Xin walked into the council chamber. Forty delegates sat in a circle. Red light. Blue light. Green light. Yellow light. All glowing. All angry.
"The three laws," Xin said. "No powers to harm. No powers to destroy. No powers to control others."
A red delegate stood. "I did not ask for my powers. You cannot tell me how to use them."
"You can burn down a village. That is harm. That is destruction."
"I would never—"
"You almost did. Three hours ago. Your red village attacked a blue village."
The red delegate sat down. His face was red. Not from power. From shame.
A blue delegate stood. "The red village started it."
"The red village threw the first fireball. The blue village threw the first ice spike. Both sides are guilty."
The blue delegate sat down.
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A green delegate stood. She
