Chapter 130: EX 130. Now Reverse Like This
The ash was still settling.
All around them, the battlefield stood silent, scarred and scorched, the smell of ozone and burnt flesh lingering like a warning from the heavens. The last echoes of the abomination’s death throes had faded into the distance. Then, from above, streaks of motion carved through the sky as the other Vanguards descended, forming a line beside Nikko Yakomoto.
Their boots touched the earth.
The storm of primal energy that had coiled around Nikko began to recede, unraveling like smoke whisked away by the wind. Her body returned to its normal size, hair shortening back to black, her muscles relaxing, her expression once more composed. But the change wasn’t complete.
Her hands, were still clawed, elongated, and glimmering faintly with residual primal energy, remained in their transformed state.
Raven’s brow furrowed.
"You alright?"
Nikko flexed her fingers slightly. The claws scraped together with a faint shhk. "Consequences," she murmured, mostly to herself.
She didn’t say more. She didn’t need to.
Raven looked at her hands curiously, before asking with excitement.
"That thing you did... the beast skyform or whatever it was, that was an art, wasn’t it? You think there’s a way for me to learn it?"
Nikko turned to face her, gaze unreadable, tone dry. "I don’t think it’d suit you. You’re already wild enough."