The trio could only watch as Varek became engulfed by a red aura. At first, they had thought it was constricting him, killing him. Now they saw the truth.
It was expanding from his body, a stifling aura that felt even more threatening than a Kaiju. Even though Varek's body looked like it was growing weaker, like the beast in front of them was devouring him, his now abundant Qi told the truth.
Somehow, he had become stronger. Far stronger.
It was to the point that even Henry, who would normally be the top of this class, was completely dwarfed. When faced with just the potential of this aura, he was shook to his very core.
As if he was a single stick some beaver hoped would stop a tsunami.
Yet even then, even when he saw such unfathomable strength first hand that caused even the Gentle Dark to cry, Henry was uncertain whether or not Varek was truly the strongest.
Because there was the other, the leader. Adam.
