"I really do not want to damage you, Heidy," Ethan said, his gravelly voice dropping to a freezing tone. "But I suppose I have no other clinical option."
Ethan violently unleashed the full baseline of his hidden power. His eyes flared with a brilliant, predatory amethyst light, and a layer of obsidian, metallic scales rapidly synthesized across his skin, covering his physical form.
Seeing his hybrid transformation erupt in the tight space, Heidy instinctively flinched, her absolute shock breaking her martial focus. "What... what kind of monster are you?!"
"A monster?" Ethan murmured, his voice sounding deeper, distorted by the scales. "True, I must look exactly like one to you right now. It is a profound shame that I have to cause you harm."
Ethan vanished.
And he instantly reappeared right at her left flank. Heidy's battle reflexes were exceptionally fast; her blade executed a fierce, instinctual counter-arc. "Cry of the Crane!"
