Chapter 46 - solstice Spring underground event (7): it's just the rain!........My cells are an extension of my power

Vaelion stood motionless, his eyes narrowed with silent fury as his clenched fist began to tremble. Slowly, almost ceremoniously, his skin began to shift—scales emerging across his body like molten armor, glowing faintly before settling into a hardened, crimson hue. Within seconds, his form was no longer that of a man but something more: a regal, humanoid dragon. The transformation was breathtaking. His muscles expanded beneath the gleaming red scales, while his eyes flared into radiant gold with narrow black slits for pupils, radiating sheer dominance. His horns lengthened, curving with elegance and menace, now too large to ignore. Fingers elongated into talons, sharp and deadly, while from his back, a massive pair of wings unfurled, casting a formidable shadow over the arena. His tail swayed behind him, slow and poised, like a serpent waiting to strike.