Despite the physical exhaustion, there was a profound internal drive. An intrinsic resource was being utilized to sustain the power coursing through him, yet it remained within controllable limits.
He looked down at Stormfang, the wyvern still sleeping soundly despite the electrical discharge filling the area.
'I'm leaving Stormfang with you,' Jack projected. 'When he wakes, tell him to come to me.'
'Understood,' Tharaxis replied. 'Be careful with that power, little Soul Warden. The Contractee State is addictive. Many contractors burn through decades of life because using divine power feels too good to resist.'
Jack didn't respond. He crouched slightly, then pushed off from the plateau with force that cracked stone beneath his boots.
Jack started to go airborne. The system was propelled by electrical thrust, resulting in a gradual descent as its power diminished.
