Owen did not leave the Tower of Royals for seven days.
The chamber adapted to his needs. Combat arenas formed when he wanted to test his new power. Training dummies appeared and dissolved. The healing stream remained constant, allowing him to recover between sessions.
He learned to layer temporal distortions. To fold space without losing track of causality. To access the hybrid form's full capabilities without the bleeding golden light that had characterized the forced transformation.
By day four, he could create a temporal pocket that aged matter at twenty times normal speed.
By day six, he could delay causality across a thirty-meter radius.
By day seven, he understood the limits of his Sovereignties when merged with Architect essence. The power was immense, but it burned through his CE reserves catastrophically. A full-power temporal distortion could drain him in seconds.
He emerged from the Tower on the morning of day eight, physically stable but mentally exhausted.
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