Nico + Anakin
His mind stayed so focused on gathering the energy he needed for a shadow jump that, at first, Nico didn't notice anything different. But then he felt it. Not the fact that the wolf's legs moved slower or that the weight pressing against the staff was less pressure and more just gravity. No, not that. He felt the slowing of its heart. Each beat coming farther and farther apart, each breath more labored. For a second, his breath stopped too as his eyes widened. Was he...
But no... Not him. He could see the approaching death. An outside power, but not his... His arms and legs now keeping the body of the wolf off of him, he kept half his attention on the huge beast as he scanned the battlefield, trying to find the source.