At the same moment Human Rock broke through into its third stage, Overlord, the woman beneath Marcus began to change as well.
Every time Anya reached her limit and trembled in his arms, she could feel it clearly. More of his energy poured into her body, wave after wave, blending with her own power until the red Phoenix Cry energy inside her began to heat up violently. It grew hotter with every release, denser with every pulse, building layer upon layer inside her.
Soon, her entire body was overflowing with Marcus's Human Rock energy and her own Phoenix Cry energy. A faint red glow seeped from her skin and wrapped around her like mist. Combined with her already striking beauty and noble presence, the effect was almost unreal. She looked as though she had been touched by living fire itself, and Marcus found it impossible to look away from her.
