08-17-2013, 11:33 AM
As Michael watched the last of the fires burn down, he felt something...strange.
His eyes widened in shock as the man filled with the power and sliced through his bonds. As soon as he hit the floor - he was quick, landing on his feet like a cat; he must have been unlucky to be caught by those monsters - the power disappeared, and Michael understood. Stress usually brought it out, and now that he had the chance to think, being tied in the air and watching a body burst into flame would be stress enough for anyone, not to mention whatever he endured at the hands - or teeth, he supposed - of those cannibals.
He thought the man was about to run. A bad idea. That knife would hardly stop one of those monsters eating him. Besides, Michael was curious and he felt a duty to those the same as he. It could mean the difference between being hunted and slaughtered and learning to control the power.
"Stop!"
he said. "I am not one of those monsters. I came to save the girl."
He had the man's attention.
"Those bastards might still be out there. If you come with me, you will be safe."
Michael gestured to the pile of ash for emphasis.
Edited by Michael Vellas, Aug 17 2013, 11:42 AM.
His eyes widened in shock as the man filled with the power and sliced through his bonds. As soon as he hit the floor - he was quick, landing on his feet like a cat; he must have been unlucky to be caught by those monsters - the power disappeared, and Michael understood. Stress usually brought it out, and now that he had the chance to think, being tied in the air and watching a body burst into flame would be stress enough for anyone, not to mention whatever he endured at the hands - or teeth, he supposed - of those cannibals.
He thought the man was about to run. A bad idea. That knife would hardly stop one of those monsters eating him. Besides, Michael was curious and he felt a duty to those the same as he. It could mean the difference between being hunted and slaughtered and learning to control the power.
"Stop!"
he said. "I am not one of those monsters. I came to save the girl."
He had the man's attention.
"Those bastards might still be out there. If you come with me, you will be safe."
Michael gestured to the pile of ash for emphasis.
Edited by Michael Vellas, Aug 17 2013, 11:42 AM.
"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."