I never thought it would be this bad... Ash thought, a heavy grimness settling over him.
But then he realized something almost absurd. He did not even have a face anymore to show that grim expression.
After his consciousness returned to his body, horror seized him the moment he perceived its state.
His body had melted.
Not because of heat. No, it was because his body had exceeded the amount of power it could possibly sustain.
His potential had been exhausted completely. The Rune of Wish had fulfilled his desire indirectly by increasing his rank, which in turn raised the rank of the Codex of Creation.
That increase granted him the opportunity to reconstruct his body and elevate his potential further, but his foundation had not been ready for it.
His trait possessed the ability to analyze and provide exactly what Ash needed the most according to the situation. And so, instead of raw power or direct enhancement, it had given him the chance to reform himself.
The cost was brutal.
