"Do you have any other way we can use to push the activation numbers higher?" I asked Lyrate.
She shook her head without hesitation. "Nope. Twenty activations is the absolute limit. Any more and we'll break him."
I rubbed my chin and looked at Steve. His entire body was burning hot, steam rising faintly from his skin. He looked half-dead, eyes heavy, lips pale but he was still awake, thanks only to the vitality Lyrate kept pumping into him through those roots.
It frustrated me. His transformation was powerful, his Blackvolt Skeleton ability worked perfectly with lightning and darkness and his sword transformation had incredible potential. But potential didn't mean much without time. What he needed most right now… was time.
'Time,' I thought, frowning to myself.
"Why are you thinking so much?" Steve asked, sitting up with a groan. "It's not like I can't finish the quest. I just need a little more time, that's all."
