Ekatarina and Vareth moved back instinctively, still observing him with the fascination of scholars witnessing a phenomenon that rewrote the laws of chaos itself. They maintained their distance not from fear but from respect—this was Jolthar's moment of transformation, and interfering could prove catastrophic for all involved.
Ekatarina had grown to like the boy who had given her lots of surprises in the past few weeks; he had mastered the chaos, and now he was using that very chaos to advance his tier.
What an amusing boy.
But her expressions changed instantly as she noticed the sphere making a crater, and lightning grew violent and thundering noise increased, so did the pressure around him.
Soon, the energies reached a crescendo that defied description.
A purple pillar erupted into the sky from the sphere, its light so intense it seemed to burn holes in the very air.
