[Bonus chapter] Appraisal 2

"Alterhuman viscera and ritual blood." Fler'Gan interjected, too engrossed to realize how tense the tone of the conversation had gotten. His mouth tendrils wriggled in study as he stared at the bloody mess on Medula's arms. "You are in the final stages of heart construction.

The design and farme of the heart has already been conceptualized – you need only to fill it in with realm compatible flesh.

As I see now, it is Alterhuman flesh. The presence of ritual blood, a perfect alchemical mixture of your essence and mortal lifeblood, only proves this further. All that is left for you now is to begin the ritual to transfer your consciousness.

And a full heart? Not a simple shard? It seems you are looking for a permanent host."