Naturally, Selene had warned Konrad of the risks Death Conversion involved. And if it were before, he would have refrained. However, times had changed.
Power.
He needed an immediate and absolute return to power, to gain even greater might than he previously possessed so that he could handle all the events they now faced. Without such a drastic move, the road ahead wasn't optimistic.
Therefore, he had to risk it all. And he did.
Else wasn't even given the time to congratulate him on his breakthrough, that horrid, pitch-black lines stretched across Konrad's body, marking the beginning of his Death Conversion. Life left him at remarkable speed, and in less than three seconds, though he still remained seated, Else could no longer hear his breathing.
Alarmed, she checked his pulse, and was startled to see that it no longer beat! Her eyes widened in disbelief!
"Im-impossible. How could this be?"