They watched.
The Elixir began moving, not flowing down like normal liquid would, but instead it was sinking.
It was seeping into Klein's skin through his pores like water absorbed by parched earth. The gel-like substance covering his body slowly faded, growing thinner and more transparent with each passing second.
The black markings pulsed frantically, glowing brighter as the curse recognized its imminent destruction.
They writhed across Klein's skin like living things trying to escape. But there was nowhere for them to go.
Klein trembled again, but this one was a different kind.
Brunhilde, as a First Class Beast Master, could see and feel Klein's emotions and soul. And right now, she didn't see him shaking in pain but in relief and joy.
Then she saw his body was changing on a fundamental level, purging corruption that had been part of him for most of his life.
Then black steam began seeping from his skin.
