02-19-2019, 06:13 AM
Aiden heard Dorian’s voice and wove Fire without thought. He was getting good at that. Seven orbs of said element sprung up into existence around Nox, Sage, and Aiden. Without a song on his lips, something Aiden didn’t even realize, the orange flames flickered a protective glow around the young men.
“Say the word Nox, and I will end him,” Aiden murmured. That should have been a momentous occasion for Aiden, but he was not thinking of that. His only concern was Nox. True, Aiden did not know if Dorian had actually betrayed them, but if Nox was worried, that was enough. The Block was broken and it was all because of the threat of Dorian’s betrayal. Atharim. Death. CCD Police. The threats swirled in Aiden’s brain, causing him to panic, pushing every bit of paranoia to the forefront of his brain.
Images of Rowan flashed in Aiden’s mind… She was missing an eye and a woman with black hair held his Sister, but he shook the thought off. It was nothing more than a random thought… Wasn’t it? Just like the thoughts of Dorian and what he might do to Nox, Sage, and Aiden.
Nox insisted on doing this alone, but Aiden didn’t hear it. Footsteps sounded above them, creeping down the rickety wooden stairs that lead into the basement. Aiden would protect his friends and his lover, no matter what.
A phantom breeze kicked up, as if from nowhere, although Aiden knew he was the source of it, and knocked Sage down, pushing him into the couch behind Nox and Aiden, forming a wall of air between Sage and the rest of them. The ghostly air started swirling around Nox and Aiden as if in a protective gesture and the seven flames grew brighter, feeding off of Aiden’s paranoia. The seven fireballs suddenly shifted to a ghostly shade of ice-blue.
Dorian came into the basement and Nox punched him, with his fists.
“How the fuck could you give her that fucking weapon to use against me?” Nox shouted.
Aiden’s flames swarmed over Dorian’s head, just waiting for the signal. Everything was happening so fast. He waited for Nox’s signal, staring at Dorian and waiting for his response.
The fireballs would do no damage until Nox said so, and if not that, Dorian’s response. Aiden suddenly found himself distrusting of the fellow, simply needing a reason to set the man on fire.
“WEAPONS!? YOU’RE HANDING OUT WEAPONS TO THOSE THAT WOULD END US!? WHAT OF CRUZ!?”
True, Aiden may have been overreacting, but he had heard of the Atharim… It would take just one phone call, one e-mail to the group and he was as good as dead…
“Say the word Nox, and I will end him,” Aiden murmured. That should have been a momentous occasion for Aiden, but he was not thinking of that. His only concern was Nox. True, Aiden did not know if Dorian had actually betrayed them, but if Nox was worried, that was enough. The Block was broken and it was all because of the threat of Dorian’s betrayal. Atharim. Death. CCD Police. The threats swirled in Aiden’s brain, causing him to panic, pushing every bit of paranoia to the forefront of his brain.
Images of Rowan flashed in Aiden’s mind… She was missing an eye and a woman with black hair held his Sister, but he shook the thought off. It was nothing more than a random thought… Wasn’t it? Just like the thoughts of Dorian and what he might do to Nox, Sage, and Aiden.
Nox insisted on doing this alone, but Aiden didn’t hear it. Footsteps sounded above them, creeping down the rickety wooden stairs that lead into the basement. Aiden would protect his friends and his lover, no matter what.
A phantom breeze kicked up, as if from nowhere, although Aiden knew he was the source of it, and knocked Sage down, pushing him into the couch behind Nox and Aiden, forming a wall of air between Sage and the rest of them. The ghostly air started swirling around Nox and Aiden as if in a protective gesture and the seven flames grew brighter, feeding off of Aiden’s paranoia. The seven fireballs suddenly shifted to a ghostly shade of ice-blue.
Dorian came into the basement and Nox punched him, with his fists.
“How the fuck could you give her that fucking weapon to use against me?” Nox shouted.
Aiden’s flames swarmed over Dorian’s head, just waiting for the signal. Everything was happening so fast. He waited for Nox’s signal, staring at Dorian and waiting for his response.
The fireballs would do no damage until Nox said so, and if not that, Dorian’s response. Aiden suddenly found himself distrusting of the fellow, simply needing a reason to set the man on fire.
“WEAPONS!? YOU’RE HANDING OUT WEAPONS TO THOSE THAT WOULD END US!? WHAT OF CRUZ!?”
True, Aiden may have been overreacting, but he had heard of the Atharim… It would take just one phone call, one e-mail to the group and he was as good as dead…
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