01-29-2018, 02:19 PM
His heart fluttered. Heat scorched his skin. He glanced at himself, momentarily fearing he burned alive. Maybe he was?
The room rocked, and his stomach lurched with his guts. Being a marine meant a guy was pretty well immune to seasickness, but Jay couldn't bring himself to vomit. It wouldn't help anyway.
The one-way mirror reflected ropes of light above his body. Tangled like his thoughts. He tried to throw his hands over buzzing ears, but they were trapped at his side. His jaw clenched tight, even as his head swam with warmth. No. It was more than that. It was like living inside a star, his own body radiating the limbs of light flooding the room. If they would only dim the switch! His eyes burned with brightness. Maybe should ask. But his lips were pushed tight together. The words were caught in his throat. Tongue was tense. He would be making no requests for a while.
He threw his head to the side, away from the mirror reflecting those goddamned white walls like a beacon throwing beams of light across the helpless body of an ant just to watch it sizzle. He was frying from inside out.
The ropes tangled tighter. They filled the room, flooding faint colors across the white walls. He wanted to scream. Part with delight, part with the daze of rapture, part with the energy pent up within. Something had to break. His skin pulled taut. His hairs stood on end. His eyes pushed from his head. Something had to give or else it would be his very skeleton.
The ropes fell into form. He glanced up at them one last time, eyes wide with awe. It was beautiful. Terrible, but beautiful.
Something detonated. He yelled and tried to throw himself aside, but the bonds held him frozen. A thousand shards of glass crashed outward. The barbs of a thousand scorpions slashed. Darkness descended, and when Jay tentatively opened his eyes, he saw only sparks from snapped electrical wires. He gasped for air only to choke down a mouthful of smoke.
The room beyond the mirror was opened. Lights flickered beyond. Sparks snapped orange lamps. There were shapes on the floor. Bodies.
Jay gasped. "No, no, no."
His heart raced and he struggled anew to be released.
But he was trapped.
<small>[[ooc: Nox being nearby should probably feel that surge of power.]]</small>
The room rocked, and his stomach lurched with his guts. Being a marine meant a guy was pretty well immune to seasickness, but Jay couldn't bring himself to vomit. It wouldn't help anyway.
The one-way mirror reflected ropes of light above his body. Tangled like his thoughts. He tried to throw his hands over buzzing ears, but they were trapped at his side. His jaw clenched tight, even as his head swam with warmth. No. It was more than that. It was like living inside a star, his own body radiating the limbs of light flooding the room. If they would only dim the switch! His eyes burned with brightness. Maybe should ask. But his lips were pushed tight together. The words were caught in his throat. Tongue was tense. He would be making no requests for a while.
He threw his head to the side, away from the mirror reflecting those goddamned white walls like a beacon throwing beams of light across the helpless body of an ant just to watch it sizzle. He was frying from inside out.
The ropes tangled tighter. They filled the room, flooding faint colors across the white walls. He wanted to scream. Part with delight, part with the daze of rapture, part with the energy pent up within. Something had to break. His skin pulled taut. His hairs stood on end. His eyes pushed from his head. Something had to give or else it would be his very skeleton.
The ropes fell into form. He glanced up at them one last time, eyes wide with awe. It was beautiful. Terrible, but beautiful.
Something detonated. He yelled and tried to throw himself aside, but the bonds held him frozen. A thousand shards of glass crashed outward. The barbs of a thousand scorpions slashed. Darkness descended, and when Jay tentatively opened his eyes, he saw only sparks from snapped electrical wires. He gasped for air only to choke down a mouthful of smoke.
The room beyond the mirror was opened. Lights flickered beyond. Sparks snapped orange lamps. There were shapes on the floor. Bodies.
Jay gasped. "No, no, no."
His heart raced and he struggled anew to be released.
But he was trapped.
<small>[[ooc: Nox being nearby should probably feel that surge of power.]]</small>
Only darkness shows you the light.