Chapter 48

==Summery==
Marcus wakes up a day later in an unknown cave. He realizes his mangled arm has been healed, but is now completely covered with scales and his hand has been transformed into a claw. Despite this, he didnt panic, because while the transformation had progressed, he now had complete control over it, and was able to make the transformation regress and progress at will. Looking in, he saw his heart remained unchanged, but his former elemental cores were further damaged. All excess mana now went directly to his arm, growing new scales and transforming the muscles underneath, but the transformation felt more natural now. And now, in addition to his dragon heart, his arm also began to generate mana, albeit much more slowly. Astrid enters the cave and kisses him, saying they thought he would die. She then reveals how his reckless experiment caused a massive mana flare, that drew the attention of a nearby Roman Legion, and they were forced to flee deeper into the valley while carrying his unconscious body. Marcus gets nervous, remember the dangerous presence in the valley that he sensed before. Astrid further explains that after her tamed beast died, Lillian became the only one that could fight, so Astrid focused on carrying for Marcus, while Lillian erased their tracks. Marcus then demonstrates that he can control the transformation at will, which greatly shocks her, because that is supposed to take years to accomplish. He explains that the combination of Lillian's Druid blood ritual to calm the essence and Astrid's vitae cleansing spell, was able to erase the emotional imprint on the vitae, allowing him to control it directly. Marcus then states he will find Lillian and send her back to rest. After finding Lillian, he discovered they were not just dealing with a Roman Legion, because shifters were also nearby.
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