Essence Collection Plan
The World Energy refused to condense.
It was like trying to compress a stone with hands.
With nowhere to go, it started to tremble, but Neo forced it to condense.
The white threads trembled and flailed around.
The energy within him started to rampage.
His breath hitched, and his hands shook.
The white flames began to burn the air around him.
He withstood the pain, and, after what felt like hours, condensed all of the World Energy into a single strand of Essence.
His chest heaved.
A glowing white thread floated before Neo.
He had to expend all of his mental energy to create it.
"I don't… think…. I can create more… World Energy for now…."
He had trouble speaking.
His chest rose and fell irregularly.
He had to wait until his mental strain disappeared before he could try to create more World Energy.
It would take hours, given the exhaustion he was feeling.