Elemental Mimicry

This is a mix of 2 idea I had In the past elemental high and elemental beast mutants

You live in a world where people can be born with elemental powers these people are called shatterbloods. Along their elemental powers shatterbloods also posses the ability to transform into cybernetic energy anthropomorphic animal forms this state is called the shatter form. what animal they are in shatter form depends what their element is (side note a single shatterblood can only have power over one element) there are 3 different types of shatterbloods these types are:

Commanders: shatterbloods who can control their element but not generate it (basically the benders from avatar)

Summoners: shatterblood who can generate their element but not control it

Shifters: shatterbloods who can turn their limbs or entire body into their element

While in shatter form a shatterblood cant use their manipulation/generation/mimicry powers instead they unique elemental powers( such being able to shoot lava ash from their finger tips or manifest blade like protrusion made of stone) they will also have access to abilities of the animal the are

The elements a shatterblood can have are:(along with animals a shatterblood of that element can be)

Fire t-rex

Water shark

Oil(poison) squid

Music(sound) bat

Soul(healing energy) panda

Electricity eel

Earth elephant

Air eagle

Darkness wolf

Light lion

Plant mantis

Blood/muscle monkey

Memory(psionics) blue jay

Metal rhino

Ice polar bear

Null(plastic rubber cloth asphalt and concrete) rabbit

The governments of this world created schools across globe to train shatterbloods to become government sponsored superheroes

You are an especially powerful shatterblood

What is your element what type of shatterblood are you what powers do you have in shatter form and what do you do

You have an opportunity to gain one form of elemental mimicry at its best capacity. The price for it is that you have to endure being engulfed in the power to receive it. Once you’ve gained it, you’ll be entirely immune to its effects. What do you choose and how will you be consumed in it?

There has been a question that has been bugging me since I was thinking about the many different super powers there are, and one really stood out to me. When characters have the ability to transform into different types of matter i.e. Smoke, Vapor, Fire, Water, Lightning, etc do they need to breathe? How would that even work? I want to hear what the people on here think about this because when you transform from head to toe from your typical body into lets say water for example would breathing even be something to worry about or do you just hold your breath until you revert back?

It could be any element like water,air,fire,earth,light,electricity even shadow and darkness: Any element could be your personal attachment!