01-18-2018, 09:31 PM
The blood drained from his face. If the Ijiraq that drank his powers was but of minor strength, the magnitude of a fully matured one would be truly terrifying. Michael was of similar disposition, though his reaction was colored with more hatred. Nik could understand. How had Regus commanded it?
"It taunted me too. I heard it in my mind, though it did not speak. It said a name and that it had waited for this moment. It did not just drink from the power, it delighted that it was from me."
He grit his teeth to keep from shuddering. So much power. He had wanted to die rather than endure another moment.
"If more come, we have to be able to defend ourselves."
His mind swirled with consequences. There were others completely vulnerable to their attack. One was in Jedda. How many ijiraq existed? He would have to delve into the book of the Atharim. If it survived the battle in the basements. Evelyn needed to be told.
"Do what you can to fight against these creatures. If Regus controlled one, so could we."
As soon as he said it, a dark epiphany nearly stopped his heart. Harnessing the power of an ijiraq and wielding it against his enemies would be an unstoppable weapon in their arsenal. "Aria said that Regus used a tablet to summon the ijiraq. It nearly killed them then, but he spoke the right words and it was commanded to find me. Regus is missing, presumed dead, but I will not believe it until I see the body. Knowing his office as I do, he is incredibly skilled and likely groomed for the position his whole life,"
as Nik had once been propositioned to do just that. "For not being a channeler, he's the most dangerous man alive. Do not underestimate him, Michael. You must find out how he commanded that Ijiraq. Find that tablet for me. We must control them."
He shook off talk of the Ijiraq. "There's something else. Ever been to Africa?"
"It taunted me too. I heard it in my mind, though it did not speak. It said a name and that it had waited for this moment. It did not just drink from the power, it delighted that it was from me."
He grit his teeth to keep from shuddering. So much power. He had wanted to die rather than endure another moment.
"If more come, we have to be able to defend ourselves."
His mind swirled with consequences. There were others completely vulnerable to their attack. One was in Jedda. How many ijiraq existed? He would have to delve into the book of the Atharim. If it survived the battle in the basements. Evelyn needed to be told.
"Do what you can to fight against these creatures. If Regus controlled one, so could we."
As soon as he said it, a dark epiphany nearly stopped his heart. Harnessing the power of an ijiraq and wielding it against his enemies would be an unstoppable weapon in their arsenal. "Aria said that Regus used a tablet to summon the ijiraq. It nearly killed them then, but he spoke the right words and it was commanded to find me. Regus is missing, presumed dead, but I will not believe it until I see the body. Knowing his office as I do, he is incredibly skilled and likely groomed for the position his whole life,"
as Nik had once been propositioned to do just that. "For not being a channeler, he's the most dangerous man alive. Do not underestimate him, Michael. You must find out how he commanded that Ijiraq. Find that tablet for me. We must control them."
He shook off talk of the Ijiraq. "There's something else. Ever been to Africa?"