Kimberly's eyes fluttered open. Her breathing was heavy, her body weak, yet she could feel something surging within her—power, raw and untamed.
She quickly realized she was back in the temple, but something was different.
The air was thick with reverence. Everyone around her was bowed to the ground, including the old chief priest himself.
Confusion clouded her mind. *Why are they bowing? What's going on?*
She attempted to stand, but as she moved, a blinding light flickered in her vision.
The realization hit her—her eyes were still glowing blue, radiating an overwhelming force.
She could feel it coursing through her veins, powerful yet unfamiliar.
*Is this what transformation feels like? Am I truly becoming something beyond what I've ever known?* Kimberly thought.
Her chest rose and fell as she steadied herself, struggling to contain the energy pulsing through her body.
