12-05-2020, 11:39 PM
NOTHING BESIDE REMAINS — No. Aurum had known that Stryker had done something with Atticus. It would've been impossible for him not to know, considering the way that the kingpin was flaunting it at his little "meeting." However, he hadn't been expecting this. He had figured that Atticus was chained up somewhere, kept prisoner and starved or tortured. It was a gruesome and upsetting thought – and one that made the lion want to kill Stryker even more – but at least it wasn't this. At least it wasn't his nephew, brainwashed and powerless, attacking someone who had formerly been known as his friend. With a wash of ice cold agony passing through him, the former proxy found himself muttering desperately as he stepped forward, "Atticus, no. You can't do this, you have to snap out of it. For your family. For her." He would've tried to remove the other from Sweeney himself, but he didn't want to hurt Atticus in the process. It would've been difficult for him to yank the other away gently, and he didn't want to hurt his nephew – Moth was already furious at him for having him end up here in the first place.
Unfortunately, Aurum wasn't given much time to contemplate what to do next. Instead, Atticus abruptly stepped back, only to be replaced by Stryker. Heart beating wildly and rage flaring up in his chest, the lion found himself snarling at the kingpin, "Get the fuck away from her, you no-good, two-bit clown." He didn't know what exactly Stryker was doing, but it didn't take much to put two and two together, and see that the other was manipulating her somehow. Wanting to break the other lion's focus, Aurum took a large stride forward, attempting to clamp his flaming jaws down on the side of [member=1738]Stryker[/member]'s neck. He would try to dig his teeth in as deep as possible, trying to clumsily hit an artery. He knew that, as always, the Tanglers present were severely outnumbered, but he couldn't just stand back and do nothing. Even if he didn't know her well, Sweeney was clearly in need, and if Atticus trusted her, then Aurum didn't want her to be harmed. He didn't care how much he would inevitably end up suffering as a result of his own actions. It wasn't as if he had much to lose, anymore. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
Unfortunately, Aurum wasn't given much time to contemplate what to do next. Instead, Atticus abruptly stepped back, only to be replaced by Stryker. Heart beating wildly and rage flaring up in his chest, the lion found himself snarling at the kingpin, "Get the fuck away from her, you no-good, two-bit clown." He didn't know what exactly Stryker was doing, but it didn't take much to put two and two together, and see that the other was manipulating her somehow. Wanting to break the other lion's focus, Aurum took a large stride forward, attempting to clamp his flaming jaws down on the side of [member=1738]Stryker[/member]'s neck. He would try to dig his teeth in as deep as possible, trying to clumsily hit an artery. He knew that, as always, the Tanglers present were severely outnumbered, but he couldn't just stand back and do nothing. Even if he didn't know her well, Sweeney was clearly in need, and if Atticus trusted her, then Aurum didn't want her to be harmed. He didn't care how much he would inevitably end up suffering as a result of his own actions. It wasn't as if he had much to lose, anymore. — OF THE MAN WHO WAS BORN AND DIED A KING.
— Reggan