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Hermes was sure he had destroyed Mark's body before he could fully regenerate, he had broken him to smithereens, completely! And even if some pieces of him were left, they were decaying and rusting away.
Yet…
YET!
He was right behind him, and now made of just flames. There was nothing solid within him, he was a being made of pure spiritual fire. Mark had simply let behind his "shell" and become an entity of flames.
And not just any, he was a Phoenix. His evolution allowed him to claim such a thing. Having absorbed and fused with a mighty Phoenix Spirit and also using the materials of a Phoenix, he became somewhat of one.
And through leveling and developing this power, and acquiring a myriad of mighty Skills, he could proudly claim to be one.
Especially with the secondary effect of his Divine Skill [Divine Black Metal Phoenix Sentinel Transformation]!