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Leo’s eyes adjusted quickly to being underwater, and he made out Nat’s figure moving through the water, attempting to escape him. He shook his head and continued swimming to her last known location. He wasn’t about to let her know that he was cheating. Not yet, at least. From under the water, he heard her coo at him, telling him where she was. He quickly surfaced, throwing his head back and slicking his hair back in the process. He flashed her a sly grin, and replied, “Got you now, Nat.” He sank under the water and, activating his power, raced toward her like a shark. It wasn’t flying, he mused to himself, but it was close… Before long, Leo was within feet of his target. He quickly surfaced again and flashed a cocky smile. “I’m very good at my job, Natalya Dawson.”
Toby’s joy at finally getting Artemis alone was halted abruptly when she fell to the floor, crying out in…what was it? Fear, pain, sorrow? All three? Toby knelt down, to try to comfort her when The Sorrow suddenly hit him.
Toby had lived a relatively normal life, and didn’t really possess any traumatic memories, but when the Sorrow hit him, the chemistry in his brain was altered. Normally, his emotions functioned like any other human’s and he had some amount of control over them. However, his body had never been completely ‘his’. There was something primal lurking within. Something terrifying, that Toby had always feared losing control over. The abrupt change to his brain’s chemistry seemed to activate this part of him. His ‘instinct.’ His Hunger.
His clothes absorbed into his body as his skin turned black as night. His features elongated until he was almost completely unrecognizable as the meek, mild-mannered Toby Kirtman. The thing let out a shriek from a mouth that contained dozens of razor sharp teeth. Tendrils lashed this way and that from its back, as its single, yellow eye searched for the source of its pain. What it found was Artemis, unconscious on the floor nearby. It stood over her and focused on her with its eye. It knew that this human girl was important to it for some reason, but it couldn’t remember why. All it wanted was to make the pain end. Whatever was causing it pain, may be causing the human pain as well; the human had cried out before falling unconscious after all. The thing roared once more, intent on killing whatever it was that harmed the human that was important to it.
Amira stood at the bar, bored as hell. Business was slow this day, so she busied herself with wiping the bar down until the lacquer started to peel. She never understood why Miss Dawson had assigned her to the bar; she would much rather have had a job in security… At least there, she could help restore order when it was needed.
Just then, a gentleman stepped up to the bar. Amira put on her best smile and chirped, “Can I help you, sir?” The gentleman nodded, then added, “Kids…always showing off.” Amira arched her eyebrow. “Showing off,” she asked, as she poured his drink.
“Yeah.” The guy took a sip, then added, “A bunch of kids are playing with their powers in the mess hall.”
Amira stifled a laugh. This was just the moment she was waiting for! “Thanks. I have to make a call.” She stepped away from the counter and went to the back room, where there was a black, nondescript phone hanging on the wall. She picked it up without dialing and waited for an answer. Maybe it was nothing, like the gentleman said…just some kids showing off their powers. But maybe it was something more…
Toby’s joy at finally getting Artemis alone was halted abruptly when she fell to the floor, crying out in…what was it? Fear, pain, sorrow? All three? Toby knelt down, to try to comfort her when The Sorrow suddenly hit him.
Toby had lived a relatively normal life, and didn’t really possess any traumatic memories, but when the Sorrow hit him, the chemistry in his brain was altered. Normally, his emotions functioned like any other human’s and he had some amount of control over them. However, his body had never been completely ‘his’. There was something primal lurking within. Something terrifying, that Toby had always feared losing control over. The abrupt change to his brain’s chemistry seemed to activate this part of him. His ‘instinct.’ His Hunger.
His clothes absorbed into his body as his skin turned black as night. His features elongated until he was almost completely unrecognizable as the meek, mild-mannered Toby Kirtman. The thing let out a shriek from a mouth that contained dozens of razor sharp teeth. Tendrils lashed this way and that from its back, as its single, yellow eye searched for the source of its pain. What it found was Artemis, unconscious on the floor nearby. It stood over her and focused on her with its eye. It knew that this human girl was important to it for some reason, but it couldn’t remember why. All it wanted was to make the pain end. Whatever was causing it pain, may be causing the human pain as well; the human had cried out before falling unconscious after all. The thing roared once more, intent on killing whatever it was that harmed the human that was important to it.
Amira stood at the bar, bored as hell. Business was slow this day, so she busied herself with wiping the bar down until the lacquer started to peel. She never understood why Miss Dawson had assigned her to the bar; she would much rather have had a job in security… At least there, she could help restore order when it was needed.
Just then, a gentleman stepped up to the bar. Amira put on her best smile and chirped, “Can I help you, sir?” The gentleman nodded, then added, “Kids…always showing off.” Amira arched her eyebrow. “Showing off,” she asked, as she poured his drink.
“Yeah.” The guy took a sip, then added, “A bunch of kids are playing with their powers in the mess hall.”
Amira stifled a laugh. This was just the moment she was waiting for! “Thanks. I have to make a call.” She stepped away from the counter and went to the back room, where there was a black, nondescript phone hanging on the wall. She picked it up without dialing and waited for an answer. Maybe it was nothing, like the gentleman said…just some kids showing off their powers. But maybe it was something more…