Chapter 15: The Savior and the Sacrifice
The Arrow Cave was a lot like a family dinner, and Adam was the one who was there to stir the pot and make a lot of jokes. The only difference was that this family dinner had a lot more weapons and a lot more drama.
"I'm the family clown. The one who makes jokes at the expense of everyone else. But in this case, the family is a group of vigilantes, the jokes are about their trauma, and the pot I'm stirring is a pot of... well, it's probably a pot of trauma. A lot of trauma. I need to be more careful with my metaphors."
The current drama was a new villain, "The Savior." He was a man who was, as Adam so eloquently put it, "a really, really bad name for a villain." He was forcing Oliver to make a difficult choice that would change his life forever.
[Mission: Influence Oliver's decision.]
Adam sighed. "Guido, that's not a mission. That's a suicide note. This is a classic 'hero's choice' plotline. I'm going to need a little more detail. Or a lot more coffee."
He knew he couldn't just stand by and watch. He had to protect Oliver. He had to use his Gu. He had to be a silent guardian, a watchful protector. Or, you know, a sarcastic guy who knew things. Same difference.
He used his B-Rank Mind Gu to subtly influence Oliver's decision. He made him think about his friends, about his team, about the sacrifices they had made for him. He made him think about a different path, a better path.
He was in the Arrow Cave, watching the news report. The Savior was giving a press conference, talking about his next target. He was a master manipulator, a master of deception. He was, as Adam so eloquently put it, "a really, really bad name for a villain."
Adam focused on the news report, on The Savior's voice. He felt the mental buzz of the Mind Gu. He wasn't controlling his mind, just nudging his thoughts, a little whisper in the back of his head. He made him think about the fake robbery, the fake explosion, the fake everything. He made him think about a different path, a better path.
He watched as The Savior's eyes widened. He had a look of shock on his face. Adam smiled. He had done it. He had protected the team from The Savior, and he had made him a little more open to the truth.
[Mission Complete. Oliver's Decision Influenced.]
[Reward: C-Rank Memory Gu and 1,000 Coins.]
[Gu Acquired: C-Rank Memory Gu.]
[Coins Acquired: 1,000.]
He felt a new, powerful buzzing sensation in his gut. The Memory Gu. A Gu that could subtly influence memory, that could make him a master of amnesia and recall. A sarcastic, pop-culture-obsessed master of amnesia and recall.
"A Memory Gu! This is going to be so much fun. I can finally create a fake memory to mess with Oliver. Or a fake memory to mess with Diggle. The possibilities are endless. I'm a mind-bender now. A very, very sarcastic mind-bender. It's a good look for me."
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