limbo thought, his fingers trembling.
It's a sequence.
A chain.
They're following a pattern.
After ... Clearing...Him..
After Gaja's explanation, everything makes sense and is clear now.
He pulled all the data and analysis into the system that only he could see.
System
Fragment acquire:
Beast core 1: 12% purity
Beast core 2: 9% purity
Alpha fragment progress 21 %
(Additional fragments required)
After the system responds Limbo's thoughts:
Two cores.
Both.. unstable.
Limbo strengthened his focus with a small expression on his face.
He thought.
They're not the Alpha fragment yet.
They are the raw and corrupted energy sources.
The leftover pieces which was inside the beast up until the beast does.
But their signature matches Gaja's corruption.
After a thought and minutes.
Which means...
The same source infected both.
Or maybe attack them.
Who might that be?
What did he gain in return?
Limbo's expression gets serious.
What did he want to achieve?
He looked at Gaja.
He was scratching his arm, unconsciously.
It was Limbo's turn to guard.
That same spot, a faint light was glowing. Unnoticed, but Limbo sees through that anyone else can't.
He went near Rin and tapped on her shoulders a few times.
Rin.. Rin.. It's your time.
This quickly... She replied in a half-sleep state.
Rin.. Limbo said in a low voice, "Keep watching in the north and west. If you feel anything approaching, alert me."
He indirectly gives the direction where the corruption source was detected, but only to him.
Also system had its own fair share.
Rin narrowed her eyes in half sleep, but she nodded.
"Don't take too long."
She moved away while leaving a slowly fading fire, and both of them at the back, to the guarding spot.
Which was not too long.
Gaja and Limbo were alone.
Suddenly, Gaja spoke, "Is it... Really inside me?"
But he didn't look in the eyes.
Instead avoided.
His voice was shaking.
"Am...Am I going to become a beast?"
Limbo holds a silent for a few seconds.
Limbo's not the type of person who will say or give false hope without solid evidence or facts.
Which he's assured.
He calls for the system in his mind.
And began...
System scan(subject.Gaja)
Corruption -Type Match 41%
Energy pattern: identical to beast core 01 & 02.
Origin: UNKNOWN
Active signal: weak signal detected.
Limbo sighed.
A weak connection, huh...
Like a... rope connecting the kite with the role bundle.
That is the situation of Gaja.
Limbo takes and releases breath slowly.
And while looking at Gaja, he said.
"No. You're not going to become the beast.
But it is also true...
That you're connected to something that
Influences them."
Gaja swallowed his Saliva.
Meanwhile,
Rin was hearing from a distance.
She turned sharply towards them unnoticed.
Limbo continues speaking.
"Your body is not changing.
Your mind is not breaking, which is solid proof itself.
That you're stable. The problem... Hmm, is not you... It's the thing that left its mark on you."
Gaja bows his head while gripping his knees with his hands.
He was angry, frustrated, and a little tense and fearful.
"It's just that I'm not able to understand what that is, or who?"
Gaja said, interrupting.
"So..I'm the reason the beast came after me. But why?
I'm not a genius, not the some kind of child blessed by god or heaven."
"Who knows why they choose you," Limbo replied.
"But there's more, we can't ignore the fact that you are the one who walked willingly. Maybe that's also one of the reasons.
I'm not sure, so don't overthink about it."
But Gaja was convinced by Limbo's statement.
Deep inside somewhere, he also believed that from the start.
After that, Limbo went back into his deep thoughts.
The sword disappeared.
Gaja lost time.
The system registers a "key" signal.
Then the beast started tracking him
Like they are using a GPS tracker to trace its exact location.
He switched his eyes in his mind towards the system.
He started to see the data again.
Beast core pattern comparison
Core 01-> frequency:0.17
Core 02-> frequency:0.17
Gaja's mark->frequency:0.17
Limbo's thoughts:
Exactly the same.
It's just like a network, Limbo comes to a conclusion.
It's an unusual frequency.