The golden fluid inside the fifth glass vial glowed with a pure, radiant light that illuminated every corner of the laboratory. Kale Ardentis sat silently at his central stone workbench, his green eyes focused on the delicate light essence resting in the heat-resistant glass. Four of the five elemental streams extracted from the Ancient-rank core were now firmly anchored in Neo's marrow.
Earth, fire, water, and wind existed in perfect structural equilibrium within the hydra, held steady by his auxiliary catalysts. Only the light attribute remained to complete the five-element foundation of the Elemental Resonance Project. Beneath his grey headband, Kale activated his energy vision and observed the glowing channels within the fluid like liquid sunshine.
