Takes over Scion

He froze, and I could tell that he was trying to access powers to take a look at himself.

His face twitched when he realized that he didn't have access to those powers. That was followed by a brief look of panic.

"The biggest monster in the world," I said. "And you didn't realize that it wasn't you, but it was me."

He raised his hand to blast at me, and I lifted both arms and smiled at him. His golden beam didn't come.

"I am death," I said. "I destroy the destroyers of worlds. I will reach out and find the others of your kind, and I will do to them what you have done to countless other species. I will devour every one of you, not just in this universe, but in every universe. I will destroy your purpose, and your people, and only then will I use what I already know."

He no longer had control of his avatar, which was frozen in place.

"I know how to reverse entropy," I said.

The look of shock on his face as he died was amusing. It was worth selling the entire lie. I was glad that he died thinking that he was this close to the grail that his race had always sought.

A moment later, his golden body shimmered, and reformed into that of a naked woman. She was me, and her face was just as impassive as it had been before. I looked good in gold.

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Alien