Even as his scalp fell from his head, Moreno was still screaming until his body slowly gave out, falling to his knees and then flopping to the ground.
His rage was warranted. When he took control of the ring, he had poured his Soul Mana into it. How could he not tell that he was pouring his Spirit Mana into a well of Water Mana instead of the runes of the treasure he was trying to control?
In truth, in that moment, both had embedded into his shoulder. When Theron ejected the ring at him, he cast a mutated version of [Water Scythe] as well, shrouding it in [Touch of Mirage] so that it was completely missed.
The ring in Moreno's shoulder had been very real. What Soul Mana he was pouring into it was also very real.
But because he wanted to catch Theron off guard, and because he didn't have much time to work with to begin with, he ejected it swiftly, just throwing it out.