A Changed Man.

A bone spear met the flesh of a superhuman in a collision of violence. The flesh of the superhuman gave a worthy challenge, but it caved under the might of one of the hardest things in the body.

Actually, this bone was as hard as his teeth, so it was the hardest thing in his body. It pierced through her skin, entered her body, grew spiky roots, tore her body from inside out, and then shredded her abdomen as it passed through her. 

It was a gruesome wound that would have left mere men incapacitated. But she was not a mere man. She spread her wings in an attempt to gain distance from him. Unfortunately, that wasn't going to happen with his arm stuck in her. 

He morphed his mouth into an enormous jaw and bit down on her neck. She fought him off with her immense strength. Arms of steel slammed into his head with enough force to break walls. 

In retaliation, he sacrificed his lower limb to grow two more bone limbs, which he used to pierce her shoulders. Then he held onto her with his two other hands as he tore her wings from behind her. 

It looked like some kind of slimy, bloody spider was fighting an eagle in the basement. Things might have gone differently were they in the open. But the sewer is the worst place for a bird to be. 

He ripped her to bits. There was no other alternative with him that close to her. The outcome was set in stone when his first bone spear impaled her. The roots of the bone spear were growing within her while he was also doing damage to her.

He was just trying to end her misery quickly when he tried to snap up her head in his jaws, but she would have none of his kindness. 

She spoke even as blood choked her lungs and throat, "You will not get away with this."

He didn't care. He had won, and that's all that mattered. That's what his father told him. The end always justifies the means. 

"I won. I actually won," he said in disbelief. 

He looked down at his hands and body. He couldn't recognize the person he had become. His arms and legs were of different shapes and sizes. He realized that he was wounded with terrible gashes all over his body, but he didn't feel any pain. 

What he had become didn't make him feel revulsion. Instead, he felt proud. He felt on top of the world for being able to defeat a super and he even managed to kill her. 

His victory didn't come without cost, though. There were immediate and long term costs. She had almost crushed him despite the disadvantageous situation she was in. He could heal, but it required massive amounts of energy. 

The energy required to heal and the energy he had expended in shapeshifting his form made it impossible to heal in a short time. It also made it impossible for him to escape successfully from those who would soon arrive. He had to do something to alleviate his energy needs. 

So his eyes turned to the shattered remains of the superhuman. He didn't hesitate in making the decision to eat her. He didn't hesitate in going through with the decision and eating her either. 

This will not be the first time he will be eating another human. He had done so many times during training with his brothers and sisters when their father had starved them to train their endurance. 

Those times were difficult because he had to fight off his other siblings, and the prize was more bone than flesh. But things are different now. They are slightly better. The only thing he would like to change was the fact that he was running out of time. 

Still, he ate as much as he could and restored his energy in time to continue his escape. He healed himself and even managed to do more. He changed the bone structure and musculature of his legs to mirror that of a feline. This gave him an extra sustainable boost to his speed that ensured his escape. 

-----

He managed to escape the hunt for all the children of the Patriarch. He even returned to the city and gained entry through the front gate without any issues. 

He managed this by visiting the radiation zone outside of the city and changing how he looked. His ability truly changed everything for him. 

He was able to find somewhere to stay in the city. He had to kill the previous owner of the apartment, but that wasn't much of a problem for him. It was a small price to pay for a roof over his head, food, and peace. He has paid far more than that to acquire those things from his father. 

Now that he is no longer being chased, he could admire the city for what it can offer. He had the luxury to look through his window at the city below and enjoy the sunlight on his face. 

New London is a megacity. It is mostly skyscrapers, each with an average of 100 floors. Vehicles can be seen coming and going on the ground and in the sky. People could also be seen flying in the sky without the use of tools such as jetpacks. 

The city was loud. It was also too bright. But Kelvin savored all these sensations with relish. It was rare for him to come up to the surface. The times he did were when he was busy setting up some scheme with his siblings for their father. So he couldn't really appreciate the beauty of the city. 

He certainly couldn't appreciate it without fear of the authorities and capers like the Justice League. But now he was free from all of that. 

He looked at his new body in appreciation and delight. In his natural form, he is pale white, which makes his veins stand out from underneath his skin. 

His height hasn't increased, so he is still 1.7 meters. But his hair has turned white, and his eyes have become gray. These are the effects of awakening as a Shapeshifter.