Rae The Invincible

"Did she just shed her carapace to take on her adult form?" Lotus asked weakly, excited to see Rae's transformation, but too weak to get up and inspect her properly.

"She did. Rae, come closer, you know Lotus wants a better look." Karl laughed.

The Bloodbath Spider dismissed the Golems, and then called them back, revealing drastically changed bodies.

For an Elite, the progression was a smooth one. The beginning of the Commander Rank was only a fraction above the top of the Ascended Rank, but for beasts like Rae, it was an entirely different phase in their life cycle.

Her power as an Ascended Rank Juvenile was far below what she could wield as an adult, and the spiders reflected that. They had gone from being made of woven branches to being covered in small leaves, which were quickly shifting from their natural green to white and grey with red spots, to better match the battlefield.