Arhur went on to tell Aziel everything that happened after his disappearance. His voice, though steady, carried undercurrents of exhaustion that pulled at each syllable like leaden weights. Aziel listened with uncharacteristic patience, his sharp eyes narrowing at particularly troubling details.
Chasing after Aziel which led him to the altar room, the brutal confrontation with the sheepman that followed, and Jonas's devastating death. His voice faltered slightly when describing how he died, but he pushed forward, detailing his discovery of the ability that he obtained during the battle.
"It was like the darkness itself responded to my desperation," Arthur explained, flexing his shadow-wrought fingers experimentally. The appendage moved with unsettling fluidity, too perfect in its mimicry of human movement while remaining distinctly other. "One moment I was certain I'd join Jonas in death, and the next... power surged through me like lightning through a storm rod."
