Enraged was not a word to express the feeling the Riftman had for the individual it held in its hands. What's more his victim snarled back at him and released an even more powerful black of sound that caused the creature to throw Dimitri away as Violet's shadow rope began to tighten around his shoulders. The creature's gaze turned towards the girl and instead of flying towards her as he did Dimitri it remained hovering where it was. It's eyes locked onto her it would seem as though it was taking time to think of what to do. But it was a ruse, what it was really doing was getting a hold on her vial of shadows. The creature took hold of the necklace and turned it around, pulling hard with his telekinetic force it acted as a noose around her neck choking her with each tug. 

Within the creature Shane was still himself. He was prisoner within his own body with no control of his actions all he could manage was think, "SHIT SHIT SHIT!" He fought hard to regain control of his body but it was futile, for at the moment whatever it was that he was at the moment had gained consciousness. "STOP!", he demanded whatever forces were causing him to hurt his fellow students but he received no reply...not an immediate one that it.

It came without transition after a few moments. Shane no longer viewed the world through his Riftman eyes. Instead he was in a black room, if you can call it that, it was like he was floating in the black void of space. A voice, much like the voice he had when in Riftman form, spoke to him. "And why should I? Who are you to order me?", despite Shane demanding it to stop earlier he did not expect a reaction. "Wh-Who are you?", he asked still in shock upon the realization that he was mind linked with himself and...this thing. The creature revealed its form, it was much like him when in Riftman form. It answered, "Who I was is of no concern to you, who I will be is. I am the bridge between Aeta and the Revenati. I will cleanse this world of your Aeta filth and provide my people with a new home ruled by me as their god king. The old gods will see a Second Usurpation only this time it shall not end with our defeat but our transcendence to divinity!" 

Shane could barely believe what he was hearing. This thing, whatever it was wanted to kill every single human on earth. For what? To play god?! He did not respond, how could he respond to something like that. 

"I see your mind cannot comprehend this revelation. Let me speak in words you understand then. You are Aeta, the beings which my gods have decided to curse us with your image as a reminder of our blasphemy. An imperfect form of your kind we were given and so we were forever imperfect and could not become what we were destined to be. But now I have you, and with your body as my avatar I shall rise to godhood and spit in the eyes of the gods. My people will take this world from you and we will take our rightful place among the heavens" 

With every word Shane grew angry. This thing, this abomination, sought to use him as some kind of missing piece in a puzzle to be god. "Hey asshole, hate to break it to ya but the only person using this body is me!", Shane fought as hard as he could to regain control of himself. He focused hard on the world outside of this black void. He thought about his life, Riya, and...Ariella? Whatever the reason for it, it seemed to be working. He vision was slowly beginning to change from the void and back to the real world. However the vision was fading in and out as the creature fought his resistance. "You fool you cannot hope to stop this, to stop me. In a moment your colleagues will be dead and I will march on this world and it will come to know the name of its god king, Malkaris!" 

Ignoring him Shane continued to fight the Riftman's control. "Can't...let him...win!" Despite his efforts it could be some time before he regained his control. Time he did not have.