If you could have one magical power or super power, what would you choose and what would you use it for? 0 ▲ Bongo Twisty 2 hours ago · 17 min read3386 words · Life · hide · 0 comments This post is my response to the Blaugust2026 group project for August 10th. I may be a day late but with the application of my chosen super power I don’t think that matters much. Just over a week ago I finished reading the Gone series of books by Michael Grant. The main characters in the stories develop powers. These included light-blasting hands, telekinesis, gravity cancellation, incredible strength, healing, and super speed. Each power had benefits but also magnified a flaw, exposed a vulnerability, or was connected to a malevolent entity. There was a drawback or cost to each respective character for the power they gained. Thinking about the group project question the challenge was in coming up with a superpower that did not carry that kind of cost. Something that wouldn’t corrupt, be weaponised, turned inward or damage me for having it. Initially I considered the power to end all suffering. I could do better than that though. Adopting a deficit based superpower would be a missed… No comments yet. Log in to reply on the Fediverse. Comments will appear here.