Power Play Novels & Stories

, Jack stood and moved to another part of the house. “_The world loves power, and that is the only mantle you can use to rule, if you lose everything, don’t ever lose power”, he was saying as I moved closer to the television, my heart pumping real hard, this man held power, and this man had someone who would inherit the power, and I was going to get it by all means, it didn’t matter who I was going to step on but I was going to be standing in that spot. “What are you doing boy”, I heard Jack shout almost as soon as I heard his footsteps.

The power I get is more potent if the victim is someone I kill. Naomi: *gesticulate* can you explain more on that? Calhoun: *looks at Naomi drily* The blood is a very powerful substance in every human's body. In it lies the very essence of a human's life. My power gives me the ability to draw out that essence and turns it into pure adulterated power. I do not know why, but the power is more potent if the essence is drawn from someone I killed. Naomi: does it work on animals too?

Or if I wanted the easy way, I could just let Caila get the codes. I hand the power in my hands.

Nothing. “I will work on it. What is power #2?”. Mor smiles a very devious smile. “You will discover this one later”. Umm, okay. No idea at all what she is talking about. “Any other powers I should know about?”. Her smile this time is much more soft. “We can extend comfort to those who are hurting, surrounding them in warmth and taking away their fear”.

Power unused is power uncontrolled. "You are saying I need to use my power more? After spending months learning to restrain it?" "Restraint and use are not opposites. You can be controlled while still using your power regularly." Sebastian stood, pacing. "Think of it like a muscle. If you only exercise during emergencies, that muscle will be weak and unpredictable when you need it most. But if you use it daily, gradually increasing strength, it becomes reliable. Trustworthy." "So what do you suggest? I start using magic to do laundry?" "Actually, yes. Use it for small things. Lighting fires. Healing minor cuts. Moving objects. Weave power into your daily routine until it becomes as natural a

"We need her powers, and that is why Saleen had to strike her first, forgetting that we could get the powers and meet up with the demands of ending her once and for all." He took out some books from the table, bringing it forward to me. It appeared he'd been studying them before I came. "Look, this is what it takes to knock down such powers of hers." He positioned the book properly, now my eyes scanned through it. "Saleen operates in four major powers and just one minor power." He continued, pointing at the points where the lights crossed in the picture of Saleen he was showing me.

"You make a deal with me." "What kind of deal?" "The kind that keeps you and your family alive. The kind that gives me the voting rights I need to stop David's takeover. The kind that's mutually beneficial." He pulled a thick folder from his jacket. "A contract marriage." Nina laughed. Actually laughed. "You're insane."

I know this not because I can see you but because I was afraid too and because anyone who is not afraid at this point is not paying attention. *Here is what I want you to know.* *The power is not separate from you. That is the thing they never understood — the ones who wanted to take it, to weaponize it, to use it for purposes it was never designed for. They thought of it as a resource. Something that could be extracted and redirected. They were wrong.*

“I’m afraid I am, sir. I wish I could say it was something I regret, but Chloe is one of the brightest minds I’ve encountered. She’s going to single handedly turn my advertising efforts around. I think in a year or two, Packard Enterprises won’t simply be one of the leaders in athletic apparel, but the undisputed leader when it comes to sportswear.