CHAPTER 153 - The Transformation.

While the others sighed at Graye's repose, meters away from them, staring at the horde of demons rushing at him, Raven didn't feel scared.

He felt excited.

"Omni," Raven whispered to his sword companion. "Ready to break some boundaries?"

"Hell yeah, baby." Omni crackled, his blade glowing with an ominous violet hue. "Time to show 'em why your boy's the main damn character."

With that, Raven mentally confirmed the tier-up.

[Confirm Skill Tier-Up: Dragonification → Voidborne Variant]

[Warning acknowledged: "Minor discomfort, slight temporary psychosis, and an intense need to scream like a kaiju."]

"Alright," Raven whispered as his shadow turned reddish. It twisted unnaturally behind him, spiraling outward like a vortex of fiery ink.

A moment later—

CRACK.

The earth around Raven fractured like shattered glass under pressure.