Lynn first arranged the twelve rune stones around the laboratory table in a specific pattern.
Three to the north, three to the south, three to the east, and three to the west. With each one he placed, he injected a thread of spiritual power into it.
The rune stones lit up one by one, casting a dim blue glow.
The light intertwined in the air, forming a translucent barrier that enclosed the laboratory table.
This was a stabilization array, meant to prevent the divinity from running wild during the forging process.
He placed the Chaos Crystal on Leon's chest. Grayish-white mist seeped from the crystal, burrowing into Leon's skin and spreading along the black and golden patterns.
Wherever the mist passed, the patterns darkened, turning from gold to gray, then from gray to black.
Chaos energy devoured the divine natures, wrapping them up as though locking every venomous snake inside a cage.
Lynn picked up the vial of four-winged angel heartblood and removed its cap.
The dark golden liquid flowed from the bottle's mouth and dripped onto Leon's forehead.
The liquid ran down the bridge of his nose, over the space between his brows, across his lips and chin, then dripped onto the laboratory table.
Yet the liquid did not flow away. Instead, it seeped into his skin.
Leon's forehead flashed with dark golden light, then dimmed.
His heart flashed, then his dantian, then his limbs, until his entire body flashed.
Guided by the Chaos Crystal, the heartblood flowed into every corner of Leon's body.
The divinity of light was activated by the angel's blood and began to shine.
Golden light seeped from Leon's body, brilliant and blinding.
The divinity of darkness was provoked and began to resist.
Black light surged from Leon's body and tangled with the golden light