07-07-2014, 04:36 PM
Whatever the teams were seeking, it seemed the Chancellor didn't know.
Tony was inclined to take the Chancellor at his word, but Elias was skeptical. The Dean at Victoria University was similarly withholding. There was fear in the man's voice. Fear of what, though? That the wrong people would discover his free-tongue? Or was he afraid of the artifact itself?
There wasn't time to find out. Tendrils of light and color ripped through the Chancellor's mind while Elias bore witness. Tony attempted to explain what hew as doing as he did it, but it was all Eli could do to keep up with the pattern he created. Eli was a blank slate, concerned, perhaps, but dormant.
Until something warped, and power rebounded wrongly. The resulting vacancy on the Chancellor's expression made the hair on Elias' arm stand on end.
Tony grimaced like he hadn't intended to destroy the mind of likely the sharpest leader at the University. It seemed the price of failure was a fate worse than death. Already a glob of drool pooled at the corner of the Chancellor's mouth.
He followed Tony from the room, but while part of his mind looked to the river ahead, he glanced at the man abandoned behind them.
On the journey, he snapped a picture of the destination and put it through search engines. With a minimal amount of effort, Eli was reading about the area, the river, news stories, anything of significance that might stand out.
There was nothing.
Tony was inclined to take the Chancellor at his word, but Elias was skeptical. The Dean at Victoria University was similarly withholding. There was fear in the man's voice. Fear of what, though? That the wrong people would discover his free-tongue? Or was he afraid of the artifact itself?
There wasn't time to find out. Tendrils of light and color ripped through the Chancellor's mind while Elias bore witness. Tony attempted to explain what hew as doing as he did it, but it was all Eli could do to keep up with the pattern he created. Eli was a blank slate, concerned, perhaps, but dormant.
Until something warped, and power rebounded wrongly. The resulting vacancy on the Chancellor's expression made the hair on Elias' arm stand on end.
Tony grimaced like he hadn't intended to destroy the mind of likely the sharpest leader at the University. It seemed the price of failure was a fate worse than death. Already a glob of drool pooled at the corner of the Chancellor's mouth.
He followed Tony from the room, but while part of his mind looked to the river ahead, he glanced at the man abandoned behind them.
On the journey, he snapped a picture of the destination and put it through search engines. With a minimal amount of effort, Eli was reading about the area, the river, news stories, anything of significance that might stand out.
There was nothing.