06-16-2015, 09:02 AM
Something far more dangerous...
He could speak those very same words himself. He had learned that being an Ascendant - an Atharim God- was more complex than a stray with an unknown power.
He had been able to hold his own, just barely, against the hunters that came before but if they still chose to hunt him now, they would find a very different God to the others.
"A...Sentient, you say?"
His question was uttered under his breath.
Disappointing. He could see how Aria would likely be used, just as she had been used by the Atharim. It was a waste. No matter what powers she possessed her co-operation and knowledge was the most potent weapon.
Yet, Nikolai had said he had little interest in the Atharim before. It seemed that wasn't a front, that he truly didn't care.
Too grandiose.
The snake would eventually rear its head to strike. What if it had a far deadlier venom than they thought? Aria - her skills - was proof enough that they were more than a cult of manic hunters.
He was glad that they had never sent someone like her after him in the beginning. He might not be alive if they had.
"You can control emotion?"
this time the question was real. There were too many questions left unanswered for the time being, Michael decided to focus on the more immediate.
A familiar sensation rose from the depths of his heart; a distant and lonely spark of the lighthouse shining at midnight.
Had she used it on him before? He had to know.
"Can you show me?"
his breath was measured but the spark grew stronger. "I wish to experience it myself."
He could speak those very same words himself. He had learned that being an Ascendant - an Atharim God- was more complex than a stray with an unknown power.
He had been able to hold his own, just barely, against the hunters that came before but if they still chose to hunt him now, they would find a very different God to the others.
"A...Sentient, you say?"
His question was uttered under his breath.
Disappointing. He could see how Aria would likely be used, just as she had been used by the Atharim. It was a waste. No matter what powers she possessed her co-operation and knowledge was the most potent weapon.
Yet, Nikolai had said he had little interest in the Atharim before. It seemed that wasn't a front, that he truly didn't care.
Too grandiose.
The snake would eventually rear its head to strike. What if it had a far deadlier venom than they thought? Aria - her skills - was proof enough that they were more than a cult of manic hunters.
He was glad that they had never sent someone like her after him in the beginning. He might not be alive if they had.
"You can control emotion?"
this time the question was real. There were too many questions left unanswered for the time being, Michael decided to focus on the more immediate.
A familiar sensation rose from the depths of his heart; a distant and lonely spark of the lighthouse shining at midnight.
Had she used it on him before? He had to know.
"Can you show me?"
his breath was measured but the spark grew stronger. "I wish to experience it myself."
"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."