Northern had neither time nor tolerance for mobs—Ascendants or otherwise.
The moment he stirred, Oblivion's Mark activated: Absolute Lock.
Unlike Jeci's conventional Lock, this evolved talent operated on an entirely different principle. Northern didn't need proximity or a maintained connection—he simply cast the Lock, and their talent ceased to exist. Frozen. Inaccessible. Unusable. Until he chose otherwise.
Jeci's version had conditions. It required closeness, and once the target broke that radius, their talents returned.
But Absolute Lock ignored such trivialities. Distance held no bearing. Once locked, their talent remained sealed—permanently—until Northern decided to lift the shackle.
