"So strong?" James hovered, pondering. "The Dragon Talisman draws from the Holy Lord's dimension. What if I absorb it?"
He summoned the Chicken and Dragon Talismans, forming a golden magic array from Old Man's books. Chanting, "Demons and monsters, begone!" the talismans trembled, their runes peeling into cyan and red energy streams, merging into his body.
Boom! His eyes blazed gold, a dragon and bird silhouette forming behind him. Runes flowed on his skin as the energies fused. His telekinesis merged with the Chicken Talisman, amplifying control. The Dragon Talisman's fire enhanced his heat vision and freeze breath into dragon flame.
"Success," James grinned. "The talismans' magic is part of me now." He envisioned fusing all twelve for a massive boost.
Black Hand Headquarters
The Holy Lord's statue shook, rage palpable. "The talismans' magic vanished?!" he roared.
Valmont backed away. "What happened?"
"Impossible!" the Holy Lord growled. "Only higher power could erase them!" His dragon eyes gleamed. "Someone's stripped and absorbed their magic!" He sneered. "Keep searching! Their body will be the perfect vessel!"
Mexico
James's vision scanned, locking onto a construction site. Bull Fighter, mask on, carried a digger effortlessly. Workers handed him water, unfazed. James blinked. "Bull Fighter? Working construction? Limited edition?"
He sighed, opening a portal. At the site, dust swirled. James approached, workers parting instinctively. Bull Fighter set down the digger, sensing him, and turned. "Who are you?" he asked, tensing.
James eyed the glowing yellow Bull Talisman on his mask. "Bull Fighter, right? I need that talisman."
Bull Fighter clutched his mask. "You can't have it!"
"Bull Fighter never removes his mask?" James asked.
"Never!" he nodded.
"Why move bricks then?" James sighed, pulling a blue-glowing gene serum. "This makes you stronger than a digger. Trade for the talisman."
Bull Fighter hesitated, then shook his head. "Never!"
James's eyes glowed red, vaporizing a distant boulder. "Want to try evaporation?"
Bull Fighter sweated, glanced at the talisman, then shouted, "Bull Fighter never yields!" and ran.
James sighed, appearing in front, telekinesis pinning him. "Gave you a chance." Bull Fighter knelt, ground cracking. "Give me the talisman, and keep moving diggers."
"I yield!" Bull Fighter handed it over, taking the serum. He injected it, muscles swelling, skin glowing. He lifted a digger with ease, laughing. "Thanks, friend!" He slapped James's shoulder, oblivious to James's amused look.
James examined the Bull Talisman. Ding! Bull Talisman amplifies strength exponentially based on the user's base power. For normals, it's bulletproof strength; for you, it's astronomical.
"Interesting," James said.
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