After Veran renewed his refusal, the Hunting Avatar shifted out of his armored frame before Divine Sever could complete its execution arc.
Its radiant incarnation core surged along the frozen royal conduit, attempting to force entry into Didi through an unlawful bloodline claim.
Didi drove Crowned Frost directly into the stolen foundation key while four Rings held the emptied municipal network motionless.
Her frost arrested the foreign command upon her rapier, though Dominion's thirteen-Shard pressure threatened to overwhelm her defenses.
"The avatar is exploiting Veran's remaining consent to force its authority into a different vessel!" Hajin observed with narrowed eyes.
"The mortal fusion remains active until the avatar releases his core or both foreign structures are destroyed together!"
Veran's physical frame collapsed inside the Chain without losing consciousness, his mortal eyes blazing with feverish obsession.
