A Lonely Search

My greatest gift was that now I have it easier when manipulating natural forces.

Anytime I switched power from using Mergence to trap high profile suspects in gravity and air mesh, it was always back to the Power of Manifestation.

I could call fires, lightning bolts, explosions—I was ready to unleash a walking wave of destruction as I moved through the labyrinthine streets of the backwater town in Egypt.

The entire town was indeed a maze, one that was easily the size of five stadiums. And best not to forget, partly subterranean too.

The maze wasn't much of a problem, I was like a bull in China shop with anything that hampered my journey.

I wondered how much Stiff must have lobbied the government here to get a redevelopment project to rebuild this town into the abomination of confusion.

I didn't wonder for long, I was on a mission. And that mission was to save Sophia no matter the cost.