Echoterra: Rise of the Verdant King

DING!

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[System Notification: Evolutionary Fragment Absorbed – Gorehowl Vurm (Lesser Predator Variant)]

[Processing compatibility...]

[Analyzing essence type...]

[Adapting host physiology...]

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I felt it. A change.

The change began with a tremor.

The tremors began from the roots of my body, like a hum crawling through every strand of my being.

I didn't even realize I was swaying until I saw the thorns on my body elongate with a twitch. Not just grow. Rather, they twisted and hardened; a ripple with ridges that hadn't been there before.