Il a fallu une seconde à Cole pour traiter ce qui venait de se passer. Oh non, elle n'a pas... Il s'est moqué des boues qui l'ont couvert avant de secouer quelques gouttes des serrures blondes boiteuses qui lui pendaient les yeux. Il a ensuite tiré un éclat à l'hydrokinétique bulleux, cependant, un sourire léger et malicieux a lentement traversé son visage juste après comme un doux grognement a échappé à sa gorge. Sa transformation fut rapide et très soudaine, et en un clin d'œil, l'adolescent fut remplacé par une créature qui semblait être sortie d'une légende urbaine.
Le monstre complètement transformé a laissé sortir un sang-gris et chargé vers Sarah à quatre pattes à une vitesse à couper le souffle. Cole était évidemment toujours en contrôle, et a gardé une oreille dehors pour tout bruit de mouvement de l'eau autour de lui afin qu'il puisse éviter toute tentative d'attaques de l'arrière ou des côtés, aussi bien qu'au-dessus ou au-dessous. Quand il était assez proche, il a fait un saut géant, se propulsant droit sur elle. Ses mâchoires étaient largement ouvertes avec des dents rasées, menaçant de déchirer tout ce qu'elles pouvaient mettre en croûte. Bien sûr, les griffes géantes qui s'étendaient de ses doigts posaient autant de danger.
Name: Cole Ryder
Age: 16
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Power: Anatomical beast-like transformation that comes with strong, razor-sharp claws and teeth, as well as enhanced speed and agility. His transformation is not triggered by emotion, and does not involve a significant increase in his overall size. He also has heightened senses of hearing and smell, which are passive abilities that are present even when he is not in his beast form.

Cole can only stay in his beast form within a limited timespan before he is unable to think rationally. For the first ten seconds after he decides to transform, he will lash out at any immediate threat. He will then be in full control of his actions for the next five minutes before the animalistic instinct of the beast gradually starts to creep in. After ten minutes, his mind will be completely taken over by bloodlust, and he will need to be temporarily incapacitated (by tranquilizing or otherwise) for him to return to his normal form. He is able to deliberately revert back to his normal form only before the ten-minute mark.

Background: Cole was born into a wealthy family with his parents being well-known business figures. Growing up, he had never shown signs of having any superhuman abilities, until one unfortunate night when he was snatched off of the street by a couple of abductors who presumably planned on demanding a ransom from his well-to-do parents. That was when Cole's ability activated for the very first time. The released beast of the previously struggling teenager lashed out at the stunned and terrified captors, ripping out their throats before Cole reverted back to his human form.
Coming to a realization of what he was and what he had done, he fled the scene and never returned home either, not knowing how to face his family. The traumatized teenage boy was then found in his blood-stained clothes, aimlessly wandering the streets soon after, and brought to the Haven where he did not have to be afraid of being ostracized or judged for his abilities.