A few weeks later, Michael opened his eyes from his meditation, his eyes glowing momentarily before returning to normal. Letting out a turbid breath, his face turned to one of excitement.
"I did it!" he yelled, forgetting the fact that it was night time and people were asleep. Archie quickly admonished him, worried that after all their hard work someone would come and discover him.
After refining his meridians close to 40 times this past 3 weeks, he had been gobbling down the pills he and Elena had crafted. Just when he was starting to worry that he would have to make another batch, he had finally succeeded. As if in response to his delight, his meridians gave off a bright silver glow, similar to a sword reflecting a cool moonlight.
