‎ things must be quite dire for you to make such an arduous journey to 𝒎𝒚 neck of the woods, heretic. the universe has been playing quite the intense game of hot potato with that heart of yours. . . ( the elder demon steps down from its throne, descending toward vatis with a lax saunter. ) ‎

ㅤ ( crimson eyes cast a dim glow within an unknown alleyway within glory city. within the shadows, the heretic lurked. gazing upon the brilliant light which had encapsulated the city just moments ago. iron-clad boots thud against rain-soaked pavement, echoing through the sleepless streets. ) ㅤ

ㅤ i've just been observing things. there isn't much else i can do. if i were to become present in your collective universe, it would effectively collapse in on itself. ㅤ

ㅤ well. this is a proper fucking shitshow, ain't it? ㅤ

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ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ i steal a few breaths from the world for a minute ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤand then i'll be nothing ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤforever. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝑙𝑒𝑡'𝑠 𝑤𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝑐𝘩𝑎𝑜𝑠. . . ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ [ @heretic.kills.men ] ㅤ

ㅤ a rather astute question. . . ( resting a palm against its neck, the titan cranes its head sideways to elicit a "crack" from the bones and tendon within its neck. ) had you asked me a few millennia sooner, i would have had a much less desirable answer to impart upon you. ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤ 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬, 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘤𝘬... ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ ㅤㅤㅤ𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙗 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙧𝙖𝙯𝙚 . . . ㅤ

ㅤ . . . ah. i get it. you've only seen the cruelty of man. the worst of what humanity has to offer. ㅤi know how humans like you operate. what makes them tick. what makes them shudder. ㅤyou haven't experienced an iota of love in your life, nor kindness. you are bitter. petty. ㅤ

ㅤ you poor, poor thing. i would say i feel sorry for the oppression you seem to feel with the existence of demon kind breathing down that disgusting neck... but i deeply, truly, do not feel an ounce of sympathy, nor empathy, for you. ㅤ

ㅤ someone's cranky. woke up on the wrong side of the dung pile, adlheild? ㅤ

⠀ he is pretty stupid. ⠀

⠀ of course not, mx. lycoris. the feeling is mutual. ⠀

⠀ you're welcome. no need to apologize. i'd gladly lend my services to my star pupils and anyone connected to them. this includes, of course, you. ⠀

⠀ you look, smell, and make me feel like shit. i've met some seriously rank sloth demons in my day, and even THEY didn't smell as awful as you do. ⠀

⠀ neither did vatis. i relinquished ownership of it centuries ago, but i know when people walk into, and walk out of, said cathedral. especially demons. ⠀

⠀ oh. ew. what is that thing. ⠀

⠀ about the marriage? it happened in /my/ own cathedral. of course i'd know. ⠀

⠀ at my age, i'd be prone to forgetting it anyway. ⠀

⠀ not really. i'm merely an old mentor to your husband and his brother, 20,000 years of age, and in desperate need of a chiropractor. . . . the last statement is a joke. ⠀

⠀ hello, vatis. ⠀

⠀ i see. i know not of this "mark" you speak of bearing, so. . . ( shrug. ) ⠀

⠀ some work of noble note, i presume? ⠀

⠀ of course my feelings aren't hurt. has sarcasm never laced your tongue in your life? of course i've earned this odious aroma i bear. ⠀

⠀ have a little tact when you mention a demon's smell. i can't help the stench of brimstone and sulfur. ⠀

⠀ unfortunately, i am not the man you speak of; i merely share his likeness. apologies if that disappoints you. ⠀

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒔𝒖𝒓𝒇𝒂𝒄𝒆 - 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵, 𝗯𝗼𝘆 ? ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒌 𝒚𝒐𝒖'𝒗𝒆 𝒈𝒐𝒕 𝒂 𝒑𝒖𝒓𝒑𝒐𝒔𝒆 . . ? ㅤ

ㅤ ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ 𝑵𝑶 𝑳𝑰𝑬𝑺 𝑪𝑨𝑵 𝑺𝑷𝑹𝑬𝑨𝑫 ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑴 𝑨 𝑻𝑶𝑵𝑮𝑼𝑬 𝑹𝑬𝑴𝑶𝑽𝑬𝑫. ㅤ