"Flow State," he whispered. "Activate!"
[FLOW STATE METER: 100%]
[FLOW STATE ACTIVATED]
[DURATION: 10:00]
The world crystallised; the roar of the battle vanished, replaced by the slow, rhythmic thumping of his own heart.
Akira looked at the clawed hand crushing his throat.
To him, it wasn't moving.
He could see the individual pores on Lilithia's skin, the flow of energy pulsing through her veins like slow-moving syrup. The six arms descending toward him looked like they were moving through underwater gelatin.
Too slow, Akira thought.
He grabbed the wrist holding him. With his stats increased tenfold, his grip strength was no longer that of a human; it was hydraulic.
Crunch.
He crushed her wrist.
Lilithia's eyes widened in slow motion, her mouth opening in a silent scream of shock. Her grip faltered.
Akira dropped.
