46. Rest

Adam used the remnants of that day to help Marcie improve her control over her newfound power. They spent the rest of the day destroying the forest around, testing her strength.

Now Marcy has two modes. The first, she uses the power without a stone, the second with a stone. She can safely switch between them if she has a stone. Also, the power of the first mode has become stronger if the stone is next to it.

When using a stone. Marcie gets armor on her body. Her whole body is wrapped in a strong armor that can withstand a strong blow. She also had a raincoat, but it was only for beauty. The stone, when it merged with it, was placed in the breastplate, in the very middle of it.

The armor was strong. She could withstand several blows from Adam, who used half of her strength, and also enhanced her abilities. The armor was a conduit that allowed Marcy to use more powerful abilities.

Her telekinesis has intensified. If she could lift a weight comparable to herself, then now she could lift a weight several times higher than her previous limits.

Her ability to read minds has also increased. Now she only needs one eye contact to get into the opponents' memory. However, it still doesn't work for Adam, because he provided for it and hung on himself a couple of additional runes of protection.

And finally, she has a special ability. She could only use it with a stone, and when using it, she quickly ran out of steam.

She could summon cubes from D&D. When throwing out a redone number, the damage inflicted by her power increased by this number. If a 6 was dropped, then all of her damage increased by six. She could also share this buff by sharing it and giving a part.

If the highest number was 20, the enemy died instantly. She threw out this number in front of the mantis and he evaporated without leaving a speck of dust behind.

If the lowest digit was 1, then the cube was split. That is, Marcy had a second die, but only for one roll.

It was a ridiculous power based purely on luck. Not the kind of power Adam expected from the Mind aspect, but most likely it has to do with Marcy herself. Still, his sister is a complete gambler and this can explain everything.

After training, Marcie returned the stone to Adam and went to bed, she's on her feet all day. Adam inserted the stone into the box and hid it, after which he decided to take a walk. He has accumulated a lot of thoughts that he needs to get rid of.

So he gave the girls a little day off, after which he took some food, a tent, a lantern and went to the forest closest to him. Today he decided to arrange a solo tour, he needs to unwind.

(I've been too busy lately. Then training, then the temple, then other things that require my attention. So I can take some time to myself today and be alone. )

Adam made his way through the bushes deeper into the forest. Today was his day. Just him and the wildlife. The sun was slowly sinking below the horizon, giving way to the moon.

[ Are you sure you want to leave them alone ? What if they get hurt or worse, die? No, no, no, you have to come back! It 's too early to leave them alone ! ]

[ You should be near them ! Train them so that they can defeat evil in the future! And then, you will reveal yourself and you are together.... ]

" Shut up ! "

Adam stopped abruptly and his eyes lit up for a moment.

" How you have tired me ! Aren't you scared at all? I 've already killed one of you ! "

[Come on, don't be upset. He's gone, but you have us. ]

[Yes, you don't have to worry.]

[[We will always be with you ]]

Adam clutched his head. He used the force to suppress these bastards. Gradually. The voices began to recede into the depths of his consciousness, but it won't be for long. But that's enough for a while.

"I'm tired of you. Today is my day. " – he grabbed the fallen bag

"And you won't spoil it for me. "

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The voices appeared a long time ago, even when he met Ann. At first it was one intrusive voice, then a second one appeared. The third de appeared when he met Marcy. For every girl, his own voice appeared in his head.

When Adam was with the girls, they shut up. But as soon as he moved away a little, they started yelling like they were cut. Only occasionally did Adam have breaks from them, but even those were short-lived. Adam also tried to shut him up through Solomon, but he gave him this answer:

{ The user does not have sufficient rights. The User cannot remove restrictions without the permission of the Administration. Kindness, Care and Attention will continue their functions until the end of the mission. }

And then Adam realized that the Administrator was just mocking him. These voices kept whispering to him what to do and how to behave. They could also complain to Solomon.

When Adam wanted to strangle Ann, Solomon stopped him because of them. And just like that, after that incident, as soon as a bad thought flashed through his head, punishment immediately followed.

Only recently, he was able to get rid of one of them, Care. Only then, they fell silent for the whole day. But apparently their shock has passed since they continued to rattle his brain.

"Not today. Today it's just me, the noise of the forest and the stars. "

Adam found a small clearing and set up a camp. He set up a tent, built a fire and...I didn't do anything. Yes, he did absolutely nothing. He lay down right on the ground and looked at the stars.

He could spend hours doing this. After spending more than a year and a half in this world, he was already used to it. All these oddities, magic, fate and prophecies, he didn't care.

During all this time, he has already got used to the idea that he is not on Earth. He accepted it a long time ago and learned to enjoy his stay in the Amphibian.

He looked at the night sky, sometimes throwing branches on the fire. And although the night was cold, the fire warmed him.

