The moment stretched between us like a drawn bowstring, tension building as both Gideon and I prepared for what was about to unfold. Then, without warning, I felt it—the familiar pulse deep within my chest as my Sword Heart began to beat with the rhythm of impending combat.
And as if synchronized by some cosmic force, Gideon's Axe Heart responded in kind.
The sensation was extraordinary—feeling the resonance between our respective Hearts as they began their work. My Sword Heart compressed mana with practiced efficiency, transforming it into the pure astral energy that had become my signature enhancement. The silvery radiance flowed along Evolvis's blade like liquid starlight, coating the Ancient-grade steel with power that made the air itself shimmer.
