He couldn't see anything yet, but it was definitely there. It felt like that prickling sensation of being watched, only a hundred times stronger. As if a massive consciousness had locked its focus entirely on him.
Finn instinctively reached for his fragment spells at the edge of his awareness, ready to actualize them. But he forced himself to stop. To keep calm and keep walking at the same pace.
He definitely knows you know… Finn clenched his jaw. Just stay calm and see what he wants to do now…
As if sensing Finn's conclusion, the feeling of being watched intensified. Finn felt the gaze moving around him, through him, examining him from all angles, almost like he was being x-rayed.
Without his input, his Error fragment suddenly stirred in response, as if in curiosity. As if it recognized something in this examination. Something familiar in the probing method that made it begin to react.
Then the probing withdrew slightly, and Finn heard a voice.
