Vlad's eyes rolled back as the same suffocating sensation overwhelmed the pain. His hand fell limp by his side, and his heart stopped beating.
The rune on the tomb glowed, spreading his blood across its entire surface and painting it crimson.
The thick liquid reached the rings of the array, illuminating the runes engraved upon them one by one.
Once the complete array was illuminated, the energy that had previously been dissipating from the hole in the tomb entered the obsidian blade. Using it as a medium, the golden particles reached Vlad's still heart.
Countless microscopic magic circles appeared across the surface of his heart. Golden veins surged out from his heart, shattering these magic circles.
They quickly spread in every direction, forming a completely separate nervous system, one that was connected to the heart instead of the brain.
The thickest of them reached his core in his lower abdomen, forming the connection that had previously been severed.
