Strength burst

The guy who I'd hit first had fallen atop someone with a gun that wasn't a rifle- or it was, but it was an automatic. I punched him in the face as I threw myself on top of him, grabbing the weapon. He fought me, wrestling with me over it, and I couldn't afford to take the seconds to try and win.


I pushed out with my aura, and I saw his expression change- bewilderment, not fear. He didn't let go, though, and I had to turn to using the Wretch.


Just a burst of power, taking a moment of strength. As far as I'd been able to tell, when I activated my forcefield, it came from me. It hugged me, but only for the one tenth of a second that it was in contact with my skin and costume. The trick was using it in the moments before it unfurled. One instant of strength that could lift a car or punch through sheet metal.


I tore the rifle from his hands, then gave it back to him- one of my hands gripped the barrel, the other the stock, and I smashed the middle part into his face.

- Polarize 10.13