The Plague of Darkness

Meryl hovered over the sky and began to harness her true power.

She was wearing a dark exoskeleton suit based on the Sun Devourer tech of Shackstress. The suit was made from her cultivated cells and interlinked with her power.

And so, the levels of heat that her armor could withstand, which is caused by Meryl's path, were unknown. It was believed that if Meryl reached the scorching heat of the sun itself, as long as her Path caused that heat, this dark armor would function without any problems!

Her Path to shine had already crossed the levels and would classify her as a World Champion by the former standards. However, her powers had grown that all she needed was the Overcomer's Will. If she had that, she would instantly be classified as an Overcomer and even surpass the Near-Overcomers states that many previously held on to.

She began to shine. And everything else in the world began to grow dim.