[Primordial Trial Conquered.]
[Dominant Claim Confirmed.]
[Nyxara, Primordial Demon of Lust: Essence Bound.]
Heat surged from Quinlan's core, steady at first, then heavier, as if something had latched onto the rhythm of his heartbeat.
[Human and Demon: Unified.]
[Conqueror and Conquered: Bound.]
Nyxara's presence slid deeper into him.
For half a second, everything aligned.
Then something pressed back.
His body was intact. His soul was intact. The pressure came from somewhere else entirely.
From volume.
The world sharpened around him as he became aware of the strain running through his flesh.
[Warning.]
[Structural Instability Detected.]
Inside him, something vast pushed outward, testing limits that had not been meant to hold it. Muscle resisted. Bone held. His skin pulled tight, refusing to stretch further.
Nyxara screamed.
"No!"
