The change inside Red's heart became undeniable, making the balance within him break further. Fear no longer lingered beneath his anger as something hidden and suppressed. It rose fully to the surface and overtook everything else.
The certainty he had forced into himself began to crack further under the realization that his power was no longer untouchable. That it could be reached, cut, and weakened by something he could not fully understand or defend against.
That fear twisted violently within him, and instead of retreating, it exploded outward.
Red threw his head back and roared.
"HAAAAAHHH!!!"
The sound tore through the battlefield with raw force, carrying the full weight of his unstable power and defiance of his insecurity now as it burst from him without restraint.
The crimson bloody aura around his body flared wildly, expanding everywhere in a violent surge that shook the air and sent another wave of pressure rippling across the already shattered ground.
