Changeling let out a surprised grunt as Chrome ripped him off and into the air. Of course the steel man had super strength. Changeling would just have to pack more of a punch, then-

"OWW!" Changeling screamed, as he felt his body slam into the ground with enough force to crack concrete. Sure, it wasn't enough to actually hurt the Fay, but it definitely hurt like hell.

Before he had a chance to react, Chrome was stomping on his chest. For a nonlethal exercise, this guy certainly was willing to use lethal force. The vigilante silently thanked whatever magical ancestor he had that gave fairies endurance. Still, this was painful...

Assuming Strix's pellet had hit its target successfully, Changeling was quick to take full advantage of Chrome's addled state. Focusing his mind on the task at hand, Changeling went rigid, magic coursing through his body in an attempt to induce an auditory and ocular hallucination in the steel man.

If Changeling was successful, Chrome would hear the sound of many people wailing, and soon after would see the dim silhouette of hands, reaching through the pellet's light, grasping for the metahuman's face.

Of course, this was all merely an illusion, but Changeling's daggers were not. When the Fae completed his spell, he struck at the hallucinating Chrome, using every ounce of enhanced strength he could muster as he stabbed first into the steel man's left hip joint, and then into his right. Changeling then attempted to push Chrome off, and finished his attack with a kick to the ribs backed by enhanced strength.

Changeling then sheathed his daggers, grabbing his thankfully intact bow and preparing to strike again if Chrome was somehow not out of commission.