For a moment, no one understood what they were seeing.
Not even the Moonshade family themselves.
Elder Rivik's eyes widened, his breath catching in his throat as he stared at the bodies around him, bodies that had been his subordinates, his blood slaves, his Blood Knights, those who had sworn loyalty under the old structure of their clan, now changing in a way that no one had ever witnessed before.
"W… what is this…?"
His voice came out hoarse, barely forming words as his gaze darted from one figure to another.
Elder Zenaya was no better.
Her usually composed expression broke apart, her lips parting in disbelief as she watched the same scene unfold, her sharp eyes scanning every detail, trying to find logic, trying to find understanding, yet finding nothing but something that defied everything she knew.
"…Their skin…"
"…It's changing…"
"…No…"
Her voice trembled slightly.
"…That's not just a change…"
"…That's… evolution…"
