188 The Man With A Plan

Back when I was in Raiya's tree house, I saw how the warlock took a bad situation and turned it over. I saw how demonstrating might and power served to intimidate the enemy. I tore a page from Raiya and grandpa's books and added my own personal touch to it.

I squeezed the stick the old man handed to me and infused it with my energy.

One thing about unlocking your Fragment to its full potential: it becomes easier to infuse items with your essence. It came in handy when you had to prepare for a little act of terrorism. I hid behind a building in the corner, one block away from the secret-not-so-secret underworld building, then hurled the stick at it.

It was a powerful explosive device. Infusing it with my essence was essential for one thing, slow down the immediate reaction it would have upon impact.

"What the hell are you doing?" a woman clad in a dress, too long and too colorful to be allowed to exist, asked.