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“Come on.” Nyx grunted through gritted teeth as he focused intently on his palm. It had been so easy before. He hadn’t even had to think about it, and a flame would appear in his hand. His magic had been taken away and given back to him at full force in his final few hours, and he’d known that the powers of the Lucii would be taken from him again, but surely his talent for tapping into magic was still there. That was just a part of him. Even if it was different magic, not that of the King that he was used to. He just wanted some of it back. Even a little spark would be enough for him. He just wanted that part of himself, but there was…nothing. “Dammit,” he growled, curling his open palm into a tight fist and resisting the urge to punch the closest surface.
Kate starts as she sees a familiar face, one she never thought she’d see in Magnolia. He hasn’t noticed her, and there’s something different about him that she can’t quite put her finger on, but she would know Seth’s face anywhere. “----Seth?” She asks, voice uncertain and (though she would probably never admit it) somewhat hopeful as she reaches out and taps the man on the shoulder. “What are you doing here?”