Rey's enhanced perception detected the shift in mystical energy the moment it began.
Something was happening—a massive surge of Ether concentrating at the center of the auction hall, far more powerful than anything the normal auction wards should be generating.
The pattern was familiar, sophisticated, and deeply concerning.
'Is this a Technique? An Artifact's activation,' Rey recognized with cold dread. 'They're doing something dramatic.'
Around the hall, other perceptive attendees were also noticing the energy buildup.
Conversations began to falter.
Attention shifted from the auction items to the growing mystical disturbance. Even the auctioneer paused mid-sentence, her professional composure cracking as she sensed something unprecedented occurring.
Then Selene's voice rang out across the entire hall, magically amplified to overcome all other sounds.
