The instant Seraphina swallowed the pill, she felt an overpowering surge of energy violently churn within her body. The sensation wasn't unlike being caught in a torrential whirlpool, unable to breathe, unable to focus, completely and utterly at the mercy of the currents.
Her room, which had been filled with a light medicinal fragrance, now felt pressurized, and an almost metallic tang permeated the air. As her consciousness started to blur, her body seemed to fold in on itself, constricting every part of her.
Is this what Mira meant by "dangerous"?
Searing pain tore through Seraphina as the pill dissolved and its contents seeped into her meridians. She felt as though countless needles were dancing inside her, fixing the meridians, but in the most brutal way possible. Her body convulsed and thrashed, and a scream was caught in her throat, echoing in her head.
