'A minute more,' I thought.
It had been over one and a half hours since I finished with the runes and since then I have been waiting.
I did what I must do and now the only thing, remained to do was wait. Wait for the second step to start as it is only them, the formation could be activated.
Whether it will work as the book had said. It is hard to say, but I have hope.
I focused back on the platform and saw the consumption speed from their clones was slowing down every second.
It is happening in sync, which is amazing because of the breakthrough everyone is different and has different requirements.
Here, all of them will finish the first stage of their breakthrough at the same time.
It is because of the platform and all the forbidden power that is forged with it. It scans the core. Calculates its appetite and provides resources according to it.
Normally, the opposite thing happens. It is the core that pulls and formations provide.
Its formation is quite good. It is based on the same formation; I had been inspired to create the formation in my breakthrough formation.
Finally, their core had stopped taking the resources.
"First state is finished," said Prince Lancebrook with a smile before turning to us and the smile on her face even got brighter seeing the emotion in our eyes.
There is not even a hint of regret in her eyes. Even when she looked at the members of her organization.
To her, their lives do not matter. What matters is becoming a Silver Prime. A dream she had for centuries and will be fulfilled.
"The next stage is very important. Keep your emotions in control and heart calm," he advised, to look at us.
Nobody replied to that, but they nodded before closing their eyes.
I could feel the deep rage and horror in the eyes of those bound. To be honest, I wanted to gloat it. These bastards didn't listen to me when I warned them and now their lives are in danger.
If the platform worked as it was supposed to. They will die a very horrible death. I will also not be spared.
The spark created by me will benefit these bastards tremendously. It will not only make the breakthrough safer, but will also fill them with potential that will make their practice smoother.
So, if I feel like the formation didn't work. I will use the option; I don't want to.
It will kill me, but I might also be able to take a few of them with me.
Seconds passed, before, finally, I heard the buzz again. The platform lit up, and the runes moved around on the bodies of the fossils. ʀᴇᴀᴅ ʟᴀᴛᴇsᴛ ᴄʜᴀᴘᴛᴇʀs ᴀᴛ NoveI★Fire.net
In a few seconds, a completely new formation appeared on their body.
Over a minute passed and a heavy feeling began to radiate out of their bodies. The second stage of the breakthrough had to begin.
As it did, the formation covering us activated. I could feel its power and what it could do. So are others and the horror in their eyes had transformed into terror.
Even the fossils feel terrified. More than others.
The longer one lives; the scarier death becomes for them. They don't want to die and for it; they are willing to do anything.
I barely focused on them. All my focus is on the core. I am watching everything that is happening to it.
I said, and the runes floating around my body flashed brightly. Attracting the eyes of bound as well as the fossils on the platform.
I did it intentionally, for a show. It will help me. If the formation worked as I expected, and I survived.
It is a risk, as I am telling my enemies something is going wrong, but as I expected. They looked, but not a single one, got up from their spot.
They couldn't; the process had to begin.
If they stop it mid-way, they will suffer the backlash, that will take them near to death. Most importantly, it will crush their potential.
It will be hard for them to project their full power. Much less thought about making a breakthrough at the Silver Prime level.
Still, they should listen to their instincts. They have less than a second, after that, they won't get a chance.
The second had passed. They had lost the chance.
They were looking at a shining formation when the platform buzzed and turned deep red.
"What is happening?" asked Kamalis, scared by the suddenly changed, but Garadil looked even more scared and alarmed, with his eyes focused on me.
"What did you do?" he asked, despite me being frozen.
"Little Primes. Do you think this Verah's Platform would be enough to harvest me?" I asked back with a smile. A shock and horror appeared in his eyes.
Yes, I could speak, and only for a few seconds. It took a lot of forbidden power and loopholes that my clones found.
It will be worth it. This show will save me a lot of trouble later.
Garaldil opened his mouth when the formation covering him, and others blazed brightly and terror appeared in their eyes.
'It is working!' I thought.
Though, I hope. The effect will remain contained, as the book says, because even the slightest leak could be very harmful to me.
They tried to speak, but they couldn't. The only thing, I could see, was that terror appearing in their eyes.
Many are looking in confusion and want answers. Which is quite simple.
The platform had sent the forbidden power into the core, and this formation, which should be helping their true soul, was now containing the power, that coming out of the core.
Which is affecting not only the true soul but the whole body of the Primes.
The formation that is supposed to help them is becoming their bane.
This time, I didn't hold back and moved my soul sense into them, hiding in a forbidden power. It is risky, but I have to see what is happening inside them.
I deserve to see it after what these bastards planned to do with me.