Scrreeee—
The bonehound dragged its long claws across the cave floor, the sound echoing in sharp waves through the damp, red-tinged air. It stopped a few feet from Akhil's motionless body, sniffing at him like a predator verifying its kill.
Then, something strange began to happen.
The air shifted—thickened. The blood pooled on the floor started to quiver, as if pulled by an unseen force.
The beast's many eyes flickered in confusion.
One drop. Two. Then hundreds more lifted from the ground, floating upward in thin streams before curving toward Akhil's body.
{Host life is in danger!}
{Excessive blood loss detected.}
{Death is imminent.}
{Skill — Blood Absorption has been automatically activated.}
