Metri was shocked at first, then despairing. His mentor Alodi was right beside him, and part of his body had already slipped inside the modules.
During his final battle with his mentor, Metri had guarded against Alodi getting close at every turn. What he feared was the power of assimilation touching his modules, allowing his mentor to forcibly change their energy properties and separate them from his core.
Now his mentor Alodi was right before him, and in the blink of an eye, the power of assimilation spread throughout his spirit body.
In a contest of pure energy, Alodi was an undisputed master of spells among the generations of Guardians.
Even though he had lost the Guardian inheritance power, Alodi still had the confidence to absorb arcane energy this powerful.
"I should have realized Evans would use a spell transfer like this to switch places with you. With so many Guardians here, how could you possibly use an ordinary battle strategy?" Metri was filled with regret. He should never have given these Guardian Spirits any opportunity to get close, much less left his mentor and Skevyn alive before they arrived.
If he could do it all over again, Metri would have unleashed the power of three Legendary Shards—or even more—to crush the intruders who entered the Halls of Valor.
Alodi's eyes grew damp. He gazed at Metri as he gradually returned to his original form, his heart filled with conflicting emotions.
The tremendous arcane energy was transformed bit by bit. The countless modular cubes composing the Arcane Aberration Spirits' body reverted into a translucent soul form.
Alodi's right hand touched the five Legendary Shards. He assimilated the energy binding them and separated them from Metri's body.
At last, Metri fully returned to his original appearance. Freed from the control of