"SEAL!"
With a single strike of Theo's palm, the storm of Tia's mana came to a rapid end, as if someone literally plugged its source.
Which is exactly what Theo did.
The winds died down. Various articles they carried up and thrown all over the rented room have now fallen to the ground in a loud, near-instantaneous staccato.
What Theo did, however, had nothing to do with the manifestation itself. Instead, he used his own mana to forcefully seal Tia's unleashing mana, simultaneously using the intrusion of his energy to drag the girl's mind out of the gutter of her inner world.
"AH!"
With a loud, in-breathing moan, Tia jolted up on her knees, her chest pulling up as if someone tugged on a string attached to her solar plexus.
For a moment, Tia remained like that, semi-suspended on her knees with slight winds forming all around her due to the rapid bubbling of her energy, only to then collapse right back down, her backside crashing down on her heels.
Silence.
