Getting Attention

[Nox]

Once they were alone in the basement Nox lead Raffe to the hole in the wall bedroom he'd spent most of his time here in. He'd dug a hole with the power into the tunnels near by. It had been slow and painful until Cruz had learned to do it too and together they had finished it. At the far end a large power made bolder blocked the exit. Leaving the tunnel free of monsters or people looking for safe haven. It was dark and creepy but Nox didn't move aside the tapestry that covered the hole.

He turned to Raffe and smiled, he knew this was surreal for his friend. "I know it's a lot. And I'm probably not the best person to teach you. I don't want you to hate me for the things I'd do. So I'll do a different tactic but I don't know if it will work. And we have a bolder to move and a light to create to get down there. So now's as good as time as any to try."

Nox sighed as he sat down on one end of the bed and patted the other end for Raffe to join him. "Get comfortable."

Nox pulled his legs in underneath him and put his hand on his knee much like he would if he were to go into a yoga meditation. Raffe didn't have to follow suit it was just something Nox felt comfortable. "The power inside is like a dark light you can't ever really see. You know it's there but when you try to look at it, it's gone. Our power is fierce and wants to devour us. You cannot let it. You must control it at all times, one little slip and you'll be gone." At least that's what Nox assumed would happen. That's what it felt like the day the Ijiraq sucked the power from his body. He felt himself burning away, his body was fine, but what was him was struggling to survive. He was still struggling to survive.

"Close your eyes and look for that light and then you need to grab it. It'll be like wrestling a snake, but to find it you need to be calm inside even though you know you will have to fight." Nox didn't mention the sludge he had to reach through. No one would really understand it. He didn't completely, but he knew it was part of the connection to the hoard, each time he drew upon the power he had to go through then, putting himself closer to the darkness, coating himself in it. But the power was his and he wouldn't give in to them.

"You can feel me grabbing the power. It's like you can't breathe - someone is watching you and you know they mean you violence. That is the power of another man. A women sends shivers down your spin like a cold breeze or when someone stuffs ice down the back of your shirt." Nox chuckled at the last - Aurora used to do that on purpose.

"If you can't do it at first we just need to keep trying, but this is a safe place. We can try for a little while." Nox opened his eyes and watched Raffe, waiting for the tell tale sign he had the power. He could only pray it was that easy but Nox knew better - it was a struggle each person had to figure out on their own.