The young cub was clutching its head with its deformed paws.
Its left ear had mutated into a bat-like membranous wing, and its right cheek was covered in black scales.
Its spine bulged unnaturally, as if something were squirming beneath the skin.
Most terrifying of all were its eyes. What were once scarlet beast-like pupils were now splitting into countless compound eyes.
"My head hurts so much!"
Qiuqiu's voice was as rough as sandpaper as he sobbed,
"I don't want to turn into a monster, WAHHH!"
Seville knelt on one knee by the edge of the bed, a faint golden halo of healing energy gathering at his fingertips.
"It's alright. It's just a common bloodline eruption."
His tone was calm as he pressed his palm to Qiuqiu's forehead. "Just get some sleep. You'll be fine."
The instant the Holy Power flowed into him, a bloody gash suddenly split open on Qiuqiu's chest.
Three black-and-red-striped Destiny Snakes shot out!
