Avery Zain
Location: Caden's House – Chicago, IL
Skills: Fit
Avery listened to Kimiko while she explained. He tracked her movements, staring at the bone when it started to smoke before catching on fire. He stared at it, having more questions now then he did before. Instead of searching for answers, he just watched the fire burn on the end of the bone.
”Interesting,” he commented. His attention wanders to the other end of the table to see Cass and Nero still locked in their vision quest. When Nic stands Avery frowns, and then Caden stands.
”Nic, don’t.” Caden may have been speaking to Nicholas, but the tone in his voice was unmistakable. Without hesitating, Avery stood and grabbed Kimiko by the waist, and hauled her away from the table. He set her on the ground, stood in front of her, and backed her away from the table.
Caden
Location: Caden’s Home – Chicago, IL
Skills: Fit
Caden tapped the table nervously while he watched Nero and Cassi. He felt his bond with Nero tighten and the bond he shared with Cassi start to vibrate. It wasn’t until Nic moved, though, that Caden realized something was wrong.
Caden stood up and grabbed Nic’s arm.
”Nic, don’t. If you touch her you could break the connection or fall into the memory.” He went to pull Nic away when he heard thunder in the distance. Caden pulled his attention from Nero and Cassi to watch storm clouds roll in.
”Nic, maybe you, Avery, and Kimiko should head inside.”
Cassiopeia Claire Alistair
Location: Caden’s House – Chicago, IL
Skills:
Cassiopeia wasn’t sure what she was expecting when Nero took her hand. She figured she'd see death to innocents, maybe some other torturous practices in hell, but she wasn’t expecting a war. Cassiopeia stood looking at the battlefield from Nero’s perspective, but her own memories were starting to come tumbling out.
Cassi tightened her hold on Nero’s hand, ensuring the connection wouldn’t end until she wanted it to end. Nero moved across the battlefield slaughtering her people and maiming Caden’s. She watched her sisters fall, her brothers fight until the last breath. Cousins, aunts, uncles, her mother. Nero drained the life from her mother, and in the distance Cassi swore she heard herself screaming.
Cassiopeia opened her eyes to the sound of thunder. The world looked very different to her now. Her attention snapped to the side when she saw movement. Caden was ushering Nic away from her. Cassiopeia ripped her hand from Nero’s and lighting struck the ground behind Caden.
The concrete exploded, pelting Caden and Nero, but it bounced harmlessly away from Nic and Cassiopeia.
”Don’t touch him.” Cassi’s voice rumbled like the thunder itself. Lightening flashed across the sky and in her eyes, and her attention refocused on Nero.
”You. You led them. You slaughtered them all. You hurt Caden’s people. You wiped mine off the face of this earth.”Cassiopeia stalked forward but Caden was faster. He sheltered the murderer with his body, and Cassiopeia glared up at him. Lightening struck the ground in several places around Caden’s yard before the shattering sound of thunder filled the space.
She looked up at her best friend; the man she was once betrothed to.
”You defend them?” Cassi’s voice was dark, and she tilted her head to the side.
”Show me,” was all Caden said. Cassi’s hands twitched at her sides, and lightening snaked through the thunderheads in response.
”As you wish.” Cassiopeia grabbed Caden’s hand and squeezed as the memories she saw from Nero bled into Caden’s mind.
