08-15-2018, 09:14 PM
(This post was last modified: 08-15-2018, 09:46 PM by Marcus DuBois.)
Malik was rage embodied, Marcus' terror and loathing serving to stoke the flames of hatred and need for control to a roaring furnace. The Force flowed through Malik in great torrents and despite the danger around them he felt like roaring madly. He had strained and strained, willing himself to channel more of it than he ever had before. It was like skiing down a mountain of bubbling lava, slope nearly vertical, vast tree-like spires of iceberg sized stalagmites jutting up at every turn, icy hot wind flowing around him, whipping his face and ears as he weaved this way and that. It was glorious.
So alive. So fucking alive!! Never had he felt this way. The amount of the force nearly overwhelmed him but he stamped it down, crushed it.
The Dominion's were slow to follow his lead. Only Sanjay acted immediately, but once he did so, they started to follow suit. The thing was incredibly strong. Malik was among the strongest he'd met and still it took all of them channeling at it.
Another man- one he recognized from the Facility, Nox- was there, surprisingly. Another man too, face scarred up, yelling out at the Dominions. Nox, though wove a blast to try to stop them. Malik nearly turned his weave on him. They are mine to lead if Vellas won't do it! One thing at a time, though. Ascendancy first. Nox added to the freezing.
Finally, it was working. Marcus advanced readying a weave of air to slice its head off when Nox swung a bat made of earth, the thing shattering into a million shards of ice. The bat was this close to Ascendancy's head and Malik wove air to knock Nox across the room. Somehow the man stopped himself and Malik's weave dissipated before it struck. Stupid. So fucking stupid! There were better ways to kill it without risking Ascendancy's head.
He let his weaves go but held on to the force. The screams of those who had remained was peripheral, the roar of the Force in his ears. The Dominions circled Nox, ordering him to drop his power. Malik saw the tattoo, knew he was Atharim. Nox had been marked by him as a future tool. This could work out well for him, especially if the man was in custody. But of course Avalon, who had been curled around Ascendancy, rose up, tried to get them to stop.
Malik paused, thinking. He was aware that there was some connection Nox had with the Ascendancy. What it was, he wasn't completely sure of, though. So....should he support Avalon or the Dominions? Which would draw him in closer to the Ascendancy?
The memory of the way the man looked at Avalon decided him. Malik strode forward into the circle the Dominions formed and stood next to Avalon and over the Ascendancy. "She is correct! He helped save the Ascendancy!" He looked at Avalon with a supportive smile and a nod.
He was about to say more when a chill filled the air and the lights began to flicker before going out. The walls had borne the brunt of the heat and there probably was electrical damage as a result.
Still, the feeling of uneasiness remained.
So alive. So fucking alive!! Never had he felt this way. The amount of the force nearly overwhelmed him but he stamped it down, crushed it.
The Dominion's were slow to follow his lead. Only Sanjay acted immediately, but once he did so, they started to follow suit. The thing was incredibly strong. Malik was among the strongest he'd met and still it took all of them channeling at it.
Another man- one he recognized from the Facility, Nox- was there, surprisingly. Another man too, face scarred up, yelling out at the Dominions. Nox, though wove a blast to try to stop them. Malik nearly turned his weave on him. They are mine to lead if Vellas won't do it! One thing at a time, though. Ascendancy first. Nox added to the freezing.
Finally, it was working. Marcus advanced readying a weave of air to slice its head off when Nox swung a bat made of earth, the thing shattering into a million shards of ice. The bat was this close to Ascendancy's head and Malik wove air to knock Nox across the room. Somehow the man stopped himself and Malik's weave dissipated before it struck. Stupid. So fucking stupid! There were better ways to kill it without risking Ascendancy's head.
He let his weaves go but held on to the force. The screams of those who had remained was peripheral, the roar of the Force in his ears. The Dominions circled Nox, ordering him to drop his power. Malik saw the tattoo, knew he was Atharim. Nox had been marked by him as a future tool. This could work out well for him, especially if the man was in custody. But of course Avalon, who had been curled around Ascendancy, rose up, tried to get them to stop.
Malik paused, thinking. He was aware that there was some connection Nox had with the Ascendancy. What it was, he wasn't completely sure of, though. So....should he support Avalon or the Dominions? Which would draw him in closer to the Ascendancy?
The memory of the way the man looked at Avalon decided him. Malik strode forward into the circle the Dominions formed and stood next to Avalon and over the Ascendancy. "She is correct! He helped save the Ascendancy!" He looked at Avalon with a supportive smile and a nod.
He was about to say more when a chill filled the air and the lights began to flicker before going out. The walls had borne the brunt of the heat and there probably was electrical damage as a result.
Still, the feeling of uneasiness remained.