03-20-2024, 05:13 AM
Mild annoyance at the unexpected arrival gave way to curiosity as Jay spoke up before he could respond. Michael knew some small amount of the Ascendancy's plans and past activities but he was surprised at the vehemence in Jay's voice. Even more so when he reached for the Power.
Michael did not do the same, simply holding on to his current thread that dampened the sound in the room.
He turned to the Rod of Dominion, apparently one of the most powerful people in the world and saw fear. From the drips of information he gathered the alliance with the man destroying cartels in Mexico was sealed in blood. The name was one he recognized vaguely from reports but could not place. It seemed as if Jay had a very vivid memory.
First, however, he would need to stop the situation from escalating. For that, he turned back to Reed. His congeniality was gone, replaced with the icy calm in which he had relied so much upon to restrain his anger in more deadly days past. "I hope you are not about to tell me he is just outside, Agent Reed. I trust that you came as soon as he exited the plane landed. It is dangerous for a man to arrive unannounced to the Garden."
He switched his attention to Jay. "Carpenter," Michael barked, hoping that the man's military training would snap him out of his state of shock. "I take it you know of this man. I see you are...wary. Calm yourself, find the void of peace within the Ascendant Power." At this, Michael drew in a torrent of Power but stopped short of straining himself overmuch and placed a hand on Jay's shoulder. "Calm yourself," he repeated. "A dozen men can be in this room in a moment, Karim al'Shadis himself to lead them if I command it. More than that, I am here. Should Oakland's man wish to cause harm, he has come to the wrong place."
Back to Reed. "How much time do we have until he arrives? I would like to know more about him before we meet, and Carpenter here seems to know him all too well."
Michael did not do the same, simply holding on to his current thread that dampened the sound in the room.
He turned to the Rod of Dominion, apparently one of the most powerful people in the world and saw fear. From the drips of information he gathered the alliance with the man destroying cartels in Mexico was sealed in blood. The name was one he recognized vaguely from reports but could not place. It seemed as if Jay had a very vivid memory.
First, however, he would need to stop the situation from escalating. For that, he turned back to Reed. His congeniality was gone, replaced with the icy calm in which he had relied so much upon to restrain his anger in more deadly days past. "I hope you are not about to tell me he is just outside, Agent Reed. I trust that you came as soon as he exited the plane landed. It is dangerous for a man to arrive unannounced to the Garden."
He switched his attention to Jay. "Carpenter," Michael barked, hoping that the man's military training would snap him out of his state of shock. "I take it you know of this man. I see you are...wary. Calm yourself, find the void of peace within the Ascendant Power." At this, Michael drew in a torrent of Power but stopped short of straining himself overmuch and placed a hand on Jay's shoulder. "Calm yourself," he repeated. "A dozen men can be in this room in a moment, Karim al'Shadis himself to lead them if I command it. More than that, I am here. Should Oakland's man wish to cause harm, he has come to the wrong place."
Back to Reed. "How much time do we have until he arrives? I would like to know more about him before we meet, and Carpenter here seems to know him all too well."
"She saw a flaring halo around his head, radiant in gold and blue. It shouted of glory and power to come"
"No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."