When Leo Shaw finally emerged from the steam-filled bathroom of the master suite, his skin still carried a faint, rhythmic violet pulse from the Tier-2 Nihility Divine Thunder refining the banquet’s energy. He had expected to find Yuna Lynch and Monica Bailey waiting for him in the lounge area, perhaps discussing the architectural wonders of the Phoenix Academy. Instead, he found the room cast in the soft, iridescent blue light of the city’s Defense Matrix, and the two girls had vanished from the living space.
His Spirit-Forged Body's heightened senses—now operating at a Tier-2 Mid-Tier baseline—picked up the subtle Metahuman Resonance of the two girls behind the heavy, Phoenix Wood door of his bedroom. The door was slightly ajar, a thin sliver of warm, amber light spilling out onto the d
