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 Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 2:32 pm
Amsvartnir hadn't had much trouble lately, so naturally it was about time for him to run into trouble. As he sensed the Chaos aura, he sighed, and began to move towards it. Slowly. If he could manage to sneak up on this guy, he'd have a better chance of saving the life of whatever civilian was nearby. He wouldn't allow anyone to get hurt if he could help it. And maybe he could convince the guy—the senshi, he realized as he got closer and the sensation of the aura began to take shape more than simply "dark"—to purify. To leave the dark behind. He dropped in on the guy, cane casually at his side. "Whatever you're planning, now's not the time," he said firmly, eyes flicking between the Senshi and the civ.
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 5:24 pm
Valjean turned, and regarded the Squire in front of him with nothing more than a deadpan stare and a raised eyebrow. What was it with the other side and making assumptions?
"I'm not planning anything," he said. "As you can see, I'm simply standing here."
Alright, those were both lies. He was surveying for draining victims.But he wasn't going to say so, and give any credence to this unwarranted hostility. Honestly, some people were far too self-righteous for their own good.
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 7:19 pm
"That doesn't mean you aren't planning anything," Amsvartnir said, raising an eyebrow. "But alright. So you aren't." He shrugged, cane still in a loose grip at his side. He didn't want to start anything if it could be helped. "Watcha thinking about, then? State of the universe? Scoping out hot people or something?"
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 8:55 pm
Valjean desperately wanted to roll his eyes. Honestly, what an idiot. Accepting the enemy's word at face value was such an incredibly foolish move--did anyone on the other side have an ounce of understanding?
No, no they probably did not.
"Ah, a lot of things."
He took a step forward. Teleported. Snapped a hand out to reach into the Squire's chest.
"Mostly, that it would be much easier for me if you were dead."
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:16 pm
Amsvartnir jerked in Valjean's hold briefly before he stood completely still, hardly daring to breathe. Okay. So, this guy wasn't the type to be chatty. Cool. Cool cool cool cool cool. Totally cool. Yeah, he was completely fine with a hand in his chest, caressing his soul. "Easier, but less fun," he couldn't help but say, giving Valjean a bit of a sexy smirk. "Come on. Surely it's more fun when you get to do a bit of a dance. Running around unopposed is so boring, darling."
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Posted: Sat Apr 15, 2023 10:24 pm
Ah. Bargaining. How cute. There was something fascinating about how people reacted when they very desperately wanted to avoid a negative outcome--like a death they very well knew was coming for them.
Valjean smiled, and squeezed, an easy way to express exactly how un-charming he found that particular bit of nonsense. But there was something entertaining about it regardless, and so it made Valjean hesitate to rip the mouthy little Knight's soul out of his chest.
"Mm, no, actually," Valjean said. "I strongly prefer running around unopposed. Makes my job so very much easier, you see. But how about this: a little bargain, just for you, which I normally wouldn't do. Promise me you'll turn around and walk away, if I let go of your starseed, and that you won't interfere with me for the rest of the night. If you promise me that, I'll let you live. How's that? Simple enough for you, Squire?"
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 7:01 pm
Amsvartnir choked on a breath as his starseed was squeezed again—how did he always manage to forget there were truly evil people on the side of the Negaverse? That these people were willing to kill, to do anything to pursue their "virtuous" goal of saving the planet? Saving it by killing everything in their path? It was always the ones he met who he thought he could save, to bring them to the path of purification, to actually work to save the planet for real against the miasma that was Chaos, the ones that asked him to stop just attacking on sight—it was trickery, really. Setting him up to be murked by the next guy who he tried to just start a conversation with, instead of just attacking. Honestly, the cognitive dissonance it took! It seemed that being foolish was just in his nature. "Sure, sounds good to me," he said easily, still with his smouldering grin. Maybe kind of arrogant of him, but sue him, he wouldn't go down begging for his damn life. If Valjean decided to kill him anyway, he wanted to go out like a jackass instead of a baby.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 9:24 pm
Mouthy. Annoying. Valjean wanted to roll his eyes, but frankly, there was no point to it. Some people just wanted to bluster in the face of certain doom.
It also sort of made Valjean want to withdraw his offer of freedom. But that wouldn't be particularly sporting, and also a waste.
He could also see about doing what Faustite had done to him. Pull this Squire's starseed, deliver him to Hessonaite, return it just to see him remade. But he had made an offer. Perhaps if he found this Squire again, found him entertaining or interesting the next time, he would do that. See him made useful.
For now, though, he removed his hand. Smiled, in the way of someone that was very much regretting not committing murder.
"Go. Before I change my mind."
He could teleport, of course, but the energy cost was high, not really balanced by the benefits at this point. No, no, he would wait. And if the Squire tried to attack him, or use magic, or any other silliness...well.
That would be a violation of their deal, and he would exact the cost of violation in blood. Or in starseeds, as it were.
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Posted: Mon Apr 17, 2023 10:02 pm
Amsvartnir couldn't help giving a fruity little wave and a wink, before backflipping off the roof and landing nimbly on the ground. Okay, that had been way, way too ******** close. He shivered as he moved out of the area, powering down. He needed to just... go home after that.
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