The Anatomy of Dorian’s Army

This thread follows the recruitment, empowerment, and deployment of Dorian’s followers, showing how genuine grievances are turned into a destructive campaign.

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People Seeking Freedom

People Seeking Freedom A receptive audience Gifted people face suspicion and fear, and some are tired of hiding. Dorian recognizes that their frustration can draw them toward an offer of safety and open expression. A persuasive promise He tells recruits that they can live without persecution. The promise carries weight because the Hero Society’s public struggle has not ended the social hostility they face.

The Blood Method

The Blood Method Transferred abilities Dorian uses gifted blood to give followers powers resembling those of the Hero Society. Blood transfusions become a practical means of making his recruits more formidable. Power without preparation The new abilities do not automatically grant skill or judgment. Dorian demands practice and control, but the method still turns vulnerable recruits into instruments of his larger plan.

A Hospital Recruit

A Hospital Recruit Voluntary enlistment Ron tells Dorian that he is tired of being hated for reading minds and agrees to join him. His choice shows that the army grows not only through force but through alienation. A warning left unheeded Ron’s exhaustion with the outside world makes him vulnerable to Dorian’s cause. The recruitment also suggests that social rejection can provide a steady supply of followers.

A Premature Raid

A Premature Raid Followers act without orders Dorian’s faction raids Hero Society Headquarters while he is at the gala, trapping the heroes and damaging their base. The action creates an opening confrontation before Dorian’s chosen moment. Discipline fractures Dorian condemns the initiative because it disrupts his timing. The raid shows that an army organized around personal grievance can become difficult for its leader to control.

A Different Use for the Crew

A Different Use for the Crew The war disappears The reversal removes the future in which Dorian’s followers fight the Hero Society and the city is devastated. Those who retain memories must reconsider the violence they helped prepare. Responsibility replaces deployment Dorian agrees to address the people he recruited and help them understand his changed course. His followers become a responsibility he must answer for, not merely a force at his disposal.

Before the hospital recruitment of Ron Presley

In the period before Dorian’s army is ready

After Ron Presley is admitted overnight

During the charity gala

After Dorian accepts the time reversal