𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒂𝒊𝒓 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒏𝒆 𝒃𝒓𝒊𝒈𝒉𝒕𝒍𝒚, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒊𝒆𝒄𝒆 𝑬𝒓𝒊𝒌𝒂 𝒉𝒂𝒅 𝒈𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒘𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒕'𝒔 𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒎

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗰𝘆𝗰𝗹𝗲, 𝘃𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗺𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲.

Embrace thy vengeance, O tormented one. Let thy rage empower thy warpath.

" And yet there is a gap in your soul. A vacancy left behind in companionship's wake. The seed of an avenger is sewn inside you, yet you do not nourish it with blood; you wish for a kinder blossom to take root. Monsieur, none are born craving solitude. So why do you seek it so? "

" Choosing solitude once again, monsieur? Perhaps a heart of stone does not melt into flesh so easily. "

bern Instead of having Reina be broken and moping, I made her prove herself she can fight back and possibly be a hero. ...Ironically took Guts harshness to be the straw here.

// hey chat bsky.app/profile/xpur...

" Blessed are those who strive for vengeance. "

You've only just proven my own point, thus in declaring victory prematurely, you have lost.

temp pinned.

// id tell you, but then youd have to read this 1200+ page french novel

With the unwelcome intrusion of another, the shade seemingly vanishes. Yet, the chill seems only to increase as the shadows around the two shift, dancing and playing in shapes that the mind could only perceive as faces. Perhaps the trail of blood which follows them both has led the deceased--

// general fyi, my prose ends up being very long winded bc i read a lot of classic literature and i like trying to emulate that style of writing, so dont worry about trying to match length as long as youre putting your spirit into it

Twilight's long shadows framed the solitary man's road, borne of the sun's long-past descent and the hazy crescent moon faintly twinkling, appearing perhaps moments away from losing it's light entirely. The roar of the engine, the night's only sound, is consumed within infinite darkness all around.

"You are not as entertaining as you believe yourself to be."

// block frequently and block happily, no need to tolerate the intolerant with all the moderation features at our disposal, we can make it easy to prevent those kinds of people from gaining any traction here

Has Heaven forsaken you, monsieur? Have the Saints left a mountain of your prayers unanswered?

" Seems I am still unused to this land and its myriad mysteries. Pray tell, what manner of unholy malaise could create such a beast? "

" . . . You have my gratitude, monsieur. I would not desire to meet my end in such an undignified fashion. "

Such a crude response is certainly unbefitting a group which flies the banner of righteousness. If you lose so easily a battle of jeers, I dread to imagine your performance in a proper skirmish.

Seems I've a correspondence to pen

You needn't be concerned by my identity. I'm merely an envoy to the new world, from one fascinated in its development. Please don't mind me, Lady Bernkastel.

Noise is a sign of life; of a new culture slowly growing in a new world.

Are you unable to close your eyes? No matter what obliges your attention, it mustn't overtake the necessity for rest.

Rest, if you are weary. For tribulations to come shall not be kind.