146 C146 Overload
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The second Tom returned, his senses were overloaded. He could smell and hear almost everything in Kamar-Taj. From the bugs in the trees to the students practicing in the quart yards. Many of the students could 100% use a shower.
'I knew this super smell would be a horrible thing!' Tom thought in agony.
Collapsing to the ground, Tom tried his best to meditate and block it all out.
"Tom, are you alright?" The Ancient One ran to his side.
"Senses are going haywire... Give me a minute." Tom grits his teeth and tries to focus on meditation.
Due to being in the quiet non-scented mirror dimension, Tom's new senses were accustomed to that. Now that he's back in a more loud/smelly area, they need to recalibrate in a way.
Taking deep breaths, Tom starts focusing all of his hearing on his own heartbeat.
*thump thump*
*thump thump*
*thump thump*
Soon his super hearing comes back under control. Now he has to get rid of the multitude of smells that are currently assaulting his nose.
Finding a good smell, Tom focuses his senses on the clothes that Druella left here when she visited. They smelled like her perfume and brought a small smile to Tom's pained face.
After a few minutes of smelling Druella, which sounds kind of creepy, Tom's sense of smell came back under control as well.
"Okay, I'm good now." Tom says as he opens his eyes to see his mother hovering around him.
"Good, do you have your senses under control now?" She asks.
"I think so, but I'll probably need to practice more with it." Tom answers.
With all of that taken care of, Tom called Mimsy and had her bring him a pizza as he wanted before. This time he made sure to order her not to give anything to the Ancient One.
His mother didn't care at all as she already devoured an entire pizza herself. Although she kept sensing disturbances ever since she picked up Tom from the mirror dimension.
She knew that it was him thinking badly of her but had no proof. If his Occlumency defenses weren't so tight, she would get the proof herself, but that won't happen.
While waiting for his food, Tom cleaned himself up and changed clothes. Due to his small coma and being locked in the mirror dimension all day, he hasn't had a chance to bathe until now.
After the food arrived, Tom explained all of his newfound powers to his mother while stuffing his face.
"Alright, let's make a quick list of everything you've gotten from the ritual." The Ancient One says as she takes out some paper and a pen.
-Super strength
-Super reflexes
-Super durability? (Further testing needed)
-Super dexterity
-Super flexibility
-Super agility/speed
-Super smell
-Super hearing
-Super stamina
-Infrared vision
-Slow-motion vision
-Infrared senses
-Healing factor/regeneration
"Is that everything?" She asks.
"For now, yes." Tom nods. "It's only the first day of testing, so I could have more."
"True, you also need to find out what dimension Manasa rules and if you can draw on its power." His mother adds.
"Hmm, I'll ask her later. She's been very unhelpful when it comes to my powers though. She's never done this before, so she keeps saying she doesn't know what powers I'll have." Tom explains.
"Well, If you can find out which dimension she rules, which could be none at all, we can look into it ourselves." The Ancient One says.
"Alright, I'll ask when I see her again." Tom says and looks at the time. "It's getting late, but I should probably visit Druella. She has most likely been worried about me."
"Sure, I'm going to sleep. I have to deal with some pests tomorrow." His mother says as she heads to the door. "Goodnight."
"Night!"
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In a dark room in Rosiers Manor, Druella Rosier could be seen sleeping snuggly in her bed. Tears stained her pillow as it's been too long since she's heard from her boyfriend.
At first, she thought he was busy, as he told her he was working on learning telekinesis, but after time went by that thought went away.
Tom and Druella usually talk at the very least once a day. The fact that he hasn't spoken to her in an entire week was truly strange.
She called Mimsy, Toms trusted house-elf, but the elf wouldn't say what was happening. Mimsy just popped away after telling Druella that she couldn't reveal anything.
Apparently, her master didn't want Druella to worry and ordered Mimsy to keep her mouth shut about the ritual.
First, she was angry with him and decided to wait until he appeared again, but then that anger turned into worry. She worried for his safety and was unsure if he was alive or not.
All of that leads to this day, where Druella is sleeping on a pillow soaked in her own tears. The poor girl cried herself to sleep, thinking of all the horrible things that could have happened to the boy she loved.
Suddenly, the dark room was brightened. A Golden eldritch-colored portal appeared and a slightly thinner than usual Tom with slitted snake eyes steps out of the portal and surveys the room.
As the portal closes, the light in the room disappears, but Tom can still see perfectly.
'I guess, I can add night vision to the list of new powers as well.' Tom thought as he spotted Druella sleeping on her bed.
Moving closer for a better look, he saw her tear-stricken face and soaked pillow. He already knew that whatever she was crying over was 100% his fault.
'*sigh* I should have handled this better.' Tom beat himself up over making his girlfriend cry.
Not wanting to wake her, Tom kicked off his shoes and crawled into bed with her. Laying behind her, he reached over and held her big spoon style.
As Tom's arms wrapped around her, a small smile replaced the pained look that once graced Druella's pretty face.
'I'm sure I'll get yelled at in the morning, but for now, I'll enjoy the moment and get some sleep.'
