Caelus slowly opened his eyes as the last of the light sank beneath his skin. The number before him remained unchanged.
[Combat Score: 1,375.]
He closed his hand and felt the muscles respond without the slightest delay. His flesh felt denser, yet moving it took less effort than before.
Even the faint brush of Sylvia's sleeve against his arm felt clearer. Beneath those changes lay something harder to describe, a sense that his Soul had settled firmly into place.
"This is way better than I expected."
Sylvia opened her eyes beside him and turned her hands over.
"It feels strange."
"Strange how?"
"Like my body was always supposed to be like this, but something was missing before."
Caelus smiled as he understood what she meant. His powers had carried him far beyond what his flesh could manage alone, and now his body was finally catching up.
"And we're only at ten percent."
"Then I can't imagine what one hundred percent will feel like."
