Bloodrush (The Scarlet Star Trilogy Book 1) (70 page)

Hands produce a sticky, tough silk, which can also provide enhanced climbing abilities. One common drawback is an increased hunger for flies and other insects.

Rushers are able to move in incredible, though short-lived, bursts of speed.

Causes the rusher’s fingertips to become poisonous. The drawback, even for strong rushers, is permanence, hence this shade’s nickname.

This shade causes the rusher’s body to grow one and a half times larger, and swell with muscle. It can result in dislocated shoulders and joints.

Gifts a rusher thick, armoured scales along the forearms, back and shoulders. In almost all cases, it causes a blackening of the eyes.

This shade causes thinning of the limbs and enhanced sneaking ability.

Gives a rusher the ability to sap energy from a victim or enemy. This shade should be treated with caution, as it is viciously addictive.

This particular shade can heighten a rusher’s power and ability to rush. The drawback is once again blackened eyes.

This gifts rushers with an incredibly sturdy digestive system.

Invisibility.

Increased strength and endurance.

Enhanced vision.

Immunity to fire, and marginally increased life-span.

Gives a rusher the ability to seduce or coerce people.

Rushers can breathe underwater for short periods of time.

Impenetrable skin.

Rusher becomes extremely light of foot.

This shade grants the ability to bend metal and withstand heat.

Increased strength and size.

Gives a rusher skin as tough as stone.

This shade grants a rusher the ability to see in the dark.

Rushers have the ability to temporarily transfix and stun enemies with a single look.

Rushers of this shade can fade the skin and howl in a mesmerising fashion.

Rushers can change skin and clothing to imitate almost anybody.

This shade electrifies the skin and causes it to crackle.

This shade grants rushers the ability to control and manipulate rain.

Rushers are able to manipulate fog, mist and smoke.

A very special shade that should be treated with absolute caution. Rushers can use other shades for a limited period of time, emulating a leech. Should it wear off whilst rushing a foreign shade, it can have disastrous consequences.

Rushers can shrink to less than half their size at will.

This shade turns the rusher’s skin colour into a hypnotic, ever-changing rainbow.

Rushers can growl with intimidating ferocity and volume.

A curious shade that allows rushers to understand the minds of fish and aquatic beasts.

These shades give a rusher visions of truth and the future.

This shade gives certain rushers the ability to steal and empathise another rusher’s powers, replacing their own until finding another victim.

Turns a rusher into a creature similar to a lupus itself, though decidedly more human.

Control and manipulation of fire.