Serene followed—and when she saw what was in the central chamber, she let out a raw scream and collapsed to her knees.
The researchers turned, startled. Panic sparked in their eyes.
One reached for a communication orb.
Too late.
Hati teleported with a flash of purple, appearing among them like a ghost of death.
His claws swiped—two heads burst like overripe fruit.
The third didn't even scream before his throat was in Hati's jaws.
Blood splattered across the steel floor.
Hati landed silently on the cold floor, his eyes locked on the central chamber.
Inside, a girl with long white hair floated in a bluish liquid. Her eyes were closed—but her once-gentle face was now partially encased in red scales, jagged and inhuman.
Her hands had transformed into clawed talons, encased in those same crimson scales.
Her feet—twisted and monstrous—matched.
And from her waist down, her body was no longer human… just reptilian flesh wrapped in hardened red armor.
