Adam raised an eyebrow, his smirk never fading.
"And why's that?"
He wasn't asking because he was going to listen. That much was obvious.
Adam wasn't the type to back down just because someone told him to.
Wraith knew this.
Still, he sighed, pinching the bridge of his nose before fixing Adam with a sharp look.
"That energy you're talking about... it's called Universal Energy."
Adam's eyes flickered with intrigue, but he didn't say anything, letting Wraith continue.
"It's not like mana, qi, aether, or any of the energies people use to cultivate or wield power. It's raw—too raw. It doesn't belong to mortals, gods, or anything in between. It belongs to the universe itself. And that means it wasn't meant to be controlled."
Wraith floated closer, his voice low but firm.
"You know how many people have tried to harness it?"
Adam tilted his head, waiting.
"Millions."
The weight of that number hung in the void between them.
"You know how many survived?"
