As the tension reached it's peak, Mirage's song grew high pitched, broken, and crackled with static. The cumulative pain was intense at it's zenith, but the charge-
When the glyphs finally formed their circuit around the priest's frame, the pent up charge settled into place with the snap of a muffled thundercrack.
The song died, leaving them in silence, and Cliffjumper reeling with the sudden change. Mirage's hand clenched on air as he writhed weakly in silence, vocalizer gone out as he experienced the culmination of one of Cybertron's sacred rituals.
Holy or not, an overload was still an overload.
He still made to reach for Cliffjumper's suddenly flailing frame to keep him from falling over, but his own reaction times were completely thrown off, and he was left weak and trembling from exhaustion and lingering pain. Tracks, not unaffected himself, placed a hand on his back to steady him.
::...you seem somewhat...sensitive. To the ritual.:: Mirage managed, dim optics perplexed by the seemingly extreme reaction.
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Date: 2014-03-26 12:59 am (UTC)When the glyphs finally formed their circuit around the priest's frame, the pent up charge settled into place with the snap of a muffled thundercrack.
The song died, leaving them in silence, and Cliffjumper reeling with the sudden change. Mirage's hand clenched on air as he writhed weakly in silence, vocalizer gone out as he experienced the culmination of one of Cybertron's sacred rituals.
Holy or not, an overload was still an overload.
He still made to reach for Cliffjumper's suddenly flailing frame to keep him from falling over, but his own reaction times were completely thrown off, and he was left weak and trembling from exhaustion and lingering pain. Tracks, not unaffected himself, placed a hand on his back to steady him.
::...you seem somewhat...sensitive. To the ritual.:: Mirage managed, dim optics perplexed by the seemingly extreme reaction.