It was as if the surrounding magma was waiting for his change in mindset.
The second he reaffirmed his determination, a change took place in the surrounding magma sea.
The still magma that had been simply burning him constantly for the past unknown amount of time was now actively surging towards his body.
But strangely enough, the impact brought no pain. Or rather, this particular sensation of pain no longer registered as pain in his mind.
It was actually slightly pleasurable instead.
The magma once again burned away his skin, but this time it didn't regenerate. Instead, the magma charged into his bones and was absorbed by it.
With every passing second, more and more magma entered his skeleton, causing his bones themselves to turn the same red as the ground.
"Nngh!"
A slight groan of pain echoed in the surroundings, even though Damien had no vocal cords to groan with at the moment. It was another odd phenomenon.