Angel's transformation completed, her body radiating heat that made the air shimmer in visible waves. Steam rose from her skin where blood flowed in hyperoxygenated patterns, her cardiovascular system operating at levels that would cause a normal human's heart to explode.
'Ten times,' Angel thought, feeling power surge through enhanced muscle fibers. 'Strength amplified tenfold, speed pushed beyond what should be physically possible, reaction time shortened to process stimuli that most awakened can't even perceive.'
Her blood was circulating at rates that created audible pressure in her veins. The crystallized armor coating her skin shifted continuously, flowing from one location to another based on predicted threat vectors. Her brain was processing visual information fast enough that individual frames of movement became visible, letting her track objects moving at velocities that would appear as blurs to anyone else.
