All around Ryder's body, energy was crackling like lightning—purple lightning that seemed to dance with its own free will, each bolt more violent and unpredictable than the last.
The air felt tense, but for once it wasn't emanating from the black-marked beasts that had descended from the portal like bringers of doom. Rather, it was radiating from Ryder himself, whose usually calm demeanor had been completely shattered by the connection to the Falcon Guild about his parents' death.
The confidence that had been completely crushed earlier by the overwhelming presence of Valachi and his companions was suddenly brought back, not through hope or determination, but through rage.
Without a second thought, all the Sen activated their advanced techniques as they took the front line, their bodies beginning to undergo the remarkable transformation that would merge them temporarily with their familiars.
**Transformation**
