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He moved before his brain could even process the fear. He sprinted toward the impact zone, his sneakers smoking against the pavement from the sheer friction of his velocity. He didn't have the strength to stop the ship, but he had the time to change the outcome.

To Kaelen, the world didn’t just move slowly; it was practically frozen. When he "tapped in," the air turned to a thick, viscous syrup. Raindrops hung in the sky like jagged diamonds, motionless and sharp. A conversation became a low, agonizing groan of vowels stretched over several minutes. He lived his life in the spaces between seconds. lightning_speed

The government called it Accelerated Perception. Kaelen called it lightning speed. He moved before his brain could even process the fear

As he reached the center of the shadow, he saw the ship’s hull beginning to tear. A massive shard of titanium was shearing off, aimed directly at the city’s primary oxygen scrubber. If that fell, the city wouldn't just be crushed; it would suffocate. To Kaelen, the world didn’t just move slowly;