POV Main

We took another three, Hail, Mirror and Henry joined Unlimited Devas. Only Luigi and Mouse from closer and older group and Hail and Adam from newer stayed in Associated Devas.

There were many minor topics that moved through those days, but overall it was steady time, when no big hiccups were reported.

I thought, that it was then, when different directions of Devas development started to crystallize. Some of us, me included, were afraid of violence from Wicked Devas. We didn’t want to slow our defense and offense abilities improvements. That also meant, that we didn’t want to slow growing process of bio-stones.

Coal, Mirror, Mouse and Adam slowed down. They used freezers to limit growth of their bio-stones. Case of Adam was complicated, as his uncle convinced him, that till he would stand on his own legs, he should control bio-stone growth.

Me, Sith, Hail, Huntress were building ourself as team to stop Diana or Vivaldi in the future. Lily, Lynx and Asmo would be our support. Others were not battle oriented.

Third group wanted develop some kind of society with Devas supporters. Or just live comfortably. Of course people with differently oriented aims were helping with Devas ideology and supporters too. It was just, like we had our ideas in the back of our heads.

We, Unlimited and Associated Devas felt, that we had enough people. If some host came to us, we could talk, maybe even let him join us, but we didn’t want actively search for anyone anymore. We knew, that those who had left and roamed free were people with issues.

It seemed, that after all we went through we wanted to live normal lives. Normal didn’t mean ordinary. Normal meant that we didn’t want life or death situations or gloomy moral struggles. We wanted to drink coffee or tea in the morning, done our job or tasks, and watch something in the evening. Or met people in the evening.

Last thing, meeting people turned out complicated. We had some kind of aura as hosts. Strength of that aura was proportional to level of bio-stone, stats that were over twenty and development of magic abilities. People unconsciously felt, that we were threat to them. It was obvious, when you looked on [Muscle] of [Body integrity] stats over twenty, what was approximate human limit. More blood freezing were thoughts, that humans could feel threatened by hosts connected to bio-stones. It meant that was evolutionary adaptation in our kind. And evolutionary adaptations needed thousands of years to be engraved deeply into species.

Also mind boggling was ability of normal humans to feel, when someone had magic ability. It was unconscious and not overly strong, but that meant, that humanity already met some magic in its prehistory.

All of this was disturbing to say the least.

And on our level that caused anxiety, when normal people stayed for longer periods of time in our presence. If we didn’t live in era of internet, we would probably ended as recluses or another weirdos.

People with magic themselves were more resilient to that aura influence, but they also had their auras, just weaker than ours.

When we are at topic of magic, Henry alias Smoke, added next magic ability to our collection. It was surprisingly major magic ability opposite plasma ball. Bio-stones named it friction changer. That ability could change, lower or increase, friction during some surface and medium that touched it. It worked in close proximity to user of that ability. Applications that we tested and were happy with results, were friction change during our movements.

Perhaps people don’t fully understand, what problems come with greater strength or higher speed. It’s destruction of shoes obviously. Sudden movement creates so much friction that it bakes soles of shoes or they, soles, slide on the ground. Another is, that during sudden movements friction against air puts lot of pressure.

Friction changer ability was creating combo, enhancing sonic boom technique. I learned it, because I wanted to move faster. It also helped with redirecting plasma ball a little, when it was very close.

It was very technical ability, because, for example, to use it to faster movement, one should increase friction on soles and decrease on rest of body. It was easier to use it with sonic boom, as it could almost create liquid air at hitting point. It wasn’t liquid, but by increasing friction it acted similar to liquid.

We were lacking only one major magic ability to have full picture of major magic abilities.

We all, hosts, were investing in stats. There was aim to got to twenty five. Former cultists were more focused on [Will resonance] defense, but they to were working toward that goal.

Some even got it. Caught to twenty five in [Muscle]. I gave Lily, Coal and Huntress method, by which Lynx was able to produce health enhancing mixture.

Did I divided Devas on better and worse in my mind? Perhaps I did unconsciously. There was still some fear in me. I was afraid of some foggy threat.

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POV Pine

We had series of meetings with Tom from pharmacy. He was afraid, that we would ditch him, when international corporation would make its move on us. He didn’t know, that heart medicine wasn’t some procedure, which could be sold. Our bio-stones were producing heart medicine.

We talked with him many times. He couldn’t be convinced, that everything would be ok. To be fair, he warned us, what methods we could expect from corporation. It would be threats, blackmail, sexual scandals and pressure on families.

We told him, that we were building Devas movement and that would be buffer in future. He couldn’t understand us. I understood, why he was unable to look from our perspective. He treated us like ordinary humans, but we weren’t anymore.

POV Hail

I joined Unlimited Devas at least. I got access to lot of magic abilities and I could earn more money. That would be enough for old me. But I changed. I wanted to feel like one of them. I wanted to be trusted and built organization together with them.

