08-20-2018, 11:17 PM
The brilliance in his young Consul showed itself. Marcus' attack tired the ijiraq's defenses, but the blows never landed. Then Nox joined the fray. The kid frightened on a hilltop surrounding a ruined datsan was long gone. The only reason for his presence was Ascendancy's curiosity granting his admission to the ball. This kid was warned repeatedly to stay away from him, but had the audacity to attempt to enter the ball. The Vega family that vouched for Nox's attendance played with fire in the friendship. Now, the only reason Nikolai saved the kid's life was to have the satisfaction of slaughtering the ijiraq latched onto him.
Nox adapted Marcus' attack. The bluntness might have killed Oriena and her ijiraq should a single blow have landed. Nox, however, was doing something entirely different. A dark smile parted the Ascendancy's lips. He drew upon the power and copied the flow, only to halt with her words.
The previous smile turned to a snarl. Regus lived, and dared to send assassins, again. He would not do it a third time.
He drew upon the power to such depths another drop would kill him. The net he created was massive, the tendrils thick as arms, and the gaps cinched seamlessly together. Roaring as fiercely as the fury pumping his veins hot, the shield was thrown.
Nox adapted Marcus' attack. The bluntness might have killed Oriena and her ijiraq should a single blow have landed. Nox, however, was doing something entirely different. A dark smile parted the Ascendancy's lips. He drew upon the power and copied the flow, only to halt with her words.
"I WILL DESTROY YOU. I WILL DESTROY HE WHO HAS THE KEY. YOU WILL BOTH DIE IN AGONY. AIDONEUS AND REGUS ARE MINE."
The previous smile turned to a snarl. Regus lived, and dared to send assassins, again. He would not do it a third time.
He drew upon the power to such depths another drop would kill him. The net he created was massive, the tendrils thick as arms, and the gaps cinched seamlessly together. Roaring as fiercely as the fury pumping his veins hot, the shield was thrown.