His mana reserves, normally carefully regulated, suddenly began burning at ten times more than the normal consumption rate, every ability enhanced but at catastrophic energy cost.
His stamina, already halved from the five-hundred-mile sprint, began draining at accelerated rates as his body operated in emergency overdrive mode.
And the pain. The overwhelming, all-consuming pain of forcing a body past every natural limitation.
Satou screamed.
Not a battle cry. Not a roar of defiance. Just raw, primal agony vocalized as his body tore itself apart and rebuilt itself stronger in the same instant.
The crimson Berserk aura around him exploded outward with intensity that made his previous manifestation look like a candle compared to a bonfire. Dark red energy blazed around his form like actual flames, heat radiating outward in waves that turned nearby stone molten.
[BERSERK MODE: OVERDRIVE - ACTIVATED]
