The dimensional fractures continued spreading across reality's fabric as Lucas stood over Dawnbringer's corpse, blood still dripping from his fingers where the exile's heart had burst. The alien shapes emerging through spatial distortions carried power signatures that made his enhanced senses register threat levels beyond anything he had previously encountered, but tactical instinct demanded immediate resource exploitation before confronting whatever system-level response his victory had triggered.
Lucas's enhanced perception detected anomalous energy patterns emanating from Dawnbringer's remains, residual power signatures that suggested the exile had carried more than simply combat enhancements. His necromantic capabilities analyzed the corpse with methodical precision, revealing hidden compartments within the enhanced armor that contained materials operating through entirely different paradigms than normal lord equipment.
