Erica was stunned, speechless, when Ren changed gears right in front of her eyes.
The plain white robe they had lent him loosened and unwrapped itself from his body as if an invisible hand pulled it away. Beneath it was something completely different—an armor unlike anything she had seen before.
It was made of stone, yet not quite stone. Strange markings carved across its surface pulsed with a soft, glowing blue light, like the color of a deep ocean under moonlight. It looked ancient, as if it belonged to an era long forgotten. One glance was enough to know it wasn't a common drop. It was an artifact.
