It was a strange feeling.
Having a foreign being reside within his core took him longer than expected to get used to.
Not because the parasite was intrusive—quite the opposite. Once the Bloodsink Resonance bond finally settled properly, the Silkbind Gu no longer felt like a foreign presence at all. It became something closer to a second, quieter heartbeat tucked behind his own, a warm thread woven directly into his core. It remained there without demanding his attention, occasionally stirring whenever his intent sharpened toward something, almost as if it were listening and responding.
He had expected to resent it.
He didn't.
His divine sense finally allowed him to see the parasite clearly.
Strangely, it looked different from the descriptions he had received. It was a small, snow-white, silky worm-like creature, but a faint prismatic sheen covered its back, shifting subtly as the light caught it.
