One of the nearby operators, manning the magical detection equipment, spoke up to inform Cid that he had detected a spike in the Staff of Sacanas’ magic, predicting yet another surge in the already enormous storm cover. Cid immediately ordered the ship to put a large distance between them and the massive thunderhead. And as the ensign began the retreat at maximum burn, the operator further clarified that this surge was much more powerful than previous recorded surges, and advised extreme caution.