10-22-2018, 01:30 AM
Like many others around him, Ryker took to his feet when the sparks flew. When the lights fell and the screens fuzzed, he alone realized what was happening. The power pulsed like a head-wound. Ivan’s channeling was ferocious, and Ryker growled with jealousy that the younger man wielded it so effortlessly. When the safety lights glowed clear paths, Ryker took them, but rather than ascend with the crowd, he plunged below.
By the time he located Ivan, the fight was concluded and the excitement passed on. The stench of the Almaz’ bowels snarled in his throat, but Ryker was not tempted to add to the blood soaking these walls. Marble-white eyes landed on the nearest man thinking to halt his explorations, their force thwarting what meager courage mounted. The real meat of the Almaz stalked the entrances above them; only the scrawniest of guards slunk these decrepit pits. Nobody cared who braved the darkness and enter.
Arms crossed, he was leaning along a wall when Ivan emerged. He looked worse for wear. “Feel better?” His question pierced the dark domain hovering between them, but he didn’t push away. Not yet.
By the time he located Ivan, the fight was concluded and the excitement passed on. The stench of the Almaz’ bowels snarled in his throat, but Ryker was not tempted to add to the blood soaking these walls. Marble-white eyes landed on the nearest man thinking to halt his explorations, their force thwarting what meager courage mounted. The real meat of the Almaz stalked the entrances above them; only the scrawniest of guards slunk these decrepit pits. Nobody cared who braved the darkness and enter.
Arms crossed, he was leaning along a wall when Ivan emerged. He looked worse for wear. “Feel better?” His question pierced the dark domain hovering between them, but he didn’t push away. Not yet.