With trembling hands, Oliver gently lifted his shirt to examine his skin, and his heart raced as he beheld an unexpected sight. He was met with a network of greenish veins encircling his abdomen, each one faintly glowing. The revelation left him baffled.
"What is this?" he mumbled, his voice tinged with anxiety. As he continued to observe the glowing veins, a growing sense of unease washed over him. "They seem to be draining my energy," he noted, his words filled with alarm.
But before he could fully grasp the nature of this mysterious phenomenon, his agony intensified. His scream pierced the night as a series of vines erupted from his abdomen, tearing through his skin. The searing pain was unbearable.
