The dimensional rift screamed with deafening acoustic fury as Hajin released his silver chain and stepped directly into the convergence point.
With the link retracted, his left hand remained completely bare beneath the slowly rotating bronze bands of his sixth ring.
He lunged upward into the narrow gap beneath the wrist carapace, pressing his naked palm firmly against the exposed abyssal conduit.
A blinding flare of crimson static detonated against his skin as the Grasp sank its ethereal fangs into the foreign current.
[ System Notification: Exposure to Manifested Limb Authority Detected ]
[ Artifact Status: The Grasp Initiating Direct Conduit Consumption ]
[ Host Warning: Abyssal Regeneration Racing Through Remote Gateway ]
A surge of volcanic agony roared through his left arm, scorching his nerve pathways with raw void feedback.
"He actually touched the master conduit with bare skin!" Lucan shouted from the parapet, his voice trembling with sheer disbelief.
