The crab claw arm hits, knocking the knife away from Hickey's hands. It scatters to the ground as he looks over at John.

That's not the end of this, though. He's just getting started. He's got this power now, he's going to bloody well use it.

Hickey stands upright, takes a deep breath, then starts to change. There's the disgusting sound of cracking bone and rendering flesh as his body shifts, growing in mass and bulk. His hair grows, moving from his head to the rest of his body as the color shifts to white. It only takes a few disgusting seconds but where Cornelius Hickey once stood now stands a large bear-like creature. It's larger than a normal bear, with a flat face, and eyes that are unmistakably Hickey's.

And it only waits a second or so before going to try and fuckin' tackle John, attempting to knock him to the ground.