The Misadventures of the Man Formerly Known as Victor Heart

“So, where we, and by that I mean me, go from here is cleaning up your mess. Our first course of action is the destruction of that medal.” I said while pointing at the medal in Cassandra’s pocket.

“Ok. How do we do that? I’m guessing that we can’t just throw it in a fire and let it burn.” Cassandra asked as she guessed that it was a more involved process. She then handed the medal to me.

“That would actually work fairly well. It would destroy some of the stored attributes and harm you in the process, but it would get the job done. However, since I’m here, we can go for a more efficient process. I’ll destroy the outer physical layer, sever its tie to you, then wrap the attributes in a protective coating to prevent damage or dispersion in the transit process.” I explained before unraveling the bonds keeping the physical medal, Cassandra, and the spell together. I then allowed the attributes to be transferred back to their original owner, but not before applying the coating using a method I had devised over the weeks for this exact situation.

“Now on to you Miss Elizabeth. I’ll make the rounds tonight, putting that football player’s humpy dumpty back together again and ridding every one of those nasty boils.” I told the girl. I was planning to travel to the various concentrations of pestilence in the area. The actual procedures just involved extracting disease essence and providing some health essence. The eggshell rebuild would take minimal effort following the data in the Charm Matrix and my experience with my own body.

“Just like that?” Elizabeth asked, confused by the ease of the process.

“Just like that. What is difficult to you all is easy to me who has both knowledge and power.” I explained.

“As for you Sapphire, do you even want the curse reversed?” I questioned.

“What do you mean by that?!?!” Sapphire asked, shocked by the question.

“Your curse is relatively unharmful and uncorrupting now that the seed has been exorcised by your shock and repulsion at what you did. The only harm done is to a man that deserves it.” I responded.

“Aren’t you going to say anything about that it’s not right or that I have to be the bigger person?!?” Sapphire shouted, before glancing around at the people who did not notice the outburst.

“Sapphire, that curse is in my opinion is the embodiment of what curses should be, giving people a taste of their own medicine and/or teaching someone a lesson in either meaning of the term. Your father chose to live by the wings, in this case fear, thus he can be killed by the talons. The only truly dark things that occurred were your actions that had little to do with the curse. Now that you know just how slippery that slope is you can take care while treading it.” I told the confused young girl.

“I don’t know. I fear what I will become if this situation is to continue.” Sapphire said while staring at her feet.

“Good. One should always think of what kind of person they want to be and what kind their choices will make them. You are the author of your story, only you can truly decide what you will become. Say the word and I will either lift the curse or leave that man to suffer his fate.” I said clarifying the young woman’s choice.

*Sigh*

“Leave it as is.” Sapphire resigned to her choice.

“Sapphire!!” Both of her friends shouted aghast.

“It’s the only way that this ends peacefully. I can’t stay in his house with him as he was before now that I have power, he will eventually push me too far and I will have no choice but to react which will lead to his maiming or death. However, I can’t leave home and stay in this city with you two as the police or your parents will eventually have to send me back.” Sapphire explaining her choice.

“So be it. You girls go home and rest, you’ve all had an eventful night. Wake up tomorrow to your mistakes expunged.” I told the young girls to send them off.

“I brought the book with me; don’t you want it?” Sapphire asked.

“Why would I want what’s yours. In fact, here’s a notebook I threw together on my thoughts on the material contained within the book, it should help you avoid potential pitfalls and dead ends in your understanding of it.” I said before handing them a spiral notebook filled front to back with my thoughts and opinions. While I was still relatively new to magic, I had as good an understanding of the material contained in the book as its author and the ability to see the fabric of reality. The notebook should help them learn from the book and even to go further than it due to notes provided by a man that had a unique perspective on magic and reality itself.

“Why are you doing this after all that we have done?” Elizabeth asked almost crushed by her guilt.

“For me, that sweet sweet good karma. As for you, several reasons. Firstly, you have learned your lesson and won’t repeat the same mistakes. Also, I’m still in town if you need any more help or actual punishment for future actions. Secondly, One cannot simply put everything back in Pandora’s box. You will forever be magical and thus hunted until the day that you die. Take that as your punishment if you so wish and prepare for the wolves at your door.” I told them before sending them all off to bed.

Before my night of breaking into teens’ rooms and clearing boils, I went to the mundane police and told them that I was tracking a serial poisoner that had spiked young Cassandra’s drink, letting her off the hook. No reason to solve her magic problem and not her more mundane one, fake badge for the win.

When I was done with what I had told the girls that I would do, I went home for the night and prepared for my next case, disappearances out at sea.

Current Equipment:

Head:

[The Black Wasp Jackal’s Face]

Earrings:

[]

Necklace:

[The Energy Baron’s Stomach]

Clothes:

[]

Rings:

[The Mentalism Ring]

[Succubus’ Kiss]

[Mena’s Book]

Bracelets:

[]

Shoes:

[Cement Shoes]

Armaments:

[Weaver’s First Armament]

[Sense Cane]

[Holy Straight Razor]

Storage:

[Various Essences]

[Chi Organ]

[Spirit Shards]

[Various Murder Weapons]

[Green Thumb]

[Glass Eye]