Noah walked through the dimly lit campus paths, the evening air crisp against his skin. The grounds were quieter now, most students having retreated to their dorms or the library. As he walked, he checked his status.
[Void System Interface Activated]
[Current Storage: 43 Beast Cores]
[Category Distribution:
- Category 1: 31 cores
- Category 2: 10 cores
- Category 3: 2 cores]
'Forty-three cores,' he thought, staring at the translucent display only he could see. The number should have been reassuring. Instead, it felt like watching sand slip through an hourglass.
[Void Domain Status Update:
- Storm (Azure Storm Wyvern): Energy levels at 47%
- Consumption Rate: 1 Category 2 core per 48 hours
- Growth Rate: 45% above baseline]
The system notification only confirmed what he already knew. Storm, the young wyvern he'd acquired in Cannadah, was growing at an unprecedented rate. Each status update showed higher consumption rates than the last.
