Weirdos IV: The Emerald Heart

Chapter 44: The Puppet Master

Ike's POV

With RB finally reacquiring his heart and the Death Core, we're obviously going to find out if there is something new with his powers . That's why we didn't waste any more time and immediately urged him to try his powers as soon as possible. With a few tips from Delphina, RB tested out his power about a couple of days after our mission.

"Are you sure this is safe? What if I go totally berserk again?" RB said as we headed towards one of the training grounds in the Camp Three.

"Delphina said that you shouldn't worry about that. Serafina's Dark Magic was the reason why it was so hard for you to control the Prime Destruction. With that thing finally gone, you can finally start owning your own power," Cataleya told him.

"Well, I can't refuse if you're going to put it that way," replied RB.

The old Seer gave us a simple trick to test out RB's power. She pointed out that if I, the Prime Elemental, can enhance weirdnesses, it's only sensible that the Prime Destruction should be able to do the reverse. To be safe, she suggested that RB should try it on me. Ezekiel also agreed with the idea when we asked for his opinion about our plan.

Upon arriving at the training ground, our friends immediately positioned themselves around us as if expecting to see an extremely interesting show. There were a few logs piled up used for training. Using my Telekinesis, I lifted one of the logs into the air.

RB closed his eyes for a moment, causing his wavy purple markings to appear all over his body and face. The glittery markings made of black dust also appeared around his glowing purple eyes.

"Here comes the ube cake," Faye taunted.

"Dang it. My bruh looks even prettier with that appearance. I like the markings around his eyes. So classy and chic. Darn you and your powers, Primes," Crimson added.

I turned to RB. "Ready?"

He nodded before raising a hand towards my direction. Faint wisps of purple smoke erupted from his hands as his markings glowed a bit brighter.

My knees suddenly shook as my hands aimed at the floating log wavered. Faint traces of purple light also appeared around my arms, causing the log to suddenly fall on the ground with a loud thud. I collapsed next, supporting my body with my hands as I fell on my knees.

"Well, that was unpleasant," I said as RB, Cataleya, and Faye ran towards me.

"How do you feel?" Faye asked.

"Weak. I think it worked," I said as she handed me a small vial containing a Strength Potion which I immediately drank.

Cataleya placed her hands on my temples. "You're weakened. Your powers were also diminished. It's not permanent, though. Just rest for a while and your Telekinesis should recover. Well, it seems our plan worked," she said with a faint smile.

"Do you know what this means?" Jared said.

"I can weaken anyone, including Serafina," RB said with an evil grin. "Oh I can't wait to see her reaction. She's been keeping the good stuff from me all this time."

We spent the next hour experimenting with RB's weirdness. He also tested his old powers if they're still working, such as his disintegration and ability to force others to obey his commands. They still worked. The others also used the opportunity to train. We were only interrupted when Ezekiel suddenly burst out from the shaft connecting the Camp Three to the Tunnels.

"Head to the main hall," he told us. "We have an important matter to discuss. We need all members of our group."

"Is there a problem?" I asked Ezekiel as we followed him towards the main hall of the Camp Three.