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Now, Aponi growled. That was a message passed across to all the three turns with her to halt their feeding and allow the reaction of the new infected to happen.
And they yielded while they watched the dead body lie before them. Still, nothing happened because she remained lifeless and cold and pale.
But if the old woman was dead for too long, it was a lie because, at this time, her reaction happened as she gasped out of breath.
When she was awakened, Aponi and the rest still goggled at her and surveyed her as she studied her new self.
By this, she took a steadfast look at her hands which were now in sharp claws and when she touched her teeth, she felt the sharp fangs out of her canine.
The only thing she was yet to see was her eyes which were completely raven in total blackness.