08-14-2018, 11:03 PM
A deep, horrified scream ripped the air like lightning. Ryker flinched to attention, corded tight with defense.
What attacked did not provoke him. A woman barked orders. Gray coated men ran forward, the Dominions each blazing with power. The room swarmed with it. Ryker thought he might go dizzy with so much power in reach.
Most were wise to retreat. Some ran, others watched the spectacle. But the words cut through Ryker's mind like a scalpel, sharp and deep. He might have smiled for such accusations but for the real threat to life on hand.
He did not want Ascendancy to die.
Death was too good for him.
He shoved his way forward, his mind grappling for the power just on the edge. With no knife to cut, he had no access to the weapons at his fingertips.
But the Dominions did.
Others as well. One guy confronted the beast, his own teeth bared with wild defiance. Ryker didn't know him.
Dominions rushed. Some flung fire. Others grappled with barbed ropes. But they struck Ascendancy more often than not. What shape of a man Ryker glimpsed before was gone. Only the haze remained.
"STOP FUCKING ATTACKING," he yelled, grabbing the arm of an Asian Dominion like the restraint would douse him with logic. Ryker sprinted in front of the others. They'd formed a natural line, waving his arms and grabbing their attention.
"STOP. You WORTHLESS idiots. You're only going to kill Brandon!"
Their leader noticed. His voice raised, barking orders to stop. But there was blood in the water. Their foolish onslaught continued.
He watched Brandon endure two threats, helpless to stop it. If they killed Ascendancy now, Ryker would destroy them all.
What attacked did not provoke him. A woman barked orders. Gray coated men ran forward, the Dominions each blazing with power. The room swarmed with it. Ryker thought he might go dizzy with so much power in reach.
Most were wise to retreat. Some ran, others watched the spectacle. But the words cut through Ryker's mind like a scalpel, sharp and deep. He might have smiled for such accusations but for the real threat to life on hand.
He did not want Ascendancy to die.
Death was too good for him.
He shoved his way forward, his mind grappling for the power just on the edge. With no knife to cut, he had no access to the weapons at his fingertips.
But the Dominions did.
Others as well. One guy confronted the beast, his own teeth bared with wild defiance. Ryker didn't know him.
Dominions rushed. Some flung fire. Others grappled with barbed ropes. But they struck Ascendancy more often than not. What shape of a man Ryker glimpsed before was gone. Only the haze remained.
"STOP FUCKING ATTACKING," he yelled, grabbing the arm of an Asian Dominion like the restraint would douse him with logic. Ryker sprinted in front of the others. They'd formed a natural line, waving his arms and grabbing their attention.
"STOP. You WORTHLESS idiots. You're only going to kill Brandon!"
Their leader noticed. His voice raised, barking orders to stop. But there was blood in the water. Their foolish onslaught continued.
He watched Brandon endure two threats, helpless to stop it. If they killed Ascendancy now, Ryker would destroy them all.