"A… clone?" Phoenix echoed, brows shooting up. Meira blinked twice, flames flickering uncertainly before dying down.
Erin, however, did not lower her guard. Her coils shifted, stone groaning softly beneath her weight as abyssal pressure thickened the air.
"A blood clone capable of independent action, speech, deception, and combat?" she asked coolly. "One that can project skills, suppress aura, and fool even those bound to you?" Her slit pupils narrowed. "That is not a simple technique."
Damon chuckled again. "Of course not. Calling it a clone is underselling it a bit. Think of it as… my blood avatar. A remote body grown from my blood, carrying a fraction of my soul, will, memories, and power. It's an upgraded version of my shadow clone." There was a little more to it than just this.
