07-01-2014, 01:04 PM
The Sigma obliged with the smile that seemed painted on since the beginning of the night. It would seem he wanted to impress Nikolai more than anything in the world. He wore it very well, as did half of the people in the room. The false courtesy was irksome and he wondered how Nikolai could stand it.
No matter, he held the power that washed the irritation clean. Nikolai could flush out sycophants on his own time and likely had more than one agent to do it for him.
He contemplated a number of approaches, the most efficient of which he doubted Nikolai would approve of at his party. The easiest way would have been to spin a web of pure fire that would burn a hole through the man's chest the size of a cricket ball. No-one who could use the power would mistake that for anything else, but Nikolai wanted to be subtle, and he didn't want to cause any misunderstandings if the Sigma didn't react. Somehow he doubted the Ascendancy would take kindly to him threatening to kill his pet Sigma.
Besides, the man had been chosen from among thousands, he had earned his place and surely the Ascendancy would know every single detail of the man's past. But then again, how much did Nikolai know of the power anyway? He must have been using it for decades, but Michael had discovered things that Tony had not imagined possible.
A stir of irritation worked its way into the shell of power. There was far too much unknown that made it near impossible to do anything but guess.
In the end, Michael opted for an option that befitted the nature of the party. "As a foriegner myself, I know many in the Custody can be somewhat unwelcoming. Coming from the United States, it must be hard. The incident before, do you wish to make a formal complaint? It can be hard to speak out."
He expected Nikolai to be listening and watching. It was a standard military decoy procedure somewhat improvised. Keep the attention on one man while the other watched and they often saw and heard things hidden from those directly involved. He had also drawn attention to the man's absence, if Nikolai wished to investigate the matter further.
If it was a military investigation, he would have assassins bleeding through the woodworks but Michael was not some kind of power hunting dog. He was confident in his ability to train others but he was not omnipotent.
He would explain his findings if Nikolai did not know what he had done when he got the chance. It would have to do.
No matter, he held the power that washed the irritation clean. Nikolai could flush out sycophants on his own time and likely had more than one agent to do it for him.
He contemplated a number of approaches, the most efficient of which he doubted Nikolai would approve of at his party. The easiest way would have been to spin a web of pure fire that would burn a hole through the man's chest the size of a cricket ball. No-one who could use the power would mistake that for anything else, but Nikolai wanted to be subtle, and he didn't want to cause any misunderstandings if the Sigma didn't react. Somehow he doubted the Ascendancy would take kindly to him threatening to kill his pet Sigma.
Besides, the man had been chosen from among thousands, he had earned his place and surely the Ascendancy would know every single detail of the man's past. But then again, how much did Nikolai know of the power anyway? He must have been using it for decades, but Michael had discovered things that Tony had not imagined possible.
A stir of irritation worked its way into the shell of power. There was far too much unknown that made it near impossible to do anything but guess.
In the end, Michael opted for an option that befitted the nature of the party. "As a foriegner myself, I know many in the Custody can be somewhat unwelcoming. Coming from the United States, it must be hard. The incident before, do you wish to make a formal complaint? It can be hard to speak out."
He expected Nikolai to be listening and watching. It was a standard military decoy procedure somewhat improvised. Keep the attention on one man while the other watched and they often saw and heard things hidden from those directly involved. He had also drawn attention to the man's absence, if Nikolai wished to investigate the matter further.
If it was a military investigation, he would have assassins bleeding through the woodworks but Michael was not some kind of power hunting dog. He was confident in his ability to train others but he was not omnipotent.
He would explain his findings if Nikolai did not know what he had done when he got the chance. It would have to do.
"She saw a flaring halo around his head, radiant in gold and blue. It shouted of glory and power to come"
"No matter how fast light travels, it finds the darkness has always got there first, and is waiting for it."