'Success! I've broken through!'
Luther clenched his fists in elation, feeling the immense power roiling under his skin. He had advanced from the Awakened stage to the Energy Condensation stage!
Two weeks had passed since Luther started the Limit Breaker training plan.
After being woken up at 3 AM by the ever persistent Borini, he would begin the hellish physical routine Borini called warmup, ending at noon to eat.
After an hour of rest, the remainder of the afternoon was for power training.
Luther had to admit that despite the brutality of the training, it was very effective and it was the reason why he had broken through to the Energy Condensation Stage so quickly.
Compared to the first night he began energy cultivation; he was able to absorb five times more energy than before in one sitting!
In the training room, Luther stood still, his eyes closed in immense concentration. This time, Borini was silent, supervising him.
'Resonance vibration… from how I understand it, it has to do with vibration, sensing frequencies of various organisms and nonliving objects… perhaps even the frequencies of energies.
But what of resonance?
Am I to resonate with the objects and matter I sense the frequency of? How will that help me, especially in battle?
Resonance is something like harmony right?
Huu… let's start with basic vibrations and see what changes are caused…'
Still with his eyes tightly shut, Luther began to circulate his power in his body.
Somehow, despite his eyes being closed, he could 'see' his cells and internal organs. They were a vibrant and healthy red.
'if I want to increase the activity of my cells to make me gain boosts, I must first sense the frequency of my cells and find out their structure…'
Luther sat cross legged on the training mat and withdrew all his senses into his body, trying to get a feel of the frequency of his cells.
To his surprise, it wasn't difficult; he sensed it in under a minute.
This was because his cell activity was rather heightened due to the exercise he had been doing recently, and his status as an Esper.
With his cells so lively, sensing their frequencies was a piece of cake.
It felt like connecting dots; every cell had a similar structure to its nearest counterpart, allowing him to sense and link them easily.
As the seconds ticked, Luther progressed rapidly and soon he had finished sensing all the cells in his body!
A strange sensation of harmony made him open his eyes.
'Don't tell me I just fell in love with my body?' Luther opened his eyes and looked down.
His body was shrouded in a faint red glow and weirdly, he felt his body was much more pleasant to his eyes than before.
Shaking his head Luther rose to his feet.
'What happens if I increase my cell activity by myself?' Luther wondered.
A few seconds later, he got his answer.
*BOOOOOM!
Luther exploded forward with intense speed like a launched missile, zooming across the training area!
Machines and training bots passed by in a blur as Luther circled the whole training area five times in seconds!
'If before I was comparable to an extremely fit athlete, this time I've truly become superhuman!' Luther braked to a stop and gasped.
The sudden shift had been too surprising!
Was this the buff?
'Hey, now that I think about it, if I can do this to my body cells, then why not those in my brain? Does this mean I can increase my intelligence… or even be able to manipulate emotions?!'
Luther felt excited and immediately tried it out.
'Hahahahahahahahhahahahahahaha, oh crap, I can't stop laughing!'
Luther had ended up influencing the part of his mind which caused laughter by mistake and now he could barely hold on.
He collapsed to the mat, guffawing and shrieking.
Funny things he had seen kept popping in his head, causing him to laugh even more.
When Luther finally managed to catch himself, a cold sweat ran down his back. 'This is scary! If I did that to someone in a fight, wouldn't that make them a sitting duck?'
Imagine manipulating the emotions of your enemies in the middle of a fight, making them suddenly laugh, cry, feel despair; wouldn't they be defeated easily?
'Fuck, this power… I take back my words; it's excellent! It's OP! While it may not compare to casting AOE spells, it's very useful…' Luther smiled and looked down at his body.
'I have to train harder so I would know how best to use my power,' Luther muttered.
Borini coughed and said, 'I recommend that you record your various levels of cell activity, knowing how strong you are when you power up.
You should see how much power it would take for your body to be over-taxed and also create levels to your enhancements!'
Luther nodded in excitement and tapped into space.
Holographic screens popped up around him, showing various data of his cell activity. Currently, it was at 300%.
Luther felt that 300% wasn't his limit yet.
'Okay, let's increase it.'
Taking a deep breath, he let go of all inhibitions and raised the activity of his cells to the limit!
His whole body instantly turned red and even his body suit began to smoke, a sign of his blood vessels rupturing!
Surprisingly, it repaired itself instantly, then ruptured again!
A cycle of destruction and restoration ravaged through Luther's body and immense pain struck him, causing him to instantly lower his cell activity to normal levels.
'Whew, I thought I was going to die for a second!' Luther heaved a sigh of relief.
When he looked at the holographic screen, he noticed that his cell activity had reached an astonishing 800%!
'So 800% is my current limit huh? Now that I think about it, this can be a trump card of sorts… even boosting my body can be part of my moves! I just have to give it a cool name.'
That was when Borini spoke again.
'Based on your performance, I've drafted another Limit Breaker plan for the training of your power.'
Luther groaned and face palmed. 'Come on, not again!'
Ignoring his complaints, Borini continued to speak passionately and displayed the second Limit Breaker training plan on the holographic screen.
'Would you like to start right away?' Borini asked passionately.
Luther's lips twitched.
'Do I even have a choice?'