With this revelation, Jacob applied the Focus Technique, and the outflow of spiritual energy came to a jarring halt.
Next, an intangible vortex formed at Jacob's core and drew energy toward its center. The tide changed as the spiritual energy, Darius' included, gushed back to Jacob.
Darius' face turned ghastly white when he felt the energy loss. His eyes grew wide with fear.
"H-How did you learn the Astral Attraction?" Darius exclaimed in trepidation. Darius could feel the energy draining through his limbs as it naturally gravitated to Jacob. He fought to escape, but Jacob was like a huge magnet, and Darius was the metal that stuck to it.
Darius' muscles quickly became emaciated, and he plummeted into a chasm of unadulterated terror.
After ten minutes, Darius was nothing but skin and bones. His eyes bulged out of their sockets, his frightened expression eternally frozen. The rest of his body had shriveled up beyond recognition.
