The silence that followed the catastrophic heartbeat stretched across the Kaiser Clan Garden like an invisible ocean. Alex lay motionless at the bottom of the enormous crater, his body buried beneath shattered crystal soil and broken roots that had been ripped from the ground by the impact. His eyes remained fixed on the glittering sky above while every nerve in his body screamed in agony.
It felt as though every bone had been crushed into dust and every meridian had been forcibly torn apart. His connection to Genesis Energy had become unstable, leaving him unable to properly circulate his own power.
For someone who had stepped beyond countless realms and survived battles that could destroy universes, being reduced to such a miserable state by nothing more than the heartbeat of an unborn creature was almost unbelievable. It was actually humiliating.
Several familiar notifications immediately appeared within his consciousness.
