The world lost all color, washing out into a sterile, monochrome gray overlaid with cascading lines of violent crimson code.
Top center of my vision, the blood-red system overlay burned with absolute clarity:
[ADMINISTRATOR MODE: ACTIVE]
[TIME REMAINING: 04:59]
Before I took a single step toward the towering demon, my eyes snapped to Sira's motionlessly sprawled body buried in the corner rubble. Stone dust was still raining down from the fractured ceiling.
I raised my left hand, snapping my fingers.
[System Command: Isolate Object -> Target: Sira]
[Deploy Absolute Structure Barrier -> Status: Immutable]
A translucent, cubic grid of glowing dark blue lines snapped into existence directly over Sira's limp form. The fallen masonry, shattered ironwood beams, and stray embers that struck the barrier didn't just bounce off, their kinetic energy was instantly neutralized, dissolving into harmless light particles.
She was completely sealed inside a localized pocket of static space.
