Five seconds remained, and Hajin's next breath stopped halfway into his chest.
The Watcher loomed beside the cracked rim while pressure closed around Hajin and blood crept deeper beneath his soaked collar. Neither leg could hold another position, so he could guard his stability or drive everything left through the three Rings.
He chose before the next failing breath could make that choice for him.
'Five seconds to keep them breathing, and no damn gentle way left to buy them.'
Aria marked the existing wrist channels rather than hiding the risk behind reassurance.
[ Warning | Full rerouting becomes unsafe within twelve seconds ]
"Five's all I need!"
He forced the divine current and the refined captured energy through their linked routes.
