Kae's eyes widened in horror as Anna's transformation unfolded. Her body twisted unnaturally, bones shifting beneath her skin as shimmering black scales sprouted along her limbs. Her face elongated grotesquely into a reptilian snout, nostrils flaring as her eyes transformed into slits of molten gold, gleaming with a deadly, otherworldly glow. Her lips curled into a malicious grin, baring sharp, glistening fangs.
Kae scrambled to his feet, heart pounding in his chest. "What are you?" he demanded, fingers instinctively gripping the hilt of his sword. He could feel the cold metal pressing into his palm, a small comfort in the face of the monstrosity before him.
The creature that once was Anna chuckled, her voice now a low, slithering hiss. "I am Shadowborn," she rasped, her words dripping with malice. "And you, Kae… you are such a curious little prey."