[ WP ] You must describe a man who just discovered he has superhuman strength , but you must write like edgar allen poe

So it was, that I stood, my hand affixed to the knob; Unable to move. Creeping slowly up my spine came the sensation, this sensation of foreboding so clear as it reached my mind. Transfixed, I pressed my ear to the wood as to hear what lurked beyond. Silence fell. Then, with a rush, a thousand waves of tone washed over me and I could hear the cries of distress for miles around. I tuned the ear once more to hone in on the foe which had caused such a disturbance in my home this night, that it had aroused me from my slumber. Just beyond the barred entryway that separated me from my nemesis, the sound of a waning engine could be heard. I could not let such a devious criminal escape me, and so it was that in that moment a surge of power coursed through my body and into my arms. With one swift and fluid heave the door unhinged and fell away. Alas! I had erred in my assessment, for when the door had come to rest, and the tumultuous ordeal had come to a close, a feline, commonplace in the alleyways and porches of my hometown, lept from its resting place on my doorstep and and bolted into the darkness. The engine, a mere purr, and the disturbance, a fallen receptacle I had failed to remove from the streets the evening prior. Sweat dripped from my forehead and I, frustrated, frantically fastened the door once again to its rightful place as best I could, lacking the proper instruments for such a feat. How had I come upon these powers? Had I, in my distress, called upon some lingering capacity? Had god afforded me some wondrous gift for my piety? Will I ever be the same?
