Gene's figure became shrouded by shadows, with a hint of red interwoven within. His silhouette remained the same size, but the amount of mana radiating from his body was multiplied severalfold.
"..."
Ein, however, maintained his poker face; his sword pointed forward with its tip, not even shaking the slightest bit.
He already used up the astronomical amount of mana he gathered back in the outer plane, but his own body's mana remained mostly intact. And although his own mana is also quite large, with the Magic supercomputer activated in overdrive, his reserves were rapidly draining away.
"Grrrk! AAAAAAGH!"
Suddenly, Gene began roaring loudly in pain. His mostly humanoid figure slowly morphed, gaining mysterious appendages all over his body. A moment later, the shadow covering his body faded, revealing his new form.
"Fuuuu...." Gene breathed out, causing fire to spew from between his lips.
