"We've come this far," Damian said. "Might as well see it through."
The others agreed as well. Since they already started committing, they should just see it through.
The process involved a ritual circle to be drawn by Ravenna with Marcus's enchantments that will stimulate dormant genetic markers. You sat in the circle, channeled specific mana patterns, and waited to see what happened.
Seraphina went first.
The circle glowed immediately, flashing with light and her body convulsed as light poured from her eyes, her mouth, her very skin.
And for a terrible moment, I thought she was dying.
Then the light stabilized, warping around her and formed into wings of pure holy light, manifested as physical wings on her back.
"Angelic bloodline," Ravenna breathed. "Seraphina, you're descended from celestial warriors. That's... that's incredibly rare."
