After what felt like hours, Ashton's eyes fluttered open, and the first sensation that flooded his senses was the absence of pain.
For so long, he had endured unimaginable agony during his evolution, but now it had receded, leaving him in a state of disoriented relief.
"I can't believe this," he softly mumbled. "Even though I have pain resistance maxed out, I still passed out from the pain of evolution... fuck... why do I feel so hungry and thirsty all of a sudden."
However, what greeted him next was a new and overwhelming sensation—a thirst unlike any he had ever experienced.
A primal craving gnawed at his insides, demanding to be sated. A thirst for blood like he had never experienced before. Simultaneously, an insatiable hunger for flesh coursed through him, a desire that clawed at his very being.
"Damn it... this hunger..."
