Before he could ponder the fifth evolution of Eclipse, another splitting headache bombarded his mind. It was much worse than before, a dozen times stronger.
"Argh!"
Damien nearly collapsed, cold sweat dripping from his forehead. His body wasn't undergoing a mere augmentation. It was a thorough transformation.
The very genetics that were imprinted in his aether-based DNA were being stripped apart, augmented by the power of Eclipse.
Even his hardened willpower could barely resist the onslaught of pain that pervaded every corner of his body. Taking a deep breath, his heart ached as it pounded over two hundred beats a minute.
If he were a normal human, he would have already been sent to the emergency room in some random hospital.
"Damn... I can't hold on-" Damien weakly mumbled, leaning his body backward to avoid falling from the rooftop. He lay on the concrete surface, exhausted.
