A beam of sunlight plunged straight into the crater.
Marek's body widened within the light, and then the beam withdrew so quickly that Ethan gave it a second look. The scene felt oddly familiar, but once the light vanished, his broader frame was the only visible change.
At the bottom of the crater, Marek slowly clenched his fist. The muscles across his shoulders and back continued to swell, and his arms thickened by the second. He had expected the incoming energy to fill him quickly, but even after a few moments, the heat kept flowing deeper. Only then did he realize that his body could now contain far more energy than before.
"Lady Serelia truly is the greatest!"
Ethan stared down at the bulked-up old man, unsure what to say.
Even in the middle of a fight, he couldn't go two sentences without praising Serelia. Just how much did he like her? He sounded like a father bragging about his daughter.
