The transformation Selphira experienced while fusion completed wasn't simply integration of beast characteristics with human form.
Genbu wasn't an ordinary creature even among those of high Gold rank. It was the manifestation of a concept that transcended simple power.
A guardian beast… A protector.
The symbol of absolute defense, the creature itself became the living embodiment of an ideal.
And when the power of such a being fused with a tamer of Selphira's experience, the result was a transformation carrying an air that couldn't be described as simply "powerful".
It entered the category of those presences inspiring instinctive reverence even in those who didn't completely understand what they were witnessing.
Light began emanating from Selphira's body as Genbu's characteristics fully integrated.
Not harsh glare but radiance that seemed to come from within rather than reflecting from the surface. Like she'd swallowed a star and it now burned in her chest.
