Ivy

What is happening to me?

And why isn't Ryder trying to help me? He got off me, but now he is staring at me with a stunned expression in his eyes.

As the transformation continues, I feel my body changing in ways I could never have imagined. My skin tingles as vines start to grow around my arms and legs.

At first, I am terrified by what is happening to me. But as the transformation reaches its peak, I start to feel a strange sense of peace wash over me. I feel connected to the earth in a way I never have before, and I can sense the life...