Recreation of Physique.
It was a process of disintegrating one's body and rebuilding it from scratch, eliminating any flaws to achieve perfection of mortal physique—all while keeping one's consciousness awake and intact.
Ever since Lucian had endured such a process, his body had undergone drastic changes. Irises—previously dark and gloomy—had turned crystal cerulean. Short and messy hair had grown longer and shinier. While his frizzy and skinny physique had transformed into something that carried the name "primordial" in it.
As such, let alone the government that used biometrics to prove someone's identity, even his close ones wouldn't have been able to recognize him—that is, if he had any to begin with.
But the fact that a young man whom Lucian did not recognize came forward and called out his name so casually when his identity alone should've been most wanted by the entire world—it shocked him.
