Setting The Stage

As the notification system flickered into view, the numbers began to rise at an increasingly rapid pace.

[Points Accumulated: 1,020...]

[1,500...]

[2,000...]

[2,230...]

The final tally appeared, but Merciless paid little attention. The numbers were insignificant in comparison to what he felt seething inside. His transformation wasn't simply complete; it was calling to him, urging him on.

He could feel his own essence altering, a force from within suggesting that more power awaited him if he surrendered to this evolutionary trance, that all level 5 undergo when they reach this profound stage of immense change.

The points could wait.

The system could wait.

His essence demanded action, a rush of energy rushing through him like a slow but intense fire, kindling every nerve.