It took five to six minutes for me to consume the energy from the stone. During that time, I was largely frozen in place.
The two clouds of mist grew from the size of ping-pong balls to basketballs. Amid crackling bone and rippling muscle, my strength had returned to me.
I felt strong enough to kill an elephant with a single punch! Provided I hit the right place, of course.
The energy stone turned to a pile of dust that settled atop the tray in a small pile, shocking both Cecilia and the attendant who held it.
"Mr. Floyd, are… are you all right?"
"Yeah, I'm fine." I closed my eyes for a second, then stretched and started to get off the bed. "After absorbing the energy from that energy stone, I've pretty much recovered fully."
"You absorbed the… the energy from that entire stone? Ple
