It took a long time. Five minutes, maybe ten. But his skin crept back, tearing where it had been pinned to the wall, joining back together, then healing. Even the scratches that had criss-crossed his chest since he’d fought Cricket began to mend.
So this double trigger event, or whatever it actually was, seems to have given Grue at least two new powers: Monochrome avatars and regeneration. The latter doesn’t relate much to the power he already had, but they both relate heavily to his needs in this particular situation. A way to fight back and a way to pull himself together.
The healing stopped before it was entirely finished. I saw the figure appear again. The monochrome, half-formed Brian.
I guess he can’t do both at once?
Mercilessly, it tore out the metal studs that had impaled Brian’s limbs to the wall. It caught Brian, then laid him carefully on the ground.
Oh yeah, I suppose healing while those were still there might be a bad idea.
He couldn’t walk, so he dragged himself towards us.
Better than what he could do when they got here, at least.
He had another trigger event. Two new powers? Three, if I counted the way his power was diminishing my own?
Oh yeah, I guess that might be worth counting too, though it feels more like an upgrade to his existing power.
(The monochrome avatar also ties in with his existing power to some extent, but it can be used separately.)
He touched my hand, held it between his own. I could feel something thrumming through me, willing me to take hold of it.
Can he heal others too? Get rid of their paralysis?
It took me a minute to figure out how. The exposed bone of my forehead itched, then sang in an exquisite agony as it mended. My skin was next. My seized up muscles were last. My power was last to mend, and I regained my control, though the diminished effect continued.
He can! That’s awesome. The Undertravelers have their own healer now!
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