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Myst stirred through Bayern. It ran along his veins, filled the hollows of his muscles, and settled into his bones. The energy reinforced every limb and knit a second strength across his frame.
“Body reinforcement,” Ketal murmured, intrigued.
The Barbarian King was fortifying himself with Myst. The method itself was not complex. Even a Novice fighter could harden flesh a little if he knew how to breathe correctly. Yet, what Bayern was doing bore no resemblance to the crude practice that apprentices learned. Power rippled under his skin in a way that made the ground react to his balance, as if the earth had begun to treat his footfalls as heavy blows.
Cracks raced outward where his toes pressed. The weight that gathered in him felt like a single being multiplied a hundredfold and compressed into one place. It had the quality of a concept made real, as if the idea of strength had been poured into a vessel until no more would fit.
Is this truly possible? Ketal thought.
He knew enough Myst to understand there were limits. Simple reinforcement reached a ceiling. It was the most basic application a fighter could attempt, which meant its returns faded quickly. However, Bayern’s aura told him this was something else.
Ketal found the answer a heartbeat later.
“You have placed everything into your body,” he said quietly.
A Hero could lean Myst against the world and watch reality give way. The High Elf Queen, Karin, ruled the air with a thought. The Elder...
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