The 8 Sunhearts before Alex were all of the same shape, but slightly different size. He took the one that was the smallest and took a moment to think if this was a good idea or not, what he was doing.
His body was giving no signs of this being something that it wanted, which made him worry a bit that he was getting ahead of himself. But, with how much he had been waiting for this, he couldn't wait any longer.
'I have enough Qi to heal myself if anything goes wrong,' Alex thought and ate the Sunheart.
The moment he placed the Sunheart into his mouth, he felt it cool to the touch in his mouth. The Sunheart drew heat from his tongue, making it sense a lower temperature despite that not being the case.
Alex forced himself to swallow the teardrop-shaped gem, which traveled down to his stomach. He waited for anything to change other than the coolness he felt at the pit of his stomach.
