[Celestial Academy — Administrative Wing Corridor — 10:47 AM]
Alex walked toward Davan.
Each step cost more than the last — not from physical damage but from F5's pressure increasing with every meter he closed. The Dominion field wasn't a strike. It was cumulative weight. Like trying to walk against a current you couldn't see.
[F5 — Dominion Field — active radius 8m]
[F1: -35% stats]
[F4: -50% stats under sustained suppression]
[Corruption: 89%]
Behind him, Grim held off the six Inquisitors.
Grim buying him time.
The sound of bone against armor, of the double‑bladed scythe sweeping corridors, of Form 2/7's Death Aura making the lower‑level ones hesitate before every move.
Alex was using it to think.
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*Why is he so strong?*
The question arrived on its own as he evaluated Davan six meters away.
