What Levi feared had manifested.
It was as if the aura emitted by Sebastian swirled around the large hall, forcing Levi's tentacles that had retreated after extraction to spring up once again in an automatic self-defence.
The men and women started to shiver in fear, and Levi wondered why. This was what they had planned for, wasn't it? Weren't they expecting it to be like this? A monster, a horrific monster indeed. And if Levi had ever thought his transfigured skin was quite hideous, then there'd be no words to describe the appearance of Sebastian, who stood monstrously on the stage.
[XVessel...] Lexi muttered.