Outside the barrier, the others could only see blurred shadows and flashes of symbols.
Solomon swallowed. "This is…"
Karen didn't finish her thought. She just stared, her breathing turning shallow as a new possibility started gnawing at her mind.
Haid's hands clenched and unclenched. He wanted to step closer, but he remembered Alex's warning and forced himself to stay back.
Inside, Alex continued. He drew a new ring of runes around the heart first. A second ring formed around the brain. A third ring wrapped around the spine.
This process was necessary to transform Faerith into a vampire. To become a true vampire, he had to change her from the foundation up.
It wasn't just the body. It was also the soul.
Normally, he could only do this after becoming a true Progenitor, but now he could achieve a similar result, just lower quality.
Faerith's soul trembled as it was transformed, and for a moment the whole barrier flickered.
Haid's face went pale. "Did something go wrong?"
