Chapter 73: Puppet

I bumped into one of the other actors with my fake grocery store bag. I pretended to drop my invisible groceries all over the floor and bent to pick them up. The other actor tripped over me backward, causing me to flatten against the grass. It was a typical improv show and had the audience laughing. Mr. Kline seemed to be enjoying himself. I wondered if he'd be laughing when I was done with him.

I drew on my inner power. I could feel the three demons' powers under my skin easily, but the pink god power was like a short-circuiting battery. It would come in powerful surges but not a steady stream. It made it very hard to control. I brought what power I could to my fingertips. I couldn't direct it without speaking a command. I wasn't that good a sorceress yet. I wasn't sure what I was going to do with it either, but I would be ready when the opportunity arose.

I picked up my pretend receipt that was under the other actor's foot. A pink spark hit his shoe. He picked up his foot quickly l