As soon as the evolution notification appeared, Ray's body felt as if it were burning. He was quickly brought down to his knees. The pain was unbearable—he needed to do something.
He sat down and started to meditate, just as he did when practicing gathering his Ki. Focusing on the pain, he tried to imagine it wasn't there. The sensation then changed slightly; the burning turned into a prickly feeling, as if every pore on his skin was being stabbed with tiny needles.
He cursed the system. He wasn't ready for this—it hadn't even given him the option to start or not.
After ten minutes, the prickly sensation subsided, but a new pain took over. His bones. It felt as if they were being torn apart from the inside out.
A cracking noise echoed through his body. His bones were actually breaking down and rebuilding themselves. The process repeated over and over again. With each break, he thought the pain might become easier to bear—but it didn't. It was just as agonizing every time.
