[Chapter —27][Power Stone Bonus]

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" Who's there!" I heard someone shout just as I was about to break through the foliage and into the space outside the camp where the trees were felled allowing us to see around our camp with no trees to obstruct us.

I didn't answer but simply showed myself trudging slowly towards the camp while dragging the bear with really strong vines I made, it was times like these that I appreciated my out of context ability, even though I didn't use it that much or show others.

I mean why would I?. Aside from the prospect of being questioned about how and where it came from I really didn't want people to start looking into me interested about the prospects of my ability.

" Quick! Call the hunters! The boss... brought something." Came Miller's voice probably a bit surprised at what I was dragging.

Immediately after he said that the gate opened and out came 10 hunters and the more they came closer the more they slowed staring at the huge bear I was dragging.

I had been dragging the thing for hours, I had been tempted to use the 20 Free Stat Points i had into [Body] but decided not to, the sun was rising already too.

" Uh...sir, what the fuck is that?" Came Victoria's question as she stared at the thing behind me with wide eyes.

" This my beautiful hunter, is a bear....the radiation did wonders to its threat level though." I told her before tossing more vines at them.

" Come on, tie it to the thing and help me get this chunky guy back to camp." I told them and immediately they did so.

It took us 15 minutes to drag the thing back to camp at the amazed and shocked stares of the people already awake this early, Bellamy and Octavia being one of them as they were the leaders of the hunters and guard respectfully.

" Today! We feast!" I said shouting at the top of my lungs and immediately they were broken out of their stupor and gave out a resounding cheer.

Smiling I groaned actually tired for the first time in a long time.

I dragged the giant ass bear towards the kitchens which were connected wood houses that had the cooking place, meat smoker house and the butcher house.

More buildings were planned being built as time went on but for now the ones I assigned as builders were currently building outhouses further out of the camp.

Putting the bear down I paused before having it pulled even further out.

" That's an tremendously impressive catch you caught there." Cam Ravens voice and turning behind me I found her being accompanied by Octavia who walked right besides me and gave me a peck to the lips almost territorial like.

Raising an eyebrow at her I rolled by eyes and ignored it before focusing on raven since Octavia seemed to be content in just holding my arm as she regaled looking at the bear.

" Yeah, I accidentally stumbled upon it while hunting last night." I told her.

" So that's where you went, Octavia and Clarke almost went after you if not for Bellamy and Miller stopping them." Raven informed me, Octavia tensed up for a moment.

I had specifically told people that they weren't allowed outside at night without my specific orders.

" Oh they did huh?" I said mischievously looking at Octavia who simply acted as if she wasn't listening at all.

" I had thought that you had gotten yourself killed to be honest." Said Raven.

" Oh ye' of little faith, I can take care of myself, I have my ways." I told her.

" Oh yeah, like how you're were able to drag an animal that should weigh close to a ton?." Asked Raven as she stared at me pointedly as if looking for something.

I simply raised an eyebrow at that and chuckled.

" That's...a secret for now." I said emulating as if in thought of whether to reveal this 'secret' or not.

" A secret?" Chimed in Octavia as she too stared at me, not to such an extreme as Raven but still one of curiosity.

" What are you hiding that could explain this Ezekiel, I thought you'd tell me that you are secretly a grounder with the stories I've obtained of their strength to be honest." She said with a roll of her eyes.

" Well I might have a reason or theory as to why they are as such, and my reason for my... unnatural strength is tied into that theory." I said sounding as mysterious as possible.

" What...what are you talking about?" Raven asked, Octavia too looked as focused as possible as she stared at me.

" The plants around here, they have mutated from what we know of them, some plants that we remember in the old world being able to dull pain have become pain nullifyers, a plant that had maybe minor muscle strengthening properties can outright grant someone atleast 50% more strength then they used to have and on and on...." I said making them frown.

" The fauna and flora has mutated and my theory is that the grounders for years have been eating this mutated fauna or flora as either medicine or for food and in turn gained increased physical prowess which was further enhanced by the radiation which also enhanced them." I told them ripping some shit from movies and media I had watched and this theory of mine was probably true, to some extent anyway.

" That...sounds a little bit out there ain't gonna lie, but even as that may that doesn't explain your instant strength gain, if the grounders had gained their strength through constant use of the mutated vegetation then how did you gain yours in little to 3 days?" She asked looking at me trying to find a lie probably.

" I...okay I'll tell you but you tell no one but the ones in my court, got it!" I said acting as if I relented before making them promise not to tell anyone but those I deemed trustworthy enough eg. The court.

" The Court?" Confusedly asked Octavia.

" The fuck is that?" Followed by Raven.

" Oh yeah, I haven't made it official yet." I muttered under my breath before focusing back on the girls." You are the court, those I invite into the meetings partaining in camp business."

" Oh...so only us, Clarke and Bellamy?" Octavia asked to which I nodded but raven seemed to frown at that and I caught on to it.

" Raven I'm serious, don't tell anyone but those of the court, if you want me to tell you that is." I told her schooling my expression at her.

" F-fine, tell me." She relented.