Roar!
It was a roar echoing from some ancient temple. The moment that sound rang out, everything nearby seemed to freeze—even Lord Ariel, still hovering in midair, looked utterly shocked.
Then the roar faded, replaced by a whisper, like a Titan god murmuring, or perhaps responding to a prayer.
In the next heartbeat, a startling change took place.
Standing on the ground, Orion began to grow—his height soared upward without limit, his body ballooning in size. Countless black runes surfaced across his skin, flooding him with unimaginable power, completely overwhelming the markings of the Curse of a Hundred Blossoms.
Crackle!
All of a sudden, huge arcs of lightning flared around Orion, as though some otherworldly presence had descended. At the same time, his hair lengthened dramatically, and his dark eyes churned with boundless energy.