The Collector finished transferring the genetic codes and then withdrew its tendrils. They hovered around the Collector, awaiting an additional subject, for the Collector could create three drones.
Thrag's cocoon fully sealed, the triple colors of the mana swirling around him crystallizing and sealing his shadowy, barely visible figure within. It would take an hour for the specimen to build into his new form.
"I grant power now to a select few," said the Collector. "Ascendant power that shifts the form much as I am capable of. I possess the capability to ascend two more specimen."
The Collector chose.
"The specimens known as 'Goromir' and 'Kandak' shall come forth," said the Collector.
"Why!?" said Thokk as he broke from his kneeling stance and rose up in surprise. "Why not me?"
