April lunged, her newfound claws slashing through the air with deadly precision.
Vance barely dodged, his smirk faltering as she pressed forward.
Faster.
She twisted, using her Echoing Effect to predict his movements.
Her claws raked across his arm, drawing blood.
Vance hissed in pain, leaping back. "Tch. Annoying."
April didn't let up. She dashed forward, her claws gleaming. She was stronger now—
faster, sharper. And she could feel it.
The thrill of battle. The power in her hands.
Vance wiped the blood from his wound, his grin returning. "Alright, Wolf. You win this one."
April narrowed her eyes. 'What? That's all?,' April thought to herself.
Then—
The ground trembled.
Vance's body tensed as his nanotech pulsed, circuits glowing along his veins.
"TakeOver—Activate."
April's instincts screamed at her to move, but it was too late.
Vance's body twisted, shifting unnaturally as metallic plates burst from his skin.
His legs elongated, his arms coiling into thick, steel-like cables.
His face stretched, his eyes turning serpentine as his entire form became something monstrous—
A massive, cybernetic cobra with gleaming fangs and a segmented, armored tail.
April clenched her fists. 'Shit!'
The fight had just escalated