Rerouted

[Nox]

The power flared outside his door. The power was suffocating. The door opened and Nox looked up and then threads wrapped him up and lifted him from the floor. As if the power wasn't imposing enough as Ascendancy loomed in the doorway.

He felt like a rag doll. The visions of Aurora dashed away with the fear. He didn't want to die like this. At least when the Atharim tried to kill him he could fight back. Ascendancy's words rang in his head but Nox wasn't exactly sure how to respond. He wasn't exactly sure how he was bothering Ascendancy. He hadn't come her of his own free will. The Atharim tried to kill him, he'd been in the hospital then he woke up here. Not his fault.

"I can't give you a reason not to kill me, Ascendancy. However, I think there is a line."
Nox would have laughed but it wasn't funny. "You worked with Aria. I'm not nearly as crazy as she is."


Nox remembered how distraught she was after Dane died. How she ran away from him. He closed his eyes and frowned muttering to himself. "She's going to kill someone."


There was laughter in his head. "I told you she was trouble little brother. You never listen to me."
Her laughter echoed in Nox's head as he contemplated the consequences of talking to his sister - acknowledging her words out loud. But now was not the time or place to agree with her.