I stepped forward. Space folded around me, and I appeared directly beside the fragment.
The black hole within my Divine Core opened. A powerful suction force erupted from within it, instantly enveloping the blood-colored fragment.
The fragment trembled violently.
Then it was pulled inside.
The Abyssal Extraction Authority immediately surrounded it, breaking apart the remaining Blood Origin and refining it into pure Origin fragments before absorbing them into my Divine Core.
I stood silently as the transformation completed.
Then I felt it. My Blood Origin began rising.
Twenty-seven percent, twenty-eight, twenty-nine.
Then it stopped at thirty percent.
I looked inward and felt the new resonance settling into my existence. A faint smile appeared on my face.
I slowly closed my eyes, allowing the newly absorbed comprehension to settle.
