Liam was completely aware, but also wasn't. He felt stronger than ever, but also not in control. The hiss raged in his ears, summoning a bottomless hatred both foreign and personal, commanding his body to move.
The experience was different from the past hisses. It was closer to the time with Crazy Uncle, albeit far deeper. It wasn't that Liam couldn't stop himself. He didn't want to, and it was unclear whether that desire was his own or the Snake's.
Yet, the source didn't change the result. Liam's mind had never worked faster, heightening everything about him, while keeping him in that quasi-hypnotized state.
Countless problems manifested through that heightened awareness. Liam had just realized how much more careful he had to be. Still, he was acting despite those who could witness something that could link him to Krosstoen village.
