Chapter 163: Taught, But Not Learned
He wasn't annoyed. Orion knew his son had limits, knew Regulus would never actually hurt him.
Besides, this was nothing. Regulus had once fired the Cruciatus Curse at him. Missed, and caught one himself instead.
Father-son roughhousing. Mostly for sport.
Nor was he shocked. Decades of life had exposed him to plenty of bizarre magic.
What he felt was something between this thing is a bit sinister and that's my boy.
"This spell..." Orion's voice came out thick. He cleared his throat. "Very unique."
He'd sensed the spell being cast because he was a wizard of considerable skill. But against lesser opponents, the ones with dull reflexes or thin combat experience, a blast like that from Regulus might leave them too weak to draw a wand.
No enemy in sight. No incantation heard. And already the body revolting, the brain swimming, balance dissolving.
By the time they realized they needed to defend, it would be over.