Eve had barely raised her sword when the offensive golem moved to intercept her. When the two blades collided, something happened that Aurelian hadn't anticipated.
The energy surrounding the golem's sword began disappearing.
At first, the apostle thought the collision had dispersed some of the energy. But when he noticed the changes occurring to Eve's weapon, he quickly realized that wasn't the case.
She was absorbing it.
Worse, as the energy flowed into her weapon, its blade began growing longer, while the power concentrated along its edge increased considerably.
The golem immediately withdrew its sword, but a significant portion of the energy it had been carrying was already gone.
Aurelian's eyes widened.
Of all the extraordinary materials he'd developed throughout his life, the substance responsible for that energy was among his greatest achievements.
