Vile: "Open your portal, Uriel; Kali is being ripped apart!" I demanded Uriel, who was panicking, trying to sense her beneath the waves. Not even being in the human realm could stop the shift within me if he didn't get me into Oceanus's kingdom fast enough. I could feel my bones turning jagged as my spine tore open. I could feel her fear and determination not to die like this. I felt my own intense rage bubbling to the surface. She felt like she was dying. "Uriel!" I yelled, dropping to my knees as my fangs sprouted and the peachy skin tone I had adopted to fit in here turned a deep, bloody red. "I'm trying, Vile!" Uriel yelled as my shift took place right there on the beach. Thankfully, it was nighttime, and no one would see the big ugly beast on the beach. "Try harder, she's dy