05-21-2019, 05:20 PM
Dorian knew Nox and Ivan had met before. They all had met Aria together, it appeared Ivan had also met her if green eyes and a sword were an indication - very few Atharim actually used the archaic devices. Aria had been one of the few in modern Europe. And the little song was dead now - killed by her own friend. That seemed to be their life now. Running from their friends. All choices they had made.
He was glad Ivan understood it was dangerous, but the fact that he'd faced down those very beasts left Dorian concerned and cautious. Ivan could play the hero and go it alone talking the impressionalbe Lih with him. And then where would Domovoi be - without two officers and without their mostly useful channeler. Dorian didn't know Ivan's skill level, but he wasn't dead so that was more than he could say for many.
"If the Atharim knew what was going on down there, we'd be cleaning up their mess not trying to figure it out. If it's not bothering the people at present the Atharim probably don't care. Nox and Aria, your green-eyed girl with a sword, hunted for the sake of the hunt, not for the protection of people." It was a gross exaggeration to what Dorian thought Nox felt, but it was the generalization of all Atharim. Dorian had not met a single Atharim who did it for the express purpose of saving mankind. It was the hunt, the thrill of death, the fight with the improbable. It was living like there was no other life, and why Nox was always going to be Atharim even when they stopped hunting him - if they ever did that.
"But Nox knows more. What I know is, we've found men in white coats dragging chupas away. I've confronted a man with a VaiaPlus badge and was turned into one of these monsters. That body has since disappeared. The tunnel mission is two fold. Find Alistair Pavlo's body, or remains or some proof that the man is dead, and to find out how VaiaPlus is involved, there is a lab or something down in those tunnels, for all we know VaiaPlus isn't at fault and they just unleashed a new sort of predator into our world wihile digging. That is what I need you for. Work with Nox, go as deep as you can find the answers we need. It might not be a one time deal it might be several. But I cannot express that you do not go without Nox. You don't know what other monsters live down there, and some like the Oni aren't easily killed, some take very specific means - such as the Oni."
He was glad Ivan understood it was dangerous, but the fact that he'd faced down those very beasts left Dorian concerned and cautious. Ivan could play the hero and go it alone talking the impressionalbe Lih with him. And then where would Domovoi be - without two officers and without their mostly useful channeler. Dorian didn't know Ivan's skill level, but he wasn't dead so that was more than he could say for many.
"If the Atharim knew what was going on down there, we'd be cleaning up their mess not trying to figure it out. If it's not bothering the people at present the Atharim probably don't care. Nox and Aria, your green-eyed girl with a sword, hunted for the sake of the hunt, not for the protection of people." It was a gross exaggeration to what Dorian thought Nox felt, but it was the generalization of all Atharim. Dorian had not met a single Atharim who did it for the express purpose of saving mankind. It was the hunt, the thrill of death, the fight with the improbable. It was living like there was no other life, and why Nox was always going to be Atharim even when they stopped hunting him - if they ever did that.
"But Nox knows more. What I know is, we've found men in white coats dragging chupas away. I've confronted a man with a VaiaPlus badge and was turned into one of these monsters. That body has since disappeared. The tunnel mission is two fold. Find Alistair Pavlo's body, or remains or some proof that the man is dead, and to find out how VaiaPlus is involved, there is a lab or something down in those tunnels, for all we know VaiaPlus isn't at fault and they just unleashed a new sort of predator into our world wihile digging. That is what I need you for. Work with Nox, go as deep as you can find the answers we need. It might not be a one time deal it might be several. But I cannot express that you do not go without Nox. You don't know what other monsters live down there, and some like the Oni aren't easily killed, some take very specific means - such as the Oni."