“Let me show you first.” Ketal opened his pouch and retrieved shimmering, rainbow-colored particles. 0

Elene tilted her head in confusion. “What’s this?”0

“This is the essence of what has replaced you.”0

“What…?” Elene's eyes widened as she hastily focused on the iridescent particles. “I’ve never seen anything like this.”0

“I forcibly compressed it into this form. Originally, it would have been much smaller, probably too minuscule to be visible to the naked eye,” Ketal explained.0

These particles were small enough to replace cells. Ketal was aware of something similar. The mysterious entities that had overtaken the Lutein Kingdom were incredibly tiny.0

I’m not sure if Elene will grasp the concept of how tiny this is, Ketal thought.0

Substances so small they were imperceptible to the human eye were not a familiar concept in this pre-microscope era. History recorded numerous futile attempts to understand the transmission of diseases like bacteria. Ketal worried that Elene might not grasp the idea. To his surprise, she nodded as if she understood.0

“I think I understand,” she said.0

“Oh? You’re quick to comprehend,” Ketal remarked.0

“Well, mana and Aura are invisible, but when concentrated, they become detectable to the naked eye. I suppose it’s...0