Metamorphosis of the Deep

The moment the abyss pulsed, Daniel felt it—a shiver that surged through every fiber of his being, deeper than his flesh, beyond his scales. It was as if the very code of his existence had been rewritten by a force older than time. In that fleeting second, his internal system flickered erratically; the familiar glowing text now wavered in unstable bursts.

[Warning: Unknown Interference Detected.]

[Evolutionary Path 'Abyssborne Form' Activated.]

Mira's gaze snapped toward him, eyes wide with alarm. "Daniel, what's happening?" she demanded, her voice tight with a mixture of awe and concern.

Daniel tried to speak, but the words never came. Instead, a surge of cold, alien energy coursed through him, seizing his body as if the abyss had branded him with an invisible fire. His vision darkened around the edges; the world seemed to blur and distort, leaving him suspended in a liminal state between two realities.