Bab 50: Hollowborns (2)

Leandra took a step back, she was terrified at what she was seeing.

Her eyes could see it but her mind couldn't register if what she was seeing was real or only a product of imagination. Following Lucivar's touch, the hollowborn's bones cracked with many sickening snaps, reshaping beneath its skin.

Its body swelled grotesquely, muscle and mass piling on with unnatural speed.

Small, pitiful whimpers escaped its mouth as coarse fur sprouted from its flesh—distorting its once humanoid form, beyond recognition. Limbs elongated, and its face turned feral—is gone from scary to outright horrifying.

Upon seeing what it turned into, Lucivar tilted its head.

His eyes gazed at it with curiosity as opposed to fear, as if he was marveling at his creation.

'Woah... the strand didn't affect it the same as me' He pondered in marvel.