Averting Disaster

[Nox]

Sasha's reached into the depths and the power flooded him. It grew rapidly and suddenly and it was like feeling a nova about to explode -- dangerously so. It wasn't Ascendancy level, but it was rapid and uncontrolled Nox.

Nox instinctively reached for the power but it slipped from his grasp. Angrily Nox reached again and it slide through his fingers like water. The horde snickered at him, raged at the power being grasped. Nox reached again and the power shuddered into his grasp and he tried to shield Sasha to stop him from burning himself up. But the weave fizzled as if he'd done it wrong. Anger rose up and Nox tried again. Even as Sasha's power grew Nox felt his slip away as he tried to pull at it.

The inner light was gone. The darkness at the edge of his vision was gone. Nox glared at Sasha. But the kid hadn't done anything with the power and now he felt nothing. Nox turned back towards Sasha. "You should drop the power. You are going to burn out, and that doesn't sound like a good way to die. I don't know if I can help you."

_**Q:** Grasp the power (11)_
(1d20+0: [3]+0 = 3)
**Fail**

11 → 5/10 S:14

_**Q:** Try again (11)_
(1d20+0: [1]+0 = 1)
**Critical Fail**

11 → 7/10 S:14

_**Q:** And try again (11)_
(1d20+0: [19]+0 = 19)
**Success**

11 → 7/10 S:15

_**Q:** Shield Sasha (11)_
(1d20+0: [9]+0 = 9)
**Fail**

11 → 8/10 S:15

_**Q:** Try shielding Sasha again (11)_
(1d20+0: [1]+0 = 1)
**Critical Fail**

11 → 10/10 S:15