WD - Chapter 54: Increased strength

The month of May had begun. It had been a few days since the end of the tragic Poe Cup, where Sabrina Jones was burned to death in an attack by an unidentified group.

Luke learned that Sabrina was an orphaned psychic. That was her false identity, just as Luke lived in a normie orphanage. Luke didn't know whether to laugh at this. It seemed she copied his background. It was rare to see orphaned psychics, but that didn't mean they didn't exist, and the last name Jones was common in the Normie world.

The days following the attack were very busy. Many parents came to Nevermore to see their children. So did the authorities. Not normie authorities, authorities from the outcast society.

Luke met the outcast cops for the first time. They had not appeared in Wednesday's series. He was questioned by them, not by criminals, as a witness to the incident. He was not the only one. All the students who were at Raven Island had to converse with the outcast police.

“So, you used your telekinesis to control the roots and murder the hooded man who was a wolf shoulder?” asked a middle-aged man with a serious face. His beard was somewhat unkempt, and he wore a black uniform with a distinctive badge on the right side.

“Yes. Before he attacks me with his huge claws,” Luke said, emphasizing that part.

“Don't worry. You won't have charges against you. It was self-defense, and there were witnesses. Otherwise, you would have ended up like your classmate,” said the man. 

Luke nodded. The outcast rules were too different for his luck. Even though he killed a person, he wouldn't even get a punishment.

'I don't know why I'm surprised. They let two major families be at war and try to exterminate each other,' Luke thought. 

They obviously didn't know that the Spellman family had dealings with demons, so they let him fight the Poe family. Turning a blind eye. They wouldn't let them fight in a public place and innocent people die, but as long as they kept the matter private, the police and the powers that be would pretend nothing was going on.

'He controlled dozens of roots that totaled over a thousand kilograms and finished off a werewolf, a faceless one, a half-breed, and an elemental psychic. A genius,' thought the middle-aged man.

“All right, Luke. This will be the last talk we have. Thanks for all the information,” said the man with a slight smile. 

“It's nothing,” Luke said without giving it much thought. He didn't mind revealing the people he was confronted with.

“This is my card. If you need help, call me,” said the policeman, handing him a black card with his contact details on it.

“Why would I need help?” asked Luke with a raised eyebrow, taking the card.

“Just in case. You're a great talent. You'd make a great addition to the marginal police force in the future, hahaha,” said the man, laughing loudly and patting Luke's shoulder.

The middle-aged man had a high hierarchical rank in the fringe police, and he knew that the Poe family was at war with the Spellman family. His instincts told him that this old grudge was still alive.

The fact that a centuries-old psychic family tried to exterminate the last Poe family member, who was only a teenager, seemed very extreme to him. He understood the grudge, but why go to such extremes? They already won, or so he thought.

However, the unwritten rules would not be blamed if the Spellman family wanted to completely exterminate their enemy. The same would be true if the Poe family was on the winning side.

This is as long as the Spellmans do not involve third parties. If this attack was led by the Spellmans this time, they did involve third parties, and that should be punished. They attacked a fringe education center to murder Luke, and an innocent woman died.

Although this was the hypothesis of the policeman, the hooded attack seemed to be dedicated to all students. Not focusing on Luke. It looked like a terrorist attack on Nevermore.

“Fine. I'll take it then,” Luke said, putting the card away. The policeman opened the door for him, and Luke left the room.

'Why is there no protection for minors?' Luke thought with a grimace as he stepped out of his last.

Even though he is a minor, he must face the Spellman family alone and with no recourse to third-party help. The only way to get everyone to turn against the Spellmans is to prove they are making deals with demons or through the power of friendship. What a joke. Who would want to help him take on such a powerful family? The Umbrio turned their backs on Sophie, their mother, and let her die along with John. 

“Next, Enid Sinclair,” said the middle-aged man.

Luke saw Enid sitting on a bench near him. She stood up and started walking toward the room. She waved her hand at Luke and walked into the room.

Luke looked at the bench again. There was one more person. Enid's mother, Esther Sinclair, was looking at him with a frown.

'Oh no... Why me?' thought Luke as their eyes made eye contact. That's why Enid gave him a low hand wave. When she was with her mother, she was much more shy.

He would ignore her, but they made eye contact, and if Esther tells Enid that he ignored her, he'll fight later, and that's the last thing he wants.

“Hey, what's up, mother-in-law?” said Luke, and he wanted to punch himself against the wall as he listened to what she said more carefully. Calling this grumpy, untrusting woman mother-in-law was not a good way to start a conversation.

