PATIENT ZERO -The lone survivor
His biceps, chest, and thighs bulged outward, tearing the seams of his heavy cargo pants.
The violet light of the Star-Code did not flare outward in a crackling, jagged aura like the Overclock. Instead, it sank deep beneath his skin. His entire vascular system—the veins spider-webbing across his neck, arms, and chest—began to glow with a dark, dense, bruised indigo light.
The sheer internal pressure generated a massive thermal byproduct. Superheated steam began to vent violently from Baraka’s mouth with every exhalation, hissing into the cool cavern air like a boiling locomotive engine.