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They said that Bookworm has no powers, but I don’t… believe that. Not necessarily. I think something more behind the scenes is getting set up here.
Especially with him stealing that book of demons.
Long post that could be entirely off the rails, so disregard this addendum you like the first part better
There’s two scenarios that I’m playing out here, I could be totally off, but hear me out a moment.
First, and probably the most unlikely, Bookworm is dealing with a chaos demon first hand. So either there’s a physical demon trying to get him or one of his friends is dealing with one.
Bookworm wanted to fight the side plot demon on his own and so is now studying them, or even how to control them. Maybe even he found a book like ashe’s and is trying to understand it more. It’s a fun storyline that ends with pd going to rescue him after getting in over his head and they go out for pizza. Bookworm might get some magic powers and the boys have memories about Ashe.
Second concept is that Lightspeed told him what happened to Wordsmith.
And she can’t stop herself from telling him everything. It’s justified, because, he deserves to know, right?
Wordsmith brought him on missions for a reason, he’s practically a hero, he should be given the same information the heros got.
But he’s not a hero, he’s a kid. A kid who has seen horrors and creatures and now is being told demons are real and one of them hurt his uncle.
Bookworm has the intelligence of William, the tenacity of Dakota, and the street smarts/common sense of Vyncent. He was able to sneak out of his house, traverse how many miles he needed to in order to get a book. He’s also a fucking kid. I can’t stress how much he shouldn’t be in this situation.
But like I said he’s smart. He knows people and their powers, and can recognize those powers and what they can do. He called out William, immediately knowing the ghost shaping, and William isn’t even a major hero. Bookworm knew all of their powers by heart. If in the future he gets into any tactical strategic position, I could see him thriving.
And I kinda think that’s where I think it’s gonna go. Bookworm is angry, he’s smart, and I really hope he’s smart enough to know not to go into this alone. I think, and heres where I go off the rails, but I think Bookworm is going to get a group of friends, maybe friends still figuring out their powers. He’s gonna help them train, like his uncle helped him, like he watched Lightspeed and Archangel do. And once Bookworm and his friends are ready they’re gonna try and get revenge for his uncle
Or he could make a deal with a devil for his uncle to come back.
That’s an option too