18 CHAPTER 18
Tom was at the basement all day as he kept training his powers, he tried to gain a better knowledge on how it worked and the secret behind them. Trying to piece together what he could so he could link them up and figure it out.
He had an idea about his deflective field, a theory which might give him an upper hand in a real battle. Since he could deflect projectiles or blunt force from himself, then he might be able to redirect the deflected attacks against others or even against the original tracker.
He considered the fact of still being too weak, then he guessed he would not be able to redirect attacks which came from the behind yet and he might only be able to redirect projectiles with a finger gesture.
If a missile was launched at him, he could create the deflective field and just at the moment of impact instead of it exploding he would redirect it using its own velocity to do so. Just like being surrounded by armed men and they opened fire at him, as each bullet hits his field he could hold them in place and gather the momentum of each bullet before releasing them back into the bodies of their owners.
Without deflecting the object, the deflective field is almost the same as a force field which protected him. Typically centered on or around him with him as the focus of the radii. The field could take on a spherical or flat shape and manifest in the form of a barrier like shield, wall, dome or bubble. Without its deflective properties; it is just a force shield, but it possessed textures similar to that of glass or crystal, creating the appearance of a nearly unbreakable window-like barrier which was plainly invisible to others.
The force field would be capable of blocking or impeding approaching objects and nullifying attacks, including physical and energy based attacks and this would make it easier for him to repel or reflect attacks as well as being used for containment to imprison enemies.
With enough mastery and sufficient control of his forcefield, he should be able to mold them into a variety of shapes, objects, structures and any other advanced form. Just like what he had done earlier, by concentrating the deflective field around his fist earlier.
Though it was not stable in any way, it was possible to use this barrier as an armor by creating a thin forcefield around his own body just in case he decided to get a little physical with someone. This way he could prevent damage or forces from damaging or even touching him if he desired, without his opponent being able to figure out he had a shield protecting his skin and think he had a very dense skin like that of a kryptonian.
He could shrink his force field and use it as a projectile, in addition to other offensive measures rather than only defensive, such as creating a force-field inside an object or person and expanding the force-field so that the object or person explodes. At its most versatile, Tom may be able to move, manipulate and otherwise interact with matter or energy by using his fields, depending on his level of control over the ability and the exact properties of his field.
Despite their notable strength and durability, force-fields aren't always impenetrable and can be removed by energy drain or extreme force.
"Enough of that aspect. I need to understand the possibilities I can accomplish with my telekinesis, " Tom thought to himself while still so deep in his thoughts.
The actual reason he wanted to dig deeper into his telekinetic control, was because he had a feeling it wasn't actually telekinesis but something else entirely which influenced the energy and the matter of an object.
He knew matter is one of the most common substances that described the universe, including its variations and oppositions.
From the orders of magnitude, matter can range from subatomic particles to astronomical scales, such as the observable universe. More specifically, elementary particles, atoms, molecules, cells, microorganisms, everyday objects, animals, buildings, cities, mountains, continents, planets, planetary systems, and galaxies are composed or contain fragments of matter that define it.
Meaning he wasn't controlling objects but was controlling the particles which consisted of it at a subatomic level.This analysis sent a pleasing chill down Tom's spine as the possibilities kept expanding into different variations.
It came to his mind that he could use telekinesis to alter an object's directional course like a telekinetic maneuver. Just like changing what number a dice lands on, push an object away, attract and repel objects around them, deflect and reflect attacks, change the trajectory of a projectile, move objects of small or massive size, etc., and can even manipulate the surrounding vectors of matter and energy.
The key components which were present in almost everything he had been thinking of as a possibility once he gained sufficient control over his powers were vectors of matter and energy. The deflective field which he thought of using to deflect and redirect objects that had come in contact with it, had to make use of both the magnitude and the direction of the object to its advantage.
That's right, they all had vectors as a key factor. It slowly started to dawn on him that his powers may be vector based. That would explained why he was able to punch that solid wall with the field around his fist and made cracks due to the solid impact on it even when he did not intend to, he might have somehow increased the momentum behind the punch.
If his powers were indeed vector based then he could manipulate anything that contains a vector, from the air, kinetic energy, fire, water, down below a molecular level where atoms, protons, neutrons, electrons, and elementary particles exist. He might achieve a form of matter manipulation. With vector manipulation, he could manipulate elemental and physical phenomena to manipulate the laws of physics.
"Um, Elemental." He stroked his chin as he pondered on the thought.
He could create, shape and manipulate elements of his choosing. Elements are the fundamental, simplest and essential parts of which any material thing consist. Also they are naturally irreducible and are compose of other components. There are various ways to mix elements in a way that it could be used to create other things,like Ice could be thought of as a combination of Water and Air to produce a solid.
Regardless of the specific elemental paradigm in use, his ability to manipulate Elemental Phenomenon may be able to affect things composed in part of their element. For example, if he was able to control rocks which are elemental, he could control metals by controlling the earth's impurities within it.
The idea of manipulating the physical phenomenon within and around could give him complete control over the physical condition speed, strength, stamina, of himself, allowing him to freely alter and manipulate them which could basically make him seem like a superhuman without ripped muscles.
He shrugged it off, a little as the thought of manipulating the laws of physics intrigued him.
He could create, shape, and manipulate the laws of physics, everything dealing with matter and its motion and behavior through space and time. Along with related concepts such as energy and force, including momentum, friction, vectors, inertia. For example they change the direction a ball moves and how fast it travels. He could pick up a stone and throw it to a particular target while he changed the speed of the stone to be identical to that of a bullet.
The vast nature of his powers gave him mixed feelings of exhilaration and a hint of fear of losing himself because such great power could get to his head the stronger he got and could easily turn someone with a mind like he's maniacal.
He wanted to get stronger and explore every possibility of his powers then see how it would affect him if he grew too strong, whether it might drive him insane by turning him into a psychopath or turn him evil due to the feeling of supremacy, and heroing wasn't in his resume.
The possibilities within the DC verse was beyond comprehension and he just wanted to see how things played out for him.
