"What's going on now?"
Kaela couldn't help but be concerned as she watched both Mark and Ethan's bodies shake and twitch.
The Blood Ritual seemed to be losing stability by the second.
Ever since Mark's body had begun satiating itself with the living monsters Kaela had provided, things had changed. It had been siphoning everything; their life force, mana, and whatever else their bodies contained were being consumed to strengthen and stabilise Mark's own body.
It was working.
But the sheer amount of power being forced through the ritual was becoming difficult to contain.
Elara could feel it more clearly than anyone.
She was still trapped inside her own body while the demon remained in control, maintaining the connection between Mark and Ethan's minds. Through that connection, she could sense everything the ritual was doing.
And she could feel exactly how much it was straining her body.
'It can't keep this up for very long.'
