Asher, William, Finch, Ryaen, and Vaelric were still discussing amongst themselves as they remained seated on the ground. Soon enough, their space rings were returned to them, and the very first thing each of them did was inspect the contents of their respective rings to ensure that nothing had been taken or swapped out for fakes or replicas.
"But I have to ask," William spoke, his eyes turning towards Asher, "aren't you a bit too outrageous? Even with the greatest talents of our generation from across the entire world gathering in one place, they still couldn't make you look any less like a monster," he sighed, genuinely exasperated at this point as he simply couldn't comprehend how Asher possessed such absurd talent.
Asher smiled as he replied, "You all already know I've always been this talented. It really shouldn't come as a shock or surprise to any of you," his tone calm and devoid of any trace of boasting or arrogance.
