**** [Steve's PoV]
I sat still, waiting as the evolution I had chosen slowly reshaped my body.
The pain came in waves—sharp, deep, like something carving into my bones. I gritted my teeth and endured it. I knew what I had signed up for.
The class options I saw earlier had surprised me. Some of them reflected my fight in the Deathmist. Their descriptions mentioned life-draining effects and death-heavy themes that felt a little too familiar.
In the end, I chose the one that felt right. The one that felt like me.
Another wave of pain hit, stronger than before, and I felt the System still working—forcing something physical into my body. A trait. Something new. Something dark and crackling just beneath the skin.
I didn't know how much time had passed when everything finally stilled. My breath evened out. My muscles relaxed. My bones no longer felt like they were being scraped clean from the inside.
I opened my panel and checked the results.
[Class Gained]
