Karma

Three

"W-what did you say?" I stuttered.
Steven stared down at the ground and fumbled his fingers.

"It's true. We finished making the bomb and everything. Raymond, this bomb is giant."
He made a motion with his hands to demonstrate the size.

"No way...you helped build that?"

Steven nodded. "I had to...I want you to help the academy warriors. I know I shouldn't be telling you to go against us, especially since you just lost your power as well."
He leaned his head towards me and I shuddered. This reminded me of Eliot.

"The bomb can't be stopped."

I raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean?"

"No wires. Nothing you can cut. I helped build it and I don't know how to stop it."

I shrugged. "Just move it."

He narrowed his eyes at me. "It's made of acid."
My eyes widened.
Acid?
I started laughing.

"Like acid water?! Steven you good?" I wiped the tears at the corner of my eyes.
"You can't build an acid bomb man." I waved him away.
"No problem. I used to train with this girl who can poison people. She can absorb the bomb in no time."

Steven looked at me as if I was an insect. What? I didn't say anything wrong.

"She can't do that." He said in a monotone. "There is no way the acid can be absorbed that easily without causing harm to the user. If she does that, she will immediately die...You're talking about Anne Jay right?"

My smile faltered.

"I already told the warriors about this." He smirked and smacked me on the back playfully.
"Of course I told them first. You ain't special."

...I uppercutted that hoe.

He rubbed his chin. "Ow..."

"If Anne per say, absorbs the acid though and dies... Will the acid bomb still blow up?"
Steven wrinkled his face.

"Hmm...I guess not. But no one wants to die right? I mean, the only one I could think of who is able to absorb acid is Anne. How else would someone be able to? Drink it? Haha."

I sighed.
"Well why are you telling me this? I'm not a warrior anymore."

Steven groaned. "Didn't I already tell you that we need your help?"

We my ass. Their agents tried to kill me! Only Steven wants my help.

"I don't know. You guys will do fine either way."

Steven looked at me with a blank expression. "If you ever change your mind..." he started.
"The bomb is planted at center city. Once it explodes, the city will suffer. And once the city is bombed, the eccentric kings will bomb this country."

"They wouldn't be that crazy."

Steven smiled weakly.
"But they're that eccentric."

With that, Steven threw me a booklet.

"What's this?" I waved.
"Just read it." He yelled, and quickly ran away.