Chapter 29

Lucy's POV Consciousness returned slowly, like swimming up through layers of reality. I could feel Felix before I saw him, his presence an anchor in the chaos of my transformed mind. "Lucy?" His voice was careful, worried. "Are you... you?" When I opened my eyes, the world looked different. Everything had layers now—past, present, and future—all overlapping in a dizzying display of possibility. "I think so." My voice carried new harmonics, power threading through each word. "Though 'me' feels... bigger now." Felix helped me sit up, his silver-green eyes studying me intently. "The mark... it's still changing. Growing." He was right. I could feel it spreading, not just physically but metaphysically, reaching through dimensions I hadn't known existed. "How long was I out?" "Three hours. Or three centuries. Or three seconds." He smiled grimly. "Time's been... strange since you transformed." I stood carefully, testing my new awareness. Power thrummed through me, not burning anymore