02-13-2018, 04:39 PM
Two stories above ground level, Jaxen squat on a fire escape. The only reason he was able to hear the exchange below was from holding the Ancient Power. Eavesdropping never became so easy in his life, but if they dropped their voices any lower, he would have to build a funnel of air to capture the words.
The voice from the shadows accused Aria of killing innocents. Jaxen was dying to know what it was that the channeler stole from her, but he'd lagged too long to see what the whip of his power confiscated.
Aria spoke a name, Nox. Jaxen itched to retrieve his wallet and set about searching for "Nox's" identity, and what his connection to the Atharim actually was. He knew Aria to be Atharim. That much was obvious and he didn't need the cannibal monsters holed up in the abandoned bathhouse to know it. She was a hunter through and through, and while Jaxen looked generally favorably upon anyone that slaughtered ear-eating cannibals, it seemed she had turned after all. Nox accused her of hunting innocents as well as gods. Jaxen almost rubbed his chin thoughtfully at that thought. He'd never considered himself a god, but suppose it made a sort of sense. People could equate their ancient power with that of godhood. There were likely to be a channeler or two out there who thought they were a god as a result of it, Ascendancy notwithstanding. How he itched to teach them otherwise. Actually, it gave him a brilliant sort of idea for Saturday's ball, but he pushed the creativity aside for now. He had to stay focused. He really wanted that trinket Nox stole -- whatever it was.
He didn't understand what she meant about burning Nox up though. Jaxen mentally filed that away to puzzle out later. More names exchanged: Dorian, Aurora. But nothing particularly revealing. He was growing bored. Nox bricked up a wall of air with the ancient power. The threads pulsed faintly with color that Jaxen found odd. Why would he barricade himself?
Was Aria evil? Maybe she was. Maybe she wasn't. Jaxen only knew one thing. He wanted to find himself some snakes. Now that he had, what to do with them?
For now, he waited and watched for the perfect moment to intervene.
Edited by Jaxen Marveet, Feb 13 2018, 04:40 PM.
The voice from the shadows accused Aria of killing innocents. Jaxen was dying to know what it was that the channeler stole from her, but he'd lagged too long to see what the whip of his power confiscated.
Aria spoke a name, Nox. Jaxen itched to retrieve his wallet and set about searching for "Nox's" identity, and what his connection to the Atharim actually was. He knew Aria to be Atharim. That much was obvious and he didn't need the cannibal monsters holed up in the abandoned bathhouse to know it. She was a hunter through and through, and while Jaxen looked generally favorably upon anyone that slaughtered ear-eating cannibals, it seemed she had turned after all. Nox accused her of hunting innocents as well as gods. Jaxen almost rubbed his chin thoughtfully at that thought. He'd never considered himself a god, but suppose it made a sort of sense. People could equate their ancient power with that of godhood. There were likely to be a channeler or two out there who thought they were a god as a result of it, Ascendancy notwithstanding. How he itched to teach them otherwise. Actually, it gave him a brilliant sort of idea for Saturday's ball, but he pushed the creativity aside for now. He had to stay focused. He really wanted that trinket Nox stole -- whatever it was.
He didn't understand what she meant about burning Nox up though. Jaxen mentally filed that away to puzzle out later. More names exchanged: Dorian, Aurora. But nothing particularly revealing. He was growing bored. Nox bricked up a wall of air with the ancient power. The threads pulsed faintly with color that Jaxen found odd. Why would he barricade himself?
Was Aria evil? Maybe she was. Maybe she wasn't. Jaxen only knew one thing. He wanted to find himself some snakes. Now that he had, what to do with them?
For now, he waited and watched for the perfect moment to intervene.
Edited by Jaxen Marveet, Feb 13 2018, 04:40 PM.