In an instant, he transformed into his true form, his whole body bursting with dazzling azure light. After a bout of bone-crushing, flesh-shattering agony and reconstruction, thousands of strands of moonlight suddenly emerged from the surface of the sea.
The fur, originally all blue, shifted to a vivid green, and an illusory moon wheel totem appeared behind him.
"Holy shit, why does everyone get their own special effects!"
Malachi Arcanus's eyes went wide, unable to stop himself from smashing the reef beneath his feet. He stumbled, nearly falling into the sea, spun his body, and landed on another nearby rock.
Zeke Veridian crushed the reef beneath his front paws, the moon wheel illusion behind him swelling dramatically. The pressure of an Eighth-rank Beastman surged forth instantly.
This was the evolved form of the Azure Moon Wolf—now the Celestial Moon-chaser Wolf.
