Adam exhaled slowly, his eyes narrowing slightly.
[Would you like to assimilate the Abyssborn Sovereign Bloodline?]
There was no hesitation.
"Yes."
The moment he confirmed, a surge of darkness erupted within him. His body tensed as raw abyssal energy flooded his veins, spreading like wildfire. His heartbeat pounded like a war drum, each thud shaking him from the inside out.
Then—
Pain.
It wasn't the sharp, unbearable kind. It was deep. Heavy. Like something was unraveling him and reforging him at the same time.
Adam clenched his fists, his nails digging into his palm. His vision blurred as black and crimson energy coiled around his limbs, his muscles tensing and shifting. His bones felt like they were being reforged, denser, stronger.
His senses expanded.
He could feel it—the abyssal power surging through his blood. A monstrous strength, something primal, something ancient.