“I'll never be your mother-in-law,” Esther said, standing up and looking at Luke with a blank face.

“Whatever you say, I was just saying hello. Bye,” said Luke, seeing the perfect opportunity to escape.

“Wait a minute,” said Esther, and Luke turned around.

“What?” asked Luke.

“If you really love Enid, you should leave her,” replied Esther, taking Luke by surprise, who wasn't planning on having this kind of conversation with his mother-in-law.

“What do you say? I think Enid would have to decide those things for herself,” said Luke with a strange expression.

“I know a little of the history of the Poe family and the old grudge they have with the Spellman family. Your mother was from the Umbrio family, and she died because she was with your father. I don't want the same thing to happen to my daughter,” Esther said tactlessly.

Her instinct told her that this incident had to do with Luke. Besides, they took her daughter hostage. Why did they do it? To threaten Luke. She wasn't the only one who thought so.

'It was to be expected,' Luke thought.

"You should say you'd help your daughter's boyfriend's needy family. Well, the Umbrío's didn't help my mother either. I wasn't expecting anything anyway," Luke said after a few seconds. 

His old concern was rekindled again. Earlier, he had raised the issue of Enid's safety and that they might use her against him as a hostage, and it happened. That day, he decided to be selfish and continue his relationship with Enid. He was hesitant now, but he would not show Esther. He would not give her that pleasure.

Esther was surprised at Luke's calmness.

'If Andrew didn't appear, Enid would have been killed by Sabrina's fire ray...' thought Luke, who was still looking at Esther in silence. The atmosphere was tense, and not a single fly was flying. After a few seconds, Luke settled his thoughts and decided to speak. 

“Don't worry. I'll grant your wish. I don't need Enid's help or yours to annihilate those bastards. If they didn't take her hostage, I could have killed them all,” Luke said with a look of hatred and gritted his teeth.

He could only kill one. He wasn't satisfied when he defeated them all and had a great chance. Maybe he should have taken a chance and used his blue aura so they couldn't get away with the teleporters, but if he failed, they would know he possessed two auras.

Esther took a step back. She was shocked at the murderous intent of releasing a fourteen-year-old teenager.

Sabrina knew of Luke's weakness and used it against him. That was his mistake. He wouldn't let it happen again. 

“In a few weeks, I will end our relationship. She saw a classmate die recently, having her attractive boyfriend leave her will put this one in a worse state of mind,” Luke said, turning around and leaving Esther alone.

Esther looked at Luke's back in surprise. At one moment, he seemed to see Enid as an obstacle, and at another moment, he showed concern for her mental state.

When Luke reached the end of the hallway, which was not far from where he had his little conversation with his former mother-in-law, he noticed another familiar person. Veronica Umbrío.

Veronica was looking at Luke with a rarely-seen expression on her face. She looked like she had overheard the conversation. 

Luke looked at her for a second and continued on his way. He wasn't in the mood for a conversation.

“Hey, wait up!” said Veronica, catching up to Luke. The girl had her left arm bandaged, a couple of band-aids on her face, and several bruises all over her body.

“What do you want?” asked Luke without pausing.

“We need to go to Principal Weems's office,” replied Veronica.

“We do?” asked Luke hesitantly.

“Yes. We have my father, my grandfather, and your housekeeper waiting for us,” replied Veronica.

'Natasha?' thought Luke with a grimace. The last time he'd seen her, he'd gotten a big lecture from her. She was very angry that he didn't tell her about Sabrina Spellman being undercover at Nevermore. If it were up to him, he would have told her, but Edgar told him not to.

According to him, it was to have a fight that would put you over the edge. He wasn't wrong, though. After that battle, his powers grew at a crazy rate. Much better than training.

For the second time, he managed to lift over a thousand kilograms with his telekinesis. The first time was with the SUV. Also, this time he managed to control the dozens of roots for much longer.

His maximum in that battle was about 400 kg, and he lifted more than a thousand. Controlling the roots with precision and digging them up. This achievement made his maximum weight grow by several levels.

These days, he went to the gym and was able to lift over 800 kg! His strength more than doubled. It is hard to believe. According to Edgar, it was normal since, in a situation of stress and adrenaline, he managed to control more than a thousand kilograms for several minutes and with precision. So, it was normal that his maximum weight had this substantial increase.

His clairvoyance abilities also improved as he used them in battle. His blue aura abilities remained the same since he didn't use them.

“Alright. Let's go,” Luke said dryly, heading to a new destination. The last thing he wanted was to be reunited with his mother's relatives. His mother's father and her brother would be Luke's uncle and grandfather.