The new passive ability brought some relief to my worn-out body. The pain was still there, but the muscles felt different—stronger, more stable.
They looked solid, like they could take a hit and still keep going.
I pulled my focus away from my body and turned it inward, toward the generator core.
My heart, which hadn't been a normal heart ever since I awakened my talent, continued to beat in a steady rhythm. I wondered how complex my heart actually was that it not only handled the normal functions of a heart but was also a core.
Even after all the work I had done, the carving, the bleeding, the pain, the Essence channels I'd engraved weren't being used by the core at all. Not a single trace of energy moved through them naturally. They just sat there, still and empty.
The System hadn't reacted either. No notification, no confirmation. Nothing.
