[Mana Absorption Completion: 99.02%]
Kyle smiled as he watched the number after returning home, knowing what it meant.
The egg—his egg—was almost ready. All he could do now was wait, and the anticipation made him restless especially after the brilliant display he watched today.
This had been weeks in the making, and now the culmination of all his efforts, all those drops of blood, was nearly upon him.
Kyle shuddered at the memory of the 60th drop. That had been the moment everything changed.
When he dropped his blood for the 60th time, the egg absorbed it as it always did, its surface glowing faintly as the liquid vanished into it.
He had been used to the subtle gleam that followed each feeding of blood, but this time, the glow intensified, filling the entire room.
He could practically hear his heart beat in his chest as the light grew blinding.
