07-26-2018, 04:39 PM
Oriena slinked away, slipping into the crowd. He almost felt sorry for whomever she set her sights, but not sorry enough to do anything about it. If anything, he hoped for a good view of the spectacle to come.
Ascendancy continued to show off just how magnificant he was. Jaxen wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall if Tarin ever decided to have a chat with the man. Unlikely to happen, given that the whole alternate dimension teleportation seemed like a rare event, or it was completely fabricated in his own head, but would be entertaining none the less.
The boys in black roamed like watch dogs. A few grew side-tracked by conversations. One or two even showed off their fledgling skills for captivated on-lookers as well. Jaxen rolled his eyes.
His fingers itched to pick-pocket. He mastered the skill in Mumbai, but only now contemplated how to weave the ancient power into the trickery. It would take practice on his part, to split his focus enough to handle channeling while working the magic of his hands. It was worth a shot tonight, anyway.
It was while window-shopping for the best jewels that he realized Nox was here. Maybe the ball wouldn't be so boring after all? All out laughter erupted when Nox lured Vena into his arms for all to see. Scion was not known for being a sharing man. Watching his current girlfriend twirled about in the arms of an American no less was likely to boil his father's blood.
He almost felt bad for Nox when Scion followed him outside. Scion was hell of a scary dude, even for Jaxen, whom all his siblings regarded as the favorite child.
A scream stopped him.
There was a flicker of power coming from the direction. Like others, curious and confused by what was happening, he pushed his way through.
A blood-flecked Oriena seemed on the verge of fainting.
A sly smirk ghosted his lips before he erupted to the forefront.
"DARLING!"
He swept in to scoop up the beloved while his own dark eyes shot daggers at her attacker. Glass crunched underfoot. "What did he do to you?"
Ascendancy continued to show off just how magnificant he was. Jaxen wouldn't mind being a fly on the wall if Tarin ever decided to have a chat with the man. Unlikely to happen, given that the whole alternate dimension teleportation seemed like a rare event, or it was completely fabricated in his own head, but would be entertaining none the less.
The boys in black roamed like watch dogs. A few grew side-tracked by conversations. One or two even showed off their fledgling skills for captivated on-lookers as well. Jaxen rolled his eyes.
His fingers itched to pick-pocket. He mastered the skill in Mumbai, but only now contemplated how to weave the ancient power into the trickery. It would take practice on his part, to split his focus enough to handle channeling while working the magic of his hands. It was worth a shot tonight, anyway.
It was while window-shopping for the best jewels that he realized Nox was here. Maybe the ball wouldn't be so boring after all? All out laughter erupted when Nox lured Vena into his arms for all to see. Scion was not known for being a sharing man. Watching his current girlfriend twirled about in the arms of an American no less was likely to boil his father's blood.
He almost felt bad for Nox when Scion followed him outside. Scion was hell of a scary dude, even for Jaxen, whom all his siblings regarded as the favorite child.
A scream stopped him.
There was a flicker of power coming from the direction. Like others, curious and confused by what was happening, he pushed his way through.
A blood-flecked Oriena seemed on the verge of fainting.
A sly smirk ghosted his lips before he erupted to the forefront.
"DARLING!"
He swept in to scoop up the beloved while his own dark eyes shot daggers at her attacker. Glass crunched underfoot. "What did he do to you?"