03-20-2015, 02:14 PM
Emily was almost in full blown panic. The man could have killed her. He hunted people like her. He didn't take her then and he didn't seem to know who she really was. There was a good chance that would change soon.
The Atharim. They hunted people like her. Why? Emily wasn't dangerous. She could be, after her power got stronger, but she didn't want to go that route. She had power - and power could corrupt. That was common knowledge, but she had grown up in power - money was power. She wasn't corrupted, and her parents weren't corrupted either.
Staying away from Nox - Emily could do that - but she was on the verge of hyperventilating now. She took some deep breaths to calm down. She nodded at Ayden, letting her know she understood.
The reason why she had been near Nox - it was an interesting question. Emily pulled the envelope out of her purse, her hand brushing against the pistol she had bought. She was protected. She handed the envelope to Ayden. "I sought him out. He sent me that - made me think he knew more about the circumstances in the plane crash. I hired a man to find him."
Ayden laughed, "You sent the PI."
Emily nodded. "You must have seen him on the night he underestimated Nox. I gave him a nice verbal lashing for that. It got me a pretty decent discount too."
A thought came unbidden to Emily's head. "Rachel, Mara - are they in danger too? As far as I know they don't have my abilities."
Ayden sighed, "Yes. Connor said they kill the families too. Genetic traits they say."
The fear was replaced by anger. Emily wasn't their mother - just their sister, but since mom died, she had taken on that role to them - counselor, provider, and protector. Emily's eyes burned with emerald fire. Like a mother bear protecting her cubs, Emily would be the shield between the Atharim and her sisters.
"I don't want to hurt people,"
Emily said, her voice resolved. "But if they come after my sisters, I swear to God I will hurt them."
Emily could feel the fury inside of her as her hands clenched into fists, but amongst the fury, she felt a calm. Like a bright light inside of her. She reached for it instinctively and felt the familiar sense of her magic flowing in her. The fury faded, replaced by surprise. She was holding it. She hadn't spoken a spell. Everything seemed clearer. Ayden's hair was a brighter red. Ayden's perfume was more prominent Emily turned her head, hearing a clink. A man had dropped a coin. He was far enough away that she shouldn't have heard it.
Reluctantly she let go of her magic. The light was still there and she grabbed it again. It came to her easily. She let go once more, satisfied that she could do it on her own now. Nothing blocked her magic.
She smiled at Ayden. Ayden had to have known what just happened. "This is supposed to be a relaxing day. If you need to call now, we can, but let's not let this ruin our day. You need to see how beautiful I look in my dress, and we need to find you some pretties too."
The Atharim. They hunted people like her. Why? Emily wasn't dangerous. She could be, after her power got stronger, but she didn't want to go that route. She had power - and power could corrupt. That was common knowledge, but she had grown up in power - money was power. She wasn't corrupted, and her parents weren't corrupted either.
Staying away from Nox - Emily could do that - but she was on the verge of hyperventilating now. She took some deep breaths to calm down. She nodded at Ayden, letting her know she understood.
The reason why she had been near Nox - it was an interesting question. Emily pulled the envelope out of her purse, her hand brushing against the pistol she had bought. She was protected. She handed the envelope to Ayden. "I sought him out. He sent me that - made me think he knew more about the circumstances in the plane crash. I hired a man to find him."
Ayden laughed, "You sent the PI."
Emily nodded. "You must have seen him on the night he underestimated Nox. I gave him a nice verbal lashing for that. It got me a pretty decent discount too."
A thought came unbidden to Emily's head. "Rachel, Mara - are they in danger too? As far as I know they don't have my abilities."
Ayden sighed, "Yes. Connor said they kill the families too. Genetic traits they say."
The fear was replaced by anger. Emily wasn't their mother - just their sister, but since mom died, she had taken on that role to them - counselor, provider, and protector. Emily's eyes burned with emerald fire. Like a mother bear protecting her cubs, Emily would be the shield between the Atharim and her sisters.
"I don't want to hurt people,"
Emily said, her voice resolved. "But if they come after my sisters, I swear to God I will hurt them."
Emily could feel the fury inside of her as her hands clenched into fists, but amongst the fury, she felt a calm. Like a bright light inside of her. She reached for it instinctively and felt the familiar sense of her magic flowing in her. The fury faded, replaced by surprise. She was holding it. She hadn't spoken a spell. Everything seemed clearer. Ayden's hair was a brighter red. Ayden's perfume was more prominent Emily turned her head, hearing a clink. A man had dropped a coin. He was far enough away that she shouldn't have heard it.
Reluctantly she let go of her magic. The light was still there and she grabbed it again. It came to her easily. She let go once more, satisfied that she could do it on her own now. Nothing blocked her magic.
She smiled at Ayden. Ayden had to have known what just happened. "This is supposed to be a relaxing day. If you need to call now, we can, but let's not let this ruin our day. You need to see how beautiful I look in my dress, and we need to find you some pretties too."