[He barely has time to register the barrier before the voice has his head snapping up, eyes that still glow with the power gifted to him growing wide with shock. Regis, standing above him, holding his hand out to channel power and Nyx slams his eyes closed, shaking his head. His breath coming in a sharp, ragged gasp.
No, no no no-
It was one thing, constantly hearing Selena's screams in his head, more than once convinced that the next corner he rounded will have Pelna's mangled body at his feet once again, the thick crunch of his final moments loud in his ears.
But seeing things now too? The knot of fear in his throat, the breathlessness, the screams. He could compensate for those, he'd been doing so for years. But this he had no way of defending against and it was all he could do just to get his breathing back under control, never mind do anything to discourage the specter before him.
At least... the snow didn't seem to be moving any more?]
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No, no no no-
It was one thing, constantly hearing Selena's screams in his head, more than once convinced that the next corner he rounded will have Pelna's mangled body at his feet once again, the thick crunch of his final moments loud in his ears.
But seeing things now too? The knot of fear in his throat, the breathlessness, the screams. He could compensate for those, he'd been doing so for years. But this he had no way of defending against and it was all he could do just to get his breathing back under control, never mind do anything to discourage the specter before him.
At least... the snow didn't seem to be moving any more?]