The building trembled under the weight of Jian Ci's aura, every wall and beam groaning as though the structure itself feared him. The episode consumed him utterly, shattering the fragile progress everyone in the Jian family had believed he had made.
His usual warmth, the gentle smile and polite composure, had vanished, replaced by a cold, lifeless stare that gleamed with violet light.
Eight high-ranking Espers had tried to restrain him, their combined powers formidable, but Jian Ci's violent psychic storm was overwhelming. Walls cracked, metal doors buckled, and bodies were hurled aside like rag dolls.
Groans filled the air as they struggled to get up, only to be crushed back down by invisible force, their resistance meaningless against the suffocating tide of his power.
