Shock

Just a moment after Mira's call with the Principal ended, he appeared right in front of her.

He only glanced at Mira for a moment before he determined she wouldn't be able to help him with the state she was in.

Emotions were good, they were what made us human. But Mira's emotions right now would only hinder her.

"What happened here?" The Principal asked Mira, but kept his eyes trained on Alex at all times.

Alex looked like he was experiencing the typical processes burn victims go through, only 100x slower.

"H-He was attempting a breakthrough to the first stage of his Energy Condensing technique… it all seemed fine for the first hour, but then this happened out of nowhere… *sob* Please help him Principal!"

Mira pushed out an explanation through her tears, receiving a nod from the Principal as he looked inquisitively at Alex.

'What on Earth caused this reaction from the kid?'