Chapter 96 Writer's POV
Onyi's condition worsens as the days pass. The darkness within him intensifies, and his body begins to undergo changes that are both alarming and mystifying. It's like he's being transformed from the inside out, his form shifting in ways that hint at a power beyond human. Amanda watches in horror as Onyi's body starts to change, his limbs elongating slightly, his skin taking on an almost ethereal glow in the dark. His black eyes seem to deepen, like voids pulling in all light around him.
"Onyi, what's happening to you?" Amanda asks, her voice trembling with fear. Onyi doesn't answer. He's lost in the turmoil of his own transformation, his mind consumed by the darkness that's reshaping him. Sometimes he mutters words in a language Amanda doesn't understand, sounds like incantations from a forgotten lore. The air around him seems to thicken with an otherworldly presence, like he's becoming a vessel for something ancient and powerful.
Amanda's desperate to help him, to stop whatever is turning Onyi into something... godlike. She talks to the king about Onyi's state, hoping for some intervention, some way to halt the transformation. But the king is preoccupied with stopping Delilah's plans to attack the palace and bring back Xerxes. "We can't let Onyi's condition distract us from the bigger threat," the king says, though he promises to keep an eye on the situation.
Meanwhile, Onyi's transformation accelerates. His body now glows faintly in the night, like he's infused with a power that's making him more than human. He's becoming a god, Amanda realizes with a chill. The thought is both terrifying and awe-inspiring. What kind of power would Onyi wield if he fully transforms? And what will happen to him – to his mind, his soul – in this change?
Onyi's connection to the darkness deepens. He moves with a strange grace now, like his body is learning to accommodate a power that's growing within him. Amanda sees the fear in others when they look at Onyi; they sense the change in him too. Some avoid him, fearing the unknown power he's becoming. Amanda stays close, though she's scared. She doesn't want to lose Onyi to whatever is happening.