Elias had already finished merging with eleven soul beasts. He could feel his body changing. But unlike before, his body didn't grow larger or stronger. Instead, for some reason, he became younger.
With the bones of the beast of decay transforming into the essence of a fable and moving to his heart, his physique began returning to its state before the merger.
From looking like someone in his teens, Elias returned to the appearance he had when he first entered the academy, matching the physique of a twelve-year-old.
His clothes had become loose again, but he didn't even register it. He shifted his attention to the last fable, which was also different from the other eleven shadows.
At first, all twelve fables looked nothing more than shadows to him. But after accepting eleven fables, when he looked at the last fable's essence, he saw something that wasn't a shadow.
