09-24-2025, 08:51 PM
There was no alarm. No rushing in of armed men or the Nine who were really the only ones who would be able to protect the Ascendancy from Nox if he had chosen to be a threat.
He released the power. The demonstration over and he was not a threat -- not to the Ascendancy. There was no hope should he ever attack. He might get the jump on him once from an ambush but he would never survive long. It was one of the few things that reigned in his mouth at the best of times.
"It wasn't easy. But handing it over is part of our deal, I kinda like living." It might not be explicit, but Nox felt no desire for the Ascendancy to remove his ability to keep on living particularly with his Atharim status sorta retained. They never even knew he couldn't channel anymore, and he wasn't sure he ever wanted them to know. What they could do with that power. Nox didn't want to find out. Though he might need to even the playing field if the Ascendancy had the knowledge know. That was also a dangerous gamble. But Nox would trust in the man for as long as he had reason to.
"My family knows. Who they told about me I don't know, about the how to fix it, again my family knows. That will be a secret we keep to ourselves for now" At least he hoped everyone knew better than to go around spouting truths like that. Yet here he was doing what he didn't think they should do.
Nox sighed before answering the latter question. "It doesn't kill you, not outright. It saps your will to live. Everything you lived for is gone. The light. The color. Even the sound is diminished. Seizing the power is like life itself. And when it's gone, there is nothing but death. You are nothing but walking death, just waiting for a reason to end it. It was better than the horde. Is better than the horde, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone." He still hadn't had a moment to take in what was happening, what happened, what was about to happen, how was he going to survive the horde? There were so many emotions just bubbling beyond reach, but Nox kept them at bay -- business first, then he could lose his shit. And he knew he would do that eventually.
He released the power. The demonstration over and he was not a threat -- not to the Ascendancy. There was no hope should he ever attack. He might get the jump on him once from an ambush but he would never survive long. It was one of the few things that reigned in his mouth at the best of times.
"It wasn't easy. But handing it over is part of our deal, I kinda like living." It might not be explicit, but Nox felt no desire for the Ascendancy to remove his ability to keep on living particularly with his Atharim status sorta retained. They never even knew he couldn't channel anymore, and he wasn't sure he ever wanted them to know. What they could do with that power. Nox didn't want to find out. Though he might need to even the playing field if the Ascendancy had the knowledge know. That was also a dangerous gamble. But Nox would trust in the man for as long as he had reason to.
"My family knows. Who they told about me I don't know, about the how to fix it, again my family knows. That will be a secret we keep to ourselves for now" At least he hoped everyone knew better than to go around spouting truths like that. Yet here he was doing what he didn't think they should do.
Nox sighed before answering the latter question. "It doesn't kill you, not outright. It saps your will to live. Everything you lived for is gone. The light. The color. Even the sound is diminished. Seizing the power is like life itself. And when it's gone, there is nothing but death. You are nothing but walking death, just waiting for a reason to end it. It was better than the horde. Is better than the horde, but I wouldn't wish it on anyone." He still hadn't had a moment to take in what was happening, what happened, what was about to happen, how was he going to survive the horde? There were so many emotions just bubbling beyond reach, but Nox kept them at bay -- business first, then he could lose his shit. And he knew he would do that eventually.
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