A faint, intricate pattern of silvery lines, like a holy tattoo, appeared on her back for a moment before fading away.
When the light receded, she took a deep breath, a gasp of pure, unadulterated power.
She looked at her hands, then at me.
Her eyes, which had always held a human fire, now glowed with a faint, divine light.
A notification, visible only to me, appeared on my own System screen.
[Subordinate 'Isabelle Vhagar' has successfully evolved.]
[Class: Blade Saint]
[Body: B+]
[Swordsmanship: A]
[New Abilities Acquired: [Saint's Poise], [Blade of Light], [Aegis of the Saint]]
My jaw dropped.
A-Rank Swordsmanship. B-Plus Body.
She had just become a monster.
A beautiful, deadly, and divinely-powered monster.
"I feel…" she whispered, her voice filled with a quiet awe, "…strong."
"You are magnificent," I breathed.
I was about to pull her back into my arms, to celebrate her ascension in the most carnal, demonic way possible, when a cold, terrible thought hit me.
