"Ahahahahaha!" Mela let out a gut wrenching scream as she tried to roll around to hopefully alleviate the pain a bit, but there seemed to be some sort of invisible string holding her in place.
Seeing her state, William smiled as he undid his transformation, making it look intentional and perfectly concealing the fact that he was nearing his limit.
However, William chose to ignore his building fatigue as he stood a few cm in front of Mela, allowing everyone to see her form slowly being consumed in the background.
"Welcome, my beloved inhabitants of both our beloved worlds," William said in an authoritative tone, his voice sounding deeper than usual thanks to being enhanced by magic.
"Tonight I stand before you as an important turning point in history is upon us."
"Some pathetic vermin have crawled back out of their little hole," he said as his face contorted a bit to show an enraged expression before returning to normal as he continued.