"I wonder how they are doing? " – he thought about his gang

"They're probably going crazy. I've been gone for almost half a year, so maybe Mike took the lead. He always looked at my place. " - Adam snorted

His gang, Rosa. He created it, purely by accident. He didn't have that in his plans at all. Just one cold night, he noticed how a young boy was being beaten by older homeless people. This often happens, mainly because of the food. Adam was not touched, they tried a couple of times, but they came across a knife.

Adam didn't know why, but he helped this guy. It was Max, the very first member of the gang. He became his deputy in the future and is probably dead now, because Mike could have killed him because of the place.

Adam helped Mikey and left, but Mikey followed him. He chased him away, threatened him, beat him up a couple of times, but Max didn't care. And then Adam had no choice but to take this annoying bastard to himself.

"Yes....and that's when it all started," - Adam drawled nostalgically

Since that day, Adam has been wandering more than one. Now it was much easier for him, because he had a partner who would not betray. On the streets, people hold on to each other. After all, they have nothing else to hold on to.

And somehow it so happened that people began to gather around them. Adam himself did not understand how the gang began to gather around him.

First Lucas, the black guy they pulled out of the shootout. Jesse, a kleptomaniac and a great burglar. James, a mountain of muscle but a kind heart. Eleanor, hated when her full name was called, was responsible for calculating resources.

Day after day, they rescued the vagabonds and lured them to themselves. In the first year, there were only 10 of them. In the second year, they turned into an army of 50 people. In the third year, no one counted anymore.

There were more people and their influence also grew.

"Yes, those were fun days. The bastards attacked us over and over again, but they got their ass kicked and became our best men. " - he grinned

And of course there were those who were dissatisfied. Gangs have long existed on the streets of the city, which divided the city. And they naturally didn't want to do it, well, Adam forced them to change their point of view.

When someone bared their teeth at them, they were left without them. Their influence grew and penetrated more and more into the city. Shops, shopping malls, underground and official casinos. They were slowly absorbing the city, making it their own.

"It was fun, I've never felt like this....alive. " – he spread his arms in the air

"Every day was something new. You couldn't expect constancy from the streets, that's what I liked. The screams of the crowd, adrenaline in the blood, blood on the teeth. Every day was like a cake, with an unknown filling. " - He folded his arms across his chest

But gradually, it disappeared. Gone were the warm gatherings by the burning trash cans, the loud laughter of his friends. Gone were the brutal carnage that made their blood boil. There was no such feeling anymore....freedom. After the capture of the city, it all turned into a bureaucratic hell.

Papers, papers, papers, papers, that's all he saw day after day. He sat in his office and signed papers, occasionally distracting himself to eat or talk to the original ten.

"I'm even glad that I got here. " – Adam sat down and leaned on an oak tree

" Fresh air, new acquaintances, an unknown world. This is exactly what I needed. "

He closed his eyes and took a deep breath. Admittedly, at first he was bored and worried about the gang. But gradually he realized that they were not the little children he remembered them to be. They became the ones who had millions of dollars in their account. He sheltered them, let them grow up, and they don't need more.

We can say that it was his big project, which he completed perfectly.

"Money... everything was done for them. So they followed my advice and gave my share to the family. " - he exhaled, then wrinkled his face

"At least one plus, I won't see that woman's face anymore. I hate her lectures. I'm especially glad that I won't see that painted one, sometimes it gave me goosebumps. " – he shuddered

Their influence could not go unnoticed. The military, that's who came for their soul. They were lucky that they were not going to fight, they needed help in building a super secret shelter and Adam helped them on his head.

There was one woman among them who was God's bad luck on Adam, for all his sins. Reagan Ridley, a woman with a maternal complex. Adam is glad that he won't see him again, the very thought of her made him nervous.

"All her worries about me, words of trust, an attempt to take custody. " - He shook his head

Reagan was a scientist, probably the most brilliant in the history of mankind. She was sent here to oversee this project. Adam didn't know why, but she was hooked on him. Every time she saw him, she was distracted from her business and went straight to him.

Even her colleagues were surprised by such zeal and urged Adam to get a job with them so that Reagan could rest more. Although Reagan was a brilliant scientist, she was just obsessed with work. In other words, she was a terrible workaholic. And only Adam could bring her out of this state.

"Okay, enough about her. I won't see her again anyway....maybe. " – he shuddered

He was definitely sure that maybe she was creating a portal to get here now. She was capable of it and it scared him.

"Good night " – he continued to look at the stars and allowed himself the special luxury of drinking alcohol

He took out a wineskin and bags and took a good sip of it.

"~~~Haaaa! Motherfucker ! "

Adam didn't like to drink because he couldn't. Already from the first sips he was carried away, so he does not drink in public or at parties. Alcohol can reveal too much.

Today was his day. He wasn't worried about the future, past or present. He just sat by the fire and drank like in the good old days. Those nights will always remain in his memory, because it was the happiest time in his life.

" ~~ For me! To my friends ! " – he stood up and stretched the wineskin into the sky

" For the future ! To all my friends ! Heck ! Reagan, I'll even drink to you! "

One figure. A pure smile finally appeared on her face for a long time. Today, he was the center of attention. And this brought him untold happiness.