07-20-2014, 02:31 AM
It had been a very long time since Tony had felt the country breeze across his face. More often than not in the past ten years he had been mired in the Undercity's filth dulled by alcohol or sharpened by impending doom.
To say it was nice to feel the free air again was an understatement. It almost overcame his reflexive paranoia. There was no cover, no tunnels to escape down like rabbit's down a warren.
His hands were clenched tight in his pockets when they disembarked and he had to resist the urge to fill himself with power. Hans was already filled near to bursting - a ways short of what Tony could hold, but enough for the young man who had only recently discovered his talents.
Veso, ever steady placed a hand on the boy's back and the strain lessened to a more tolerable level. Dan pushed forward towards the far side of the bridge without so much as a word, leaving Yuri trailing in his wake reluctantly. They both emanated the steady menace of power.
Tony had no clear sense of direction. Try as he might, he could not keep up with Hans or Elias, even Dan, when it came to the search. Once, he had been bathed in all sorts of cutting edge technology only money could buy but it seemed like - as with almost everything - so much had changed in ten years.
Tony grunted to himself, annoyed at that line of thought. He could not lament the loss of time forever, and he had five men to look after. "Alright, let's get this search under way,"
he said somewhat less composed than he usually was.
Veso and Hans nodded and set off to the west of the bridge, which left Tony and Elias with the East. "They'll let us know if they find anything,"
Tony said to Elias, then realised he had not thought to explain to him earlier.
Tony used a simple weave of red light, showing Elias. The light hovered at eye height. It was bright enough to make him shade his eyes with one hand. "Can you remember that?"
he asked, not sure how much Elias knew. "It's very simple, but the fastest way to communicate. It is like a flare signalling to the others your position."
Anxious to be done with this as quickly as possible, Tony moved towards the riverside.
Every minute they searched went by at an excruciatingly slow pace so that Tony could not tell how long it had been and the sky was overcast. In truth, he did not know what to look for, so he followed Elias more or less and kept his eyes sharp.
"Hold up,"
he said suddenly, spying something odd in the frozen grass at the side of the river. Tony moved forward, the power within surging. He knelt down beside the water's edge and ran a hand along icy green. The ice had kept the red stain fresh, so he could not tell how long it had been there. "This is blood,"
he said, holding his hand up for Elias to see.
Almost by wrote, a red light flashed overhead. Dan and Yuri.
Tony looked at Elias with concern. "I think we have found something, and I don't like it. Let's hurry, those boys might be in danger."
To say it was nice to feel the free air again was an understatement. It almost overcame his reflexive paranoia. There was no cover, no tunnels to escape down like rabbit's down a warren.
His hands were clenched tight in his pockets when they disembarked and he had to resist the urge to fill himself with power. Hans was already filled near to bursting - a ways short of what Tony could hold, but enough for the young man who had only recently discovered his talents.
Veso, ever steady placed a hand on the boy's back and the strain lessened to a more tolerable level. Dan pushed forward towards the far side of the bridge without so much as a word, leaving Yuri trailing in his wake reluctantly. They both emanated the steady menace of power.
Tony had no clear sense of direction. Try as he might, he could not keep up with Hans or Elias, even Dan, when it came to the search. Once, he had been bathed in all sorts of cutting edge technology only money could buy but it seemed like - as with almost everything - so much had changed in ten years.
Tony grunted to himself, annoyed at that line of thought. He could not lament the loss of time forever, and he had five men to look after. "Alright, let's get this search under way,"
he said somewhat less composed than he usually was.
Veso and Hans nodded and set off to the west of the bridge, which left Tony and Elias with the East. "They'll let us know if they find anything,"
Tony said to Elias, then realised he had not thought to explain to him earlier.
Tony used a simple weave of red light, showing Elias. The light hovered at eye height. It was bright enough to make him shade his eyes with one hand. "Can you remember that?"
he asked, not sure how much Elias knew. "It's very simple, but the fastest way to communicate. It is like a flare signalling to the others your position."
Anxious to be done with this as quickly as possible, Tony moved towards the riverside.
Every minute they searched went by at an excruciatingly slow pace so that Tony could not tell how long it had been and the sky was overcast. In truth, he did not know what to look for, so he followed Elias more or less and kept his eyes sharp.
"Hold up,"
he said suddenly, spying something odd in the frozen grass at the side of the river. Tony moved forward, the power within surging. He knelt down beside the water's edge and ran a hand along icy green. The ice had kept the red stain fresh, so he could not tell how long it had been there. "This is blood,"
he said, holding his hand up for Elias to see.
Almost by wrote, a red light flashed overhead. Dan and Yuri.
Tony looked at Elias with concern. "I think we have found something, and I don't like it. Let's hurry, those boys might be in danger."