Fae Business (Part 1)
Even without the mystical wood helping Vastor to keep his focus, the light pink of his skin remained the same.
The only visible sign that there was something wrong with him were his veins which slowly turned black and bulged a little more with each beat of his heart.
"We are just one step away from our goal. The only thing that keeps our different natures from merging into one perfect being is the fact that our cores are still apart. After countless hours and experiments, we are now certain that to reach its full potential, one body can only be fully attuned to one core.
"In my case, the duality is constantly trying to turn my human half into pure energy, inflicting me great pain and reducing the prolonged lifespan that Awakening was supposed to grant me.
"In your case, instead, the monster cores balance the black core, but it also prevents you from Awakening. Once we solve this final conundrum, we'll be able to share our gift with the rest of Mogar.