For several moments, Lucien remained beneath the ancient trees, quietly adjusting to the body he now inhabited.
Everything about it felt wrong in small but noticeable ways.
His breathing was shallower than he was used to, his limbs felt lighter and painfully ordinary, and even the sensation of the ground beneath his palms seemed strangely direct now that the countless layers of perception he once possessed were gone.
Then a familiar sound rang through his mind.
[Ting!]
Lucien froze.
For a heartbeat, he wondered whether the transfer had damaged his senses, but a translucent interface appeared before him almost immediately.
[Host Identity Mismatch Detected.]
Lucien stared at the message.
His System had followed him.
Relief barely had time to settle before another notification appeared.
[Soul Synchronization Initiated.]
Pain tore through his head.
