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Awesome~ I can't wait to start! What time period is this set around?
"Ladies and gentlemen! Wasn't he incredible... incredibly deadly, I should say!" Harrolds laughs heartily at that, but there's an almost chilling edge to it that sends shivers down my spine. Harrolds tips his hat to the audience, and I watch as Toxic slips through the tent flap in the back. His shoulder is inches away from brushing mine and yet I don't flinch.
"Well, you've met the living dead itself! But how about the immortal child? A boy who can NEVER escape death!" The ringmaster booms, and gestures to where I stand. A light points in my direction and for a moment I'm blind. Then, it seems to dim. Only in my eyes however.
Harrolds may be on the right track, but I can't be sure he's correct. You see, I'm not immortal. I age, and I do get sick. My body only saves me from more immediate threats. For example...
"You want proof?" Harrolds asks the crowd, and a few people cheer. A large tank is brought into the center of the stage filled to the brim with water. I can see steam is rising from the top, and I am tempted... oh so very tempted to dart away. No matter how many times I run through this act, I am never prepared for the pain. I can't let the audience know that. Instead of showing my fears, I walk confidently up the latter and take a leap into the scorching water. I can feel the burns on my skin, and I can feel my body going into shock. I can't breathe. It only lasts a few moments before I feel a prickling on my neck.
The crowd roars, but I can hardly hear it from inside the glass. It seems that I haven't failed. I inhale and exhale from the newly grown gills on my skin.
"GIVE IT UP FOR IMMORTEL!" There are whoops from the crowd, and the pain seems to diminish. I am finally allowed to take my leave.
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Jean (John in french, you can look up the pronunciation if you'd like) isn't the immortal that Harrolds claims he is. In fact, Immortel (also french for immortal) ages just like you and I. His power allows him to adapt to different environments, as well as save him from any dangers well-nigh. If submerged in water, he'll grow gills to breath. If placed in fire, his body temperature will balance out to keep him from over heating and his skin will harden so it doesn't burn. If you shot him with a bullet, than after a few days his body would push the bullet right back out of his skin.
There are some extreme cases that COULD kill him, and of course diseases his body isn't immune to. And his super healing, if you will comes at a cost. He feels just as much pain as a regular person would in these situations.
I picked this power because it sounded like it might balance out with Blair's quite well!
