Achievement Unlocked: Unexpected System Shenanigans

My body trembled from the pain crashing through my head.

I dropped to my knees, clutching my skull with both hands.

The throbbing kept growing. I tried to take slow, steady breaths, but it didn't help. Before I could even guess what was happening, another jolt of pain flared in my chest. 

My heart thumped hard, once and then stopped.

A moment of silence.

Then the floodgates burst open.

Every drop of Essence that had remained in my core surged out like a furious tide, blasting through my heart and flooding the channels I had carved. 

It didn't feel controlled or calm, it was wild, angry, like a storm rampaging inside me.

I cried out as pain shot through every part of my body. The Essence didn't stop. It kept rising, kept burning, until I could feel it escaping my body, through my mouth, my nose, my eyes, my skin, even the top of my head.