Water
No matter how bad the pain and impotence got. I stayed conscious throughout the whole transformation. My lungs were burning as if a lump of hot coal had been shoved down my throat. I tried to breathe but every time I managed to get some air in, I choked and spit out water.
Athena was now pacing in front of the bed. For the first time since I had met her, she seemed clueless as to what was going on or how to help me. I didn't know how much time had passed since the process started. All I knew was that I wanted it to be over. I was exhausted. I was scared and the pain was unbearable.
As the minutes passed, I choked on more and more water, making my body move involuntarily from side to side as I writhed in pain. Athena had to conjure up ropes that held me in place on the bed so I w
