The helicopter blades roared louder, a deafening sound as Viper swiftly slid inside, her hand gripping the doorframe. She looked over her shoulder at Rina, her lips curling into a wicked smile.
"Catch me if you can," she taunted, her eyes glinting with dark amusement.
Without a second thought, Rina clenched her fists, a surge of power coursing through her. Her body trembled, the weight of her transformation pressing against her like an old, familiar friend.
In an instant, her soldier uniform dissolved into a shimmering white, ancient armor, the gleam of steel and sharp angles becoming her new form. A glow surrounded her, the aura of an immortal warrior, as her eyes shifted to burning crimson. The transformation was a blinding flash, almost too quick for the human eye to follow.
Briggs' eyes went wide, disbelief evident on his face.
"Rina? No... That's—"
But it was too late. The full weight of Hunterrina had arrived. Her sword gleamed silver, hanging at her side, her posture poised and ready for the kill.
Rina's voice echoed with an almost otherworldly intensity.
"You're not escaping this time."
Viper, slightly startled, gripped the helicopter's controls tighter, but the danger was real nowRina had changed. The woman before her was no longer the Captain she'd known. This was a predator.
And Viper? She was going to regret this escape.