Lucien called out to Sebas and Cielius.
"Grandpa. Sebas. Please come with me. I need to test something."
The two old men exchanged glances but followed without hesitation.
Lucien closed his eyes, letting divine energy surge through him. He wrapped their entire bodies in its glow. The threads of light coiled like roots before tugging them inward.
The world shifted.
Sebas and Cielius vanished from sight.
Lucien exhaled sharply but a glimmer of satisfaction curved his lips.
It worked.
He could now indeed bring not consciousness but the very bodies of others into the realm hidden within his divine energy core.
There was, however, one catch. No matter how many times he tried, he could not pull his own body inside.
Only his consciousness could cross the threshold.
Lucien sighed and rubbed the back of his neck. "Figures. That would've been too much of a cheat."
He muttered quietly...
