The fight was over, but inside Nox's head, the System was having a full-blown meltdown. A frantic series of notifications, seen by absolutely no one, flickered in an endless, desperate loop.
[ERROR! ANOMALY DETECTED! ATTEMPTING NEUTRALIZATION: 98. FAILED.]
[ERROR! ANOMALY DETECTED! ATTEMPTING NEUTRALIZATION: 99. FAILED.]
[ERROR! ANOMALY DETECTED! ATTEMPTING NEUTRALIZATION: 100. FAILED.]
[MAXIMUM ATTEMPTS REACHED. HALTING NEUTRALIZATION PROTOCOLS.]
[CRITICAL FAILURE. UNABLE TO CONTAIN ANOMALOUS POWER SIGNATURE.]
[ANALYZING SIGNATURE… SIGNATURE IDENTIFIED: CORRUPTED MANA.]
[PROTOCOL OVERRIDE: INTEGRATING ANOMALOUS SIGNATURE INTO USER'S SYSTEM.]
[…INTEGRATION COMPLETE. GOOD LUCK, I GUESS.]
[New Skill Tree Established: Corrupted]
[New Skills Acquired: Unseen Blade (Active), Shadow Mend (Passive)]