Max smiled lightly, the corners of his lips curving upward as quiet satisfaction glimmered in his eyes, pleased beyond measure that his experiment had worked perfectly. Through his Three Dimensional Body, he could perceive Alice as vividly as though she were standing right before him, every detail of her aura, posture, and energy clear as day in his mind's eye, despite the physical distance separating them.
All it had taken was the delicate addition of a thin strand of vital essence interwoven into his spatial awareness, enabling him to transmit his thoughts directly to her across the battlefield.
"It's my ability," he explained calmly to Alice, his mental voice crisp and confident, tinged with the faintest note of pride at having refined such a powerful technique. "I want you to keep your vital essence active at all times when you're in battle. That way, even if we don't see each other, we can still talk—as long as you're within range of my ability."
