Kain, unperturbed by Nikolai's obvious attempt at mental warfare, raised a hand—and Aegis dropped onto the stage with the sound of a small mountain dropping from the sky.
Massive. Cold. Controlled. The kind of power that didn't need to be loud to be threatening.
Chewy arrived silently—emerging at Kain's feet as a small shimmering spore with tiny translucent filaments—barely noticeable to those watching. It was only after one of the announcers, who was a 7-star beast-tamer barely spotted her and the camera zoomed in on the 'tiny dot' at his direction that the crowd, and Nikolai, spotted Chewy.
Kain almost wanted to grumble at the announcer for giving away Chewy so early to Nikolai, but there was nothing he could do.
And Bea?
She had already been summoned and even the 7-star announcer couldn't sense her.
The moment the referee's hand dropped, her invisible self had seeped into the mental undercurrent of the field. Microscopic. Undetectable. But there.
