THEChanger's Curse of the Crimson Throne: Edge of Anarchy

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Before they entered the Grey Quarter itself, Ardino looked for the nearest empty alley. If it was time to suit up, he wanted to do it with a modicum of privacy. And while he could probably just will the transformation, this was to be his first official outing with the power, and some things needed a sense of gravitas that a ritual (be it mystic or mundane) provides.

He takes a deep breath, performing one of his earliest techniques, what Cloudseeker had referred to as River Style. It favored a flowing style; of flexibility over force. A few seconds in, however, he brings both arms crashing to the floor before bouncing back to his feet. Where his fingers had touched the ground, water sprang forth, the sounds of pipes and strings guiding his aquatic dance. Each footfall brought forth more water, though it did not seek the lowest point as it is wont to do. Rather it floated in the air around him, suspended by some unseen force.

As the song reached its crescendo, he ends his performance by stomping into his final stance, legs wide and arms spread to give him the maximum range and sense of balance. On cue, the water, which has started swirling about him in the final moments all came crashing down over him in a cacophony of water and foam. Then, not a second later, all the water dissapates, as though it had never been and in its place, Ardino's alter ego, clad in blue scale armor and bandanna, exactly as he had appeared the night of the first transformation.

Once he finished, Ardino then heads off with the others to help the Field Marshal.