Cattaleya stood in the middle of the courtyard, arms spread slightly, eyes half closed as the Battle Raiment Armlet shimmered around her forearm.
A soft metallic hum echoed as threads of light unraveled from the armlet, weaving themselves around her body like liquid fabric. In just a breath, her clothes changed.
What had been a fierce looking armor now transformed into a close fitting combat suit. Layered plates formed along her shoulders and chest, thin but dense, overlapping like the scales of some predatory beast. Flexible armor wrapped around her arms and legs, engraved with faint runic patterns that pulsed in rhythm with her Qi.
She clenched her fist.
The armor responded instantly. Reinforcements formed around her knuckles, while the plating along her forearm thickened subtly.
Cattaleya nodded in satisfaction.
"Response time is excellent," she muttered. "Qi conductivity is smooth. No lag, no resistance."
With another thought, the armor shifted again.
