Kael felt it.
His body was burning. It felt like a molten energy was coursing through his whole body. The pool's primordial essence had flooded his system—saturating his tissues, rewriting his marrow, forging new blood. The breakthrough to Early Tier 5 had released something primal inside him.
Excess energy. His body thrummed with power that had nowhere to go.
Hhhh...
His breathing quickened as his skin flushed. Blood pumped through his reinforced heart.
He turned toward Rue with a fierce glare.
Rue flinched. Ah! She pressed her back against the pool's edge, her green eyes wide.
"Kael—?"
She was startled by the sudden shift in his demeanor.
Before she could speak, Kael rushed her.
Whoosh.
His hands grabbed her face. His mouth devoured hers agressively. His lips pressed against hers with a ferocity that stole her breath. His tongue pushed past her lips—mmh—claiming her.
