Ray began experimenting, gradually getting a handle on his new ability.

The two objects he could swap could be no more than 100 meters apart, and the total number of consecutive uses he managed was 134. Why such a weird number? He guessed it had something to do with the amount of energy he'd absorbed.

Theoretically, Ray could "teleport" over 13.4 kilometers in an instant—13 kilometers, more or less. It wasn't enough for long-distance travel, but it was plenty for a short, sudden escape or a ta