[ Five anticipated pain, so when it comes he's bracing for it, but no sooner does a shout escape him when the pressure in his chest is too much to hold than he feels a rush of warmth dull it away. For something that had made his body its home for years, he imagined it'd feel like an organ being removed or losing a limb. In the end it's something indescribable. A power he's unfamiliar with takes control, so far beyond himself that he can't be sure he wouldn't have fun from it if the rumor wasn't keeping him still. Instead the anguish he'd clung to is cut away as easily as it had first entered him in the lake.
It happens fast. He doesn't fight against the magic, or so much as move until he can feel cold settling into the emptiness the shard left behind. For as long as he spent wondering what it would look like if he saw it with his own eyes, he finds it's completely dark when he opens them. Outwardly, he remains calm, waiting for his vision to adjust and puzzling over the lack of light from the moon when he hears Allison.
Ben? ]
What? [ His voice is weak and his head lulls to the side to try to pinpoint where his sister is. Few things could draw his attention the way his family can, and even in his state he needs someone to tell him. ] ...Did you say?
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It happens fast. He doesn't fight against the magic, or so much as move until he can feel cold settling into the emptiness the shard left behind. For as long as he spent wondering what it would look like if he saw it with his own eyes, he finds it's completely dark when he opens them. Outwardly, he remains calm, waiting for his vision to adjust and puzzling over the lack of light from the moon when he hears Allison.
Ben? ]
What? [ His voice is weak and his head lulls to the side to try to pinpoint where his sister is. Few things could draw his attention the way his family can, and even in his state he needs someone to tell him. ] ...Did you say?