He flickers again, though this time not as strongly as before, his weight briefly collapsing onto Tarn as his strength suddenly wanes. The kick punches into thick metal, splattering droplets of energon to join the gore, but as Rampage pulls, strength returning, the metal folds back into place, sealing seamlessly as if never punctured.

He laughs, loud and wild, optics blazing with sickly green light. "You can't allow me to walk away? Oh, my dear, I'm going to feast on your spark!"

Grappling back, he works to force his gaping maw closer to Tarn's face. "It's been such a long time."