Heena turned to see a glowing, perfectly spherical drone hovering at her shoulder. It projected a small, hard-light hologram of a golden lion cub, which was currently bouncing on its invisible paws with absolute, unrestrained excitement.
"Welcome back to the Nexus, Host!" the System cheered, its digital interface exploding with virtual confetti. "Initiating soul-sync! Vital signs are perfect! Spiritual integrity is at one hundred percent! Oh my god, you have no idea how stressful that extraction was from my end!"
"You literally just sat in a carriage and watched me drink poison," Heena said dryly, stretching her arms above her head and rolling her shoulders. The absolute lightness of her true spiritual body felt incredible after months of being trapped in Seera's failing, sickly vessel.
