Emery returned to the Gene Center and immediately noticed that something had changed.
Kayelin hadn't merely prepared ten doses of the modified serum. The examination chamber itself had been reinforced, with additional formations layered into the walls and several unfamiliar pieces of equipment installed around the central examination chair. Clearly, she had no intention of relying on the old setup for an experiment of this magnitude.
Kayelin stood beside the apparatus, a rare anticipation visible in her expression.
"Let's do this."
Emery took his place.
Kayelin would monitor and control everything related to his physical body, while Emery and his dark avatar would focus entirely on his soul and the increasingly restless Star-Devouring Beast within his Sea of Consciousness.
The first dose entered his body.
Then the second.
For a moment, everything proceeded as expected.
Then something inside Emery lurched violently.
