11-26-2014, 01:29 PM
Bas loved the way the leather seats molded themselves to their bodies, the way the engine rumbled to life and the way the vibration went deep into your gut. It was almost primal as he revved the engine, a masculine roar. It gave him a sense of power to drive this machine, to dominate and control every aspect of it, to make it slave to him.
It was very similar to how he felt about the power. Less and less did he view it in a religious context. Though he still prayed, it was rote. He felt no less loyalty to the Holy Mother, no less devotion. But he knew his power was not a personal gift from her. Part of him felt a bit let down at this idea. But part of him- now that he could admit it- was glad. Because he had absolutely loved the feeling of sheer domination when he held it.
It was like this car, only a billion times more powerful. And it fought him, forced him to master it at all times, writhed in his grasp. That fight made him feel more alive than at any other time. He felt that same rush like when he was face to face with another guy, the tension elevated, both looking at each other, waiting for the moment to act. The longer it went, the higher the tension and the more rapture he felt, waiting for that moment to let fly with a punch or a kick. It was like that, only more, so much more.
Now that he knew it wasn't from Her, he could enjoy that domination to its highest degree and not feel like it was wrong. It almost made him want to go looking for trouble. Not now, of course. Aurora was looking at him, asking where they were going. He felt a warmth towards her, protective, like he felt toward his mom. He felt power and wanted to make sure she was taken care of.
"I'll show you a few of....our hideouts. See which one you think you might like. I can get it cleared with Roman, no worries."
He took her on a tour, to a loft, an apartment in a nicer part of town, a storefront with an apartment upstairs, and many others. She didn't seem to excited about any of them. Course he was just having fun hanging out with her.
They were running out of actual places to stay, at least apartment like. As a joke, he took her to an old warehouse they used to use. Not much these days, especially with their moving into Vlad's territory. It had a couple offices and moveable walls. A bed room of sorts had been made mostly for guys who might need to sleep while working here. But mostly it was just open space.
"Well this is it, deary. All I have left. I still don't understand why you didn't like any of the others."
Aurora smiled. "It's not that I didn't like it."
Her smile grew wider and she looked around. Bas felt the chill he now knew was Aurora embracing the power. High in the rafters a rain of small arrows fell from the sky striking the floor and leaving small singe marks as it burnt up. "This place has potential."
He couldn't help it, his mouth dropped open and he laughed. "Holy shit!"
He prayed and seized the power and felt that rush flow through him. Now he frowned, trying to figure things out. He wove fire into an arrow show near the ceiling and let it fall. It fell but not with any real speed, though it did singe the concrete when it hit and disipated.
He looked at her and smiled, waggling an eyebrown at her. "Not bad for my first time."
She grinned back at him. "My brother can show you how to do a lot more."
Her voice sounded like she was questioning her own words.
"Then I need to meet this guy."
He tried another one, adding a combination of air to the mix. This time it flew faster and struck the ground hard. He went over and saw a tiny chink in the concrete. Now this was gonna be fun.
His stomach grumbled and it sounded like a roar, what with the power enhancing his hearing. He looked at his watch. It was 4. They were gonna meet her guy at 8. They had eaten nothing since breakfast at her place.His
"Wanna get something to eat?"
Aurora smiled and nodded. "I'm famished."
"Alright. Well I guess this is your new place. Don't be surprised if I show up to try some cool stuff out. You might be able to help me out despite the differences."
Then, "You like Italian? I know of a good place."
At her nod, he let go of the power they headed out the door. "Salavatore's is great. Good folks too."
Edited by Sebastian, Nov 26 2014, 05:00 PM.
It was very similar to how he felt about the power. Less and less did he view it in a religious context. Though he still prayed, it was rote. He felt no less loyalty to the Holy Mother, no less devotion. But he knew his power was not a personal gift from her. Part of him felt a bit let down at this idea. But part of him- now that he could admit it- was glad. Because he had absolutely loved the feeling of sheer domination when he held it.
It was like this car, only a billion times more powerful. And it fought him, forced him to master it at all times, writhed in his grasp. That fight made him feel more alive than at any other time. He felt that same rush like when he was face to face with another guy, the tension elevated, both looking at each other, waiting for the moment to act. The longer it went, the higher the tension and the more rapture he felt, waiting for that moment to let fly with a punch or a kick. It was like that, only more, so much more.
Now that he knew it wasn't from Her, he could enjoy that domination to its highest degree and not feel like it was wrong. It almost made him want to go looking for trouble. Not now, of course. Aurora was looking at him, asking where they were going. He felt a warmth towards her, protective, like he felt toward his mom. He felt power and wanted to make sure she was taken care of.
"I'll show you a few of....our hideouts. See which one you think you might like. I can get it cleared with Roman, no worries."
He took her on a tour, to a loft, an apartment in a nicer part of town, a storefront with an apartment upstairs, and many others. She didn't seem to excited about any of them. Course he was just having fun hanging out with her.
They were running out of actual places to stay, at least apartment like. As a joke, he took her to an old warehouse they used to use. Not much these days, especially with their moving into Vlad's territory. It had a couple offices and moveable walls. A bed room of sorts had been made mostly for guys who might need to sleep while working here. But mostly it was just open space.
"Well this is it, deary. All I have left. I still don't understand why you didn't like any of the others."
Aurora smiled. "It's not that I didn't like it."
Her smile grew wider and she looked around. Bas felt the chill he now knew was Aurora embracing the power. High in the rafters a rain of small arrows fell from the sky striking the floor and leaving small singe marks as it burnt up. "This place has potential."
He couldn't help it, his mouth dropped open and he laughed. "Holy shit!"
He prayed and seized the power and felt that rush flow through him. Now he frowned, trying to figure things out. He wove fire into an arrow show near the ceiling and let it fall. It fell but not with any real speed, though it did singe the concrete when it hit and disipated.
He looked at her and smiled, waggling an eyebrown at her. "Not bad for my first time."
She grinned back at him. "My brother can show you how to do a lot more."
Her voice sounded like she was questioning her own words.
"Then I need to meet this guy."
He tried another one, adding a combination of air to the mix. This time it flew faster and struck the ground hard. He went over and saw a tiny chink in the concrete. Now this was gonna be fun.
His stomach grumbled and it sounded like a roar, what with the power enhancing his hearing. He looked at his watch. It was 4. They were gonna meet her guy at 8. They had eaten nothing since breakfast at her place.His
"Wanna get something to eat?"
Aurora smiled and nodded. "I'm famished."
"Alright. Well I guess this is your new place. Don't be surprised if I show up to try some cool stuff out. You might be able to help me out despite the differences."
Then, "You like Italian? I know of a good place."
At her nod, he let go of the power they headed out the door. "Salavatore's is great. Good folks too."
Edited by Sebastian, Nov 26 2014, 05:00 PM.