CHAPTER EIGHTY SIX

Scarlett's POV

"You think you've won? You think darkness is all-powerful?" I repeated, my voice echoing with an inner strength I didn't know I possessed. My gaze flickered to Freda's lifeless body, her sacrifice fueling the fire within me. A surge of energy coursed through my veins, and I could feel a strange, primal power awakening deep inside.

Ethan's eyes widened with a mixture of fear and surprise as he took in the changes occurring before him. The air crackled with an electric energy, and a ripple coursed through my body, signaling the onset of my transformation. Every fiber of my being seemed to come alive, tingling with an otherworldly power.

As if responding to a primal call, my muscles began to convulse and writhe, contorting in strange and unnatural ways. Waves of intense pain washed over me, threatening to overwhelm my senses. But amidst the agony, a flicker of exhilaration ignited within me. I knew deep down that this metamorphosis was essential, a necessary step toward em