“You see, the prison designed this room in case any of the supervillains got a bit…out of hand,” Luzo said. “The moment they’re put in contact with it, the altar saps their energy. Their power.” Even as she spoke, Maxim could see something happening to Luzo. She looked…bigger. Muscles began bulging all over her body. “Only, in preparation for coming here, I did a little research, and maybe tortured a few people who designed it. Normally it just disperses the energy safely, but if you prevent it from dispersing, you can redirect it. Into a person, even. And that person would gain their strength and powers.”
Behind her, Vin was still using the device to keep Ragna in contact with the altar. And behind Maxim, Liang seemed to have finally run out of words. Well, aside from one.
“Fuck.”
Maxi
