...
He disappeared from view, like a video skipping frames, stuttering as he vanished.
Earth's core.
Aslan scrambled up clumsily from the magma, carefully surveying his surroundings, his body covered in signs of decay, especially his left hand which had turned into a mummified appearance.
It was severely disproportionate to his body.
Moreover, any wound caused by the Power of Laws, especially those left by the Power of Time, had no other means of healing apart from the Power of Laws.
Time + Death, a hybrid of dual variant powers.
The damage to Aslan's arm was equivalent to completely crippling it; hope for recovery would only come from a Supreme intervention.
"Damn it."
Aslan gasped for air as globules of gold liquid seeped out from his pores, forming a golden net that enveloped his head.
Just at that moment.
Lin Suo, drastically altered, swooped down from the surface, his flickering form completely out of sync with Aslan.