He didn't know why that felt right.
Maybe it was because the Reaper didn't seem to respect physics. Or because everything in this dungeon moved like it remembered dying once and wanted to do it slower next time.
Lucen raised one hand and traced a line in the air.
No glow. No cast. Just muscle memory.
A ring.
A spike pattern at the bottom. A split across the center.
'Freezing point anchor… but flexible. Needs to shift between freeze-on-impact and freeze-on-delay.'
He dragged another line down the left side. Then curled it back in like a spiral.
[Dynamic Split Node recognized]
[Condition: Target motion state?]
Lucen frowned. "No. Not motion-based this time. Not like Tension Mark."
He hovered over the anchor.
'Trigger on cast. Or… delay by contact proximity?'
The glyph flickered.
[Proximity Trigger – Radius Set: 0.8 meters]
[Ice Affinity: Weak baseline established. Confirm core element?]
Lucen muttered, "Yeah. Ice. Don't need damage, just stall."
