Divine Overflow burned hotter, faster, consuming more of my life to fuel the golden fire spreading through my veins.
◆ WARNING: ACCELERATED CONSUMPTION DETECTED ◆
◆ LIFESPAN REMAINING: 13 days 0 hours ◆
Twelve hours evaporated in seconds. But the return on that investment was immediate and overwhelming. The power coursing through me didn't just double or triple—it multiplied until my previous output looked like a match flame next to a wildfire.
The golden aura expanded outward until it coated my skin in a second layer, bright enough that I could see the light reflecting off the volcanic glass beneath my feet. My muscles protested with every movement, pushed far past any reasonable biological limit. My heart raced so fast that the individual beats blurred into one continuous tremor in my chest, like an engine pushed into the red zone with no intention of slowing down.
Then I moved.
