Levi roared, his voice straining while the veins bulged in his neck. He channeled every drop of his spiritual will into the connection, hoping, begging, that his spiritual prowess would be enough to stop a million-ton mountain.
But alas... the idea was in place, but the mountain continued to slide forward, the chains groaning under the impossible weight. Levi’s spiritual prowess might be great, but it wasn’t on the level of breaking the laws of nature.
Still, his efforts, his will, and his struggle were not for naught. The collapsing mountain appeared to have slowed down a tiny, tiny bit... the difference was so small no one could have noticed it during such a disaster. But Brahmin did, and his eyes widened in disbelief.
At once, he felt a surge of energy recharge his body and mind at the sight of an outsider putting everything on the line to save his people, even when they had met less than a day ago. He had regretted hiring Levi earlier because he knew that the contract terms had nothing connecting Levi with the safety of the Runehoof Kin, only the legal case. This made him feel like he had traded the safety of his people for a gamble. Yet, Levi went out of his way to save them when he clearly knew his strength wasn’t enough.
’Brahmin... I can’t hold it any longer... save as many as you can, fast...’
Levi’s strained voice resounded in Brahmin’s mind. He sounded like he was carrying a weight over his shoulder... only this time, it wasn’t a figure of speech.
Levi might have acted fast and created an aetheric structure that took advantage of the surrounding mountains acting as stabilizers, but still, it was not enough.
In less than two seconds, Levi’s nose started bleeding nonstop... the first sign of spiritual backlash. Still, Levi refused to let go, even when his efforts appeared to be for naught.
In his eyes, if he slowed it down by just a couple of seconds, it might give some citizens the time to escape.
Levi was going the extra mile because he felt that he had failed House Zen... the moment he signed the contract, he requested to meditate in a quiet place further from the town.
Sati led him there, believing that he was looking for a piece of quiet. In reality, Levi wanted to stay away from the estate as he had predicted that Silas was going to make a move on him to scare him off.
Instead, Silas showed him what it meant to be absolutely merciless to achieve one’s ambitions.
He chose to terrorize Brahmin and his people rather than Levi, to make them understand that no one, and nothing, could save them from his wrath in their current weakened and financially disabled state!
Levi realized this the instant his ears picked up on the explosion... he couldn’t even see the collapsing mountain, and still, his mind painted the scene as clear as daylight.
’Boy... I know it’s hard, but it’s time to let go.’
Ash’Kral uttered solemnly as he stared at Levi’s shaken main soul... it was flickering nonstop like it was about to implode at any time. Ash’Kral and the Titan knew that it was the second sign to make Levi understand that he was heading toward a path of no return.
’...’
Levi remained silent, gritting his teeth so harshly that his jaw was about to crack... he knew that Ash’Kral was right.
Let go or face soul implosion from heavy exertion.
Yet, he couldn’t... that tint of Sun corruption made him incapable of accepting defeat and wounding his pride... not to a mountain.
"You, shall, not, fall!"
Levi gritted each word out, his lips and teeth tainted by his nosebleed... Brahmin and the elders gazed at this sight in admiration, knowing that Levi was truly pushing it to the limit to buy them as many seconds as possible.
But Brahmin had a better idea born after his newfound trust in Levi’s ability to slow the mountain, even by a tiny bit.
No hesitation, he sent a telepathic message to the elders and any capable surviving Runehoof.
’To all who can still hear me... Elders, Kin, survivors!’ Brahmin’s telepathic voice thundered through the minds of every Runehoof within miles. ’Release your subconscious barriers! We can no longer stand as individuals; we must use the Infinite Constellation Circuit Technique to support him!’
Without hesitation, the elders gave up their separate efforts and moved into a flawless formation around Levi, floating like satellites surrounding a dying star.
Far below, hundreds of Runehoof Kin across the mountain settlements fell to their knees, shut their eyes, and took part in the technique.
Everyone understood that allowing the mountains to collide was nothing short of an apocalyptic ending... an ending they dearly wanted to avoid.
In an instant, the mountains and skies were filled with the sudden emergence of illuminating stars... each monk had their entire body covered in illuminated runic inscriptions as they chanted a unified sutra nonstop.
The instant their voices reached the zenith, streams of silver-white spiritual beams burst from the monks’ foreheads, linking them together into a massive glowing network.
Every individual became a point of light, their subconscious barriers acting as anchors that merged their power into a vast Infinite Constellation Circuit Technique!
Brahmin hovered directly before Levi, his aura blazing like an exploding star.
"Mr. Problem... Open your mind!" Brahmin shouted over the groaning aetheric chains. "And accept our strength!"
Levi hesitated for a moment... Lowering one’s subconscious barrier meant complete vulnerability, a fatal risk in this universe. But the binding terms of their contract flashed through his mind: Neither party shall harm the other in any way or form. Yet, at the moment, it was enough.
Levi exhaled sharply and lowered the defenses around his mind... immediately, Brahmin placed a palm on his back and released an overwhelming flood of spiritual energy!
Levi felt his mind refreshed instantly, as if he were plunged into an ocean of spiritual energy while suffering from a drought!
’Infinite Constellation Circuit Technique...’ Ash’Kral murmured in surprise after picking up on the technique. ’I didn’t think they actually learned one of his techniques...’
Meanwhile, Levi’s soul kept devouring the flood of spiritual energy nonstop to strengthen the faded aetheric chains!
They were once thinning under the mountain’s immense weight, but now, they had doubled in size and illuminated the sky in a green hue, resembling the aurora lights!
Rumble Rumble!!
For the first time, the collapsing mountain’s speed was drastically lowered to the point it appeared as if it had stopped. The citizens went silent for a moment, too stunned to speak or react... they just stared at the gigantic aetheric chains groaning nonstop as they kept the estate’s mountain away from them.
"It’s working! Keep on pumping more spiritual energy!! Don’t stop!!" Brahmin ordered aloud, pushing his spiritual energy into the queue!
The intelligence and greatness of such a technique wasn’t lost on Levi... but he wasn’t in the mood to analyze its inner workings.
Using his newfound pool of seemingly infinite spiritual energy, Levi knew that he had to go big or go home...
No hesitation, Levi extended his palm to the sky and shouted, his voice booming across the distance.
"DESCEND!"