Yu didn't flinch. She stepped forward, hands outstretched towards the Void Glacier. Not in fear. In… recognition?
[CATALYST BIOLOGY: RESONANCE FREQUENCY SYNCHRONIZING]
A soft, golden light emanated from Yu's palms. It touched the ice golem. The frenzied blue light of its Void Seed fragment stuttered.
The golem froze. Literally. The chaotic reformation halted. Cracks appeared in its icy form.
[VOID SEED FRAGMENT STABILIZED (TEMPORARY)]
"Now, Lin Mo!" Yu gasped, her face strained. "It's… listening!"
Lin Mo didn't attack the golem. He lunged for the Seed fragment in its chest. Omega Ghost emulation flared briefly, claws extending.
[ABSORB INITIATED]
The corrupted Void Seed resisted. Visions of the frozen Keeper's final moments – agony, betrayal, the cold void consuming him – flooded Lin Mo's mind. The Glacier roared, ice spikes erupting towards him.
Wu Gen moved. Not to block the spikes. To cut space behind Lin Mo. A Void Cut opened, swallowing the lethal ice.
[SYNTHESIS COMPLETE]
[VOID SEED INTEGRITY: 92%]
[NEW FUNCTION: VOID SHELL (ENERGY-ABSORBING BARRIER)]
The Glacier collapsed into inert slush. Yu swayed, exhausted.
Silas knelt by the dead Keeper, retrieving a data chip from its shattered helmet. "Outpost Theta's final log… It speaks of 'The Elder Things'. The builders of the Tombs. And their failure."