Shadows surged and covered Arthur's body with a cocoon of darkness, hiding whatever horrific transformation was about to take place.
"What the hell happened?" Nickolas questioned as everyone gathered around Tharion.
"The suppression imposed on the Blight was dispelled when I destroyed the blade – it seems like the suppression has made the fragment inside more dangerous and Arthur has just attempted to merge himself with it."
"Isn't that very bad?" Isara frowned.
"Not necessarily, considering his high susceptibility to mental alterations the transformation will almost certainly turn him into a mindless beast – he will be stronger but dumber."
The ground shook once more and the veil of shadows surrounding Arthur started to crack, like an egg of a terrible monster.
