The effect was immediate. As Aster got her first look at Erik since becoming his acolyte, it looked like she got a heavy dose of dopamine shot into her system. Her eyes dilated. Her knees buckled. A crazy grin broke out on her face. A moan escaped her lips.
"G-Gods…" she whispered, her voice wavering. "I-It's so much better than I thought…"
Erik raised an amused eyebrow. He'd noticed she already had some crazy in her before Nora got her claws in this woman's mind, and now he couldn't help but wonder how much of this reaction was his proselytiser's influence, and how much was from her originally.
Technically, Aster was the first to become his acolyte—or finger—since Nora and Anne. Though they didn't have this kind of reaction, their path to reach this level had also been different.