They asked me, Sith asked, if I was so angry on Diana, that it ate at my liver. It was idiom, that meant, that it was eating me from inside. I was. I would kill her if I could. Nameless said, that since I was part of Unlimited Devas, they should take care for me in a way, that my liver stayed healthy. They couldn’t diminish my anger, hatred. They wanted my feelings to work in constructive way. They thought, that I would be ideal candidate, to create fighting force from supporters, that was able to learn magic abilities. When I asked, why me, they answered, that in theoretical situation, when Diana would attack us, and we would need to kill her, I would be only person, that couldn’t be blocked by bio-stones and was able to order supporters to kill her.

It took me lot to unpacked it. I agreed happily. Then I thought about each and every word they said. There was something only I could do, because of my intense feelings. They fight Diana and they couldn’t end her there. They trusted me, that even if my bio-stone would stop me from direct attack, I could use others. They couldn’t. I had long conversation with Iceberg, my bio-stone. I blamed him partially, that he didn’t guard me against Diana’s influence. He confirmed, that he would try to stop me from killing other host. And that Diana could do more than normal host after she merged. I felt anger again in my soul. I could smith that anger into sword. It wasn’t anymore anger that stayed inside me and poison my thoughts.

I would train special force. Three most fanatical Devas supporters. They would be able to deal coup de grace. Finishing blow, if needed.

POV retired policeman

We had two culprits under observation. We had no prove, that any of them did anything beyond the law, except speeding over speed limit. My words, that they attacked us at road, weren’t enough. So we waited.

That one, hunter, acted out of ordinary. He went to forest and hunted, more like massacred animals with his bare fists. Then he moved carcasses to his saint stone. It would be laughable if blood wasn’t real. Border guards that helped us with surveillance told us, that guy was beyond human limits.

I decided on trip to War-Saw. Our helper knew more, than he told.

Second one sold car and was spending time on parties. He was becoming part of more and more degenerate local group of people. He started with partying with, let’s say, decent people who were making parties, then stayed with some, that couldn’t stop. Then he was spending his time with people, that was close to bottom of society.

I knew, I had hunch, that he was doing some sinister plan, but I couldn’t find his aim. Then, when I was in train to War-Saw, I got info, that he murdered one of his companions for drinking. It seemed, that he left body on his stone altar. My hair stood on end. I needed some explanation from War-Saw. We could wait a little, before we would catch him.

POV Ghost

I got bored. I could have everything I needed. Nobody would remember, that I took things. I experimented with hooker, and she didn’t remember, that she had orgasm, so I had few rounds in price for one.

I was in constant movement over Poland. Nothing came from it except boredom. I couldn’t boast about my ability to others. I couldn’t even cooperate with others. At first I could boast to myself, how sly and smart I was, then it lost its spice.

I thought about contacting Unlimited Devas. I was afraid, that they would limit me somehow, if I boasted about my ability.

One day, I was witness, how mafia was taking money from truck company. I followed them and stole that money. I felt adrenaline once again and I had money. That was good. Stealing from thieves was moral grey area and I had lot of fun from it. I started to bullying that mafia organization.

I wasn’t batman and they weren’t real mafia. They just picked some area, that trucks were often staying at night. They hijacked some of trucks, than contacted owner of truck company. Truck and load usually were worth more than ransom.

The real fun started, when I stole they money for third time. They almost got back and burned all trucks on parking lot. They thought, that someone from there stole money. Their boss stopped them. He said, that they would rent some helpers.

I was circling them. They were really angry after they lost their loot more times. They shot themselves few times out of bullshit reasons. But one time they almost shot me down.

My whole risk lied in closing to one of them. When I started to talk with [Will resonance] and short memory loss, I got all I wanted. I could even handle situation, when two of them were close. That time rocketeer had hidden stalker, that started to shoot to me, when I tried to get closer. I was shot in the arm before I ran.

I couldn’t left it like that. I went to the residence of boss and killed his guarding dogs. We had war.

POV one of awoken to magic, Devas supporter

I had meeting with friends. Grill on allotment near War-Saw. We talked and drank and recalled old times. They heard about Devas movement, but weren’t interested. When night was starting to settle some left us and went home. Few stayed.

When grill was ending I stood by it. I created plasma cone and released it into starry sky, then another and another. There was silence. Five pairs of eyes were looking at me. I smiled at them.

-= I thing, it’s time for me to go home. – I said.

-= Thank you for your presence. – Said householder with strange voice.

I left them like that, unsure what they saw.

I wanted some of them to join Devas supporters. I couldn’t ask them, as they remembered me as silent, unimportant person. I needed to show them, that they were mistaken, couldn’t see me through and encourage them to look for more.