Markus walked up towards the drop ship fighting a grin from breaking on his face.
He had underestimated the power of Social Talent[3] a bit, having thought that getting Munroe and Harper who were lesser named characters on the show on his side would be harder.
But that notion was proven false as he didn't even struggle to get them onboard and on his side.
Though Social Talent[3] seemed to give him a way with words, it also had some underlying effects that seemingly bordered to something as supernatural as the powers they had obtained.
The talent not only increased the weight of his words and the way he articulated them, but it also allowed him to read people in a sense—read what words would work on them to get them under him with just a bit of communication.
But to be fair to the two girls there were other factors that made them agree to following and teaming up with him.
One of them being the display of dominance he had shown not only to them but to the entire 100.
He knew that they wanted protection, which he of course would give but both also wanted purpose in this new world.
It wasn't surprising really, most of the 100 here we're the same, seeking a purpose and if they weren't given one, then events from the original timeline would occur as they sought 'something' to keep them busy or from breaking apart.
But unlike the rebellious teens that fought, got drunk, fucked and all around were wastes of space until the grounders came—in this reality they would be worse.
Sudden random superpowers would make them dangerous.
Not only to others but also to themselves, which was why he was amassing some forces to combat that.
And with three girls under himand his social circle and power expand his personal power.
And for that he needed some privacy.
He had already left Charlotte with the two girls, they had promised to protect and keep an eye on her on his behest.
Clarke was a fair distance away with the main cast, seemingly deep in conversation, probably about the mount weather thing so he would have some needed privacy for a while.
So he sneakily walked into the drop ship, going deeper to the back until he saw two bodies, lifeless with limbs bent in a gruesome way.
' Damn, I guess the series censored what the real damage from these fools stunts could really do.'
Not deterred at the least at the two bodies gruesome fate, Markus kneeled down besides both bodies and touched both at the same time.
And stilling his nerves at the unknown of how his ability expressed itself, he nonetheless activated his ability—Deaths Feast with a mental prompt.
He felt something deep inside him, a sort of tingling sensation of energy drifting from his heart and spreading out towards both hands.
The energy latched on to something in each body, gripping it tightly before pulling back into his body and straight to his heart once more.
[—Ding! Through Death's Feast[A+] You've Assimilated the Ability – Tek Domain[A+] - An ability for those that bleed metal and electricity. Allows the user the ability to interface and connect to anything digital with only their mind, alongside Savant levels of ingenuity in Mechanics.]
[—Ding! Through Death's Feast[A+] You've Assimilated the Ability – Nature's Forge[S-] - An ability granted to those who are destined to shape the very nature around them. Allows the user the ability to control and manipulate every aspect of flora around their domain of sense at the cost of their mental energy and stamina.]
And just as he read through the screens his body felt lethargic, weak.
" Fuck!" He grunted, quickly catching himself by supporting his weight with his hands as brief memories clashed into his head.
There wasn't much of them, simply a sudden acknowledgement of the capabilities of his abilities and how to use them intuitively.
That was seemingly not the end of it though, as quickly after that he felt his two new abilities quickly activate, his senses suddenly spiking as he felt the electricity running through the walls of the drop ship and the digital interfaces that he could connect to inside.
Next came an even larger sense, this time he senses flowers, trees, seeds and every single nature aspect thing around him and through them he felt the lifeforms running through and around them, the 100.
" Well shit, that was a bit unexpected..." He grunted, blinking away the fog that almost overtook him as his senses slowly crept back into normalcy.
He knelt there, between two bodies for a 6 minutes before he felt confident enough to stand.
Groaning to himself he shuffled to a seat not far off and slumped down with a thud.
For a while after he sat there, getting accustomed to his body as strength returned in bits back to his body.
" Well, that went as great as it could be." Markus muttered inbetween catching his breath.
Shaking his head one last time he stood up, passing one last look at the two bodies laying on the ground with a nod for the great gifts they gave him.
He walked off after towards the dropships door, his mind churning up plans and revising them based on his current capabilities.
" Markus!"
Markus paused, his head pivoting towards the person that momentarily broke his thoughts.
" Clarke." He muttered, rerouting towards the girl who had a group of others around her, people he recognised.
' I guess it's starting.'
" We're going to Mount Weather to get supplies, are you coming?" Clarke asked, clear anticipation in her eyes.
Markus hearing that hummed, making himself seem like he was thinking about it as he stared at the people that were going on the expedition.
There were the original people from the original timeline– Jasper, Monty, Octavia, Finn and Clarke. Then his eyes fell on the last person, the outlier, Wells– though there was also Bellamy standing at a distance, looking at his sister with a frown, clearly not happy of her involvement in this.
' I guess with Clarke having healed him the events in this world changed, but then again they changed right at the very beginning so there was no hope of everything going as I know.'
After a moment of deliberation he shrugged." Why not, just give me a minute to settle some things."
As soon as he said that Clarke released a sigh, a smile etching on her face.
Though she wasn't the only one who's expression shifted, Octavia also gave him a provocative smile while Wells frown only deepened.
" Great! We'll leave in 30 minutes, we're likely gonna camp out today and reach Mount Weather tommorow." Clarke informed him.
" Sounds like a plan." Markus replied with a nod, quickly turning around and going towards his small clique he just made.
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