The new heart formed within Cedric, and when it beat life into him, his evolution began.
A cold sensation flooded his body from the new heart, and as it spread through his veins, all his muscles shredded and instantaneously rebuilt themselves. But since Cedric was unconscious at the moment, he didn't feel it and just kept sleeping like a baby.
The entire process took a long time. During this time, the tattoo of his bond had slowly inked itself back on his right arm.
Then after what should have felt like an eternity, the cold sensation began to recede until it finally settled on the tattoo on his arm.
Now that the evolution was complete, Cedric's eyes slowly fluttered open. His vision was blurred at first, but then, it slowly began to settle. When it did, rather than see the gray darkness, he saw himself lying on the ground of the temple of his inner sanctuary.
