3rd Person POV
"This... is a Manticulum." Vardemus says, unveiling a machine. "My own design. It uses algorithmic magic to calculate probabilities."
"How's that help us fight the gods?" MG asks
"It can't, on its own." Hope says, standing up from her seat. "We have to combine it with something else. Something like that game that you, me and Landon played once. That's why you're here, nerd." She tells Wade
"Oh. Oh! It's like a tabletop RPG." Wade exclaims. "Or, like, a super-accurate D&D campaign. This thing is, like, smart dice that will tell us the outcome of any attack or defense. We can use this to war game what would happen in an actual battle. All we need to do is encode our powers into the Mant... the Man... uh..."
"Manticulum." Vardemus supplies
"Manticulum." Wade corrects
"So we need to rate everyone's skills, then." Dr Saltzman reasons
"Oh, I've already done that." Wade says
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"Oh, hell nah." Kaleb says after reading his scan. "You did me dirty."
"They're just preliminary guesses, which is why we need to do some tests to confirm your stats." Vardemus says
"Speed: 92?" Kaleb reads
"Mine's 94." MG says
"That's what I'm saying." Kaleb says. "There's no way he's faster than me."
"Actually, he might be. " Wade says. "But your dragon powers give you a plus 20 to defense and a plus 40 for offense. In a straight fight, you can definitely beat him."
"But... he's got to catch me first." MG says with a small laugh and from the sidelines, Sadie lets out a small laugh as well
"And... go!" Vardemus conducts the race and the two are speeding in their race. MG is the winner
...next up is Ethan...
"My powers?" Ethan asks. "Right. I have the teleportation and intangibility of a Pukwudgie. I-I can also just turn invisible... which must be from another monster, but, uh, we haven't... figured out exactly which one yet. It's-it's kind of like I have two different gas pedals, and-and I'm not always sure which one I'm-I'm pressing."
"I see." Vardemus says. "Well... whenever you're ready, please, try to teleport across the room."
Nothing happens. "I am." Ethan whispers
"Well done, indeed." Vardemus tells him
...next up is Cleo...
"My, uh, stat sheet is, uh, a little out of date." Wade says. "But, um, she's basically, uh..."
"Human." Cleo says. "I know I'm not as impressive without using my magic, but... I still want to fight. I can't stand by and watch while my friends are in danger."
"I'd say courage plus-ten." Vardemus says
...next up is Ben...
"I'd like to help." Ben says
"I'm sure we're all keen to see what a god is capable of." Vardemus says
"Demigod." Ben corrects. "But I can't join you." Sadie turns her head. "I'm forbidden from fighting against my family. It's the other side of the curse my father put on me. But I can tell you what they would do in a fight. I should play the side of the enemy in this game."
"Alright." Vardemus says. "And I believe we have two left." He says, looking over to where Hope is seated and Sadie is leaning against the wall
"Sadie Nightshade." Wade reads off the data as Sadie walks over to stand in front of them. "Werewolf-witch hybrid. Highest level tracking wolf in her pack. I place her above Kaleb in terms of defense but slightly below in offense." He says
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Sadie Auburn //Book Four// - Legacies (COMPLETED)
FanfictionWith Hope's humanity off and her on a rampage, what it is going to take for the Super Squad to bring back their fearless leader? With no way to track Hope, Sadie decides that sitting around and waiting at the Salvatore School isn't the way she's goi...
