If one were to ask Corey how many times he had been shocked in his entire life, he would say a lot of times.
If one were to ask him how many times he had been shocked to the point of being speechless and frozen, his reply would be quite a lot of times.
If one were to ask him how many times he had been shocked to the point where he actually forgot to breathe, his reply would be- how can you be shocked to the point where you actually forget to breathe?.
However, the moment Corey heard Nina's words, he completely forgot to breathe and his flow of energy stopped for a few seconds. Luckily for him, his stars of consciousness took control of his bodily activities.
A few seconds later, Corey returned from his stupor, and his stars of consciousness brightened and burned with intensity as countless thoughts and questions appeared in his mind.
His main consciousness and every single star of consciousness focused mainly on the words Nina had just told him.
Five more chapters to go. I'll try to write two more before I sleep this night.