I stood in front of the crowd, smiling, waving, but not letting my true emotions show. It was only a matter of time before they find out, and with what I have to do, it could very well be today. The council had asked me to demonstrate my powers to the public, to let them know that the rumors about my powers being taken had been fiction. I hadn’t been incapacitated, the city was still safe, so long as I had my powers. So long as I could keep the citizens safe. I didn’t want to lie to them, but it would cause more panic. Only a handful of people could know, and that handful of people were currently under the stage, prepping the machines that would mimic my powers. The command had been clear: solidify the people’s belief that they were safe, that they could still depend on me, or die.