CALAMITY : Legends Of The Chosen

Scene: Leone's Awakening — Testing the Phantom's New Modes

Location: The clearing near their camp, early morning hours

Weather: Cool, still shadows from the pre-dawn light

Leone stood quietly apart from the others, eyes closed, feeling the faint pulse of power under her skin.

She flexed her fingers, then shifted her stance, summoning the energy deep inside her soul.

With a slow inhale, she activated Phantom Mode — dark wings of shadow unfurling from her back, delicate but strong. She felt lighter, more fluid.

Echo Step

She bent her knees, took a tentative step forward — then another.

Nothing.

She blinked.

After 10 long seconds, a sudden jolt hit her senses — a sharp pulse — and she was suddenly back where she had started.

Leone (softly, a bit frustrated):

"Huh. So it's a delayed teleport… kind of."

She experimented with the step again, walking in different directions, but the same delay remained — a ghostly echo pulling her back after a pause.

Next, she tried her situational powers — abilities she'd never really used before.

Eclipse Vitalis — her life-draining shadow strike.

She moved to unleash it on a nearby tree, but nothing happened.

Possession Puppet — the power to control an enemy's body.

No one was near, and the empty bark didn't respond.

Ghost Mark — a tracking mark for enemies.

She tapped her finger, but the forest stayed silent.

Leone (to herself):

"Situational… no surprise. Need a target."

Looking down, she found her palm glowing faintly.

Curious, she activated Weeping Zone — an enhanced banshee wail that resonated with raw sorrow and pain.

A low, mournful sound echoed out, but she immediately caught herself.

Leone (whispering urgently):

"Wait — the others are still sleeping. No way I'm waking them."

She shut it off, silence falling again.

Finally, she spread her wings and took to the air in Flicker Flight — Phantom form's swift and silent glide.

Her wings beat softly, carrying her above the treetops. She looped, dipped, testing her agility.

Leone (smiling faintly):

"Alright… this one's a keeper."

She circled back down to the ground, landing lightly beside the campfire.

Her eyes scanned the horizon, anticipation and a spark of hope lighting them.

Leone:

"This is just the start."

Scene: Leone's Ghoul Mode Awakening — The Armor of Shadows

The sky was now a pale wash of dawn light. Leone's breath came steady as she shifted her stance, determined to push further.

Her body shimmered, shadows thickening around her limbs. She closed her eyes and willed herself to change.

Ghoul Mode activated.

Her skin rippled like molten stone, then crystallized into a jagged, obsidian-like armor — sharp edges and cruel spikes emerging along her arms and shoulders.

Leone flexed her fingers, watching as her hardened skin cracked and reformed, sharper and more dangerous.

Harden Hardening

Her entire body felt denser, every nerve and muscle sheathed in nearly impenetrable armor.

Jagged shards glistened like blades, and when she moved, they scraped together with a soft, deadly sound.

Durability

Leone raised her fist and smashed it against a nearby boulder. The stone cracked; her arm barely registered the impact.

"This is… insane."

Her hardening repelled all but the heaviest blows. She could feel the strength radiating from every fiber of her armor.

Close-Range Focus & Shapeshifting

With a sudden thought, her right arm morphed into a massive spike, jagged and brutal — a weapon forged from her own hardened skin.

Her left hand followed, transforming into a ragged sword, edges glowing faintly.

She swung both limbs, slashing the air with ferocious precision.

Leone (grinning fiercely):

"Close quarters? Bring it on."

She imagined more forms — claws, blades, even a spiked shield manifesting at will.

Shedding

Leone flexed and felt the armor loosen.

With a deliberate motion, she shed the hardened shell like a serpent discarding its skin.

The armor shattered on the ground, but as it did, it glowed brighter — tougher and more unyielding than before.

The shards pulsed, calling her back.

Leone realized the armor had no downside — she could always return stronger, faster, sharper.

Leone looked down at her armored fists, the weight of power settling around her like a second skin.

Leone:

"Unbreakable... this is my edge now."

Scene: Leone's Spectre Form & Chain Requiem Attempt

Leone exhaled deeply, feeling the primal energy coursing through her veins.

With a pulse of shadowy energy, she shifted her form once more.

Spectre Form activated.

Her body shimmered into a translucent, ethereal shape — less solid, more ghostly.

Wings of mist unfurled from her back, glowing with eerie violet light.

Her movements became fluid and silent, like a whisper on the wind.

Leone focused, reaching deep into her spectral power.

"Chain Requiem…" she murmured.

Her hands glowed with delicate chains woven from pure spirit energy.

She attempted to manifest the ability — the chains should have extended and bound an unseen foe, draining their strength and sowing discord.

But the chains flickered and vanished, unable to latch onto anything.

Her lips twitched in frustration.

Leone:

"Figures. It's a situational ability. No target, no use."

She flexed her ethereal fingers, watching the fading chains dissolve into mist.

Leone hovered a moment, wings spread wide in the dawn light.

"This form… it's perfect for stealth, infiltration, and surprise strikes."

She smiled softly.

"But Chain Requiem will have to wait."

Scene: Leone Unlocks Wraith Form & Void

Leone's mind raced as she pieced together the puzzle of her powers.

If echo step could warp space and flicker flight let her glide silently…

Then why not combine them?

She decided to try.

First, she activated Echo Step — a flicker of afterimages trailing behind her as she teleported back to her starting point.

No more lag, no more stumble.

Next, she smoothly shifted into Weeping Zone, unleashing a low banshee scream that reverberated through the air — raw and haunting.

Immediately after, she shed the jagged armor of her Ghoul Form, feeling the familiar lightness return.

Without hesitation, she morphed back into Ghoul Form, armor reforming but sharper and more aggressive.

Her banshee wail echoed louder, shaking the ground.

A sudden flash of insight hit her.

Her body tingled with latent power.

Could she layer these abilities in a rhythmic pattern to access something new?

With breath held tight, Leone repeated the sequence:

Echo Step → Flicker Flight → Teleport Back → Weeping Zone → Ghoul Form → Banshee Scream → Shedding Armor

Her form shimmered violently, shadows swirling wildly as the armor melted and reformed.

And then —

Her body twisted, becoming neither fully solid nor fully ghost.

A new form emerged.

WRAITH MODE activated.

Leone's eyes glowed deep violet, wings dark as a starless night spreading wide.

Her limbs elongated slightly, fingers sharp like claws made of pure shadow.

She flexed her hands, feeling new power surge through her veins.

Testing the newfound power, Leone summoned energy between her palms.

A tiny black hole — a Void — flickered into existence.

It sucked in stray dust and light, swirling faster and faster.

The small vortex rapidly expanded — from 10 centimeters to over 5 feet wide — pulling at the world around her with crushing force.

But her body screamed in protest, VYTHRA reserves draining at an alarming rate.

The Void was magnificent… and devastatingly expensive.

Leone gasped, canceling the ability before it consumed all her strength.

Breathing hard, she smiled fiercely.

"This is just the beginning."