Red's body trembled violently under the pressure of the spear that pinned him to the ground as the dark flames continued to burn through his chest and spread deeper into his body.
For the first time since the battle began something changed in him. The unnatural grin that had stretched across his face slowly began to fade and was replaced by a tight and strained grimace. It showed something far more human beneath the madness.
That was enough to make the moment feel different as the realization struck him clearly that he could feel it.
He could feel the pain tearing through him in waves that his body could not fully suppress no matter how much power he held.
His eyes widened slightly as that sensation registered in full and a flicker of disbelief passed through his expression because this was not supposed to happen. Not to him, in this state where the Blood Sun embryo had fused with his existence and elevated him.
