Sold Out!

[Sage]

First the man called Nox a wizard that made Sage laugh, then Nox hit him which soured his mood until Nox used a geek term correctly. But the humor and the contact with Nox's arm didn't last long before the lights went out. Everything went dark and panic rushed through Sage. He'd come out, instead of staying in. He could have been home. ..

His thoughts were interrupted by Nox grabbing his arm. Giving instructions. Nox would take care of whatever the problem was. But the mob of people were pushing and pulling and everyone was trying to get away from the empty blackness - the screams and the shouts were deafening. Nox was already gone with the other man - doing what he did best most likely - protecting the innocent. Sage couldn't feel bad about it though he couldn't help the stabbing pain of abandonment that coursed through his body.

Cruz grabbed his shoulder and Sage looked up at him in confusion. Cruz tugged at him and said something but Sage was lost in his mind. Bad memories - panic filled his mind and it had nothing to do with the situation. The darkness. The bright pin point lights...

Blood gushing through gashes made by invisible creatures. A haunting picture of a girl being carried into the forest. Dead eyes of a man who'd done the deed. Sage remembered those pictures - those images - they weren't his memories but he saw them like they were lost in the storage of his own mind - things he'd accessed recently. Nox's nightmares...

Cruz dragged him along, but Sage wasn't sure they should move, but he knew he had to stay with Cruz. Cruz was like Nox. Cruz would get caught. Sage mumbled in Cruz's ear. "Let it go. Don't get caught. Nox isn't here."
Cruz rubbed Sage's arm but that was the only indication that his friend had heard him.

Outside the mob milled around - some running for their cars, others standing in large groups. Only the lights inside the arena had gone off, everything outside was fine. Sage frowned...He needed to go home.