A being of sufficient potency to bestow elemental affinity upon an individual already proficient in lightning manipulation.
'Normal humans can't survive multiple contracts,' Warren's thoughts raced through centuries of accumulated knowledge with desperate speed.
'The strain of channeling one Emperor-class entity pushes mortal vessels to their absolute limits. Attempting to bind a second should kill the contractor instantly, their body unable to process power operating on scales that exceed human capability by orders of magnitude.'
But Jack wasn't dying.
He was thriving, channeling both entities simultaneously with control.
His enhanced constitution was handling strain that should have shattered his skeleton and liquefied his organs.
'What is he?' The question had no answer, no reference point that Warren's three-hundred-year experience could provide.
