Oriena lay on the ground and the power fled abruptly from him. Nox clawed at the power but there was no way to reach it. Fuck! His own weave used against him. Nox only knew that it was not Ascendancy who did it. One of the others, the man from before. He doubted Jaxen did, why take away an ally. Who else could wield the power of the gods. The glass tinkled to the ground.
Nox could feel the panic rising. He hadn't wanted to grab the power before, but it was gone. He didn't like that, he had nearly gone crazy in the dungeon where he'd last seen the Ascendancy. "Chill, little brother. You'll be fine." Nox wanted to growl but he didn't.
Nox listened to Ascendancy stand down the red lights and then eventually confront him. Nox turned around and looked into the eyes of the man who could burn him down in an instant. Every nerve in his body burned with need for the power, but he smiled anyway for the Ascendancy. He wasn't a threat though for some reason the Ascendancy thought he was. "The only logical explanation unless you think the ancient gods of old created an icon that any idiot can use. You and your team didn't kill him when he fled before. The fire at the Baccarrat might have, but no body has ever been recovered. And now an Ijiraq shows up attacks you again and you think it might be someone else? He's cunning, he's strong, and most of all he hates you more than any of the rest of us. Maybe she'll kill him for us all."
Nox could feel the panic rising. He hadn't wanted to grab the power before, but it was gone. He didn't like that, he had nearly gone crazy in the dungeon where he'd last seen the Ascendancy. "Chill, little brother. You'll be fine." Nox wanted to growl but he didn't.
Nox listened to Ascendancy stand down the red lights and then eventually confront him. Nox turned around and looked into the eyes of the man who could burn him down in an instant. Every nerve in his body burned with need for the power, but he smiled anyway for the Ascendancy. He wasn't a threat though for some reason the Ascendancy thought he was. "The only logical explanation unless you think the ancient gods of old created an icon that any idiot can use. You and your team didn't kill him when he fled before. The fire at the Baccarrat might have, but no body has ever been recovered. And now an Ijiraq shows up attacks you again and you think it might be someone else? He's cunning, he's strong, and most of all he hates you more than any of the rest of us. Maybe she'll kill him for us all."
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