(Time Stilled World, The Ascension Site, Leo's POV)
The moment the first wave of mutation struck him, Leo felt his knees buckle as a molten rush tore through his muscles, spreading like wildfire through every nerve while the potion forced its way deeper into his cells.
*Thrum*
*Thrum*
A violent tremor ran through his body as the heat intensified, burning so fiercely that even his bones felt like they were splitting apart from within.
"Ahh… damn…" he hissed, as he clenched his fists and steadied himself, for the pressure swelling inside him no longer felt natural, as though some unseen hand kept filling him with more mana than his flesh could ever hope to contain.
The sensation grew worse by the second.
His skin prickled.
His lungs shuddered.
His heartbeat roared like a drum of war.
Then the mutation truly began.
*Crack*
*Crack*
*Crackle*
