>>5288067“She can. And I’ll keep cheering her on! COME ON, SACHIE! YOU CAN DO THIS! YOU GOTTA BREAK THROUGH IT BEFORE IT BECOMES TOO MUCH!” you yell out to your friend, pumping your fist in the air. At the same time, though, ‘Pantea, I think some are catching on to how much we’ve been practicing through image training. Zarid certainly gave the impression he’s figured something out, and there’s no doubt in my mind that others have picked up on something… hrmn, think we should try to like… lay a sort of mental mindscape trap for anyone trying to peak in?’
‘I don’t think we need to go quite that far… even if Nox has me a bit worried he’s gonna try something. Though… maybe we can try an idea from before. Junk data.’
‘Ooooh! Yeah, that’s a good one. False information. Okay, we can work on that.’
Meanwhile, as Sachie struggles against the attack, Sala keeps trying to put in more energy into the attack, her Magic pumping into the sphere of darkness. Hmm. She actually does have pretty substantial reserves on her own, even more than you expected for someone of her strength. But… looks like your words of encouragement reached Sachie! The darkness surrounding her starts to crack, a red aura leaking through it. You can feel her Ki energy raise up a bit… but it’s something more than that.
“Huh…” Keli speaks up in slight surprise. “Peppa, can you sense it too?” she questions quietly, though loud enough that you can hear it too.
Your cousin nods. “Yeah. Yours feels more refined, but…”
“Told ya.” you remark with a proud smirk. “Sachie can do this.”
(cont.)
